1965–66 Real Madrid CF season

The 1965–66 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 63rd season in existence and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF
1965–66 season
Real Madrid line-up against FK Partizan in the 1966 European Cup Final
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachMiguel Muñoz
StadiumChamartín
La Liga2nd
Copa del GeneralísimoQuarterfinals
European CupWinners (in European Cup)
Top goalscorerRamón Grosso (11)

Summary

The club remained at first place almost the entire campaign before was defeated 1-2 by CF Barcelona and lost the title against local rivals Atletico Madrid one round before season finale [1] by just one single point.[2] UD Levante defender Antonio Calpe arrived to enforce the back-up, also, CD Málaga midfielder Manuel Velázquez returned from a two years loan replacing French playmaker Lucien Muller,[3] also, transferred in was defender Pedro de Felipe[4] from Rayo Vallecano benching José Santamaría both arrivals featured a superb season.[5]

Meanwhile, in European Cup the squad clinched its sixth trophy after defeated Inter in Semifinals and on 11 May 1966 won 2-1 the Final against Abdulah Gegic' Partizan Belgrade which, previously, in semifinals eliminated heavily favourites Manchester United without star George Best.[6] Three days after the Final The Yé-yé team was introduced to the world[7] after 4 players posed for Diario Marca as The Beatles resulting in the nickname from their theme song <<She Loves You>> chorus hit “Yeah-yeah”.

In Copa del Generalísimo the club was eliminated by Real Betis in Quarterfinals.[8] After seven seasons, 5 League titles and 3 European Cup trophies,[9] Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas left the club during summer.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  [[|Spain]] Antonio Betancort
GK  [[|Spain]] José Araquistáin
DF  [[|Spain]] Ignacio Zoco
DF  [[|Spain]] Manuel Sanchís
DF  [[|Spain]] Pedro de Felipe
DF  [[|Spain]] Vicente Miera
DF  URU José Santamaría
DF  [[|Spain]] Pachín
DF  [[|Spain]] Antonio Calpe
DF  [[|Spain]] Pedro Casado
MF  [[|Spain]] Pirri
MF  [[|Spain]] Manuel Velázquez
MF  [[|Spain]] Félix Ruiz
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  [[|Spain]] Fernando Serena
MF  [[|Spain]] Ramón Tejada
MF  [[|Spain]] Pipi Suárez
FW  [[|Spain]] Ramón Grosso
FW  [[|Spain]] Francisco Gento
FW  [[|Spain]] Amancio Amaro
FW  [[|Hungary]] Ferenc Puskás
FW  [[|Spain]] José Luis Veloso
FW  PAR Juan Bautista Agüero
FW  [[|Spain]] Manuel Bueno
FW  [[|Spain]] Emilio Morollón
FW  BEL Fernand Goyvaerts
FW  [[|Spain]] Jaime Blanco
FW  [[|Spain]] Fernando García-Ramos

Competitions

La Liga

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 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Zaragoza qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Matches

