1965–66 La Liga

Primera División
Season 1965–66
Champions Atlético Madrid
(5th title)
Relegated Málaga
Mallorca
Real Betis
European Cup Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid (as title holders)
Cup Winners' Cup Zaragoza
Matches played 240
Goals scored 609 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Vavá II
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Atlético Bilbao 6–1 Real Betis
Atlético Madrid 6–1 Sevilla
Zaragoza 6–1 Elche
Barcelona 5–0 Sabadell
Biggest away win Real Betis 0–4 Córdoba
Highest scoring Valencia 6–3 Real Betis

The 1965–66 La Liga was the 35th season since its establishment. The season started on September 4, 1965, and finished on April 3, 1966.

Team locations

Canary Islands
Team Home city Stadium
Atlético BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Atlético MadridMadridMetropolitano
BarcelonaBarcelonaNou Camp
CórdobaCórdobaEl Arcángel
ElcheElcheAltabix
EspañolBarcelonaSarrià
Las PalmasLas PalmasInsular
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda
MallorcaPalmaLluís Sitjar
PontevedraPontevedraPasarón
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu
SabadellSabadellCreu Alta
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán
ValenciaValenciaMestalla
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Madrid (C) 30 18 8 4 54 20 +34 44 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Real Madrid 30 19 5 6 53 30 +23 43 Qualification for the European Cup second round
3 Barcelona 30 16 6 8 51 27 +24 38
4 Zaragoza 30 14 8 8 47 29 +18 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Atlético Bilbao 30 14 6 10 43 32 +11 34
6 Elche 30 12 8 10 36 37 −1 32
7 Pontevedra 30 13 5 12 31 34 −3 31
8 Sevilla 30 9 9 12 27 38 −11 27
9 Valencia 30 11 5 14 40 35 +5 27
10 Las Palmas 30 9 8 13 32 39 −7 26
11 Córdoba 30 10 5 15 34 42 −8 25
12 Español 30 7 10 13 31 48 −17 24
13 Málaga (R) 30 8 8 14 24 37 −13 24 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Sabadell (O) 30 10 3 17 30 46 −16 23
15 Mallorca (R) 30 9 5 16 40 55 −15 23 Relegation to Segunda División
16 Real Betis (R) 30 7 9 14 36 60 −24 23
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Zaragoza qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Results table

  • Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.
AtB AtM Bar Bet Cór Elc Esp LPa Mál Mall Pon RMa Sab Sev Val Zar
Atlético Bilbao 0-2 1-0 6-1 3-2 2-0 3-1 1-1 1-1 4-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 2-0
Atlético Madrid 1-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 3-0 5-2 2-0 1-0 1-0 4-0 1-1 3-0 6-1 2-2 0-1
CF Barcelona 1-0 1-4 4-1 3-1 0-0 4-2 3-2 4-0 3-1 3-0 2-1 5-0 3-0 1-2 0-1
Betis 2-0 1-2 0-0 0-4 2-1 1-1 1-0 4-0 1-2 3-0 1-2 2-1 1-2 1-1 1-0
Córdoba CF 1-0 0-1 0-0 3-3 1-0 2-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-2 1-2 3-0 0-0 1-0 2-1
Elche CF 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 3-0 1-1 0-2 3-2 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 3-1
RCD Español 3-4 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-3 1-1 3-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 2-0 1-1
UD Las Palmas 1-1 1-1 2-1 4-1 5-1 1-0 1-1 2-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-0 1-0 0-2 2-1
CD Málaga 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-1 0-1
RCD Mallorca 3-1 0-0 1-2 4-0 2-1 4-2 3-0 4-1 2-2 0-3 2-5 0-1 2-1 2-0 0-0
Pontevedra CF 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 3-0 1-0 3-0 2-1 1-3 2-1 2-1 2-0 1-1
Real Madrid 2-0 3-1 1-3 2-0 2-1 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 5-1 1-0 1-0 4-0 2-1 2-0
CE Sabadell FC 1-2 0-1 1-3 4-1 2-1 3-4 2-0 1-0 3-2 1-0 1-0 1-1 2-2 0-1 3-1
Sevilla CF 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 2-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 3-1 1-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 1-1
Valencia CF 1-1 1-2 0-2 6-3 1-0 1-2 2-1 4-0 1-0 4-1 4-0 3-0 0-1 0-1 0-0
Zaragoza 3-2 2-2 0-0 4-1 4-0 6-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 4-0 2-0 2-3 1-0 2-0 2-0

Relegation play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sabadell 2–0 Celta Vigo 2–0 0–0
Granada 3–2 Málaga 2–1 1–1

Pichichi Trophy

Goalscorers Goal Team
Spain Luciano Sánchez "Vavá II"
19
 Elche CF
Spain Luis Aragonés
18
 Atlético Madrid
Spain Nemesio Martín Montijo
14
 Pontevedra CF
Spain Javier Ormaza Garay
14
 Atlético Bilbao
Uruguay Danny Bergara
13
 RCD Mallorca
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