1965–66 Divizia A

The 1965–66 Divizia A was the forty-eighth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

Divizia A
Season1965–66
ChampionsPetrolul Ploieşti[1]
Top goalscorerIon Ionescu (24)

Teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Petrolul Ploiești (C)2616644724+2338Qualification to European Cup first round
2Rapid București2615294630+1632
3Dinamo București2610884533+1228
4Dinamo Pitești26124104642+428Invitation to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5Steagul Roșu Brașov26123114030+1027
6CSMS Iași26115103337−427
7Știința Cluj2681083435−126
8Știința Craiova2697102338−1525
9Farul Constanța26104123237−524Invitation to Balkans Cup
10UTA Arad2688103340−724
11Știința Timișoara26103132636−1023
12Steaua București26610103430+422Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
13Crișul Oradea (R)2668122639−1320Relegation to Divizia B
14Siderurgistul Galați (R)2676134155−1420
Source: LT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayIAȘCRIDINPITFARPETRAPSIDSRBSTEUTAȘCJȘCRȘTI
CSMS Iași0–01–22–01–00–02–03–23–02–02–13–31–03–0
Crișul Oradea0–20–03–11–01–13–14–01–22–21–10–01–03–1
Dinamo București0–13–01–14–32–10–24–01–01–10–14–08–02–3
Dinamo Pitești4–06–02–13–21–42–13–12–11–03–21–23–11–0
Farul Constanța2–12–11–12–01–10–23–12–01–02–01–04–01–0
Petrolul Ploiești2–14–12–23–23–01–03–01–01–04–15–15–21–0
Rapid București2–02–00–04–23–02–11–24–12–04–23–22–02–0
Siderurgistul Galați6–03–02–31–11–10–11–24–22–20–00–03–12–1
Steagul Roșu Brașov3–02–14–13–02–10–20–24–00–06–12–01–13–0
Steaua București0–01–03–32–36–00–13–25–10–21–21–00–01–1
UTA Arad2–11–13–02–22–12–03–12–20–11–13–11–10–0
Știința Cluj2–21–12–12–21–15–01–14–11–00–02–01–02–0
Știința Craiova3–11–00–01–02–10–01–03–10–02–12–01–11–0
Știința Timișoara3–12–10–11–01–00–03–12–52–10–41–02–03–0
Source: LT (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank[2]PlayerClubGoals
1Ion IonescuRapid București24
2Nicolae NagyDinamo Pitești22
3Cristian StătescuSiderurgistul Galați15
4Gheorghe EneDinamo București12
5Alexandru BadeaPetrolul Ploiești11
Mircea DrideaPetrolul Ploiești
Cornel PavloviciSteaua București
Marin VoineaSiderurgistul Galați

Champion squad

Petrolul Ploiești[3]

Goalkeepers: Mihai Ionescu (26 / 0); Vasile Sfetcu (5 / 0).
Defenders: Gheorghe Pahonțu (26 / 0); Alexandru Boc (26 / 1); Gheorghe Florea (26 / 0); Mihai Mocanu (26 / 0).
Midfielders: Eduard Juhasz (23 / 2); Petre Dragomir (26 / 2); Dumitru Munteanu (3 / 0); Viorel Stoicescu (1 / 0).
Forwards: Emil Frățilă (8 / 4); Ioan Drăgan (8 / 1); Octavian Dincuță (6 / 0); Mircea Dridea (25 / 11); Alexandru Badea (23 / 11); Constantin Moldoveanu (24 / 8); Virgil Dridea (18 / 6); Ion Crișan (4 / 0).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Constantin Cernăianu.

See also

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