1968 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season1968
Dates1 March – 29 December
ChampionsSan Lorenzo (Metropolitano)
Vélez Sársfield (Nacional)
1969 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sarsfield
River Plate
1967
1969

The 1968 Primera División season was the 77th season of top-flight football in Argentina, continuing with the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format. Tigre[1] and Los Andes (1st and 2nd of "Torneo Reclasificatorio")[2] promoted from Primera B.[3][4]

San Lorenzo (8th league title) and Vélez Sársfield (1st title) won the Metropolitano and Nacional respectively. On the other hand, Ferro Carril Oeste and Tigre were relegated after playing a "Reclasificatorio" tournament.[5]

Campeonato Metropolitano

Metropolitano
San Lorenzo, Metropolitano champions
Season1968
Dates1 March – 7 December
ChampionsSan Lorenzo (8th title)
PromotedLos Andes
Tigre
RelegatedFerro Carril Oeste
Tigre
Top goalscorerArgentina Alfredo Oberti (13)
1967
1969

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San Lorenzo 22 14 8 0 44 10 +34 36 to Semifinals
2 Estudiantes (LP) 22 9 6 7 39 27 +12 24
2 Lanús 22 9 6 7 20 23 −3 24
4 Racing 22 5 13 4 28 29 −1 23
4 Boca Juniors 22 5 13 4 15 17 −2 23
6 Colón 22 7 7 8 26 25 +1 21
7 Newell's Old Boys 22 6 8 8 26 22 +4 20
7 Banfield 22 6 8 8 23 27 −4 20
9 Atlanta 22 5 8 9 20 25 −5 18 to Torneo Reclasificatorio
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 22 4 9 9 20 38 −18 17
11 Platense 22 2 11 9 15 27 −12 15
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vélez Sársfield 22 12 8 2 40 20 +20 32 to Semifinals
2 River Plate 22 12 7 3 31 16 +15 31
3 Rosario Central 22 10 7 5 29 17 +12 27
4 Huracán 22 10 6 6 29 18 +11 26
5 Independiente 22 10 5 7 34 19 +15 25
6 Los Andes 22 8 7 7 30 28 +2 23
6 Chacarita Juniors 22 10 3 9 28 29 −1 23
8 Argentinos Juniors 22 6 7 9 23 29 −6 19
9 Quilmes 22 6 6 10 27 34 −7 18 to Torneo Reclasificatorio
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 22 3 5 14 20 52 −32 11
11 Tigre 22 2 4 16 12 47 −35 8
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Played under a single-match format in neutral venue:

*   Winner of the series

Date Team 1 Team 2 Res. Venue City
31 Jul San Lorenzo River Plate
3–1
Racing Stadium Avellaneda
1 Aug Estudiantes LP Vélez Sársfield
1–0
Racing Stadium Avellaneda

Final

Date Team 1 Team 2 Res. Venue City
6 July San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP)
2–1
River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires

Match details

1968 Campeonato Metropolitano Final
San Lorenzo2–1 (a.e.t.)Estudiantes (LP)
Veglio 67'
Fischer 100'
Report Verón 47'
Attendance: 47,300
Referee: Miguel Comesaña
San Lorenzo
Estudiantes (LP)

Reclasificatorio Tournament

Teams that finished 9th, 10th and 11th in both zones of Metropolitano qualified to "Torneo Reclasificación", also contested by four teams from Primera B. The ten clubs played in a double round-robin system. The first 6 teams would remain/promote to Primera División while the last four would remain/be relegated to Primera B.[6]

The tournament ran from August 2 to December 7, and was won (not awarded as an official title) by Quilmes, with Ferro Carril Oeste and Tigre being relegated to the second division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Quilmes 18 7 9 2 25 11 +14 23
2 Atlanta 18 7 8 3 18 12 +6 22
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 18 8 5 5 23 16 +7 21
4 Platense 18 6 8 4 24 21 +3 20
4 Unión 18 5 10 3 19 21 −2 20
6 Deportivo Morón 18 5 9 4 18 14 +4 19
7 Ferro Carril Oeste 18 4 9 5 17 18 −1 17
8 Nueva Chicago 18 4 6 8 15 23 −8 14
9 Almagro 18 3 6 9 22 33 −11 12
9 Tigre 18 1 10 7 13 25 −12 12
Source: [citation needed]

