The 1971 Primera División season was the 80th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The Campeonato Metropolitano championship was modified, returning to a double round-robin format, and four relegations. Nevertheless, the AFA interventor, Raúl D'Onofrio (the 4th interventor since the military dictatorship led by Juan Carlos Onganía removed Valentín Suárez from the Association),[1][2] reduced the number of relegated teams to two.[3]
Season | 1971 |
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Champions | Independiente (Metropolitano) Rosario Central (Nacional) |
1972 Copa Libertadores | Rosario Central Independiente |
← 1970 1972 → |
The entire season ran from 5 March to 29 December. As champion of 1970 Primera B, Ferro Carril Oeste promoted to Primera División. Independiente (10th title) won the Metropolitano and Rosario Central (coached by Ángel Labruna, not only won the 1st league title for the club but the first for a team outside Buenos Aires) won the Nacional championship. Moreover, both clubs qualified for the 1972 Copa Libertadores (in the case of Independiente, after winning the first "Liguilla pre-Libertadores" edition v San Lorenzo).[3]
Metropolitano Championship
editFinal standings
editSeason | 1971 |
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Dates | 5 March – 3 October |
Champions | Independiente (10th title) |
Promoted | Ferro C. Oeste |
Relegated | Los Andes Platense |
Top goalscorer | Carlos Bianchi (36) |
Biggest home win | Newell's 6–0 Colón (16 Jun) |
Biggest away win | Platense 1–11 Independiente (11 Mar) |
← 1970 1972 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Independiente | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 50 |
2 | Vélez Sársfield | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 49 |
3 | Chacarita Juniors | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 46 |
4 | Newell's Old Boys | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 44 |
4 | San Lorenzo | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 44 |
6 | River Plate | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 39 |
7 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 38 |
8 | Boca Juniors | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 36 |
9 | Huracán | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 35 |
10 | Rosario Central | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 34 |
10 | Racing | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 34 |
10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 34 |
13 | Estudiantes (LP) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 32 |
14 | Colón | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 31 |
15 | Atlanta | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 30 |
16 | Argentinos Juniors | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 29 |
16 | Banfield | 36 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 29 |
18 | Los Andes | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 27 |
19 | Platense | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 23 |
Top scorers
editRank. | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 |
Carlos Bianchi | Vélez Sarsfield | 36
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2 |
Alfredo Obberti | Newell's Old Boys | 28
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3 |
Rodolfo Fischer | San Lorenzo | 20
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4 |
Roberto Cabral | Platense | 18
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5 |
Oscar Más | River Plate | 16
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Nacional Championship
editSeason | 1971 |
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Dates | 8 October – 29 December |
Champions | Rosario Central (1st title) |
1972 Copa Libertadores | Rosario Central Independiente |
Top goalscorer | José Luñiz Alfredo Oberti (10 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Newell's 9–0 Huracán (CR) (20 Oct) |
Biggest away win | Huracán (BB) 0–5 Atlanta (21 Nov) |
← 1970 1972 → |
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Independiente | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 24 | Semifinals |
2 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 23 | |
3 | Belgrano | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 21 | |
4 | River Plate | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 21 | |
5 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 15 | |
6 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 14 | |
7 | Banfield | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 13 | |
8 | Kimberley | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 13 | |
9 | San Martín (M) | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 12 | |
10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 9 | |
11 | Huracán | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 9 | |
12 | Juventud Antoniana | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 8 | |
13 | Don Orione | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 8 | |
14 | Huracán (CR) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 3 |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Rosario Central | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 21 | Semifinals |
2 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 20 | |
3 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 20 | |
4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 19 | |
5 | Atlanta | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 | |
6 | Vélez Sársfield | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 16 | |
7 | Estudiantes (LP) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 12 | |
8 | Racing | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 12 | |
9 | Chacarita Juniors | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 12 | |
10 | Colón | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 12 | |
11 | San Martín (T) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 12 | |
12 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 10 | |
13 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 9 | |
14 | Huracán (IW) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 8 |
Semifinals
editPlayed in neutral venue:[7]
Date | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Venue | City |
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18 Dec | Independiente | 2–2 (9–8, p) |
San Lorenzo | River Plate | Buenos Aires |
19 Dec | Rosario Central | 1–0 |
Newell's Old Boys | River Plate | Buenos Aires |
Final
editDate | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Venue | City |
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22 Dec | Rosario Central | 2–1 |
San Lorenzo | Newell's O.B. | Rosario |
Match details
editRosario Central | 2–1 | San Lorenzo |
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Gramajo 17' Colman 23' |
Report | Scotta 5' |
Rosario Central
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San Lorenzo
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Liguilla pre-Libertadores
editThis qualifying method debuted in this season. It was contested by the Metropolitano champion and the Nacional runner-up.[3]
Date | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Venue | City |
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29 Dec | Independiente | 1–0 |
San Lorenzo | La Bombonera | Buenos Aires |
Top scorers
editRank. | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 |
José Luñiz | Juventud Antoniana | 10
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Alfredo Obberti | Newell's Old Boys | ||
2 |
Carlos Morete | River Plate | 9
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Eduardo Quiroga | Belgrano (C) | ||
3 |
Héctor Scotta | San Lorenzo | 8
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4 |
Pablo Díaz | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 7
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References
edit- ^ River, la AFA y el ¿fin? de una maldición que arrancó on Clarín, 26 Mar 2020
- ^ A 51 años de uno de los más grandes golpes de la Selección argentina de fútbol on Grupo La Provincia, 30 Aug 2020
- ^ a b c "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1971 Campeonato Metropolitano" by José Carluccio, 14 Jan 2010
- ^ Argentina 1971 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
- ^ https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1971.pdf Nacional 1971. Page 146.
- ^ https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1971.pdf Nacional 1971. Page 146.
- ^ https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1971.pdf Nacional 1971. Page 145.
- ^ https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1971.pdf Nacional 1971. Page 145.