1965-66 Club Football

The completed 1965-66 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

470 clubs ranked · 49 leagues · 12 cup finals

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1965-66Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Real Madrid

Spain · score 1.212 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 24-7-8 in 39

★ European Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Atlético Bilbao

form 0.76 vs ped 0.17 · +0.59

Underachiever

Benfica

form 0.59 vs ped 1.00 · -0.41

Biggest riser

Ajax

▲ 201 places

Biggest faller

GD CUF

▼ 84 places

Best outside top 5

Celtic

#5 · Scotland

Best outside the 8

Ferencvárosi TC

#16 · Hungary

Top 10 by league

Spain 4Germany 2England 1Italy 1Scotland 1Portugal 1

Country100 shown

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Real Madrid▲2

Spain · 39 P · 24-7-8 · +0.12 trophy

1.212

score

Borussia Dortmund▲31

Germany · 43 P · 26-10-7 · +0.05 trophy

0.953

score

Liverpool▲9

England · 52 P · 31-10-11 · +0.07 trophy

0.949

score

Internazionale▼3

Italy · 40 P · 22-12-6 · +0.09 trophy

0.915

score

Celtic▲18

Scotland · 47 P · 37-4-6 · +0.05 trophy

0.888

score

CF Barcelona▲5

Spain · 42 P · 23-7-12 · +0.05 trophy

0.834

score

Atlético de Madrid

Spain · 36 P · 22-9-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.807

score

Real Zaragoza▼4

Spain · 43 P · 21-11-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.752

score

Benfica▼7

Portugal · 32 P · 21-6-5

0.731

score

TSV 1860 München▲6

Germany · 42 P · 24-12-6 · +0.06 trophy

0.707

score

Sporting Clube de Portugal▲7

Portugal · 30 P · 21-6-3 · +0.03 trophy

0.601

score

Manchester United▼7

England · 57 P · 29-17-11

0.600

score

Leeds United▲18

England · 56 P · 30-13-13

0.589

score

Valencia▼4

Spain · 36 P · 14-6-16

0.583

score

AC Milan▼6

Italy · 40 P · 16-12-12

0.579

score

Ferencvárosi TC▼10

Hungary · 32 P · 17-10-5 · +0.03 trophy

0.577

score

Chelsea▲20

England · 58 P · 31-10-17

0.574

score

Atlético Bilbao▼1

Spain · 33 P · 16-6-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.565

score

RSC Anderlecht▲1

Belgium · 35 P · 24-6-5 · +0.04 trophy

0.532

score

Tottenham Hotspur▲1

England · 45 P · 18-12-15

0.517

score

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1	▲2	Real Madrid	Spain	39	24	7	8	1.00	1.00	+0.12	score 1.212
2	▲31	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	43	26	10	7	0.77	0.84	+0.05	score 0.953
3	▲9	Liverpool	England	52	31	10	11	0.79	0.81	+0.07	score 0.949
4	▼3	Internazionale	Italy	40	22	12	6	0.77	0.92	+0.09	score 0.915
5	▲18	Celtic	Scotland	47	37	4	6	0.70	0.84	+0.05	score 0.888
6	▲5	CF Barcelona	Spain	42	23	7	12	0.81	0.58	+0.05	score 0.834
7	–	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	36	22	9	5	0.93	0.40	+0.06	score 0.807
8	▼4	Real Zaragoza	Spain	43	21	11	11	0.79	0.64	+0.01	score 0.752
9	▼7	Benfica	Portugal	32	21	6	5	0.59	1.00	—	score 0.731
10	▲6	TSV 1860 München	Germany	42	24	12	6	0.63	0.59	+0.06	score 0.707
11	▲7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	30	21	6	3	0.66	0.40	+0.03	score 0.601
12	▼7	Manchester United	England	57	29	17	11	0.67	0.48	—	score 0.600
13	▲18	Leeds United	England	56	30	13	13	0.71	0.23	—	score 0.589
14	▼4	Valencia	Spain	36	14	6	16	0.56	0.61	—	score 0.583
15	▼6	AC Milan	Italy	40	16	12	12	0.55	0.58	—	score 0.579
16	▼10	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	32	17	10	5	0.65	0.36	+0.03	score 0.577
17	▲20	Chelsea	England	58	31	10	17	0.71	0.20	—	score 0.574
18	▼1	Atlético Bilbao	Spain	33	16	6	11	0.76	0.17	+0.01	score 0.565
19	▲1	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	35	24	6	5	0.62	0.26	+0.04	score 0.532
20	▲1	Tottenham Hotspur	England	45	18	12	15	0.56	0.43	—	score 0.517
21	▲4	1. FC Nürnberg	Germany	39	16	12	11	0.51	0.52	—	score 0.510
22	▲5	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	39	14	9	16	0.40	0.55	—	score 0.510
23	▼9	Győri ETO FC	Hungary	26	12	6	8	0.58	0.32	+0.01	score 0.496
24	▼9	Juventus	Italy	36	14	16	6	0.65	0.19	—	score 0.490
25	▲27	Vasas SC	Hungary	26	17	5	4	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.487
26	·	Bayern Munich	Germany	38	24	7	7	0.66	0.09	+0.01	score 0.477
27	▼8	Rangers	Scotland	39	29	5	5	0.68	0.00	+0.02	score 0.464
28	▲8	Elche CF	Spain	30	12	8	10	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.460
29	▼16	Fiorentina	Italy	41	22	11	8	0.68	0.00	+0.01	score 0.458
30	▼22	West Ham United	England	62	25	15	22	0.42	0.49	+0.01	score 0.453
31	▼7	Feyenoord	Netherlands	32	22	3	7	0.54	0.29	—	score 0.451
32	▲26	Bologna	Italy	34	19	8	7	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.450
33	·	Pontevedra CF	Spain	30	13	5	12	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.446
34	·	SSC Napoli	Italy	34	17	11	6	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.440
35	▼8	AS Roma	Italy	36	13	11	12	0.53	0.24	—	score 0.429
36	▲41	Burnley	England	50	28	9	13	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.421
37	▲59	West Bromwich Albion	England	52	26	13	13	0.62	0.00	+0.01	score 0.413
38	▼8	MTK Hungária FC	Hungary	26	7	10	9	0.46	0.38	—	score 0.408
39	▲1	Dunfermline Athletic	Scotland	40	23	7	10	0.57	0.09	—	score 0.403
40	▲201	Ajax	Netherlands	30	24	4	2	0.57	0.00	+0.03	score 0.401
41	▲46	Vicenza	Italy	34	13	14	7	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.391
42	▲123	FC Zürich	Switzerland	26	18	6	2	0.41	0.23	+0.04	score 0.390
