1979 Argentine Primera División

88th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1979 River Plate (Metropolitano and Nacional) 1978 1980 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. There were three teams relegated, Atlanta, Chacarita Juniors and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).Argentina 1979 on RSSSF.com Metropolitano Championship Metropolitano River equipo metro1979.jpg River Plate, Metropolitano champions 1979 River Plate (18th title) Ferro Carril Oeste Atlanta Chacarita Juniors Gim. y Esgrima LP 1980 Copa Libertadores River Plate ARG Sergio Fortunato ARG Diego Maradona (14 goals each) 1978 1980 Group A main WDL Q 2 RIV River Plate VEL Vélez Sársfield ARJ 2 Argentinos Juniors NEW Newell's Old Boys RCA 4 Racing UNI Unión QUI Quilmes HUR Huracán GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) PLA Platense 9 6 3 28 19 10 3 5 27 20 10 3 5 34 26 8 6 4 27 14 8 6 4 31 20 6 7 5 23 20 6 5 7 23 20 6 4 8 24 31 3 2 13 11 28 2 2 14 15 45 lightgreen C pink R complete 2nd place playoff Vélez Sársfield 4-0 Argentinos Juniors Group B main WDL Q 5 2 RCE Rosario Central IND Independiente EST Estudiantes (LP) BCJ Boca Juniors COL Colón FCO 5 Ferro Carril Oeste SLO San Lorenzo ALL All Boys ATL Atlanta CHA 9 Chacarita Juniors 10 6 2 37 17 11 2 5 36 25 8 6 4 34 27 7 6 5 27 19 6 7 5 24 23 6 7 5 24 28 4 9 5 28 25 5 5 8 17 28 0 9 9 10 23 2 5 11 15 37 pink R R complete Semifinals Club-Club1st leg2nd legRiver Plate-Independiente4-32-1Rosario Central-Vélez Sársfield0-10-0 Metropolitano finals 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano finals Club-Club1st leg2nd legVélez Sársfield-River Plate0-21-5 Nacional Championship Nacional River equipo nacional1979.jpg River Plate, Nacional champions 1979 River Plate (19th title) 1980 Copa Libertadores Vélez Sársfield ARG Diego Maradona (12 goals) 1978 1980 Group A main WDL Q 2 VEL Vélez Sársfield UNI Unión FCO 2 Ferro Carril Oeste SMT 2 San Martín (T) IND Independiente AJP Alianza Juventud Pringles From San Luis Province LED Ledesma 7 5 2 26 15 6 5 3 20 13 6 5 3 22 17 5 7 2 20 18 7 1 6 26 22 3 5 6 15 21 0 4 10 12 33 lightblue C complete Group B main WDL Q 2 TAL Talleres (C) RIV River Plate HUR Huracán NEW Newell's Old Boys QUI Quilmes KIM 5 Kimberley GYT Gimnasia y Tiro 8 4 2 31 20 7 4 3 26 14 6 5 3 29 22 6 4 4 29 20 4 2 8 14 18 4 2 8 19 29 1 3 10 10 37 lightgreen C complete Group C main WDL Q 2 RCA Racing ATT 1 Atético Tucumán ARJ Argentinos Juniors COL 3 Colón ALL All Boys IRV Independiente Rivadavia AHZ Altos Hornos Zapla 6 5 3 24 17 6 5 3 22 15 5 5 4 20 14 5 5 4 19 17 4 4 6 12 18 3 5 6 13 20 2 5 7 13 24 complete Group D main WDL Q 2 INS Instituto RCE 1 Rosario Central BOC Boca Juniors SLA San Lorenzo EST Estudiantes (LP) CFE Chaco For Ever CIP Cipolletti 7 4 3 24 11 7 4 3 25 15 5 7 2 15 11 6 4 4 23 11 7 0 7 24 21 4 2 8 13 30 2 3 9 11 34 complete Quarterfinals Club-Club1st leg2nd legInstituto-Atético Tucumán3-20-3Unión -Talleres (C)3-00-2Vélez Sársfield-River Plate1-00-1 (PK 3-4)Racing-Rosario Central1-30-3 Semifinals Club-Club1st leg2nd legRiver Plate-Rosario Central4-03-1Atético Tucumán-Unión0-20-2 Nacional finals 1979 Campeonato Nacional finals Club-Club1st leg2nd legUnión- River Plate1-10-0 References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Primera Division Arg Category:August 1979 sports events in South America Category:December 1979 sports events in South America Category:Football competitions in Santa Fe Province Category:Unión de Santa Fe Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Category:1970s in Buenos Aires Category:Club Atlético River Plate matches