1974 Argentine Primera División
# 1974 Argentine Primera División

The 1974 Primera División season was the 83rd season of top-flight football in Argentina. Newell's Old Boys won the Metropolitano (1st title) and San Lorenzo (9th title) won the Nacional championship.

For the second consecutive season, no teams were relegated.

## Metropolitano Championship

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosario Central | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 26 |
| 2 | Huracán | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 21 |
| 3 | River Plate | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 20 |
| 3 | Racing | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 20 |
| 5 | All Boys | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 18 |
| 6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 17 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 17 |
| 8 | Vélez Sársfield | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 12 |
| 9 | Banfield | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 11 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 24 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 23 |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 23 |
| 4 | Colón | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Independiente | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 20 |
| 6 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 14 |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 14 |
| 8 | Estudiantes (LP) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 13 |
| 9 | Chacarita Juniors | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 10 |

2nd place playoff

* Boca Juniors 2–0 Ferro Carril Oeste

### Final Tournament

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Huracán | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |

## Nacional Championship

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | +36 | 32 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 30 |
| 3 | Banfield | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 | Estudiantes (LP) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 20 |
| 5 | Belgrano | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 19 |
| 6 | Desamparados | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 15 |
| 7 | Central Norte | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 14 |
| 8 | All Boys | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 9 |
| 9 | Puerto Comercial | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 75 | −61 | 4 |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | ALL | BAN | BEL | BOC | CNS | DES | EST | PCO | RCE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| All Boys | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Banfield | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 13–1 | 1–1 |
| Belgrano | 6–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Boca Juniors | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2–1 |
| Central Norte | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Desamparados | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 7–2 | 0–1 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Puerto Comercial | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Rosario Central | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Talleres (C) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 22 |
| 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 21 |
| 3 | Altos Hornos Zapla | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 21 |
| 5 | River Plate | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 19 |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 18 |
| 7 | Colón | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 14 |
| 8 | Jorge Newbery | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 13 |
| 9 | Huracán (SR) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 48 | −36 | 6 |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | AHZ | ARJ | COL | GLP | HSR | JNJ | NEW | RIV | TAL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Altos Hornos Zapla | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| Colón | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Huracán (SR) | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Jorge Newbery | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| River Plate | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 10–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Talleres (C) | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 27 |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 26 |
| 3 | Racing | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | San Martín (T) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 |
| 5 | Chacarita Juniors | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 18 |
| 6 | Aldosivi | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 16 |
| 7 | Atlético Regina | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 12 |
| 8 | Deportivo Mandiyú | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 10 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 8 |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | ALD | ATR | CHA | DPM | FCO | GOD | SLO | SMT | RAC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aldosivi | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Atlético Regina | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Chacarita Juniors | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Mandiyú | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Godoy Cruz | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| San Lorenzo | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 6–1 | 3–0 |
| San Martín (T) | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Racing | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 26 |
| 2 | Independiente | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 25 |
| 3 | San Martín (M) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 24 |
| 4 | Huracán | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 23 |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 16 |
| 6 | Huracán (CR) | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 15 |
| 7 | Chaco For Ever | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 14 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo (MdP) | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 11 |
| 9 | Atlanta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 9 |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | ATL | CFE | HCR | HUR | IND | SLM | SMM | TUC | VEL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlanta | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Chaco for Ever | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Huracán (CR) | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Huracán | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | — | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Independiente | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | — | 7–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| San Lorenzo (MdP) | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| San Martín (M) | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Tucumán | 7–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Vélez Sársfield | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

### Final Tournament

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Vélez Sársfield | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 8 |
| 4 | Talleres (C) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Independiente | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | BOC | FCO | IND | NEW | RCE | SLO | TAL | VEL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boca Juniors | — | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 1–3 |
| Independiente | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Newell's Old Boys | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Rosario Central | 4–3 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| San Lorenzo | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Talleres (C) | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Vélez Sársfield | — | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | — | — | — |
