Season | 1966 | |
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1966 saw Racing Club win the league title, it would be their last national title for 35 years. Argentina played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, reaching the quarter-finals.
League table
[edit]Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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1 | Racing Club | 61 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 70 | 24 | 46 |
2 | River Plate | 56 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 26 | 40 |
3 | Boca Juniors | 48 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 19 |
4 | San Lorenzo | 46 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 14 |
5 | Vélez Sársfield | 46 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 11 |
6 | Independiente | 44 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 34 | 20 |
7 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 41 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 7 |
8 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 39 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 41 | 8 |
9 | Argentinos Juniors | 39 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 44 | -4 |
10 | Atlanta | 38 | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 6 |
11 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 51 | -6 |
12 | Rosario Central | 37 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 1 |
13 | Banfield | 37 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 48 | -3 |
14 | Lanús | 31 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 55 | -12 |
15 | Huracán | 29 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 62 | -21 |
16 | Colón de Santa Fe | 27 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 53 | -23 |
17 | Platense | 27 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 51 | -26 |
18 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 27 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 64 | -27 |
19 | Quilmes | 26 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 59 | -20 |
20 | Chacarita Juniors | 23 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 66 | -30 |
Relegation
[edit]- There was no relegation after the decision to suspend relegation in preparation for the new Nacional and Metropolitano system.
Copa Libertadores
[edit]- Two teams qualified for Copa Libertadores 1967, Racing Club as champions and River Plate as runners-up
Copa Libertadores 1966
[edit]- River Plate: Runners up
- Independiente: Semi-finalist
- Boca Juniors: Semi-finalist
Argentina national team
[edit]- 1966 FIFA World Cup: Quarter finalist
References
[edit]- Copa Libertadores 1966 by Martín Tabeira at rsssf.