1965–66 Bundesliga
| Season | 1965–66 |
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| Champions |
1860 Munich 1st Bundesliga title 1st German title |
| Relegated |
Borussia Neunkirchen Tasmania Berlin |
| European Cup | 1860 Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup |
Borussia Dortmund (title holders) Bayern Munich |
| Goals scored | 987 |
| Average goals/game | 3.23 |
| Top goalscorer | Lothar Emmerich (31) |
| Biggest home win | Hamburg 8–0 Karlsruhe (12 February 1966) |
| Biggest away win | Tasmania Berlin 0–9 Meiderich (26 March 1966) |
| Highest scoring | M'gladbach 8–3 Nürnberg (11 goals) (12 March 1966) |
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The 1965–66 Bundesliga was the third season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 1965 and ended on 28 May 1966.Werder Bremen were the defending champions.
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Karlsruher SC and FC Schalke 04 would initially have been relegated for finishing in the bottom two places. However, Hertha BSC Berlin were found guilty of illegal financial behavior and, as a consequence, had their Bundesliga license revoked. The German FA then decided to keep Karlsruhe and Schalke in the league and expand its size to 18 teams. Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach were promoted after having won their respective promotion play-off groups. In order to still have a representative from West Berlin in the league, Tasmania Berlin were also granted promotion.
The 1965–66 season was the inaugural season for the two most successful clubs regarding league titles in Bundesliga history, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich. It was also the first time that a city had two clubs in the Bundesliga. Bayern were a title contender for large parts of the season, but eventually were held short three points by their cross-town rivals 1860, who won their first championship. Nevertheless, the newcomers had something to celebrate as well, as they won the DFB Cup one week after the end of the season, which they finished in third place.
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