title: 1965 in Argentine football
text: # 1965 in Argentine football
  
  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
  