1985 in Argentine football (Nacional)

none This page covers the period January - September 1985. The rest of 1985 is covered in 1985-86 in Argentine football. Nacional 1985 1985 featured the last ever edition of the Nacional championship. The structure of the tournament made it the most complicated championship in the history of the Argentine first division. The eventual champions were Argentinos Juniors who beat Vélez Sársfield in a 2nd final. Group Stages (1st step) The top two teams go through to the winners knockout, the bottom two go to the losers knockout. Group A PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Estudiantes La Plata9641112482Ramón Santamarina5621356-13Racing de Córdoba5621358-34Platense5621359-4 Group B PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Boca Juniors8632113672Estudiantes Río Cuarto76312121203Temperley56213811-34Altos Hornos Zapla4620459-4 Group C PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Independiente7631211652Talleres de Córdoba763126603Guaraní Antonio Franco7631268-24Huracán36033710-3 Group D PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1River Plate10642010462Unión de Santa Fe561329633Gimnasia La Plata56132410-64Cipolletti4604258-3 Group E PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Newell's Old Boys862409632San Lorenzo7623110553Huracán Las Heras762318804Círculo Deportivo26105614-8 Group F PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Argentinos Juniors96330165112Chacarita Juniors7631211653Central Norte56132414-104Belgrano de Córdoba36033814-6 Group G PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1San Martín Tucumán8632112482Vélez Sársfield8623111653Argentino de Firmat56213510-54Juventud Alianza36114412-8 Group H PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Ferro Carril Oeste964118262Deportivo Español763129633Instituto de Córdoba663039904Juventud Antoniana26105413-9 2nd step Winners knockout The winners progressed to the winners QF, the losers enter the losers 3rd round. Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateIndependienteRamón Santamarina 3-13-26-3TalleresEstudiantes La Plata1-11-32-4Newell's Old BoysChacarita Juniors0-02-12-1San LorenzoArgentinos Juniors2-20-12-3San MartínEstudiantes RC4-20-04-2Boca JuniorsVélez Sársfield3-20-33-4Ferro Carril OesteUnión1-02-13-1Deportivo EspañolRiver Plate2-10-52-6 Losers knockout Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateGuaraníPlatense0-00-10-1HuracánRacing de Córdoba2-11-13-2BelgranoHuracán La Heras2-11-33-4Central NorteCírculo Deportivo0-02-32-3Altos Hornos ZaplaArgentino (F)2-01-23-2Juventud AlianzaTemperley4-31-45-7CipollettiInstituto0-01-31-3Gimnasia La PlataJuventud Antoniana3-00-13-1 3rd step Winners Quarter-finals ScoreSan MartínArgentinos Juniors0-2Ferro Carril OesteIndependiente3-0River PlateEstudiantes La Plata2-0Newell's Old BoysVélez Sársfield1-2 (aet) Losers 3rd round ScoreEstudiantes (RC)Temperley0-1Gimnasia La PlataDeportivo Español0-2UniónPlatense3-0TalleresInstituto0-4Boca JuniorsAltos Hornos Zapla3-1Huracán La HerasSan Lorenzo3-3 (2-3 p.k.)Chacarita JuniorsHuracán0-0 (4-3 p.k.)Central NorteRamón Santamarina1-1 (4-2 p.k.) 4th step Winners Semi-finals ScoreFerro Carril OesteArgentinos Juniors0-3Vélez SársfieldRiver Plate3-0 Losers 4th round ScoreIndependienteBoca Juniors1-0Newell's Old BoysTemperley2-1Chacarita JuniorsSan Lorenzo2-0 (aet)Estuidaintes (LP)Deportivo Español1-1 (6-5 p.k.)Central NorteUnión0-0 (1-3 p.k.)San MartínInstituto0-0 (4-1 p.k.) 5th step Winners final Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateArgentinos JuniorsVélez Sársfield2-00-22-2 (4-3 p.k.) Argentinos Juniors to play in the final Vélez Sársfield progress to the losers final Losers 5th round ScoreNewell's Old BoysChacarita Juniors1-0Estudiantes (LP)San Martín1-0River PlateUnión1-0Ferro Carril OesteIndependiente0-0 (2-4 p.k.) 6th step Losers 6th round ScoreRiver PlateEstudiantes (LP)4-1IndependienteNewell's Old Boys0-2 7th step Losers 7th round ScoreRiver PlateNewell's Old Boys2-0 8th step Losers final ScoreVélez SársfieldRiver Plate2-1 Vélez Sársfield to play in the final Final August 28, 1985 ScoreArgentinos JuniorsVélez Sársfield1-1 (3-4 p.k.) As Argentinos Juniors had made it to the final without losing a game, the final had to be replayed to give them the 2nd chance that every other team had already had. September 3, 1985 ScoreVélez SársfieldArgentinos Juniors1-2 References Argentina final tables: 1980s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at rsssf. Category:Seasons in Argentine football Category:1985 in Argentine football