4 September 1965 1 Real Madrid 1-0 CE Sabadell FC Madrid
Pirri 51' Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Cerezuela Ruiz
12 September 1965 2 Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid Madrid
Ansola 39' Report Grosso 51'
Gento  86'
Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: López Zaballa
18 September 1965 3 Real Madrid 1-0 Pontevedra CF Madrid
Puskás 73' Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: De la Teja Ocejo
26 September 1965 4 Valencia CF 3-0 Real Madrid Valencia
Sánchez Lage  13' (pen)
Guillot  56'
Waldo  76'
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Bueno Perales
3 October 1965 5 Real Madrid 2-1 Cordoba CF Madrid
Amancio  7'
Puskás  72'
Report Jara  68' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Rigo Sureda
10 October 1965 6 Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid Madrid
Adelardo  18' Report Gento  11' Stadium: Metropolitano
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
17 October 1965 7 Real Madrid 0-0 Español Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Martín Álvarez
31 October 1965 8 Real Zaragoza 2-3 Real Madrid Zaragoza
Lapetra  38'
Marcelino  40'
Report Grosso  69'
Bueno  75'
Puskás  80'
Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
Referee: López Zaballa
13 November 1965 9 Real Madrid 2-1 Elche CF Madrid
Amancio  45'
Pirri  87'
Report Betancort  50' (own goal)
Canós 58'
Marcial 86'
Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Oliva Fortuny
21 November 1965 10 Sevilla CF 2-1 Real Madrid Sevilla
Pintado  7'
Lax  72'
Report Puskás  12' Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
Referee: Pintado Viu
27 November 1965 11 Real Madrid 1-0 CD Málaga Madrid
Zoco  60' Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ibáñez Alarcón
5 December 1965 12 Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Real Madrid Bilbao
Uriarte  17'
Ormaza  43'
Report Stadium: San Mames
Referee: Álvarez Martínez
12 December 1965 13 Real Madrid 3-1 UD Las Palmas Madrid
Gento  10'
Agüero  22'
Gento  67' (pen)
Report Miera  89' (own goal) Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Rigo Sureda
19 December 1965 14 Real Madrid 1-3 CF Barcelona Madrid
Felix Ruiz 20' Report Fusté 7'
Fusté 8'
Zaldúa 34'
Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Lopez Zaballa
26 December 1965 15 Mallorca 2-5 Real Madrid Palma de Mallorca
Bergara 30'
Bergara  63'
Report Amancio 10'
Velázquez 11'
Serena  44'
Grosso  79'
Velázquez  85'
Stadium: Lluís Sitjar
Referee: Cerezuela Ruiz
2 January 1966 16 CE Sabadell FC 1-1 Real Madrid Sabadell
Noya  46' Report Grosso  34' Stadium: Creu Alta
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
6 January 1966 17 Real Madrid 2-0 Real Betis Madrid
Gento  45' (pen)
Grosso  89'
Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: García Rodríguez
9 January 1966 18 Pontevedra CF 1-3 Real Madrid Pontevedra
Neme  72' Report Amancio  1'
Pirri  24'
Amancio  53'
Stadium: Pasarón
Referee: Rigo Sureda
16 January 1966 19 Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia CF Madrid
Pirri  18'
Grosso  32'
Report Sánchez Lage  78' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
23 January 1966 20 Cordoba CF 1-2 Real Madrid Cordoba
Jara  8' Report Grosso  14'
Velázquez  31'
Stadium: El Arcángel
Referee: Gómez Arribas
30 January 1966 21 Real Madrid 3-1 Atletico Madrid Madrid
Pirri  44'
Grosso  60'
Amancio  67'
Report Ufarte  32' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
6 February 1966 22 Español 1-1 Real Madrid Barcelona
Boy  20' Report Pirri  75' Stadium: Sarrià
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
13 February 1966 23 Real Madrid 2-0 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Serena  8'
Amancio  61'
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
20 February 1966 24 Elche CF 1-0 Real Madrid Elche
Marcial 48' Report Stadium: Campo de Altabix
Referee: Rigo Sureda
27 February 1966 25 Real Madrid 4-0 Sevilla CF Madrid
Gento  35'
Veloso  47'
Veloso  63'
Grosso  88'
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
6 March 1966 26 CD Málaga 0-0 Real Madrid Málaga
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
13 March 1966 27 Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
Gento  42' (pen)
Veloso  76'
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ruiz Alciturri
20 March 1966 28 UD Las Palmas 1-2 Real Madrid Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Juan Luis  73' Report Veloso  68'
Pirri  85'
Stadium: Estadio Insular
Referee: Gómez Arribas
27 March 1966 29 CF Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid Barcelona
Rifé 59'
Zaballa 63'
Report Gento 39' Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
Referee: Rigo Sureda
3 April 1966 30 Real Madrid 5-1 Mallorca Madrid
Gento 8'
Amancio  17'
Grosso  38'
Gento  51'
Grosso  89'
Report Héctor Núñez  44' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Round of 32

10 April 1966 Real Madrid 2-0 Real Gijón Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
17 April 1966 Real Gijón 2-4 Real Madrid Gijón
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinón

