1966–67 Segunda División

Segunda División
Season	1966–67
Champions	Real Sociedad; Málaga
Promoted	Real Sociedad; Málaga; Real Betis
Relegated	Logroñés; Algeciras; Indauchu; Condal
Matches played	480
Goals scored	1,210 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Francisco Solabarrieta; (24 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Américo Canas; (0.64 goals/match)
Biggest home win	Rayo Vallecano 8–0 Logroñés; (25 September 1966)
Biggest away win	Osasuna 1–5 Ferrol; (25 September 1966); Logroñés 0–4 Osasuna; (11 December 1966); Ferrol 0–4 Oviedo; (12 March 1967); Racing Santander 0–4 Celta Vigo; (26 March 1967)
Highest scoring	Real Gijón 5–4 Oviedo; (20 November 1966); Burgos 7–2 Gimnástica Torrelavega; (18 December 1966); Mestalla 7–2 Condal; (6 January 1967)
	← 1965–66 1967–68 →

The 1966–67 Segunda División season was the 36th since its establishment and was played between 11 September 1966 and 23 April 1967.

Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including 3 relegated from the 1965–66 La Liga and 4 promoted from the 1965–66 Tercera División.

Relegated from La Liga

Promoted from Tercera División

Group North

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Real Sociedad (P)	30	21	4	5	46	22	+24	46	Promotion to La Liga
2	Real Gijón	30	19	7	4	55	22	+33	45	Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3	Celta Vigo	30	14	8	8	43	25	+18	36
4	Osasuna	30	13	9	8	52	39	+13	35^[a]
5	Oviedo	30	15	5	10	57	38	+19	35^[a]
6	Rayo Vallecano	30	13	4	13	45	31	+14	30^[b]
7	Ferrol	30	13	4	13	41	30	+11	30^[b]
8	Calvo Sotelo	30	10	10	10	38	38	0	30^[b]
9	Valladolid	30	11	7	12	38	43	−5	29
10	Gimnástica Torrelavega	30	12	4	14	33	53	−20	28^[c]
11	Tenerife	30	11	6	13	40	47	−7	28^[c]
12	Racing Santander	30	12	2	16	42	53	−11	26
13	Langreo (O)	30	9	7	14	32	42	−10	25	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14	Burgos (O)	30	7	9	14	40	49	−9	23	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
15	Logroñés (R)	30	5	8	17	16	47	−31	18	Relegation to Tercera División
16	Indauchu (R)	30	5	6	19	17	56	−39	16	Relegation to Tercera División

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Osasuna finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Osasuna–Oviedo 4–2, Oviedo–Osasuna 1–1
^ ^a ^b ^c Rayo Vallecano finished ahead of Ferrol and Calvo Sotelo on head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 5 pts, Ferrol 4 pts, Calvo Sotelo 3 pts
^ ^a ^b Gimnástica Torrelavega finished ahead of Tenerife on head-to-head goal difference: Tenerife–Gimnástica Torrelavega 1–0, Gimnástica Torrelavega–Tenerife 3–1

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Francisco Solabarrieta	24	Real Gijón
Francisco Docal	18	Racing Santander
Abel Fernández	17	Celta Vigo
Alfonso Fanjul	17	Osasuna
José Luis Quirós	15	Oviedo

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Jesús Zubiarrain	21	30	0.7	Real Sociedad
José Ramón Ibarreche	19	25	0.76	Celta Vigo
Andrés Mendieta	20	23	0.87	Rayo Vallecano
Juan Zumalabe	29	30	0.97	Ferrol
Lucrecio Luquin	23	21	1.1	Osasuna

Group South

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Málaga (P)	30	19	6	5	44	18	+26	44	Promotion to La Liga
2	Real Betis (O, P)	30	18	4	8	47	26	+21	40	Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3	Castellón	30	15	7	8	42	24	+18	37^[a]
4	Levante	30	16	5	9	41	26	+15	37^[a]
5	Mallorca	30	14	7	9	45	30	+15	35
6	Europa	30	12	8	10	29	33	−4	32^[b]
7	Murcia	30	14	4	12	39	36	+3	32^[b]
8	Cádiz	30	11	7	12	35	41	−6	29^[c]
9	Mestalla	30	12	5	13	45	53	−8	29^[c]
10	Badalona	30	11	5	14	32	40	−8	27
11	Recreativo	30	8	9	13	31	34	−3	25
12	Lleida	30	8	8	14	30	40	−10	24^[d]
13	Atlético Ceuta (O)	30	10	4	16	31	44	−13	24^[d]	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14	Constancia (O)	30	6	10	14	29	41	−12	22^[e]	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
15	Algeciras (R)	30	7	8	15	22	36	−14	22^[e]	Relegation to Tercera División
16	Condal (R)	30	8	5	17	33	53	−20	21	Relegation to Tercera División

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Castellón finished ahead of Levante on head-to-head goal difference: Castellón–Levante 2–0, Levante–Castellón 1–0
^ ^a ^b Europa finished ahead of Murcia on head-to-head points: Murcia–Europa 0–1, Europa–Murcia 3–0
^ ^a ^b Cádiz finished ahead of Mestalla on overall goal difference
^ ^a ^b Lleida finished ahead of Atlético Ceuta on head-to-head goal difference: Atlético Ceuta–Lleida 1–0, Lleida–Atlético Ceuta 3–0
^ ^a ^b Constància finished ahead of Algeciras on head-to-head goal difference: Constància–Algeciras 3–0, Algeciras–Constància 1–0

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Wanderley Machado	19	Levante
Serafín García	19	Murcia
Joseíto	13	Constància
Manuel Folch	11	Castellón
Jesús María Landa	10	Real Betis

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Américo Canas	16	25	0.64	Málaga
Antonio Ramírez	23	29	0.79	Castellón
José Campillo	26	30	0.87	Real Betis
Francisco Catalá	26	30	0.87	Levante
Rogelio Pàmpols	33	29	1.14	Europa

Promotion playoffs

First leg

28 May 1967	Sevilla	1–0	Real Gijón	Seville
	Lizarralde 14'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Zariquiegui Izco

18 June 1967	Real Betis	2–0	Granada	Seville
	Rogelio 55' Quino 72'	Report		Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Second leg

4 June 1967	Real Gijón	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Sevilla	Gijón
		Report	Pintado 5'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

25 June 1967	Granada	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Real Betis	Granada
		Report	Rogelio 50'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Referee: Pintado Viu

Relegation playoffs

First leg

18 June 1967	Lugo	1–1	Constancia	Lugo
	Aguirre 82'	Report	Tito 76'	Stadium: Ángel Carro Referee: García Ibáñez

18 June 1967	Ponferradina	2–2	Langreo	Ponferrada
	Blanco 2' Jaime 15'	Report	Candi 8' Oscarín 77'	Stadium: Santa Marta Referee: García Jaime

18 June 1967	Aragón	1–0	Burgos	Zaragoza
	Planas 42'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Olavarria González

18 June 1967	Real Unión	2–2	Atlético Ceuta	Irun
	Michelena 11', 63'	Report	Ortuño 29' Rivas 48'	Stadium: Gal Referee: Rodríguez Barroso

Second leg

25 June 1967	Constancia	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Lugo	Inca
	Joseíto 3' Casañ 58'	Report		Stadium: Nou Camp Referee: Tomeo Palanques

25 June 1967	Langreo	5–2 (7–4 agg.)	Ponferradina	Langreo
	Oscarín 16', 85' Peñalver 30' Nico 61' Santamaría 75'	Report	Blanco 49' Isauro 62'	Stadium: Ganzábal Referee: Moreda Fernández

25 June 1967	Burgos	4–1 (4–2 agg.)	Aragón	Burgos
	Goyarán 5', 81' Castañón 26' Mentxaka 57'	Report	Rangil 8'	Stadium: El Plantío Referee: Orrantia Capelastegui

25 June 1967	Atlético Ceuta	2–0 (4–2 agg.)	Real Unión	Ceuta
	Escudero 52' Mendi 68'	Report		Stadium: Alfonso Murube Referee: Ruiz Casasola

External links

BDFútbol

[table_hth_OSA0.049909024056936-1] Osasuna finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Osasuna–Oviedo 4–2, Oviedo–Osasuna 1–1

[table_hth_RAY0.049909024056936-2] Rayo Vallecano finished ahead of Ferrol and Calvo Sotelo on head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 5 pts, Ferrol 4 pts, Calvo Sotelo 3 pts

[table_hth_GIM0.049909024056936-3] Gimnástica Torrelavega finished ahead of Tenerife on head-to-head goal difference: Tenerife–Gimnástica Torrelavega 1–0, Gimnástica Torrelavega–Tenerife 3–1

[table_hth_CAS0.79907059334175-4] Castellón finished ahead of Levante on head-to-head goal difference: Castellón–Levante 2–0, Levante–Castellón 1–0

[table_hth_EUR0.79907059334175-5] Europa finished ahead of Murcia on head-to-head points: Murcia–Europa 0–1, Europa–Murcia 3–0

[table_hth_CAD0.79907059334175-6] Cádiz finished ahead of Mestalla on overall goal difference

[table_hth_LLE0.79907059334175-7] Lleida finished ahead of Atlético Ceuta on head-to-head goal difference: Atlético Ceuta–Lleida 1–0, Lleida–Atlético Ceuta 3–0

[table_hth_CON0.79907059334175-8] Constància finished ahead of Algeciras on head-to-head goal difference: Constància–Algeciras 3–0, Algeciras–Constància 1–0

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