| 1965–66 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Real Madrid line-up in the1966 European Cup Final againstFK Partizan | |||
| President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| Head coach | Miguel Muñoz | ||
| Stadium | Chamartín | ||
| La Liga | 2nd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Quarter-finals | ||
| European Cup | Winners (inEuropean Cup) | ||
| Top goalscorer | Ramón Grosso (11) | ||
The1965–66 season wasReal Madrid Club de Fútbol's63rd season in existence and the club's34th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
The club remained at first place almost the entire campaign before was defeated 1–2 byCF Barcelona and lost the title against local rivalsAtlético Madrid one round before season finale[1] by just one single point.[2]UD Levante defenderAntonio Calpe arrived to enforce the back-up, also,CD Málaga midfielderManuel Velázquez returned from a two years loan replacing French playmakerLucien Muller,[3] also, transferred in was defenderPedro de Felipe[4] fromRayo Vallecano benchingJosé Santamaría both arrivals featured a superb season.[5]
Meanwhile, inEuropean Cup the squad clinched its sixth trophy after defeatedInter in Semi-finals and on 11 May 1966 won 2–1 theFinal againstAbdulah Gegic'Partizan Belgrade which, previously, in semi-finals eliminated heavily favouritesManchester United without starGeorge Best.[6] Three days after the Final, theYé-yé team was introduced to the world after 4 players posed forDiario Marca as then popular English rock bandThe Beatles resulting in the nickname from their theme song <<She Loves You>> chorus hit "Yeah-yeah".[7]
In theCopa del Generalísimo, Madrid was eliminated byReal Betis in the quarter-finals 5–4 on aggregate.[8] After seven seasons, 5 League titles and 3 European Cup trophies,[9] Hungarian forwardFerenc Puskás left the club during the summer.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | From | Type |
| MF | Manuel Velázquez | CD Malaga | - |
| GK | Mendieta | Indauchu | - |
| FW | José Luis Veloso | Deportivo | - |
| DF | Antonio Calpe | Levante | - |
| MF | Ramón Tejada | Cordoba | - |
| FW | Juan Aguero | Sevilla | - |
| FW | Fernand Goyvaerts | FC Barcelona | - |
| FW | Jaime Blanco | Deportivo | - |
| FW | Garcia Ramos | - | - |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Lucien Muller | FC Barcelona | - |
| GK | Beltran | Rayo Vallecano | - |
| MF | Felo | Sevilla | - |
| MF | Santos | Deportivo | - |
| FW | Evaristo | - | - |
| MF | Yanko | Melilla CF | - |
| DF | Isidro | Sabadell | - |
| FW | Morollon | Sabadell | - |
| MF | Pipi Suarez | Sevilla | - |
| 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 theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 43 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup second round[a] |
| 3 | Barcelona | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 38 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Zaragoza | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 36 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 5 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 34 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 September 19651 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | CE Sabadell FC | Madrid |
Pirri 51' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Cerezuela Ruiz |
| 12 September 19652 | Real Betis | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Ansola 39' | Report | Grosso 51' Gento 86' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: López Zaballa |
| 18 September 19653 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Pontevedra CF | Madrid |
| Puskás 73' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: De la Teja Ocejo |
| 26 September 19654 | Valencia CF | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Sánchez Lage 13' (pen.) Guillot 56'Waldo 76' | Report | Stadium:Mestalla Referee: Bueno Perales |
| 3 October 19655 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Córdoba CF | Madrid |
| Amancio 7' Puskás 72' | Report | Jara 68' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Rigo Sureda |
| 10 October 19656 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Adelardo 18' | Report | Gento 11' | Stadium:Metropolitano Referee: Zariquiegui Izco |
| 17 October 19657 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Español | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Martín Álvarez |
| 31 October 19658 | 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 19659 | 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 196510 | Sevilla CF | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Pintado 7' Lax 72' | Report | Puskás 12' | Stadium:Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Pintado Viu |
| 27 November 196511 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | CD Málaga | Madrid |
| Zoco 60' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Ibáñez Alarcón |
| 5 December 196512 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Uriarte 17' Ormaza 43' | Report | Stadium:San Mames Referee: Álvarez Martínez |
| 12 December 196513 | 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 196514 | Real Madrid | 1–3 | CF Barcelona | Madrid |
| Felix Ruiz 20' | Report | Fusté 7' Fusté 8'Zaldúa 34' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Lopez Zaballa |
| 26 December 196515 | 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 196616 | CE Sabadell FC | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Sabadell |
