1965–66 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1965–66 Mexican Segunda División was the 16th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 May 1965 and concluded on 19 December 1965. It was won by Nuevo León, for the first time, the champion was defined in a tiebreaker match, in which Nuevo León defeated Tampico with a score of 2-1.[1]

Segunda División de México
Season1965–66
ChampionsNuevo León (1st Title)
Matches played241
Goals scored801 (3.32 per match)

Changes

Teams

ClubCityStadium
CelayaCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López
LagunaTorreónEstadio San Isidro
NacionalGuadalajaraEstadio Jalisco
Nuevo LeónMonterreyEstadio Tecnológico
OrizabaOrizabaEstadio Socum
PachucaPachucaEstadio Revolución Mexicana
Poza RicaPoza RicaParque Jaime J. Merino
PueblaPueblaEstadio Olímpico Ignacio Zaragoza
SalamancaSalamancaEstadio El Molinito
TampicoTampicoEstadio Tampico
TepicTepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
TexcocoTexcocoEstadio Municipal de Texcoco
TorreónTorreónEstadio Revolución
Ciudad VictoriaCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez
ZamoraZamoraEstadio Moctezuma

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
1Tampico30215472262.76947Tiebreaker match
2Nuevo León (C, P)30223570342.05947Promoted to Primera División
3Pachuca30187562242.58343
4Puebla30178568322.12542
5Poza Rica30185762341.82441
6Laguna301311664401.60037
7Salamanca301271145391.15431
8Torreón301261248471.02130
9Ciudad Victoria30991248610.78727
10Orizaba30881436480.75024
11Nacional30951638600.63323
12Tepic304121431490.63320
13Zamora30671745750.60019
14Texcoco30591628620.45219
15La Piedad30561940760.52616
16Celaya30542141910.45114
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ AwayCELLPDLAGNACNVLORIPACPZRPUESALTAMTEPTEXTORVICZAM
Celaya1–22–31–11–40–11–31–21–31–21–32–13–13–32–22–1
La Piedad1–22–24–21–33–20–22–20–21–20–12–01–23–22–23–3
Laguna5–13–02–32–00–02–31–11–01–23–12–13–12–27–14–1
Nacional3–41–10–01–12–11–31–22–31–20–21–02–03–20–11–2
Nuevo León4–24–21–15–03–22–00–11–03–23–11–15–01–03–25–0
Orizaba5–12–02–01–11–21–10–11–11–11–11–21–11–02–33–1
Pachuca8–04–11–14–01–05–11–01–32–00–11–01–16–02–04–0
Poza Rica7–24–12–13–25–04–10–02–12–10–13–26–00–12–32–0
Puebla2–15–11–13–02–13–01–01–13–11–15–03–01–25–23–2
Salamanca5–03–01–12–10–10–11–21–22–13–11–13–00–22–02–0
Tampico4–05–13–05–01–23–02–03–12–24–04–15–11–02–02–1
Tepic1–13–22–21–20–23–00–00–11–12–21–42–21–20–21–1
Texcoco2–10–02–60–10–21–00–13–31–10–00–20–02–12–23–0
Torreón3–15–01–22–02–62–01–21–03–31–10–30–03–10–05–1
Ciudad Victoria4–15–31–12–32–30–11–12–11–52–21–11–32–10–13–2
Zamora5–22–12–51–31–23–33–31–20–32–13–31–12–13–11–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Tiebreaker Match

Due to the tie on points between Tampico and Nuevo León it was necessary to hold a tiebreaker match at a neutral venue. This was held on 26 December 1965 at the Estadio La Martinica, León.

26 December 1965 Nuevo León 2–1 Tampico León
ReportStadium: Estadio La Martinica

References