1968 Argentine Primera División

77th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1968 1 March – 29 December San Lorenzo (Metropolitano) Vélez Sársfield (Nacional) 1969 Copa Libertadores Vélez Sarsfield River Plate 1967 1969 The 1968 Primera División season was the 77th season of top-flight football in Argentina, continuing with the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format. Tigre1967 – PRIMERA B and Los Andes (1st and 2nd of "Torneo Reclasificatorio")Sufrimiento e incertidumbre con final feliz on Los Andes website by Pablo García promoted from Primera B."Ascenso de 1967" on Los Andes blogsite, 23 Dec 2007Argentina Second Level 1967 - Primera B by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF San Lorenzo (8th league title) and Vélez Sársfield (1st title) won the Metropolitano and Nacional respectively. On the other hand, Ferro Carril Oeste and Tigre were relegated after playing a "Reclasificatorio" tournament.Argentina 1968 on RSSSF.com Campeonato Metropolitano Metropolitano Los Matadores (1968).jpg San Lorenzo, Metropolitano champions 1968 1 March – 7 December San Lorenzo (8th title) Los Andes 10px Tigre 10px Ferro Carril Oeste 10px Tigre 10px ARG Alfredo Oberti (13) 1967 1969 Group A main WDL QR 2 SLA San Lorenzo EST Estudiantes (LP) LAN 2 Lanús RCA Racing BOC 4 Boca Juniors COL Colón NEW Newell's Old Boys BAN 7 Banfield ATL Atlanta FCO Ferro Carril Oeste PLA Platense 14 8 0 44 10 9 6 7 39 27 9 6 7 20 23 5 13 4 28 29 5 13 4 15 17 7 7 8 26 25 6 8 8 26 22 6 8 8 23 27 5 8 9 20 25 4 9 9 20 38 2 11 9 15 27 lightblue to Semifinals #ffffcc to Torneo Reclasificatorio A A B B B complete Group B main WDL QR 2 VEL Vélez Sársfield RIV River Plate RCE Rosario Central HUR Huracán IND Independiente AND Los Andes CHA 6 Chacarita Juniors ARJ Argentinos Juniors QUI Quilmes GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) TIG Tigre 12 8 2 40 20 12 7 3 31 16 10 7 5 29 17 10 6 6 29 18 10 5 7 34 19 8 7 7 30 28 10 3 9 28 29 6 7 9 23 29 6 6 10 27 34 3 5 14 20 52 2 4 16 12 47 lightblue to Semifinals #ffffcc to Torneo Reclasificatorio A A B B B complete Semifinals Played under a single-match format in neutral venue: * #D0E7FF silver Winner of the series Date Team 1Team 2 Res. Venue City 31 Jul San Lorenzo River Plate 3–1 Racing Stadium Avellaneda 1 Aug Estudiantes LP Vélez Sársfield 1–0 Racing Stadium Avellaneda Final Date Team 1 Team 2 Res. Venue City 6 July San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP) 2–1 River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires Match details 4 August 1968 1968 Campeonato Metropolitano Final San Lorenzo 2–1 yes Report Estudiantes (LP) Veglio 67 Fischer 100 Verón 47 River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires 47,300 Miguel Comesaña _sl95h _SL_1968 _sl95h _hoops_red 000066 000066 000066 ffffff 000066 San Lorenzo_edelp1968 _edelp1968h _edelp1968 _manutdh0607 ffffff ff0000 ffffff 000000 000000 Estudiantes (LP) GK 1 ARG Carlos ButticeRB 2 ARG Oscar CalicsLB 3 ARG Antonio Rosl RH 4 ARG Sergio Villar CH 5 ARG Victorio Cocco LH 6 ARG Rafael Albrecht RW 7 ARG Pedro A. GonzálezIF 8 ARG Alberto RendoCF 9 ARG Rodolfo Fischer IF 10 ARG Roberto Telch LW 11 ARG Carlos VeglioManager: BRA Elba de Pádua Lima (Tim) GK 1 ARG Alberto PolettiLB 2 ARG Néstor TogneriRB 3 ARG José H. MedinaRH 4 ARG Oscar Malbernat CH 5 ARG Raúl MaderoLH 6 ARG Carlos Pachamé RW 7 ARG Juan EchecoparIF 8 ARG Carlos BilardoCF 9 ARG Marcos Conigliaro IF 10 ARG Eduardo FloresLW 11 ARG Juan Ramón VerónManager: ARG Osvaldo Zubeldía Reclasificatorio Tournament Teams that finished 9th, 10th and 11th in both zones of Metropolitano qualified to "Torneo Reclasificación", also contested by four teams from Primera B. The ten clubs played in a double round-robin system. The first 6 teams would remain/promote to Primera División while the last four would remain/be relegated to Primera B."