| Noya 46' | Report | Grosso 34' | Stadium:Creu Alta Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
| 6 January 196617 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Gento 45' (pen.) Grosso 89' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: García Rodríguez |
| 9 January 196618 | Pontevedra CF | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Pontevedra |
| Neme 72' | Report | Amancio 1' Pirri 24'Amancio 53' | Stadium:Pasarón Referee: Rigo Sureda |
| 16 January 196619 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Pirri 18' Grosso 32' | Report | Sánchez Lage 78' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Zariquiegui Izco |
| 23 January 196620 | Córdoba CF | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Córdoba |
| Jara 8' | Report | Grosso 14' Velázquez 31' | Stadium:El Arcángel Referee: Gómez Arribas |
| 30 January 196621 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| Pirri 44' Grosso 60'Amancio 67' | Report | Ufarte 32' | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
| 6 February 196622 | Español | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Boy 20' | Report | Pirri 75' | Stadium:Sarrià Referee: Zariquiegui Izco |
| 13 February 196623 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Serena 8' Amancio 61' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Zariquiegui Izco |
| 20 February 196624 | Elche CF | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Elche |
| Marcial 48' | Report | Stadium:Campo de Altabix Referee: Rigo Sureda |
| 27 February 196625 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
| Gento 35' Veloso 47'Veloso 63'Grosso 88' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
| 6 March 196626 | CD Málaga | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio La Rosaleda Referee: Zariquiegui Izco |
| 13 March 196627 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Gento 42' (pen.) Veloso 76' | Report | Stadium:Chamartín Referee: Ruiz Alciturri |
| 20 March 196628 | 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 196629 | CF Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Rifé 59' Zaballa 63' | Report | Gento 39' | Stadium:Estadio del CF Barcelona Referee: Rigo Sureda |
| 3 April 196630 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 May 1966 | CD Málaga | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio La Rosaleda |
| 4 May 1966Replay | Real Madrid | 2–0 | CD Málaga | Valencia |
| Veloso 8' Felix Ruiz 87' | Report | Stadium:Estadio Mestalla |
| 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 |
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Real Madrid| 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 |
vFeyenoord| 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) |
vReal Madrid| 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) |
vKilmarnock| 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) |
vReal Madrid| 23 February 1966 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Brussels |
| Van Himst 2' | Report | Stadium:Émile Versé Stadium Attendance: 34,862 Referee: Thomas Wharton |
vAnderlecht| 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 |
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Internazionale| 13 April 1966 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Internazionale | Madrid |
| Pirri 12' | Report | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 120,000 Referee:  Dimitris Wlachojanis |
vReal Madrid| 20 April 1966 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Milan |
| Facchetti 78' | Report | Amancio 20' | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 75,991 Referee:  György Vadász |
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FK Partizan| 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 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division[10] | Copa del Generalisimo | European Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ESP | Betancort | 38 | -41 | 30 | -30 | 1 | -3 | 7 | -8 | |
| DF | ESP | Miera | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Zoco | 42 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | De Felipe | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Sanchis | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Pirri | 41 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| MF | ESP | Ruiz | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | ESP | Velazquez | 22 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Amancio | 33 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| FW | ESP | Grosso | 38 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| FW | ESP | Gento | 39 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| GK | ESP | Araquistain | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 | -2 | |
| MF | ESP | Serena | 20 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| DF |  URU | Santamaria | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | HUN | Puskas | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| DF | ESP | Pachín | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Veloso | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Calpe | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Tejada | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW |  PAR | Bautista | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP | Bueno | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP | Casado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Pipi Suárez | |||||||||
| FW | ESP | Morollon | |||||||||
| FW | BEL | Goyvaerts | |||||||||
| FW | ESP | Blanco | |||||||||
| FW | ESP | Garcia-Ramos | |||||||||
