1965 in Argentine football

Football in Argentina

Season	1965
← 1964 1966 →

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

• Independiente: Champions
• Boca Juniors: Semi-finalist

References

• Argentina 1965 by Pablo Ciullini at rsssf.
• Copa Libertadores 1965 by José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf.