1976 Argentine Primera División

85th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1976 Boca Juniors (Metropolitano and Nacional) 1975 1977 The 1976 Primera División season was the 85th season of top-flight football in Argentina. Boca Juniors won both tournaments, Metropolitano and Nacional, totaling 20 league titles until then. After three consecutive seasons with no relegations, San Telmo was relegated to Primera B after playing a small tournament with the worst placed teams in the general table.Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org Metropolitano Championship Metropolitano Boca metro1976.jpg Boca Juniors, Metropolitano champions 1976 Boca Juniors (19th title) Quilmes San Telmo San Telmo 1977 Copa Libertadores Boca Juniors ARG Mario Kempes (21 goals) 1975 1977 Classification round Group A main WDL Q 2 HUR Huracán EST Estudiantes (LP) IND Independiente BOC Boca Juniors COL Colón RCE Rosario Central FCO Ferro Carril Oeste BAN Banfield ATL Atlanta STE San Telmo ALL All Boys 15 7 0 47 20 10 9 3 33 22 9 10 3 37 24 9 7 6 30 22 9 4 9 35 35 6 9 7 38 28 6 8 8 28 36 4 10 8 29 40 6 4 12 19 39 4 7 11 27 37 2 8 12 15 38 complete Argentina 1976 - rsssf.com Group B main WDL Q 2 RIV River Plate GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) QUI 2 Quilmes SLA San Lorenzo UNI Unión NEW 5 Newell's Old Boys VEL Vélez Sársfield RCA Racing CHA Chacarita Juniors ARJ Argentinos Juniors TEM Temperley 12 3 7 43 26 9 8 5 36 29 10 6 6 36 36 10 5 7 31 29 10 4 8 34 23 8 8 6 32 28 10 3 9 31 27 8 5 9 36 37 7 4 11 32 43 5 4 13 27 43 3 7 12 21 35 complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org Championship Group main WDL Q 2 BOC Boca Juniors HUR Huracán EST Estudiantes (LP) UNI Unión RIV 4 River Plate NEW Newell's Old Boys QUI Quilmes RCE Rosario Central COL Colón IND Independiente GLP 10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) SLA 10 San Lorenzo 8 3 0 18 8 7 2 2 20 12 5 4 2 16 13 5 3 3 16 13 3 7 1 13 11 4 4 3 11 12 2 6 3 18 18 2 5 4 14 16 2 4 5 15 20 3 0 8 17 17 1 4 6 13 21 1 4 6 7 17 lightgreen C complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org Relegation Group main WDL QR 5 2 TEM Temperley ATL Atlanta FCO Ferro Carril Oeste BAN Banfield VEL 4 Vélez Sársfield CHA 4 Chacarita Juniors ARJ Argentinos Juniors ALL All Boys RCA 8 Racing STE San Telmo 6 2 1 15 6 3 5 1 14 13 3 4 2 13 11 2 5 2 16 12 2 5 2 11 10 3 3 3 11 14 0 8 1 11 15 2 3 4 12 14 2 3 4 9 12 2 2 5 12 17 pink R complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org Nacional Championship Nacional Boca nacional1976.jpg Boca Juniors, Nacional champions 1976 Boca Juniors (20th title) Platense 1977 Copa Libertadores River Plate ARG Norberto Eresuma ARG Luis Ludueña ARG Víctor Marchetti (12 goals each) 1975 1977 Group A main WDL Q 2 BOC Boca Juniors QUI 1 Quilmes IND Independiente ATT Atlético Tucumán GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) CHA Chacarita Juniors TEM 7 Temperley 10 3 3 24 10 9 5 2 21 12 8 5 3 24 17 7 3 6 21 17 5 5 6 17 19 5 4 7 14 20 2 5 9 17 27 3 3 10 17 28 lightgreen C complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org 1st place Playoff 14 December 1976 Boca Juniors 2-1 Quilmes Group B main WDL Q 2 RIV River Plate BAN Banfield EST Estudiantes (LP) RCA Racing ATL Atlanta LED 5 Ledesma SMT San Martín (T) STE San Telmo 10 4 2 31 14 9 4 3 33 18 8 5 3 23 14 7 3 6 26 25 5 5 6 23 23 6 3 7 17 18 2 3 11 12 27 1 2 13 15 46 lightblue A complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org Group C main WDL Q 2 HUR Huracán UNI Unión RCE Rosario Central SMM San Martín (M) ALD Aldosivi VEL Vélez Sársfield PLA Platense SPP Sportivo Patria ALL 8 All Boys 12 4 2 36 15 10 5 3 32 15 7 8 3 24 19 6 5 7 27 28 6 4 8 25 33 4 7 7 21 24 5 4 9 19 32 4 4 10 24 37 4 4 10 16 26 complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org Group D main WDL Q 2 TAL Talleres (C) NEW 1 Newell's Old Boys FCO Ferro Carril Oeste ARJ Argentinos Juniors HCR 4 Huracán (CR) CTN Central Norte COL Colón SLO San Lorenzo SLM San Lorenzo (MdP) 11 4 3 38 17 11 4 3 38 19 10 5 3 38 21 7 3 8 26 27 7 3 8 20 24 5 6 7 17 25 4 7 7 13 20 4 6 8 23 26 2 3 13 24 53 complete Argentina 1976 on rsssf.org 1st place Playoff 14 December 1976 Talleres de Córdoba 3-1 Newell's Old Boys Quarterfinals 16 December 1976 Boca Juniors 2-1 Banfield River Plate 2-1 Quilmes Huracán 2-0 Newell's Old Boys Talleres de Córdoba 4-0 Unión de Santa Fe Semifinals 19 December 1976 Boca Juniors 1-0 Huracán River Plate 1-0 Talleres de Córdoba Final 1976 Argentine Campeonato Nacional final 22 December 1976 1976 Campeonato Nacional Final Boca Juniors 1–0 Report River Plate Suñé 72 Racing Stadium Avellaneda 69,090 Arturo Ithurralde References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Primera Division Arg