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1968 Torneo Reclasificación" by José Carluccio, 23 October 2009 The tournament ran from August 2 to December 7, and was won (not awarded as an official title) by Quilmes, with Ferro Carril Oeste and Tigre being relegated to the second division. main WDL QR 2 QUI Quilmes ATL Atlanta GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) PLA Platense UNI 4 Unión DPM Deportivo Morón FCO Ferro Carril Oeste NCH Nueva Chicago ALM Almagro TIG 9 Tigre 7 9 2 25 11 7 8 3 18 12 8 5 5 23 16 6 8 4 24 21 5 10 3 19 21 5 9 4 18 14 4 9 5 17 18 4 6 8 15 23 3 6 9 22 33 1 10 7 13 25 #d0e7ff C pink R R complete Promocional Tournament Teams placed 7th and 8th in each zone of Campeonato Metropolitano, plus the four teams that had lost finals of Torneo Regional contested the "Torneo Promocional". It ran from 26 August to 30 November and was won by Banfield, with no official title awarded."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1968 Torneo Promocional" by José Carluccio, 22 Oct 2009 main WDL Q 5 2 BAN Banfield NEW Newell's Old Boys SMA San Martín (SJ) CHA Chacarita Juniors ARJ Argentinos Juniors CCS Central Córdoba (SdE) HUR Huracán SLA San Lorenzo (MdP) 10 3 1 33 10 10 1 3 31 8 8 3 3 24 20 7 3 4 26 14 4 6 4 14 18 3 3 8 13 26 1 3 10 8 30 1 2 11 10 33 #d0e7ff C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Alfredo Obberti Los Andes 13 2 ARG Rodolfo Fischer San Lorenzo 12 3 ARG Eduardo Flores Estudiantes LP 11 ARG Jorge O. Pérez Vélez Sarsfield ARG Héctor Yazalde Independiente Campeonato Nacional Standings Nacional Velez 1968.jpg Vélez Sársfield, Nacional champions 1968 6 September – 29 December Vélez Sársfield (1st title) 1969 Copa Libertadores Vélez Sársfield River Plate ARG Omar Wehbe (13) 1967 1969 main WDL Q 2 VEL Vélez Sársfield RIV 1 River Plate RCA 1 Racing RCE Rosario Central BOC 4 Boca Juniors COL Colón SLA San Lorenzo AND Los Andes HUR Huracán BEL 9 Belgrano IND Independiente LAN Lanús IRV Independiente Rivadavia EST Estudiantes (LP) SMT 14 San Martín (T) HIW Huracán (IW) 10 2 3 39 14 9 4 2 35 15 8 6 1 29 15 9 3 3 28 11 8 5 2 25 7 8 3 4 26 19 6 6 3 24 20 6 5 4 22 15 5 3 7 23 22 3 7 5 20 27 4 4 7 26 25 2 7 6 15 22 1 7 7 8 25 3 1 11 12 26 2 3 10 11 34 2 2 11 11 57 #d0e7ff Playoffs to define a champion A A A complete First place playoffs As Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, and Racing finished equaled on points, they played a round-robin tournament to define a champion. All the matches were held in San Lorenzo Stadium. Teams finished 1st and 2nd qualified for the 1969 Copa Libertadores. Results 1st. Match [Dec 19]: River Plate 2–0 Racing 2nd. Match [Dec 22]: River Plate 1–1 Vélez Sarsfield 3rd. Match [Dec 29]: Racing 2–4 Vélez Sarsfield Final table main WDL Q 2 VEL Vélez Sársfield RIV River Plate RCA Racing 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 #ccffcc Qualified to 1969 Copa Libertadores #d0e7ff Qualified to 1969 Copa Libertadores A B complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Omar Wehbe Vélez Sarsfield 13 2 BRA Araquem de Melo Huracán 10 ARG Alfredo Obberti Los Andes 3 ARG Roberto Salomone Racing 9 References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons p p Argentine Primera Division 1 Category:August 1968 sports events in South America Category:1960s in Buenos Aires Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires