1965 in Argentine football

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1965 saw Boca Juniors win the league title and Independiente retain their Copa Libertadores title.

Primera División

The Primera was expanded from 16 to 18 teams in 1965.

League table

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Boca Juniors 50 34 19 12 3 55 30 25
2 River Plate 49 34 22 5 7 55 24 31
3 Vélez Sársfield 40 34 14 12 8 48 32 16
4 Ferro Carril Oeste 37 34 11 15 8 41 33 8
5 Racing Club 36 34 10 16 8 39 35 4
6 Estudiantes de La Plata 36 34 13 10 11 41 39 2
7 Platense 35 34 12 11 11 37 30 7
8 San Lorenzo 34 34 12 10 12 41 35 6
9 Banfield 34 34 11 12 11 34 32 2
10 Rosario Central 32 34 9 14 11 37 39 -2
11 Newell's Old Boys 32 34 9 14 11 29 40 -11
12 Independiente 31 34 8 15 11 30 31 -1
13 Huracán 31 34 11 9 14 45 54 -9
14 Atlanta 29 34 9 11 14 33 42 -9
15 Lanús 29 34 9 11 14 31 43 -12
16 Argentinos Juniors 28 34 10 8 16 41 51 -10
17 Gimnasia de La Plata 25 34 9 7 18 31 57 -26
18 Chacarita Juniors 24 34 5 14 15 32 53 -19

Relegation

There was no relegation due to the expansion of the Primera División from 18 to 20 teams.

Copa Libertadores

  • Boca Juniors and River Plate qualified for Copa Libertadores 1966 via the league, Independiente qualified as the Libertadores champions of 1965.

Copa Libertadores 1965

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