1965–66 European Cup
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The Heysel Stadium in Brussels hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 1965 – 11 May 1966 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 224 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
7 goals |
The 1965–66 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Real Madrid, winners of the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960, for the sixth time in a close final against Partizan. Real Madrid eliminated title-holders Internazionale in the semi-finals.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord |
2–6 | 2–1 | 0–5 | |
| 17 Nëntori Tirana |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Fenerbahçe |
1–5 | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
| Lyn |
6–8 | 5–3 | 1–5 | |
| Panathinaikos |
4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Keflavík |
2–13 | 1–4 | 1–9 | |
| Dinamo Bucharest |
7–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| HJK |
2–9 | 2–3 | 0–6 | |
| Drumcondra |
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Stade Dudelange |
0–18 | 0–8 | 0–10 | |
| Djurgården |
2–7 | 2–1 | 0–6 | |
| Lausanne Sports |
0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| LASK Linz |
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| APOEL |
0–10 | 0–5 | 0–5 | |
| Partizan |
4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Note: Starting in the 1964/65 tournament, only the title holder, Internazionale, joined directly in the first round.
First leg
31 August 1965 |
| Lyn |
5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Berg Dybwad-Olsen Stavrum |
Report | R. Wood Gilbert |
26 September 1965 |
| Panathinaikos |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sakelaridis Loukanidis Domazos Kamaras |
Report | Cini |
29 August 1965 |
| Keflavík |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Júlíusson |
Report | Németh Karába Varga Albert |
22 September 1965 |
| HJK |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pahlman Peltoniemi |
Report | Herd Connelly Law |
30 September 1965 |
| Stade Dudelange |
0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pedras Pereira Brenner Yaúca Santana |
Second leg
Real Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.
Kilmarnock won 1–0 on aggregate.
15 September 1965 |
| Anderlecht |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van Himst Stockman Hanon |
Report | Altıparmak |
Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.
9 September 1965 |
| Derry City |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Crossan R. Wood McGeough |
Report | Stavrum |
Derry City won 8–6 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
8 September 1965 |
| Ferencváros |
9–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Novák Varga |
Report | Jóhansson |
Ferencváros won 13–2 on aggregate.
6 October 1965 |
| Boldklubben 1909 |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petersen Hansen |
Report | Nunweiller Pârcălab Ene |
Dinamo Bucharest won 7–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.
Vorwärts Berlin won 3–1 on aggregate.
5 October 1965 |
| Benfica |
10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio José Augusto Pinto Guerreiro Torres |
Report |
Benfica won 18–0 on aggregate.
3 October 1965 |
| Levski Sofia |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asparuhov Iliev Nikolov Abadzhiev |
Report |
Levski Sofia won 7–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 5–2 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 10–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 4–2 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht |
9–0 | 9–0 | (w/o) | |
| Kilmarnock |
3–7 | 2–2 | 1–5 | |
| Dinamo Bucharest |
2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Ferencváros |
3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sparta Prague |
5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Partizan |
3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin |
1–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Levski Sofia |
4–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
First leg
23 November 1965 |
| Anderlecht |
9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jurion Van Himst Puis Mulder Stockman |
Report |
17 November 1965 |
| Kilmarnock |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| McLean McInally |
Report | Pirri Amancio |
Second leg
Anderlecht won 9–0 on aggregate.
1 December 1965 |
| Real Madrid |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grosso Ruiz Gento Pirri |
Report | McIlroy |
Real Madrid won 7–3 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.
Ferencváros won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht |
3–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| Internazionale |
5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sparta Prague |
4–6 | 4–1 | 0–5 | |
| Manchester United |
8–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
First leg
2 February 1966 |
| Manchester United |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Herd Law Foulkes |
Report | José Augusto Torres |
Second leg
9 March 1966 |
| Real Madrid |
4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amancio Gento |
Report | Jurion Puis |
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 5–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 6–4 on aggregate.
9 March 1966 |
| Benfica |
1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brennan |
Report | Best Connelly Crerand Charlton |
Manchester United won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Partizan |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
Second leg
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1965–66 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ||
| 7 | |||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | |||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 10 | 4 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 4 |
External links
- 1965–66 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1965–66 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
- 1965/66 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- Y. Lander, European Cups History, part 1 (Kharkiv, 2003) - some attendance data.
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