| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | América (1st title) |
| Relegated | Zacatepec |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 681 (2.84 per match) |
| ← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1965–66 season.
Overview
Ciudad Madero was promoted to Primera División.
The season was contested by 16 teams, and America won the championship.
Zacatepec was relegated to Segunda División.
Teams
Mexico CityAtlasGuadalajara
Oro
LeónTolucaIrapuatoZacatepecMonterreyMoreliaCruz AzulVeracruzCiudad Madero
Mexico City teamsAmérica
Atlante
Necaxa
UNAM
class=notpageimage| Location of the 1965-66 Primera División teams
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América (C) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 42 | Champions |
| 2 | Atlas | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 40 | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 40 | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 33 | |
| 5 | Atlante | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 33 | |
| 6 | UNAM | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Necaxa | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 29 | |
| 8 | Morelia | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 29 | |
| 9 | León | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Irapuato | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Veracruz | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 27 | |
| 12 | Toluca | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 26 | |
| 13 | Cruz Azul | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 26 | |
| 14 | Ciudad Madero | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 24 | |
| 15 | Oro | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 24 | |
| 16 | Zacatepec | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 21 | Relegated |
(C) Champions
| 1965–66 winners |
|---|
| America 1st title |
Results
| Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | CAZ | GDL | IRA | LEO | CMA | MTY | MOR | NEC | ORO | TOL | UNM | VER | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Atlante | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlas | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Cruz Azul | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Guadalajara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–7 | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Irapuato | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| León | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ciudad Madero | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Monterrey | 1–5 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Morelia | 3–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Necaxa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Oro | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Toluca | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| UNAM | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Veracruz | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Zacatepec | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.