Promocional Tournament

Teams placed 7th and 8th in each zone of Campeonato Metropolitano, plus the four teams that had lost finals of Torneo Regional contested the "Torneo Promocional". It ran from 26 August to 30 November and was won by Banfield, with no official title awarded.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Banfield 14 10 3 1 33 10 +23 23
2 Newell's Old Boys 14 10 1 3 31 8 +23 21
3 San Martín (SJ) 14 8 3 3 24 20 +4 19
4 Chacarita Juniors 14 7 3 4 26 14 +12 17
5 Argentinos Juniors 14 4 6 4 14 18 −4 14
6 Central Córdoba (SdE) 14 3 3 8 13 26 −13 9
7 Huracán 14 1 3 10 8 30 −22 5
8 San Lorenzo (MdP) 14 1 2 11 10 33 −23 4
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Argentina Alfredo Obberti Los Andes
13
2
Argentina Rodolfo Fischer San Lorenzo
12
3
Argentina Eduardo Flores Estudiantes LP
11
Argentina Jorge O. Pérez Vélez Sarsfield
Argentina Héctor Yazalde Independiente

Campeonato Nacional

Standings

Nacional
Vélez Sársfield, Nacional champions
Season1968
Dates6 September – 29 December
ChampionsVélez Sársfield (1st title)
1969 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sársfield
River Plate
Top goalscorerArgentina Omar Wehbe (13)
1967
1969
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vélez Sársfield 15 10 2 3 39 14 +25 22 Playoffs to define a champion
1 River Plate 15 9 4 2 35 15 +20 22
1 Racing 15 8 6 1 29 15 +14 22
4 Rosario Central 15 9 3 3 28 11 +17 21
4 Boca Juniors 15 8 5 2 25 7 +18 21
6 Colón 15 8 3 4 26 19 +7 19
7 San Lorenzo 15 6 6 3 24 20 +4 18
8 Los Andes 15 6 5 4 22 15 +7 17
9 Huracán 15 5 3 7 23 22 +1 13
9 Belgrano 15 3 7 5 20 27 −7 13
11 Independiente 15 4 4 7 26 25 +1 12
12 Lanús 15 2 7 6 15 22 −7 11
13 Independiente Rivadavia 15 1 7 7 8 25 −17 9
14 Estudiantes (LP) 15 3 1 11 12 26 −14 7
14 San Martín (T) 15 2 3 10 11 34 −23 7
16 Huracán (IW) 15 2 2 11 11 57 −46 6
Source: [citation needed]

First place playoffs

As Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, and Racing finished equaled on points, they played a round-robin tournament to define a champion. All the matches were held in San Lorenzo Stadium. Teams finished 1st and 2nd qualified for the 1969 Copa Libertadores.

Results

  • 1st. Match [Dec 19]: River Plate 2–0 Racing
  • 2nd. Match [Dec 22]: River Plate 1–1 Vélez Sarsfield
  • 3rd. Match [Dec 29]: Racing 2–4 Vélez Sarsfield

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vélez Sársfield 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 3 Qualified to 1969 Copa Libertadores
2 River Plate 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualified to 1969 Copa Libertadores
3 Racing 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Argentina Omar Wehbe Vélez Sarsfield
13
2
Brazil Araquem de Melo Huracán
10
Argentina Alfredo Obberti Los Andes
3
Argentina Roberto Salomone Racing
9

References

  1. ^ 1967 – PRIMERA B
  2. ^ Sufrimiento e incertidumbre con final feliz on Los Andes website by Pablo García
  3. ^ "Ascenso de 1967" on Los Andes blogsite, 23 Dec 2007
  4. ^ Argentina Second Level 1967 - Primera B by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
  5. ^ Argentina 1968 on RSSSF.com
  6. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1968 Torneo Reclasificación" by José Carluccio, 23 October 2009
  7. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1968 Torneo Promocional" by José Carluccio, 22 Oct 2009