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 in the 1966 European Cup Final against FK Partizan
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachMiguel Muñoz
StadiumChamartín
La Liga2nd
Copa del GeneralísimoQuarter-finals
European CupWinners (in European Cup)
Top goalscorerRamón Grosso (11)

Summary

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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 Atlético 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 Semi-finals and on 11 May 1966 won 2–1 the Final against Abdulah Gegic' Partizan Belgrade which, previously, in semi-finals eliminated heavily favourites Manchester United without star George Best.[6] Three days after the Final, the Yé-yé team was introduced to the world 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".[7]

In the Copa del Generalísimo, Madrid was eliminated by Real Betis in the quarter-finals 5–4 on aggregate.[8] After seven seasons, 5 League titles and 3 European Cup trophies,[9] Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskás left the club during the summer.

Squad

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

Transfers

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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 -

Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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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[a]
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[b]
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.
  2. ^ Zaragoza qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Position by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWLWDDWWLWLWLWDWWWWWDWLWDWWLW
Position422324332444444322221111111122
Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1966-67 European Cup

Matches

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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 Córdoba CF Madrid
Amancio   7'
Puskás   72'
Report Jara   68' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Rigo Sureda
10 October 1965 6 Atlético 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 Córdoba CF 1–2 Real Madrid Córdoba
Jara   8' Report Grosso   14'
Velázquez   31'
Stadium: El Arcángel
Referee: Gómez Arribas
30 January 1966 21 Real Madrid 3–1 Atlético 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

Copa del Generalísimo

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Round of 32

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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

Round of 16

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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

Quarter-finals

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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

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Preliminary round

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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)

Round of 16

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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)

Quarter-finals

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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

Semi-finals

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20 April 1966 Internazionale   1–1   Real Madrid Milan
Facchetti   78' Report Amancio   20' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,991
Referee:  György Vadász

Final

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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

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Players statistics

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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
DF   URU Santamaria 14 0 9 0 3 0 2 0
DF   ESP Pachín 18 0 8 0 5 0 5 0
DF   ESP Calpe 10 1 7 0 2 1 1 0
MF   ESP Serena 20 3 12 2 3 0 5 1
DF   ESP Casado 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ESP Tejada 12 0 6 0 3 0 3 0
FW   HUN Puskas 14 10 8 4 3 1 3 5
FW   ESP Veloso 9 5 7 4 1 1 1 0
FW   PAR Bautista 9 2 5 1 3 1 1 0
FW   ESP Bueno 8 3 4 1 4 2 0 0
MF   ESP Pipi Suárez
FW   ESP Morollon
FW   BEL Goyvaerts
FW   ESP Blanco
FW   ESP Garcia-Ramos

See also

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References

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  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". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 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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