1965–66 Czechoslovak First League

Czechoslovak First League
Season1965–66
ChampionsDukla Prague
RelegatedBaník Ostrava
Tatran Prešov
European CupDukla Prague
Cup Winners' CupTatran Prešov
Fairs CupSpartak ZJŠ Brno
Top goalscorerLadislav Michalík (15 goals)
Highest attendance50,105
Sparta Prague vs Slavia Prague
(4 September 1965)[1]

Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1965–66 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Dukla Prague won the championship. Ladislav Michalík was the league's top scorer with 15 goals.[2] The match between Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague had an attendance of 50,105 - setting a league record.[1]

Stadia and locations

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dukla Prague (C) 26 13 7 6 40 23 1.739 33 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Sparta Prague 26 13 7 6 47 30 1.567 33 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Slavia Prague 26 12 9 5 35 24 1.458 33
4 Inter Bratislava 26 10 10 6 36 30 1.200 30
5 Jednota Trenčín 26 10 8 8 27 21 1.286 28
6 Spartak Trnava 26 12 3 11 34 26 1.308 27
7 Slovan Bratislava 26 9 7 10 34 29 1.172 25
8 Spartak Hradec Králové 26 8 9 9 29 34 0.853 25
9 VSS Košice 26 8 8 10 26 31 0.839 24
10 Spartak ZJŠ Brno 26 5 12 9 21 31 0.677 22 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
11 Slovan Teplice 26 9 4 13 20 36 0.556 22
12 Lokomotíva Košice 26 7 8 11 19 39 0.487 22
13 Baník Ostrava (R) 26 8 5 13 36 38 0.947 21 Relegation to Czechoslovak Second League
14 Tatran Prešov (R) 26 5 9 12 24 36 0.667 19 Cup Winners' Cup and relegation to Second League[a]
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Tatran Prešov qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Czechoslovak Cup runners-up.

Results

Home \ Away OST DUK INT TRE LOK TEP SLA SLO SPA HRK TRN BRN PRE KOŠ
Baník Ostrava 0–2 5–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 4–0
Dukla Prague 1–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–4 1–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 5–1
Inter Bratislava 4–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
Jednota Trenčín 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
Lokomotíva Košice 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Sklo Union Teplice 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–2
Slavia Prague 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0
Slovan Bratislava 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 5–4 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–0
Sparta Prague 4–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Spartak Hradec Králové 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2
Spartak Trnava 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
Spartak ZJŠ Brno 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Tatran Prešov 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–1
VSS Košice 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Michalík Baník Ostrava 15
2 Czechoslovakia Josef Kadraba Slavia Prague 13
3 Czechoslovakia Pavol Bencz Jednota Trenčín 11
4 Czechoslovakia Ivan Hrdlička Slovan Bratislava 10
5 Czechoslovakia Václav Mašek Sparta Prague 9
Czechoslovakia Ľudovít Štefan Tatran Prešov
Czechoslovakia Valerián Švec Spartak Trnava

References

  1. ^ a b "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století" [At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.