1967 Argentine Primera División

76th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1967 3 March – 23 December Estudiantes (LP) (Metropolitano) Independiente (Nacional) 1968 Copa Libertadores Independiente Estudiantes (LP) 1966 1968 The 1967 Primera División season was the 76th season of top-flight football in Argentina. It was the first season in which the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format was used.Argentina 1967 on RSSSF.com Estudiantes (LP) (2nd title) won the Metropolitano"Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1967 Campeonato Metropolitano Zona "A" by José Carluccio (blogsite), 7 Oct 2009 while Independiente won the Nacional tournament (8th title). At the end of the Reclasificatorio, Unión de Santa Fe and Deportivo Español were relegated. Campeonato Metropolitano Metropolitano Estudiantes1967.jpg Estudiantes LP, Metropolitano champions 1967 3 March – 23 December Estudiantes (LP) (2nd title) Deportivo Español 10px Unión (SF) 10px Deportivo Español 10px Unión (SF) 10px PAR Bernardo Acosta (18) 1966 1968 The "Campeonato Metropolitano" was the first championship of the season. It was contested between twenty-two teams directed affiliated with the Argentine Football Association from March 3 to August 6. The format championship was in two rounds. The first round saw the 22 teams divided into two groups of 11. They would play within that group in a double round-robin format. In addition, they would play one team in the other group twice (the other team typically being a traditional rival). The top two teams in each group would advance to the semifinals and qualify for the Campeonato Nacional, the next four teams would qualify to the Campeonato Nacional, the next two teams would go to the Promocional tournament, and the bottom three teams would go to the Reclasificatorio. The four teams qualified to the semifinals would then compete in a one leg, single elimination tournament. Estudiantes de La Plata won the Metropolitano under the leadership of Osvaldo Zubeldía. It was their second Primera División. Paraguayan Bernardo Acosta of Lanús finished as the top goalscorer with 18 goals. Classification round Group A main WDL Q 2 RCA Racing EST Estudiantes (LP) VEL Vélez Sársfield BOC Boca Juniors LAN Lanús QUI Quilmes HUR Huracán COL Colón NEW Newell's Old Boys ARJ Argentinos Juniors ATL Atlanta 10 9 3 30 16 11 7 4 24 15 10 7 5 35 22 8 10 4 29 20 7 8 7 40 29 6 9 7 27 32 5 10 7 30 34 3 13 6 17 23 5 7 10 22 27 4 7 11 21 43 3 8 11 23 35 #FFFF00 Advanced to the Semifinals & Qualified to the Campeonato Nacional SFCN SFCN #FFFFCC Qualified to the Campeonato Nacional CN CN CN CN #CCF3FF To the Promocional PG PG #FFCCCC To the Reclasificatorio RG RG RG complete Group B main WDL Q 2 PLA Platense IND Independiente RCE Rosario Central SLA San Lorenzo FCO Ferro Carril Oeste RIV River Plate GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) BAN Banfield UNI 8 Unión DPE Deportivo Español CHA Chacarita Juniors 13 2 7 40 28 10 7 5 33 15 9 8 5 24 22 10 5 7 32 27 9 6 7 23 21 9 5 8 31 23 8 5 9 25 32 6 8 8 21 22 5 10 7 21 25 5 6 11 20 36 4 7 11 26 47 #FFFF00 Advanced to the Semifinals & Qualified to the Campeonato Nacional SFCN SFCN #FFFFCC Qualified to the Campeonato Nacional CN CN CN CN #CCF3FF To the Promocional PG PG #FFCCCC To the Reclasificatorio RG RG RG complete Semifinals August 3 Estudiantes (LP) 4–3 Platense Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires August 4 Racing 2–0 Independiente Racing Stadium, Avellaneda Final 1967 Campeonato Metropolitano final Date Team 1 Team 2 Res. Venue City 6 August Estudiantes (LP) Racing 3–0 San Lorenzo Stadium Buenos Aires Torneo Reclasificatorio The "Reclasificatorio" was a promotion and relegation tournament between the bottom six teams from the Campeonato Metropolitano (teams qualified 9th, 10th and 11th in each zone) and the top four teams from the Primera B), playing in a double round-robin system. It ran from 11 August to 23 December. At the end of the Reclasificatorio, the top six teams would stay/be promoted in Primera División, while the bottom four teams would remain/be relegated to Primera B. This tournament was won by Newell's Old Boys but did award an official title. Book AFA 1967."