1965–66 Mexican Segunda División season explained

Competition:Segunda División de México
Season:1965–66
Winners:Nuevo León (1st Title)
Matches:241
Total Goals:801
Prevseason:1964–65
Nextseason:1966–67

The 1965–66 Mexican Segunda División was the 16th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 May 1965 and concluded on 19 December 1965. It was won by Nuevo León, for the first time, the champion was defined in a tiebreaker match, in which Nuevo León defeated Tampico with a score of 2-1.[1]

Changes

Teams

ClubCityStadium
CelayaCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López
LagunaTorreónEstadio San Isidro
NacionalGuadalajaraEstadio Jalisco
Nuevo LeónMonterreyEstadio Tecnológico
OrizabaOrizabaEstadio Socum
PachucaPachucaEstadio Revolución Mexicana
Poza RicaPoza RicaParque Jaime J. Merino
PueblaPueblaEstadio Olímpico Ignacio Zaragoza
SalamancaSalamancaEstadio El Molinito
TampicoTampicoEstadio Tampico
TepicTepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
TexcocoTexcocoEstadio Municipal de Texcoco
TorreónTorreónEstadio Revolución
Ciudad VictoriaCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez
ZamoraZamoraEstadio Moctezuma

Tiebreaker Match

Due to the tie on points between Tampico and Nuevo León it was necessary to hold a tiebreaker match at a neutral venue. This was held on 26 December 1965 at the Estadio La Martinica, León.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los inolvidables “Jabatos de Nuevo León” . Regio Deporte . 8 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128224838/http://www.regiodeporte.com/los-inolvidables-jabatos-de-nuevo-leon/ . 28 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Lugo . Erick Francisco . Castro . Fernando . Toscano . Martín . Mexico 1964/65 . . 8 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Fong . Eric . ¡Ni América o Chivas! El único campeón invicto en el futbol profesional es el Ciudad Madero . Mediotiempo.com . 8 September 2020 . es . 30 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Los equipos tapatíos que se fueron . El Informador . 9 September 2020 . es . 8 October 2017.