# 1965–66 Atlético Madrid season

The 1965–66 season was Atlético Madrid's 62th season in existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

The club clinched the league trophy after almost 15 years since the last title in a close race against archrivals Real Madrid clinching the league in the last round. Meanwhile, in European Cup Winners' Cup the squad reached the quarterfinals stage only to be defeated by future Champions Borussia Dortmund which will mean the first Continental trophy for a German club. Also Forward Luis Aragones shared the Pichichi trophy for the highest scorer in the league with his fellow Atlético forward José Eulogio Gárate and Real Madrid's Amancio.
In the Copa del Generalísimo, the squad advanced to the quarterfinals stage and was eliminated by Athletic Bilbao after two matches.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | ARG | Edgardo Madinabeytia |
| - | GK | ESP | Rodri |
| - | GK | ESP | Miguel San Román |
| - | DF | ARG | Jorge Griffa |
| - | DF | ESP | Feliciano Rivilla |
| - | DF | ESP | Jesús Martínez Jayo |
| - | DF | ESP | Colo |
| - | DF | ESP | Isacio Calleja |
| - | MF | ESP | Adelardo |
| - | MF | ESP | Luis Aragonés |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ESP | Jesús Glaría Jordán |
| - | MF | ESP | Manuel Ruiz Sosa |
| - | MF | ESP | Francisco García Gerpe |
| - | MF | ESP | Victor Díez |
| - | FW | ESP | José Ufarte |
| - | FW | ESP | Enrique Collar |
| - | FW | POR | Jorge Alberto Mendonça |
| - | FW | HON | José Cardona |
| - | FW | ESP | Miguel Jones |
| - | FW | PAR | Alejandro Fretes |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| GK | Rodri | Pontevedra CF |
| MF | Víctor Díez | Indauchu |
| MF | Pedro Olalde | |
| FW | Isidro Ruiz | Racing Santander |
| DF | Antonio Martos Mesa | Real Murcia |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| MF | Ramiro | |
| FW | Eulogio Martínez | CE Europa |
| MF | Joan Piñol Voltés | |
| DF | José Zamanillo | Racing Santander |
| DF | Ernesto Trallero | Racing Santander |
| MF | José Rives | CD Málaga |
| FW | Enrique Mario Vega | Racing Santander |
| DF | Pedro María Olalde | Osasuna |

## Competitions
### Primera División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
* ↑ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup as title holders.
* ↑ Zaragoza qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

#### Position by round

| 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 | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### European Cup Winners' Cup
#### First round
#### Quarterfinals
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | European Cup | European Cup | Copa del Generalisimo | Copa del Generalisimo |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| - | GK | ARG | Edgardo Madinabeytia | 20 | -13 | 20 | -13 |
| - | DF | ESP | Feliciano Rivilla | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| - | DF | ESP | Jesús Martínez Jayo | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| - | DF | ARG | Jorge Griffa | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| - | DF | ESP | Colo | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| - | MF | ESP | Adelardo | 28 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
| - | MF | ESP | Luis Aragonés | 28 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
| - | MF | ESP | Jesús Glaría Jordán | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| - | FW | ESP | José Ufarte | 28 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
| - | FW | POR | Jorge Alberto Mendonça | 24 | 10 | 24 | 10 |
| - | FW | ESP | Enrique Collar | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| - | GK | ESP | Rodri | 10 | -7 | 10 | -7 |
| - | MF | ESP | Manuel Ruiz Sosa | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| - | FW | HON | José Cardona | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| - | DF | ESP | Isacio Calleja | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - | FW | ESP | Miguel Jones | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| - | MF | ESP | Francisco García Gerpe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | MF | ESP | Victor Díez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| - | FW | PAR | Alejandro Fretes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | GK | ESP | Miguel San Román |
* Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1965-667.html