Nacional championship

The Campeonato Nacional was an Argentine football tournament that commenced in 1967.[1]

The first edition comprised 12 teams from the Metropolitano and four regional qualifiers, and was won by Independiente.[2]

The Nacional formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the second half of the year; the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982 when they were reversed. The Metropolitano and Nacional were abolished and replaced by European style seasons starting in 1985-1986.

The Nacional was played with a number of different formats including the basic league table, two groups qualifying to semi-finals and four groups qualifying to a final group, round of 16 or quarter finals. The last Nacional in 1985 featured an extremely complicated set-up. The number of participants varied between a low of 16 (1967 and 1968) and a high of 36 (1974).

List of Champions

Source:[3]

Year Champions Runners-up
1967 Independiente Estudiantes de La Plata
1968 Vélez Sársfield River Plate
1969 Boca Juniors River Plate
1970 Boca Juniors Rosario Central
1971 Rosario Central San Lorenzo de Almagro
1972 San Lorenzo de Almagro River Plate
1973 Rosario Central River Plate
1974 San Lorenzo de Almagro Rosario Central
1975 River Plate Estudiantes de La Plata
1976 Boca Juniors River Plate
1977 Independiente Talleres (C)
1978 Independiente River Plate
1979 River Plate Unión
1980 Rosario Central Club Atlético Racing de Córdoba
1981 River Plate Ferro Carril Oeste
1982 Ferro Carril Oeste Quilmes
1983 Estudiantes de La Plata Independiente
1984 Ferro Carril Oeste River Plate
1985 Argentinos Juniors Vélez Sársfield

Top three finishes

Club Champions Runners-up Third Place Semi-Finalist
Independiente 3 1 - 3
Rosario Central 3 2 - 1
River Plate 3 7 1 -
Boca Juniors 3 - 1 -
San Lorenzo 2 1 2 1
Ferro Carril Oeste 2 1 - -
Estudiantes (LP) 1 2 - 2
Vélez Sársfield 1 1 2 1
Argentinos Juniors 1 - - 1
Talleres (C) - 1 - 4
Unión - 1 - 1
Quilmes - 1 - -
Racing (C) - 1 - -
Atlanta - - 1 -
Racing - - 1 -
Newell's Old Boys - - - 3
Atlético Tucumán - - - 1
Chacarita Juniors - - - 1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) - - - 1
Huracán - - - 1
Temperley - - - 1

See also

References

  1. Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy (21 March 2004). "Final Tables Argentina 1961-1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy (21 March 2004). "Asociación del Fútbol Argentino - 1967". Final Tables Argentina 1961-1970. RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (5 November 2015). "Argentina - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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