43	▲71	Leicester City	England	47	23	8	16	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
44	▲118	FK Vojvodina	Yugoslavia	30	17	9	4	0.55	0.00	+0.03	score 0.385
45	▲4	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	32	16	6	10	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.385
46	▲4	Standard Liège	Belgium	34	18	8	8	0.45	0.23	+0.01	score 0.383
47	▲4	Everton	England	54	23	14	17	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.378
48	▼9	Werder Bremen	Germany	40	25	3	12	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.376
49	▲16	FC Nantes	France	43	28	9	6	0.44	0.00	+0.08	score 0.361
50	▲16	Sevilla FC	Spain	30	9	9	12	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.358
51	▲57	Dukla Prague	Czechoslovakia	26	13	7	6	0.49	0.00	+0.04	score 0.358
52	▼20	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	32	15	8	9	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.356
53	▲11	1. FC Köln	Germany	41	23	6	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.354
54	▼7	Kilmarnock	Scotland	38	21	7	10	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.354
55	▲105	Sheffield United	England	45	17	11	17	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.354
56	▼7	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	32	13	9	10	0.42	0.22	+0.01	score 0.352
57	▼3	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	26	14	5	7	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.348
58	▲27	Dundee United	Scotland	34	19	5	10	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.347
59	▼6	Sheffield Wednesday	England	48	19	8	21	0.48	0.10	+0.01	score 0.346
60	▼32	FC Porto	Portugal	30	16	7	7	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.345
61	▼17	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	32	17	8	7	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.345
62	▼18	Tatabanyai Banyasz	Hungary	26	9	9	8	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.337
63	▼18	UD Las Palmas	Spain	30	9	8	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.334
64	▲70	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	34	20	8	6	0.46	0.00	+0.04	score 0.332
65	▲65	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	35	16	6	13	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.330
66	▲17	MSV Duisburg	Germany	34	14	8	12	0.49	0.00	+0.01	score 0.330
67	▼25	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	32	12	7	13	0.37	0.27	—	score 0.327
68	▲23	Górnik Zabrze	Poland	30	21	4	5	0.45	0.00	+0.04	score 0.326
69	▲4	Stoke City	England	48	17	14	17	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.326
70	▲196	Pécsi Dózsa	Hungary	26	10	6	10	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.325
71	▼30	Hibernian	Scotland	36	17	6	13	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.324
72	▲49	Sint-Truidense VV	Belgium	30	18	4	8	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.321
73	·	SK Slavia Praha	Czechoslovakia	26	12	9	5	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.318
74	▼29	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	38	15	14	9	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.316
75	▲32	SK Admira Wien	Austria	26	18	7	1	0.42	0.00	+0.04	score 0.316
76	▲30	R. Beerschot AC	Belgium	30	15	9	6	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.313
77	▼55	Córdoba CF	Spain	30	10	5	15	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.309
78	▲136	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	26	16	6	4	0.42	0.00	+0.03	score 0.306
79	▲58	Eintracht Braunschweig	Germany	34	11	12	11	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.304
80	▲92	Hamburger SV	Germany	36	14	8	14	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.301
81	▼47	VFC Vitória Setúbal	Portugal	31	13	7	11	0.45	0.00	+0.01	score 0.300
82	·	Brescia	Italy	34	12	8	14	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.295
83	▲42	Aberdeen	Scotland	34	15	6	13	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.291
84	▲205	FK Velež	Yugoslavia	30	14	7	9	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.289
85	▲13	Inter Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	26	10	10	6	0.45	0.00	—	score 0.289
86	▲45	ADO Den Haag	Netherlands	33	17	9	7	0.43	0.00	+0.01	score 0.287
87	·	CD Málaga	Spain	30	8	8	14	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.285
88	▲60	Besiktas JK	Turkey	30	20	8	2	0.38	0.00	+0.04	score 0.284
89	▼34	RFC Liège	Belgium	32	12	7	13	0.36	0.17	—	score 0.283
90	▼28	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	30	10	8	12	0.31	0.29	—	score 0.281
91	▲92	RFC Bruges	Belgium	30	12	11	7	0.43	0.00	—	score 0.281
92	▼33	RC Strasbourg	France	43	17	12	14	0.33	0.14	+0.01	score 0.278
93	▼23	Dundee FC	Scotland	34	14	6	14	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.275
94	▼56	Académica	Portugal	26	9	8	9	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.274
95	▼14	NK Rijeka	Yugoslavia	30	14	5	11	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.273
96	▲40	Slavia Sofia	Bulgaria	30	16	7	7	0.40	0.00	+0.01	score 0.272
97	▼25	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	34	16	12	6	0.42	0.00	—	score 0.272
98	▼3	Aston Villa	England	48	18	7	23	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.271
99	▼1	Jednota Trenčín	Czechoslovakia	26	10	8	8	0.41	0.00	—	score 0.270
100	▲68	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	34	13	6	15	0.44	0.00	—	score 0.268

1965-66 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 13 May 1966

Throughfull season

InterReal MadridMilanMan UnitedDortmundFerencvárosi TCThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Internazionale

Italy

1722

Real Madrid

Spain

1670

+11

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

1647

Ferencvárosi TC

Europe only

1625

Atlético de Madrid

Spain

1607

Manchester United

England

1607

+10

TSV 1860 München

Germany

1600

Liverpool

England

1599

-2

Bologna

Italy

1583

Fiorentina

Italy

1575

#
1	Internazionale	1722	+5	Italy
2	Real Madrid	1670	+11	Spain
3	Borussia Dortmund	1647	0	Germany
4	Ferencvárosi TC	1625	0	Europe only
5	Atlético de Madrid	1607	0	Spain
6	Manchester United	1607	+10	England
7	TSV 1860 München	1600	0	Germany
8	Liverpool	1599	-2	England
9	Bologna	1583	+7	Italy
10	Fiorentina	1575	+4	Italy
11	Juventus	1573	-5	Italy
12	1. FC Köln	1564	0	Germany
13	Leeds United	1564	-11	England
14	Werder Bremen	1560	0	Germany
15	Real Zaragoza	1559	+20	Spain
16	AC Sparta Praha	1557	0	Europe only
17	AC Milan	1553	0	Italy
18	Chelsea	1544	+23	England
19	FC Barcelona	1539	-19	Spain
20	Benfica	1538	0	Europe only

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1966UEFAWinner: Real Madrid

Final2

FK PartizanReal Madrid★

Semi-finals2

InternazionaleManchester United

Quarter-finals4

AC Sparta PrahaBenficaFerencvárosi TCRSC Anderlecht

Round of 168

Derry City FCDinamo BucureştiFC Viktoria FrankfurtGórnik ZabrzeKilmarnockPFC Levski SofiaPanathinaikosWerder Bremen

