1972 Argentine Primera División

Primera División 1972 25 February – 17 December Metropolitano: San Lorenzo (9th. title) Nacional: San Lorenzo (10th. title) 1973 Copa Libertadores San Lorenzo River Plate 1971 1973 The 1972 Primera División season was the 81st season of top-flight football in Argentina. Banfield was penalised with a 4-month suspension and the subsequent points deduction after a proved bribe."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1972 Campeonato Metropolitano" by José Carluccio, 24 Feb 2010 The case referred back to the 1971 Metropolitano when Banfield was about to be relegated along with Los Andes. A Banfield executive offered Ferro Carril Oeste players (their rivals in the last fixture of the tournament) a high amount of money to fix the match. Nevertheless, the meeting was reported to the police who arrested the executive. Banfield would be then penalised by the AFA.Banfield 1971: cuarto soborno on Xenen With Lanús (1970 Primera B Metropolitana champions) as the only team promoted from the lower division, San Lorenzo won both tournaments, Metropolitano and Nacional (9th and 10th league titles). San Lorenzo and River Plate (Torneo Nacional champion and runner-up) qualified for the 1973 Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Banfield and Lanús were relegated via Torneo Reclasificatorio.Argentina 1972 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF Metropolitano Championship Metropolitano Sanlorenzo metro1972.jpg San Lorenzo, Metropolitano champions 1972 25 February – 1 October San Lorenzo (9th title) Lanús 10px Banfield 10px Lanús10px ARG Miguel Brindisi (21) R. Central 6–0 Independiente (16 Apr) Estudiantes LP 1–7 Boca Jrs (17 Mar) 1971 1973 Final standings main WDL QR 2 SLA San Lorenzo RCA Racing HUR Huracán RIV 3 River Plate VEL Vélez Sársfield RCE Rosario Central NEW Newell's Old Boys CHA Chacarita Juniors BOC Boca Juniors COL Colón IND Independiente ARJ Argentinos Juniors EST Estudiantes (LP) ATL Atlanta GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) FCO Ferro Carril Oeste LAN Lanús BAN Banfield 18 13 3 59 33 14 15 5 56 44 14 12 8 66 49 15 10 9 64 52 14 11 9 59 50 14 10 10 51 39 13 12 9 49 49 13 11 10 46 41 12 12 10 56 44 14 8 12 51 52 12 11 11 47 48 10 14 10 52 37 14 5 15 40 52 12 7 15 43 54 8 10 16 40 55 6 12 16 39 55 3 6 25 35 71 7 7 20 25 53 -21 21 points were deducted after the team was suspended for four months, starting on March 16. #ccffcc Champion C #ffffcc Reclasificatorio B B B B B B complete Reclasificatorio Tournament main WDL Q 5 2 FCO Ferro Carril Oeste ATL Atlanta GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) EST Estudiantes (LP) LAN Lanús BAN Banfield 3 2 0 16 10 2 1 2 14 12 1 2 2 9 12 1 2 2 4 11 0 2 3 4 8 2 3 0 15 9 -7 7 points were deducted after the team was suspended for four months, starting on March 16. complete Relegation table To determine relegations of teams playing the Reclasificatorio, points earned in Metropolitano and Reclasificatorio were taken into account. The two clubs with the lowest points earned were relegated. Rank. Team PointsMetrop. PointsReclas. Total points 1 Estudiantes (LP) 33 4 372Atlanta 31 5 36 3Ferro Carril Oeste 24 8 32 4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)264305 Lanús122146 Banfield077 Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Miguel