Nacional championship

Campeonato Nacional
Organiser(s)AFA
Founded1967
Abolished1985 (1985)
RegionArgentina
Teams32 (1985)
Qualifier forCopa Libertadores
Related competitionsMetropolitano
Most championships

The Campeonato Nacional was one of the two football tournaments that formed the Primera División season (along with the Metropolitano championship) since 1967. The Nacional championship was played annually until its last edition in 1985.[1]

The Nacional took place in the second half of the year while the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. Nacional winners, and often the runners-up, qualified for the following year Copa Libertadores.

History

President of AFA, Valentín Suárez (pictured) was the main promoter to the creation of a nacional championship that included clubs from regional leagues

The Nacional championship was created by an initiative of then president of Argentine Football Association, Valentín Suárez, with the purpose of adding clubs outside Buenos Aires that competed in regional leagues.[2] Teams best placed in "Torneo Regional" (created in 1967 as well) were eligible to play the Campeonato Nacional.[3]

The first edition comprised 12 teams from the Metropolitano and four regional qualifiers, and was won by Independiente.[4]

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, when after the first stage finished, teams were divided into two groups ("winners" and "losers")[5] while the 3rd and 4th of each group were moved to the round of losers.[6] playing a new tournament that qualified one of each group to the finals[7], which were played under a sporting advantage system that favored Argentinos Juniors[8].

The number of participants varied between a low of 16 (1967 and 1968) and a high of 36 (1974).[2] The last edition of Campeonato Nacional was contested by 32 clubs.[7]

After the restructuring in the Argentine football league system in 1985 that created the Primera B Nacional, the Nacional and Metropolitano championship were abolished, being replaced by a unique competition with a European style format. The first edition was held in 1985–86.[2]

List of Champions

Source:[9]

Notes
  •   – single match in neutral venue
  •   – final score on goal difference
Ed. Year Champion Runner-up First leg / single matchSecond leg Aggr.
Res.VenueRes.Venue
1
1967Independiente (1)Estudiantes (LP)
– [n 1]
2
1968Vélez Sársfield (1)River Plate
– [n 1]
3
1969Boca Juniors (1)River Plate
– [n 1]
4
1970Boca Juniors (2)Rosario CentralMonumental
–
5
1971Rosario Central (1)San Lorenzo
2–1
Estado Newell's
–
6
1972San Lorenzo (1)River Plate
1–0
Estadio Vélez
–
7
1973Rosario Central (2)Monumental
– [n 1]
8
1974San Lorenzo (2)Rosario Central
– [n 1]
9
1975River Plate (1)Estudiantes (LP)
– [n 1]
10
1976Boca Juniors (3)River PlateEstadio Racing
–
11
1977Independiente (2)Talleres (C)La Doble ViseraBarrio Jardín
3–3 [n 2]
12
1978Independiente (3)River Plate
0–0
Monumental
2–0
Independiente
2–0
13
1979River Plate (2)UniónEstadio 15 de AbrilMonumental
1–1 [n 2]
14
1980Rosario Central (3)Racing (C)
5–1
Gigante de Arroyito
0–2
Chateau Carreras
5–3
15
1981River Plate (3)Ferro Carril OesteMonumentalEstadio Ferro
2–0
16
1982Ferro Carril Oeste (1)Quilmes
0–0
Estadio Quilmes
2–0
Estadio Ferro
2–0
17
1983Estudiantes (LP) (1)IndependienteEstadio J. HirschiLa Doble Visera
3–2
18
1984Ferro Carril Oeste (2)River PlateMonumentalEstadio Ferro
4–0
19
1985Argentinos Juniors (1)Vélez Sársfield
1–1 (3–4 p)
MonumentalMonumental
2–1 [n 3]
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Defined on points.
  2. 1 2 Won on away goals rule.
  3. ↑ As Argentinos Juniors had been won their group stage, they won the championship in the second leg on sporting advantage.

Titles by club

Club Titles Years won
Independiente
3
1967, 1977, 1978
Rosario Central
3
1971, 1973, 1980
Boca Juniors
3
1969, 1970, 1976
River Plate
3
1975, 1979, 1981
San Lorenzo
2
1972, 1974
Ferro Carril Oeste
2
1982, 1984
Vélez Sársfield
1
1968
Estudiantes (LP)
1
1983
Argentinos Juniors
1
1985

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. 1 2 3 Adiós a los torneos cortos, una modalidad a contramano de las ligas más importantes del mundo by Carlos Beer on La Nación
  3. ↑ Campeonatos Históricos del Interior: TORNEO REGIONAL 1967 on Ascenso del Interior website
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1985 Campeonato Nacional - Ronda de Ganadores" by José Carluccio. 19 Apr 2011
  6. ↑ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1985 Campeonato Nacional - Rueda de Perdedores" by José Carluccio. 19 Apr 2011
  7. 1 2 Argentina 1985 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the rsssf.com
  8. ↑ El recuerdo de Argentinos Juniors campeón del Nacional de 1985 at afa.com.ar. 21 Aug 2020
  9. ↑ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (5 November 2015). "Argentina - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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