1965–66 La Liga

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

Primera División
Season1965–66
ChampionsAtlético Madrid
(5th title)
RelegatedMálaga
Mallorca
Real Betis
European CupAtlético Madrid
Real Madrid (as title holders)
Cup Winners' CupZaragoza
Matches played240
Goals scored609 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerVavá II
(19 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético Bilbao 6–1 Real Betis
Atlético Madrid 6–1 Sevilla
Zaragoza 6–1 Elche
Barcelona 5–0 Sabadell
Biggest away winReal Betis 0–4 Córdoba
Highest scoringValencia 6–3 Real Betis

Team locations

TeamHome cityStadium
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Atlético Madrid (C)3018845420+3444Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Real Madrid3019565330+2343Qualification for the European Cup second round[a]
3Barcelona3016685127+2438Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4Zaragoza3014884729+1836Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
5Atlético Bilbao30146104332+1134Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6Elche30128103637−132
7Pontevedra30135123134−331
8Sevilla3099122738−1127Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
9Valencia30115144035+527
10Las Palmas3098133239−726
11Córdoba30105153442−825
12Español30710133148−1724
13Málaga (R)3088142437−1324Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14Sabadell (O)30103173046−1623
15Mallorca (R)3095164055−1523Relegation to the Segunda División
16Real Betis (R)3079143660−2423
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Atlético Bilbao0–21–06–13–22–03–11–11–14–02–02–03–01–01–02–0
Atlético Madrid1–00–13–02–03–05–22–01–01–04–01–13–06–12–20–1
CF Barcelona1–01–44–13–10–04–23–24–03–13–02–15–03–01–20–1
Betis2–01–20–00–42–11–11–04–01–23–01–22–11–21–11–0
Córdoba CF1–00–10–03–31–02–11–11–02–00–21–23–00–01–02–1
Elche CF0–00–01–01–12–03–01–10–23–22–01–00–01–12–13–1
RCD Español3–40–21–11–11–00–31–13–21–12–01–12–11–02–01–1
UD Las Palmas1–11–12–14–15–11–01–12–00–00–11–21–01–00–22–1
CD Málaga2–01–11–01–11–30–10–01–02–10–00–02–00–12–10–1
RCD Mallorca3–10–01–24–02–14–23–04–12–20–32–50–12–12–00–0
Pontevedra CF3–01–02–00–01–11–13–01–03–02–11–32–12–12–01–1
Real Madrid2–03–11–32–02–12–10–03–11–05–11–01–04–02–12–0
CE Sabadell FC1–20–11–34–12–13–42–01–03–21–01–01–12–20–13–1
Sevilla CF0–01–11–11–12–12–00–20–10–13–11–02–12–01–11–1
Valencia CF1–11–20–26–31–01–22–14–01–04–14–03–00–10–10–0
Zaragoza3–22–20–04–14–06–11–03–11–14–02–02–31–02–02–0
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sabadell2–0Celta Vigo2–00–0
Granada3–2Málaga2–11–1
GoalscorersGoalTeam
Luciano Sánchez "Vavá II"19Elche CF
Luis Aragonés18Atlético Madrid
Nemesio Martín Montijo14Pontevedra CF
Javier Ormaza Garay14Atlético Bilbao
Danny Bergara13RCD Mallorca