Brindisi Huracán 21 2 ARG Roque Avallay Huracán 17 3 ARG Carlos Bianchi Vélez Sarsfield 16 ARG Hugo Curioni Boca Juniors 4 ARG Rubén Ayala San Lorenzo 15 Nacional Championship Nacional Sanlorenzo v river 1972.jpg San Lorenzo, Nacional champions 1972 13 October – 17 December San Lorenzo (10th title) 1973 Copa Libertadores San Lorenzo River Plate ARG Carlos Morete (14) Argentinos 7–0 Sp. Desamparados (6 Dec) B. Mitre 1–7 River Plate (23 Oct) Newell's 7–2 Banfield (25 Nov) River Plate 7–2 Independiente (1 Dec) 1971 1973 Group A main WDL Q 2 SLA San Lorenzo RIV River Plate VEL Vélez Sársfield SMM San Martín (M) ATL Atlanta RCE Rosario Central IND Independiente SLM San Lorenzo (MdP) LAN Lanús GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) SMT San Martín (T) BMP Bartolomé Mitre ITR Independiente (T) 10 3 0 29 6 10 2 1 50 23 8 2 3 31 19 7 3 3 27 21 6 4 3 31 15 5 4 4 28 18 4 5 4 24 20 5 2 6 24 28 3 5 5 17 23 3 3 7 13 24 2 2 9 10 25 1 2 10 11 36 0 3 10 10 46 #bad6f4 Final A #d0e7ff Semifinal B complete Group B main WDL Q 2 BOC Boca Juniors COL Colón ARJ Argentinos Juniors HUR Huracán RCA Racing BEL Belgrano BAN Banfield FCO Ferro Carril Oeste SPD Desamparados CHA Chacarita Juniors GYE Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) EST Estudiantes (LP) NEW Newell's Old Boys 10 2 1 31 15 8 2 3 21 16 7 3 3 26 16 6 4 3 26 20 6 1 6 20 18 4 5 4 19 18 5 3 5 23 27 4 4 5 20 20 4 4 5 15 25 3 5 5 19 18 2 6 5 18 23 2 4 7 12 25 2 1 10 18 28 A #d0e7ff Semifinal complete Semifinal Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City River Plate 3–2 Boca Juniors Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires Final Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City San Lorenzo 1–0 (a.e.t.) River Plate Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires Match details 17 December 1972 1972 Campeonato Nacional Final San Lorenzo 1–0 yes Report River Plate Figueroa 102 Vélez Sársfield 53,000 ARG Roberto Goicochea _sl95h _SL_1968 _sl95h _hoops_red 000066 000066 000066 ffffff 000066 San Lorenzo _redrightsash ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 888888 River Plate GK 1 ARG Agustín IrustaDF 4 ARG Sergio VillarDF 2 ARG Ricardo RezzaDF 6 ARG Ramón HerediaDF 3 ARG Antonio Rosl (c)MF 8 ARG Roberto TelchMF 5 ARG Roberto EspósitoMF 10 ARG Victorio Cocco FW 7 ARG Luciano Figueroa 115FW 9 ARG Rubén Ayala 115FW 11 ARG Enrique ChazarretaSubstitutes: FW ARG Oscar Ortiz 115 FW ARG José Sanfilippo 115Manager: ARG Juan Carlos Lorenzo GK 1 ARG José A. PérezDF 4 ARG Osvaldo PérezDF 2 ARG Jorge DominichiMF 6 ARG René Daulte DF 3 ARG Raúl GiustozziMF 8 ARG Juan José LópezDF 5 ARG Jorge Vázquez FW 10 ARG Norberto Alonso MF 7 ARG Ernesto Mastrángelo 72FW 9 ARG Carlos Morete FW 11 ARG Oscar MásSubstitutes: FW ARG Néstor Scotta 72Manager: ARG Juan E. Urriolabeitía Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals1 ARG Carlos Morete River Plate 142 ARG Oscar Más River Plate 133 ARG Hugo Curioni Boca Juniors 12 ARG Carlos Guerini Belgrano (C) 4 ARG Juan Barroso San Martín (M) 11 ARG Carlos Bianchi Vélez Sarsfield ARG Juan Taverna Banfield References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons p p Argentine Primera Division 1 Category:December 1972 sports events in South America Category:1970s in Buenos Aires Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires