# 1966–67 Real Madrid CF season

The 1966–67 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 64th season in existence and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

During Autumn the team lost the 1966 Intercontinental Cup against Uruguayan side Peñarol, being defeated the two matches of the series. The club won its 12th League title ever, finishing five points above runners-up CF Barcelona. New arrivals were Junquera from Langreo, Zunzunegui, Chato Gonzalez and midfielder Juanito both from Rayo Vallecano, also Rovira from RCD Mallorca. Left the club retiring of football were Uruguayan central defender José Santamaría and after eight campaigns Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskás too. Also, Aguero was transferred out to Granada, Isidro to Sabadell, Morollón to Valladolid, Pedro Casado to Sabadell and Pipi Suarez to Sevilla.
In the Copa del Generalísimo the club was eliminated by Valencia CF in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, in the European Cup the squad was defeated by Helenio Herrera's Internazionale in the quarterfinals, losing the two matches of the series (0–1 in Madrid and 0–2 in Milan).

## 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 | ESP | Antonio Betancort |
| — | GK | ESP | José Araquistáin |
| — | GK | ESP | Andrés Junquera |
| — | DF | ESP | Ignacio Zoco |
| — | DF | ESP | Pedro de Felipe |
| — | DF | ESP | Manuel Sanchís |
| — | DF | ESP | Antonio Calpe |
| — | DF | ESP | Pachín |
| — | DF | ESP | Fernando Zunzunegui |
| — | DF | ESP | Vicente Miera |
| — | MF | ESP | Pirri |
| — | MF | ESP | Manuel Velázquez |
| — | MF | ESP | Félix Ruiz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Fernando Serena |
| — | MF | ESP | Chato González |
| — | MF | ESP | Juanito |
| — | MF | ESP | Fernando Rovira |
| — | FW | ESP | Amancio Amaro |
| — | FW | ESP | Ramón Grosso |
| — | FW | ESP | Francisco Gento |
| — | FW | ESP | José Luis Veloso |
| — | FW | ESP | Manuel Bueno |
| — | FW | BEL | Fernand Goyvaerts |
| — | FW | ESP | Jaime Blanco |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Andres Junquera | Langreo | – |
| DF | Fernando Zunzunegui | – | – |
| MF | Chato González | Rayo Vallecano | – |
| MF | Juanito | Rayo Vallecano | – |
| DF | Fernando Rovira | Mallorca | – |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | José Santamaría | retired | – |
| MF | Juan Bautista Agüero | Granada CF | – |
| DF | Isidro | CE Sabadell CF | – |
| MF | Emilio Morollón | Real Valladolid | – |
| DF | Pedro Casado | CE Sabadell CF | – |
| MF | Pipi Suárez | Sevilla CF | – |

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### Position by Round

| Team / 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 |
| Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 42 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Español | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 35 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Zaragoza | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |

#### Matches
### Intercontinental Cup
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | Copa del Generalisimo | Copa del Generalisimo | European Cup | European Cup | Intercontinental Cup | Intercontinental Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Betancort | 31 | -30 | 22 | -15 | 4 | -8 | 3 | -3 | 2 | -4 |
| | DF | ESP | Zoco | 38 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | De Felipe | 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Sanchis | 34 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Calpe | 28 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Pirri | 37 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ruiz | 29 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Velazquez | 35 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Amancio | 36 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Grosso | 34 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Gento | 30 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Araquistain | 9 | -9 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| | GK | ESP | Junquera | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| | DF | ESP | Pachín | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Zunzunegui | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Miera | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Serena | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Chato González | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Juanito | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Rovira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Veloso | 20 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Bueno | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | BEL | Goyvaerts | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Blanco |
* Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1966-672.html