Eightfinals

24 April 1966 Real Madrid 1–1 CD Málaga Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
1 May 1966 CD Málaga 1-1 Real Madrid Málaga
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
4 May 1966 replay Real Madrid 2–0 CD Málaga Valencia
Veloso 8'
Felix Ruiz 87'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Quarterfinals

8 May 1966 Real Betis 3–2 Real Madrid Sevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
15 May 1966 Real Madrid 2-2 Real Betis Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín

European Cup

Preliminary round

8 September 1965 Feyenoord 2–1 Real Madrid Rotterdam
Venneker  78'
Kruiver  85'
Report Puskás  35' Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion
Attendance: 62,610
Referee: Karol Galba
22 September 1965 Real Madrid 5–0 Feyenoord Madrid
Puskás  10', 20', 29', 86'
Grosso  44'
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 53,239
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Eightfinals

17 November 1965 Kilmarnock 2–2 Real Madrid Kilmarnock
McLean  22' (pen.)
McInally  60'
Report Pirri  25'
Amancio  55'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 25,385
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
1 December 1965 Real Madrid 5–1 Kilmarnock Madrid
Grosso  25', 36'
Ruiz  26'
Gento  58'
Pirri  90'
Report McIlroy  22' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 26,879
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)

Quarterfinals

23 February 1966 Anderlecht 1–0 Real Madrid Brussels
Van Himst  2' Report Stadium: Émile Versé Stadium
Attendance: 34,862
Referee: Thomas Wharton
9 March 1966 Real Madrid 4–2 Anderlecht Madrid
Amancio  12', 35'
Gento  58' (pen.), 83'
Report Jurion  87'
Puis  90'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 54,415
Referee: Joseph Barbéran

Semifinals

13 April 1966 Real Madrid 1–0 Internazionale Madrid
Pirri  12' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Dimitris Wlachojanis
20 April 1966 Internazionale 1–1 Real Madrid Milano
Facchetti  78' Report Amancio  20' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,991
Referee: György Vadász

Final

11 May 1966 Real Madrid 2–1 FK Partizan Brussels
Amancio  70'
Serena  76'
Report Vasović  55' Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 46,745
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1965-66 La Liga[10]1966 Copa del Generalísimo1965-66 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Antonio Betancort 30-3030-30
GK José Araquistáin 0000
DF Ignacio Zoco 301301
DF Manuel Sanchís 270270
DF Pedro de Felipe 220220
DF Vicente Miera 170170
DF José Santamaría 9090
DF Pachín 8080
DF Antonio Calpe 7070
DF Pedro Casado
MF Pirri 287287
MF Manuel Velázquez 153153
MF Félix Ruiz 131131
MF Fernando Serena 122122
MF Ramón Tejada 6060
MF Pipi Suárez
FW Ramón Grosso 29112911
FW Francisco Gento 28102810
FW Amancio Amaro 258258
FW Ferenc Puskás 8484
FW José Luis Veloso 7474
FW Juan Bautista Agüero 5151
FW Manuel Bueno 4141
FW Emilio Morollón
FW Fernand Goyvaerts
FW Jaime Blanco
FW Fernando García-Ramos
  • Source:

See also

References

  1. "La flor del Real Madrid Yé-yé". Diario Marca. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Historia del Real Madrid, 100 años uno a uno". Diario El Mundo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. Transferred out to FC Barcelona
  4. Bustillo, tres meses de inactividad (Bustillo, three months out); Mundo Deportivo, 17 September 1969 (in Spanish)
  5. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. Hachette, Issy-les-Moulineaux. Football 50 ans de coupes d'Europe (in French). L'équipe. p. 62, un real Madrid nouvelle vague. ISBN 2-9519605-9-X.
  7. "La flor del Real Madrid Yé-yé". Diario Marca. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  8. "El Betis de Londa noquea al Madrid Yé-Yé" (in Spanish). as.com.
  9. Puskas did not play the 1959 and 1966 Finals
  10. "Real Madrid temporada 1965-66". bdfutbol.com.
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