1966 in Argentine football

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
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]

World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup: Quarter finalist

References[edit]

Copa Libertadores 1966 by Martín Tabeira at rsssf.