1979 Campeonato Nacional finals

Football matches in Argentina 1979 Campeonato Nacional finals Campeonato Nacional Unión 1 River Plate 1 on aggregateRiver Plate won on away goals First leg 1 1 19 December 1979 Estadio 15 de Abril Santa Fe Teodoro NittiAsociación del Fútbol Argentino - 1ª División – 1979 Fútbol Argentino: Crónicas y Estadísticas es 115 Luis Alberto Colussi Carlos Alberto Guris Victor Hugo Kurhy 15,693 Second leg 0 0 23 December 1979 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires Jorge Eduardo Romero 32,735 The 1979 Campeonato Nacional finals were the final matches of the 1979 Campeonato Nacional, the second of the two league championships held during the 88th season of Argentine football. The two-legged event was contested between Unión de Santa Fe and River Plate. The first leg was played at the Estadio 15 de Abril, Santa Fe on 19 December 1979 and the second leg was played on 23 December 1979 at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires. Each club needed to progress through the group stage and two knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 18 matches in total. River Plate were the runners-up of their group, facing Vélez Sarsfield and Rosario Central before reaching the final. Unión also finished in second place of their group, and subsequently beat Talleres de Córdoba and Atlético Tucumán to progress to the final.Argentina 1979 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg79.html 2026-04-08 www.rsssf.org Qualified teams Team Previous finals app. River Plate 1932, 1936The 1936 season was divided into two single round-robin tournaments, "Copa Campeonato" (won by River Plate) and "Copa de Honor" (won by San Lorenzo). At the end of the season, both teams played the "Copa de Oro", a single match won by River. In its Memoria y Balance (Annual Report) published by the AFA that year, River Plate is mentioned as "1936 Champion" while San Lorenzo is only mentioned as "Copa de honor winning team".Memoria y Balance General 1936, p. 24 In its 100th anniversary book published in 1993, the AFA listed River Plate as the only 1936 champion.100 Años con el Fútbol (hardcover edition) – Argentine Football Association In 2013, the AFA included three 1936 championships on its website, mentioning River Plate as Copa de Oro and Copa Campeonato winner and San Lorenzo as Copa de Honor winner, therefore both clubs were added one league title to their honours.La AFA les reconoció otro título a San Lorenzo y a River https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231546/http://www.clarin.com/deportes/AFA-reconocio-San-Lorenzo-River_0_950905061.html 2016-03-03, Clarín, 6 July 201377 años después: San Lorenzo y River, campeones! on Crónica, 5 July 2013] Moreover, some historians consider Copa de Oro a national cup instead of a league championship, stating that it was only contested to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion.Un título que 80 años después sigue generando controversia https://web.archive.org/web/20201116035845/https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/titulo-80-anos-despues-sigue-generando-controversia_0_BkRS8JdNl.html 2020-11-16 by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 21 December 2016 n 1936controv , 1969 Met, 1976 Nac, 1978 Nac Unión (none) Bold: indicates winning years Met: Campeonato Metropolitano Nac: Campeonato Nacional Venues left horizontal 450 EstadioUnión1980.png Estadio Monumental Mundial 78.jpg Estadio 15 de Abril (left) and Estadio Monumental (right), venues Matches First leg December 19, 1979 Unión 1–1 Report River Plate Mazzoni 78 Alonso 88 Estadio 15 de Abril, Santa Fe 15,693 Teodoro Nitti _white_stripes2 _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_white_vert_stripes _white_stripes2 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Unión _red_stripes_adidas _left _River_1975 _right _shorts _socks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate GK 1 ARG Nery Pumpido DF 4 ARG Hugo Ismael López DF 2 ARG Carlos Mazzoni DF 6 ARG Pablo Cardenas DF 3 ARG Oscar Regenhardt MF 8 ARG Mario Alberto MF 5 ARG Roberto Telch MF 10 ARG Héctor Pitarch FW 7 ARG Arsenio Ribeca 76 FW 9 ARG Juan Gerónimo Paz 72 FW 11 ARG Fernando AlíSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Carlos Biasutto DF ARG Ricardo Bertolé MF ARG Víctor Arroyo 76 MF ARG Víctor Torres FW ARG Eduardo Stelhik 72Manager:ARG Reynaldo Volken GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 ARG Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 ARG Daniel Lonardi DF 6 ARG Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 ARG Héctor Osvaldo López MF 8 ARG Juan José López MF 5 ARG Reinaldo Merlo MF 10 ARG Norberto Alonso FW 7 ARG Ramón Díaz 72 FW 9 ARG Leopoldo Luque FW 11 ARG Emilio CommissoSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Luis Landaburu DF ARG José Luis Pavoni MF URU Juan Ramón Carrasco FW ARG Pedro González 72 FW ARG Oscar OrtizManager:ARG Ángel Labruna Second leg December 23, 1979 River Plate 0–0 Report Unión Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 32,735 Jorge Eduardo Romero _left _River_1975 _right _shorts _socks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate _white_stripes2 _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_white_vert_stripes _white_stripes2 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Unión _red_stripes_adidas GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 ARG Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 ARG Daniel Lonardi DF 6 ARG Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 ARG Héctor Osvaldo López MF 8 ARG Juan José López MF 5 ARG Reinaldo Merlo MF 10 ARG Norberto Alonso FW 7 ARG Pedro González 67 FW 9 ARG Leopoldo Luque FW 11 ARG Emilio CommissoSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Luis Landaburu DF ARG José Luis Pavoni DF URU Alfredo de los Santos MF URU Juan Ramón Carrasco FW ARG Ramón Díaz 67Manager:ARG Ángel Labruna GK 1 ARG Nery Pumpido DF 4 ARG Hugo Ismael López DF 2 ARG Carlos Mazzoni DF 6 ARG Pablo Cardenas DF 3 ARG Oscar Regenhardt MF 8 ARG Mario Alberto 55 MF 5 ARG Roberto Telch MF 10 ARG Héctor Pitarch FW 7 ARG Arsenio Ribeca FW 9 ARG Juan Gerónimo Paz 45 FW 11 ARG Fernando AlíSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Carlos Biasutto DF ARG Ricardo Bertolé MF ARG Víctor Arroyo 55 MF ARG Víctor Torres FW ARG Eduardo Stelhik 45Manager:ARG Reynaldo Volken Notes n References Category:1979 in Argentine football