1969 Argentine Primera División
# 1969 Argentine Primera División

The 1969 Primera División season was the 78th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The entire season (Metropolitano and Nacional championship) ran from 21 February to 22 December. Club Deportivo Morón and Unión de Santa Fe were promoted from Primera B Metropolitana via "Torneo de Reclasificación".

The Metropolitano was won by Chacarita Juniors (1st title in Primera División) while Boca Juniors won the Nacional (17th league title).

Unlike previous editions, in 1969 there was only one team relegated, Deportivo Morón.

## Campeonato Metropolitano

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 30 | to semifinals |
| 2 | Chacarita Juniors | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 30 | to semifinals |
| 3 | Vélez Sársfield | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 26 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 4 | Independiente | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 25 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 23 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 5 | Lanús | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 23 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 23 | to Petit Tournament |
| 8 | Rosario Central | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 21 | to Petit Tournament |
| 9 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 20 | to Reclasificatorio |
| 10 | Colón | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 14 | to Reclasificatorio |
| 11 | Atlanta | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 9 | to Reclasificatorio |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Racing | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 35 | to semifinals |
| 2 | River Plate | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 31 | to semifinals |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 27 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 4 | Huracán | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 24 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 5 | Platense | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 23 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 6 | Quilmes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 22 | to Campeonato Nacional |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 21 | to Petit Tournament |
| 8 | Unión | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 19 | to Petit Tournament |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 13 | to Reclasificatorio |
| 9 | Deportivo Morón | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 13 | to Reclasificatorio |
| 11 | Los Andes | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 12 | to Reclasificatorio |

### Semifinals

* Winner of the series

| Date | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Venue | City |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Jul | Chacarita Juniors | 1–0 | Racing | La Bombonera | Buenos Aires |
| 3 Jul | Boca Juniors | 0–0 | River Plate | Racing Stadium | Avellaneda |

**Notes**

* ↑ River Plate qualified to the final by "goals for" difference (35–34)

### Final

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. | Venue | City |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 July | Chacarita Juniors | River Plate | 4–1 | Racing Club Stadium | Avellaneda |

**Match details**

| Chacarita Juniors | River Plate |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Eliseo Petrocelli |
| DF | 4 | Jorge A. Gómez |
| DF | 2 | Abel Pérez |
| DF | 6 | Ángel Bargas |
| DF | 3 | Franco Frassoldati |
| MF | 8 | Leonardo Recúpero |
| MF | 5 | Raúl Poncio |
| MF | 10 | Juan C. Puntonero |
| FW | 7 | Ángel Marcos |
| FW | 9 | Rodolfo Orife |
| FW | 11 | Horacio Neumann |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Rodríguez ||
| GK | 1 | Hugo Carballo |
| DF | 4 | Roberto Ferreiro |
| DF | 2 | Miguel Ángel López |
| DF | 6 | Juan C. Guzmán |
| DF | 3 | Abel Vieytez |
| MF | 8 | Eduardo Dreyer |
| MF | 5 | Jorge Recio |
| MF | 10 | Roberto Gutiérrez |
| FW | 7 | Juan C. Trebucq |
| FW | 9 | Daniel Onega |
| FW | 11 | Oscar Mas |
| Ángel Labruna ||

### Petit Tournament

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Unión (SF) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | to Nacional |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | to Reclasificatorio |
| 3 | Rosario Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | to Reclasificatorio |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima LP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | to Reclasificatorio |

**Matches**

* Newell's Old Boys 1–0 Rosario Central
* Gimnasia y Esgrima LP 0-3 Unión (SF)
* Unión (SF) 4–3 Newell's Old Boys

### Reclasificatorio "A" Tournament

Teams placed 9th to 11th in each zone of Metropolitano championship, plus 3 teams eliminated from Petit tournament, contested the "Torneo Reclasificatorio". Out of those 9 clubs, teams placed 1st to 7th would remain in Primera División while the last two teams plus two first of Primera B Metropolitana "Campeonato Zone" would play a new Reclasificatorio to determine which would be promoted or relegated.

Los Andes won the Reclasificatorio A, with no official title awarded.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Los Andes | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 | winner |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 21 | |
| 3 | Atlanta | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 19 | |
| 4 | Colón | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Morón | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 13 | to second step |
| 9 | Banfield | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 13 | to second step |

### Reclasificatorio de Primera Tournament

Contested by the two last teams of Torneo Reclasificación plus two teams from Primera B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Banfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Remained in Primera División |
| 2 | Deportivo Morón | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Relegated |
| 3 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Remained in Primera B |
| 4 | San Telmo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Remained in Primera B |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Machado da Silva | Racing | 14 |
| 2 | Bernardo Acosta | Lanús | 13 |
| 3 | Eduardo Flores | Estudiantes LP | 12 |
| 3 | Omar Wehbe | Vélez Sarsfield | 12 |
| 4 | Roque Avallay | Newell's Old Boys | 10 |

## Campeonato Nacional

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 29 | to 1970 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | River Plate | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 27 | to 1970 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 27 | |
| 4 | Independiente | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 25 | |
| 5 | Quilmes | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 19 | |
| 7 | Chacarita Juniors | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Racing | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 17 | |
| 9 | Huracán | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 17 | |
| 10 | Estudiantes (LP) | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 16 | |
| 11 | Talleres (C) | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 14 | |
| 12 | San Martín (M) | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 14 | |
| 13 | Desamparados | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 13 | |
| 14 | Lanús | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 12 | |
| 15 | Platense | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 10 | |
| 16 | Unión | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 12 | |
| 17 | San Martín (T) | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 9 | |
| 18 | San Lorenzo (MdP) | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 8 | |

### 2nd place playoffs

After River Plate and San Lorenzo finished equaled on points, they played a two-legged series in neutral venues to determine which team would be the second qualified for 1970 Copa Libertadores:

* Winner of the series

| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st. leg | Venue 1 | City 1 | 2nd. leg | Venue 2 | City 2 | Agg. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| River Plate | San Lorenzo | 1–0 | Vélez Sarsfield Stadium | Buenos Aires | 3–2 | Racing Club Stadium | Avellaneda | 4–2 |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carlos Bulla | Platense | 14 |
| 1 | Rodolfo Fischer | San Lorenzo | 14 |
| 2 | Oscar Más | River Plate | 13 |
| 2 | Héctor Yazalde | Independiente | 13 |
| 3 | Carlos Bianchi | Vélez Sarsfield | 12 |