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1967 Torneo Reclasificación" by José Carluccio, 8 Oct 2009 main WDL PR 2 NEW Newell's Old Boys ATL Atlanta TIG Tigre AND Los Andes CHA 4 Chacarita Juniors ARJ Argentinos Juniors ALM Almagro UNI 7 Unión DPE Deportivo Español DFB Defensores de Belgrano 8 7 3 20 12 9 4 5 27 14 6 8 4 15 12 6 7 5 20 16 6 7 5 18 16 7 4 7 21 24 5 7 6 20 24 6 5 7 17 20 5 5 8 15 21 3 4 11 9 23 #BBEBFF Remained in Primera División APD APD APD APD #97DEFF Promoted to the Primera División PAPD PAPD #FFCCCC Remained in Primera B PBM PBM #FF8888 Relegated to Primera B RPBM RPBM complete Torneo Promocional The "Torneo Promocional" was an extra tournament played between four teams from the Campeonato Metropolitano (qualified 7th. and 8th. in each zone) and the four runners-up of Torneo Regional. This competition run from 10 September to 10 December and was won by Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, but did award an official title. Book AFA 1967."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1967 Torneo Promocional" by José Carluccio, 8 Oct 2009 main WDL Q 5 2 GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) HUR Huracán COL Colón BAN Banfield SPG Sportivo Guzmán RCC Racing (C) OLI 6 Olimpo JVA Atlético Juventud 10 2 2 35 11 9 3 2 36 15 6 6 2 23 17 7 3 4 37 18 4 5 5 20 24 3 2 9 16 30 3 2 9 17 39 2 1 11 18 48 #d0e7ff C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 PAR Bernardo Acosta Lanús 18 2 ARG Juan Carlos Carone Vélez Sarsfield 17 3 ARG Aníbal Tarabini Independiente 16 Campeonato Nacional Nacional Independiente 1967.jpg Independiente, Nacional champion 1967 8 September – 17 December Independiente (8th title) 1968 Copa Libertadores Independiente Estudiantes (LP) ARG Luis Artime (11) 1966 1968 The 1967 Campeonato Nacional was the second and last championship of the season. It was played between September 8 to December 17. The format for the Nacional was a single round-robin tournament. The team with the highest points at the end would be the champion. The champion and runner-up would qualify to the 1968 Copa Libertadores. Sixteen teams played in the Nacional: twelve qualified from the Metropolitano, and four qualified from the Regional Tournament. They are: San Martín (Mendoza), San Lorenzo (Mar del Plata), Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) and Chaco For Ever. Independiente won the Campeonato Nacional achieving their 8th league title. They were managed by Osvaldo Brandão and their own Luis Artime was the top goalscorer with 11 goals. Standings main WDL Q 2 IND Independiente EST Estudiantes (LP) VEL Vélez Sarsfield RCE 3 Rosario Central RIV River Plate SLA San Lorenzo LAN Lanús BOC 7 Boca Juniors FCO Ferro Carril Oeste PLA 9 Platense QUI Quilmes SMM 11 San Martín (M) RCA Racing CCS Central Córdoba (SdE) SLM San Lorenzo (MdP) CFE Chaco For Ever 12 2 1 43 14 9 6 0 19 8 8 4 3 28 14 8 4 3 26 13 9 1 5 33 15 7 4 4 32 15 8 0 7 23 26 6 4 5 21 20 5 5 5 21 22 5 5 5 19 20 5 3 7 16 19 3 4 8 17 31 2 6 7 11 23 2 5 8 11 25 1 4 10 11 33 1 1 13 11 44 #ccffcc C #d0e7ff A complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Luis Artime Independiente 11 2 ARG Héctor Yazalde Independiente 10 3 ARG Oscar MásRiver Plate 9 ARG Héctor Veira San Lorenzo References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons p p Argentine Primera Division 1 Category:August 1967 sports events in South America Category:1960s in Buenos Aires Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires