1965 in Argentine football
# 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
