1981 Campeonato Nacional finals

Football matches in Argentina 1981 Campeonato Nacional finals 1981 Campeonato Nacional River Plate 2 Ferro Carril Oeste 0 on aggregate First leg 1 0 December 16, 1981 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires Jorge Eduardo RomeroAsociación del Fútbol Argentino - 1ª División – 1981 Fútbol Argentino: Crónicas y Estadísticas es 140 Luis Alberto Colussi Carlos Alberto Guris Victor Hugo Kurhy 40,485 Second leg 1 0 December 20, 1981 Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri Buenos Aires Teodoro Nitti 22,371 The 1981 Campeonato Nacional finals were the final matches of the 1981 Campeonato Nacional, the second of the two league championships held during the 90th season of Argentine football. The two-legged event was contested between River Plate and Ferro Carril Oeste. The first leg was played at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, on 16 December 1981 and the second leg was played on 20 December 1981 at the Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires. Each club needed to progress through the group stage and two knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 18 matches in total. Both finalists landed in the same group. Ferro Carril Oeste topped the group before beating Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) and Vélez Sarsfield to reach the final. River Plate finished second and subsequently beat Rosario Central and Independiente to progress to the final.Argentina 1981 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg81.html 2026-04-08 www.rsssf.org Qualified teams Team Previous finals app. River Plate 1932, 1936, 1969 Met, 1972 Nac, 1976 Nac, 1978 Nac, 1979 Met Ferro Carril Oeste (none) Bold: indicates winning years Met: Campeonato Metropolitano Nac: Campeonato Nacional Venues left horizontal 450 Estadio Monumental Mundial 78.jpg Ferro vista aerea.jpg Estadio Monumental (left) and Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri (right), venues Matches First leg December 16, 1981 River Plate 1–0 Report Ferro Carril Oeste Olarticoechea 71 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 40,485 Jorge Eduardo Romero _left _River_1975 _right _socks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate _whiteborder _fco80h _whiteborder _3_stripes_white 008000 008000 008000 FFFFFF 008000 Ferro Carril Oeste GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 ARG Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 ARG Alberto Tarantini DF 6 ARG Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 ARG Julio Olarticoechea MF 8 ARG Juan José López 45 MF 5 ARG Enzo Bulleri MF 10 ARG Emilio Commisso FW 7 ARG Ramón Díaz FW 9 ARG Roberto Gordon 78 FW 11 ARG José María VietaSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Jorge Ferrero DF ARG Jorge Gordillo MF ARG Reinaldo Merlo 45 MF ARG Daniel Messina FW ARG Pedro Vega 78Manager:ARG Alfredo Di Stéfano GK 1 ARG Carlos Barisio DF 4 ARG Mario Gómez DF 2 ARG Héctor Cúper DF 6 ARG Juan Domingo Rocchia DF 3 ARG Oscar Garré MF 8 ARG Carlos Arregui MF 5 ARG Gerónimo Saccardi MF 10 PAR Adolfino Cañete FW 7 ARG Alberto Márcico FW 9 URU Julio César Jiménez 80 FW 11 ARG Miguel Ángel Juárez 80Substitutes: GK 12 ARG Eduardo Basigalup DF ARG Silvio Sotelo MF ARG Jorge Brandoni 80 MF ARG Claudio Crocco 80 FW URU Rafael HerreraManager:ARG Carlos Griguol Second leg December 20, 1981 Ferro Carril Oeste 0–1 Report River Plate Kempes 58 Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires 22,371 Teodoro Nitti _whiteborder _fco80h _whiteborder _3_stripes_white 008000 008000 008000 FFFFFF 008000 Ferro Carril Oeste _left _River_1975 _right _socks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate GK 1 ARG Carlos Barisio DF 4 ARG Mario Gómez DF 2 ARG Héctor Cúper DF 6 ARG Juan Domingo Rocchia DF 3 ARG Oscar Garré MF 8 ARG Carlos Arregui MF 5 ARG Gerónimo Saccardi MF 10 PAR Adolfino Cañete FW 7 ARG Claudio Crocco 54 FW 9 URU Julio César Jiménez FW 11 ARG Miguel Ángel Juárez 60Substitutes: GK 12 ARG Eduardo Basigalup DF ARG Silvio Sotelo MF ARG Jorge Brandoni MF ARG Alberto Márcico 54 FW ARG Luis Andreuchi 60Manager:ARG Carlos Griguol GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 ARG Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 ARG Alberto Tarantini DF 6 ARG Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 ARG Julio Olarticoechea MF 8 ARG Enzo Bulleri MF 5 ARG Américo Gallego MF 10 ARG Emilio Commisso FW 7 ARG Jorge Tévez 45 FW 9 ARG Mario Kempes FW 11 ARG José María Vieta 67Substitutes: GK 12 ARG Jorge Ferrero DF ARG Jorge Gordillo MF ARG Reinaldo Merlo 67 MF ARG Daniel Messina FW ARG Ramón Díaz 45Manager:ARG Alfredo Di Stéfano References Category:1981 in Argentine football river ferro Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Category:December 1981 sports events in South America