1979 Argentine Primera División

The 1979 Primera División season was the 88th season of top-flight football in Argentina. River Plate won both the Metropolitano and Nacional championship, achieving 19 titles total.

Primera División
Season1979
ChampionsRiver Plate (Metropolitano and Nacional)
← 1978
1980 →

There were three teams relegated, Atlanta, Chacarita Juniors and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).[1]

Metropolitano Championship
Metropolitano
Season1979
ChampionsRiver Plate (18th title)
PromotedFerro Carril Oeste
RelegatedAtlanta
Chacarita Juniors
Gim. y Esgrima LP
1980 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Top goalscorer Sergio Fortunato
Diego Maradona
(18 goals each)
← 1978
1980 →

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 18 9 6 3 28 19 +9 24
2 Vélez Sársfield 18 10 3 5 27 20 +7 23
2 Argentinos Juniors 18 10 3 5 34 26 +8 23
4 Newell's Old Boys 18 8 6 4 27 14 +13 22
4 Racing 18 8 6 4 31 20 +11 22
6 Unión 18 6 7 5 23 20 +3 19
7 Quilmes 18 6 5 7 23 20 +3 17
8 Huracán 18 6 4 8 24 31 −7 16
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 18 3 2 13 11 28 −17 8
10 Platense 18 2 2 14 15 45 −30 6
Source:

2nd place playoff

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rosario Central 18 10 6 2 37 17 +20 26
2 Independiente 18 11 2 5 36 25 +11 24
3 Estudiantes (LP) 18 8 6 4 34 27 +7 22
4 Boca Juniors 18 7 6 5 27 19 +8 20
5 Colón 18 6 7 5 24 23 +1 19
5 Ferro Carril Oeste 18 6 7 5 24 28 −4 19
7 San Lorenzo 18 4 9 5 28 25 +3 17
8 All Boys 18 5 5 8 17 28 −11 15
9 Atlanta 18 0 9 9 10 23 −13 9
9 Chacarita Juniors 18 2 5 11 15 37 −22 9
Source:

Semifinals
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
River Plate-Independiente4-32-1
Rosario Central-Vélez Sársfield0-10-0

Final
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Vélez Sársfield-River Plate0-21-5

Nacional Championship
Nacional
Season1979
ChampionsRiver Plate (19th title)
1980 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sársfield
Top goalscorer Diego Maradona
(12 goals)
← 1978
1980 →

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vélez Sársfield 14 7 5 2 26 15 +11 19
2 Unión 14 6 5 3 20 13 +7 17
2 Ferro Carril Oeste 14 6 5 3 22 17 +5 17
2 San Martín (T) 14 5 7 2 20 18 +2 17
5 Independiente 14 7 1 6 26 22 +4 15
6 Alianza Juventud Pringles[lower-alpha 1] 14 3 5 6 15 21 −6 11
7 Ledesma 14 0 4 10 12 33 −21 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. From San Luis Province

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Talleres (C) 14 8 4 2 31 20 +11 20
2 River Plate 14 7 4 3 26 14 +12 18
3 Huracán 14 6 5 3 29 22 +7 17
4 Newell's Old Boys 14 6 4 4 29 20 +9 16
5 Quilmes 14 4 2 8 14 18 −4 10
5 Kimberley 14 4 2 8 19 29 −10 10
7 Gimnasia y Tiro 14 1 3 10 10 37 −27 5
Source:

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Racing 14 6 5 3 24 17 +7 17
1 Atético Tucumán 14 6 5 3 22 15 +7 17
3 Argentinos Juniors 14 5 5 4 20 14 +6 15
3 Colón 14 5 5 4 19 17 +2 15
5 All Boys 14 4 4 6 12 18 −6 12
6 Independiente Rivadavia 14 3 5 6 13 20 −7 11
7 Altos Hornos Zapla 14 2 5 7 13 24 −11 9
Source:

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Instituto 14 7 4 3 24 11 +13 18
1 Rosario Central 14 7 4 3 25 15 +10 18
3 Boca Juniors 14 5 7 2 15 11 +4 17
4 San Lorenzo 14 6 4 4 23 11 +12 16
5 Estudiantes (LP) 14 7 0 7 24 21 +3 14
6 Chaco For Ever 14 4 2 8 13 30 −17 10
7 Cipolletti 14 2 3 9 11 34 −23 7
Source:

Quarterfinals
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Instituto-Atético Tucumán3-20-3
Unión -Talleres (C)3-00-2
Vélez Sársfield-River Plate1-00-1 (PK 3-4)
Racing-Rosario Central1-30-3

Semifinals
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
River Plate-Rosario Central4-03-1
Atético Tucumán-Unión0-20-2

Final
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Unión-River Plate1-10-0

River Plate won on goal away rule

1st leg
Unión1–1River Plate
Mazzoni Report Alonso  88'

2nd leg
River Plate0–0Unión
Report
Attendance: 32,735
Referee: Jorge Romero
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References
  1. Argentina 1979 on RSSSF.com
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