Group stage15

APOEL FCBoldklubben 1909Djurgårdens IFDrumcondra DublinFC Lyn OsloFC NantesFenerbahçe SKFeyenoordHJK HelsinkiKF TiranaKeflavik ÍFLASK LinzLausanne-SportsSliema Wanderers FCStade Dudelange

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1966UEFAWinner: FC Barcelona

Final2

FC Barcelona★Real Zaragoza

Semi-finals2

ChelseaLeeds United

Quarter-finals4

Dunfermline AthleticRCD EspanyolTSV 1860 MünchenÚjpest FC

Round of 168

1. FC KölnAC MilanFC BraşovFC BrnoHannover 96Heart of MidlothianServette FCValencia

Group stage16

AIK FotbollAris ThessalonikiEvertonFC BaselFC PortoFiorentinaGD CUFGöztepe ASKjøbenhavns BoldklubLokomotive LeipzigNK ZagrebRoyal Antwerp FCShamrock RoversSporting Clube de PortugalVålerenga IFWeiner SK

Qualifying16▾

1. FC NürnbergAS RomaDaring CB BrusselsFC Girondins de BordeauxFC UtrechtGlentoran FCHibernianLokomotiv PlovdivMalmö FFPAOK ThessalonikiRC StrasbourgRFC LiègeRed Star BelgradeStade FrançaisTorino FCUnion Luxembourg

Cup Winners Cup1966UEFAWinner: Borussia Dortmund

Final2

Borussia Dortmund★Liverpool

Semi-finals2

CelticWest Ham United

Quarter-finals4

Atlético de MadridBudapest Honvéd FCDynamo KyivFC Magdeburg

Round of 168

AGF ÅrhusCSKA SofiaFC SionFK Dukla PragueOlympiakos CFPRosenborg BKStandard LiègeUniversitatea Cluj

Group stage15

AC OmoniaCA Spora LuxembourgCardiff CityColeraine FCDinamo ZagrebFloriana FCGalatasaray SKGo Ahead EaglesJuventusKR ReykjavíkLahden ReipasLimerick FCSC Wiener NeustadtStade Rennais FCVFC Vitória Setúbal

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1965CONMEBOLWinner: Independiente

Final2

Independiente★Peñarol

Semi-finals2

Boca JuniorsSantos FC

Quarter-finals6

Club GuaraníDeportivo GaliciaDeportivo QuitoThe StrongestUniversidad de ChileUniversitario

Other competitions1 competition

Intercontinental Cup1965FIFAWinner: Internazionale

Final2

IndependienteInternazionale★

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1965-66 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

AFC Ajax

Eredivisie · Netherlands

+7.71

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Tasmania 1900 Berlin

Bundesliga · Germany

−8.73

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Spain

La Liga1966Tier 1

Segunda Division1966Tier 2

England

First Division1966Tier 1

Second Division1966Tier 2

Third Division1966Tier 3

Fourth Division1966Tier 4

Italy

Serie A1966Tier 1

Serie B1966Tier 2

Germany

Bundesliga1966Tier 1

Regionalliga Süd1966Tier 2

Scotland

Division One1966Tier 1

Scottish Division Two1966Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1966Tier 1

II Divisão1966Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1966Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1966Tier 2

France

Division 11966Tier 1

Division 21966Tier 2

Cup competitions

Everton

FA Cup · England · v Sheffield Wednesday

West Bromwich Albion

League Cup · England · v West Ham United

RC Strasbourg

Coupe de France · France · v FC Nantes

Bayern Munich

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v MSV Duisburg

Fiorentina

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Catanzaro

Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v ADO Den Haag

Sporting Braga

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v VFC Vitória Setúbal

Rangers

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

Celtic

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Rangers

Real Zaragoza

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Athletic Bilbao

Liverpool

Community Shield · England · v

FC Nantes

Trophee des Champions · France · v Stade Rennais FC

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Everton	v Sheffield Wednesday
League CupDomestic cup	England	West Bromwich Albion	v West Ham United
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	RC Strasbourg	v FC Nantes
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Bayern Munich	v MSV Duisburg
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Fiorentina	v Catanzaro
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Sparta Rotterdam	v ADO Den Haag
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Sporting Braga	v VFC Vitória Setúbal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Celtic
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Rangers
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Real Zaragoza	v Athletic Bilbao
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Liverpool	v
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	FC Nantes	v Stade Rennais FC

← 1964-65 All seasons 1966-67 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).