1979 Argentine Primera División

Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1979.

Primera División
Season 1979
Champions River Plate (Metropolitano and Nacional)
1978
1980

Metropolitano Championship

Metropolitano
Season 1979
Champions River Plate (18° title)
Promoted Ferro Carril Oeste
Relegated Atlanta
Chacarita Juniors
Gim. y Esgrima LP
1980 Copa Libertadores River Plate
Top goalscorer Argentina Sergio Fortunato
Argentina Diego Maradona
(18 goals each)
1978
1980

Group A

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1River Plate18963281924
2Vélez Sársfield181035272023
2Argentinos Juniors181035342623
4Newell's Old Boys18864271422
4Racing Club18864312022
6Unión (SF)18675232019
7Quilmes18657232017
8Huracán18648243116
9Gimnasia y Esgrima LP18321311288
10Platense18221415456

2nd place playoff

Group B

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Rosario Central181062371726
2Independiente181125362524
3Estudiantes de La Plata18864342722
4Boca Juniors18765271920
5Colón de Santa Fe18675242319
5Ferro Carril Oeste18675242819
7San Lorenzo de Almagro18495282517
8All Boys18558172815
9Atlanta1809910239
9Chacarita Juniors18251115379

Semifinals

Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
River Plate-Independiente4-32-1
Rosario Central-Vélez Sársfield0-10-0

Final

Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Vélez Sársfield-River Plate0-21-5

Nacional Championship

Nacional
Season 1979
Champions River Plate (19° title)
1980 Copa Libertadores Vélez Sársfield
Top goalscorer Argentina Diego Maradona
(12 goals)
1978
1980

Group A

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vélez Sársfield14752261519
2Unión (SF)14653201317
2Ferro Carril Oeste14653221717
2San Martín (T)14572201817
5Independiente14716262215
6Alianza Juv. Pringles (SL) [lower-alpha 1] 14356152111
7 Atlético Ledesma 14041012334

Group B

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Talleres (C)14842312020
2River Plate14743261418
3Huracán14653292217
4Newell's Old Boys14644292016
5Quilmes14428141810
5Kimberley (MdP)14428192910
7Gimnasia y Tiro (S)14131010375

Group C

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Racing Club14653241717
1At. Tucumán14653221517
3Argentinos Juniors14554201415
3Colón14554191715
5All Boys14446121812
6Independiente Rivadavia14356132011
7Altos Hornos Zapla1425713249

Group D

PosClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Instituto (C)14743241118
1Rosario Central14743251518
3Boca Juniors14572151117
4San Lorenzo14644231116
5Estudiantes LP14707242114
6Chaco For Ever14428133010
7Cipolletti1423911347

Quarterfinals

Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Instituto (C)-At. Tucumán3-20-3
Unión (SF)-Talleres (C)3-00-2
Vélez Sársfield-River Plate1-00-1 (PK 3-4)
Racing Club-Rosario Central1-30-3

Semifinals

Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
River Plate-Rosario Central4-03-1
At. Tucumán-Unión (SF)0-20-2

Final

Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Unión (SF)- River Plate1-10-0

River Plate won on goal away rule

Notes

References

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