1966 Argentine Primera División

The 1966 Argentine Primera División was the 75th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 6.[1]

Primera División
Racing Club, champions
Season1966
ChampionsRacing Club (15th title)
PromotedColón (SF)
Quilmes
Relegated(none)
1967 Copa LibertadoresRacing Club
River Plate
Top goalscorerArgentina Luis Artime
(23 goals)
1965
1967

Racing Club won the championship (15th title) with no teams relegated.

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Racing 38 24 13 1 70 24 46 61
2 River Plate 38 22 12 4 66 26 40 56
3 Boca Juniors 38 17 14 7 51 32 19 48
4 San Lorenzo 38 17 12 9 48 34 14 46
5 Vélez Sarsfield 38 15 16 7 49 38 11 46
6 Independiente 38 14 16 8 54 34 20 44
7 Estudiantes (LP) 38 12 17 9 44 37 7 41
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 13 13 12 49 41 8 39
9 Argentinos Juniors 38 14 11 13 40 44 −4 39
10 Atlanta 38 10 18 10 45 39 6 38
11 Newell's Old Boys 38 14 10 14 45 51 −6 38
12 Rosario Central 38 10 17 11 31 30 1 37
13 Banfield 38 13 11 14 45 48 −3 37
14 Lanús 38 9 13 16 43 55 −12 31
15 Huracán 38 10 9 19 41 62 −21 29
16 Colón 38 8 11 19 30 53 −23 27
17 Platense 38 6 15 17 25 51 −26 27
18 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 9 9 20 37 64 −27 27
19 Quilmes 38 8 10 20 39 59 −20 26
20 Chacarita Juniors 38 5 13 20 36 66 −30 23
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1966 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com