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

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Metropolitano
 
River Plate, Metropolitano champions
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
(14 goals each)
1978
1980

Group A

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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: [citation needed]

2nd place playoff

Group B

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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: [citation needed]

Semifinals

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Club - Club 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate - Independiente 4-3 2-1
Rosario Central - Vélez Sársfield 0-1 0-0

Final

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Club - Club 1st leg 2nd leg
Vélez Sársfield - River Plate 0-2 1-5

Nacional Championship

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Nacional
 
River Plate, Nacional champions
Season1979
ChampionsRiver Plate (19th title)
1980 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sársfield
Top goalscorer  Diego Maradona
(12 goals)
1978
1980

Group A

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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[a] 14 3 5 6 15 21 −6 11
7 Ledesma 14 0 4 10 12 33 −21 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Group B

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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: [citation needed]

Group C

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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: [citation needed]

Group D

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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: [citation needed]

Quarterfinals

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Club - Club 1st leg 2nd leg
Instituto - Atético Tucumán 3-2 0-3
Unión - Talleres (C) 3-0 0-2
Vélez Sársfield - River Plate 1-0 0-1 (PK 3-4)
Racing - Rosario Central 1-3 0-3

Semifinals

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Club - Club 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate - Rosario Central 4-0 3-1
Atético Tucumán - Unión 0-2 0-2

Final

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Club - Club 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión - River Plate 1-1 0-0

River Plate won on goal away rule

First leg

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1979 Campeonato Nacional Final
First leg
Unión (SF)1–1River Plate
Mazzoni   Report Alonso   88'

Second leg

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Second leg
River Plate0–0Unión (SF)
Report
Attendance: 32,735
Referee:   Jorge Romero
 
 
 
 
 
 
River Plate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unión (Santa Fe)

References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1979 on RSSSF.com