1967 Argentine Primera División

The 1967 Primera División season was the 76th season of top-flight football in Argentina. It was the first season in which the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format was used.[1]

Primera División
Season1967
Dates3 March – 23 December
ChampionsEstudiantes (LP) (Metropolitano)
Independiente (Nacional)
1968 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente
Estudiantes (LP)
← 1966
1968 →

Estudiantes (LP) (2nd title) won the Metropolitano[2] while Independiente won the Nacional tournament (8th title). At the end of the Reclasificatorio, Unión de Santa Fe and Deportivo Español were relegated.

Campeonato Metropolitano
Metropolitano
Estudiantes LP, Metropolitano champions
Season1967
Dates3 March – 23 December
ChampionsEstudiantes (LP) (2nd title)
PromotedDeportivo Español
Unión (SF)
RelegatedDeportivo Español
Unión (SF)
Top goalscorerParaguay Bernardo Acosta (18)
← 1966
1968 →

The "Campeonato Metropolitano" was the first championship of the season. It was contested between twenty-two teams directed affiliated with the Argentine Football Association from March 3 to August 6.

The format championship was in two rounds. The first round saw the 22 teams divided into two groups of 11. They would play within that group in a double round-robin format. In addition, they would play one team in the other group twice (the other team typically being a traditional rival). The top two teams in each group would advance to the semifinals and qualify for the Campeonato Nacional, the next four teams would qualify to the Campeonato Nacional, the next two teams would go to the Promocional tournament, and the bottom three teams would go to the Reclasificatorio. The four teams qualified to the semifinals would then compete in a one leg, single elimination tournament.

Estudiantes de La Plata won the Metropolitano under the leadership of Osvaldo Zubeldía. It was their second Primera División. Paraguayan Bernardo Acosta of Lanús finished as the top goalscorer with 18 goals.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing 22 10 9 3 30 16 +14 29 Advanced to the Semifinals & Qualified to the Campeonato Nacional
2 Estudiantes (LP) 22 11 7 4 24 15 +9 29
3 Vélez Sársfield 22 10 7 5 35 22 +13 27 Qualified to the Campeonato Nacional
4 Boca Juniors 22 8 10 4 29 20 +9 26
5 Lanús 22 7 8 7 40 29 +11 22
6 Quilmes 22 6 9 7 27 32 −5 21
7 Huracán 22 5 10 7 30 34 −4 20 To the Promocional
8 Colón 22 3 13 6 17 23 −6 19
9 Newell's Old Boys 22 5 7 10 22 27 −5 17 To the Reclasificatorio
10 Argentinos Juniors 22 4 7 11 21 43 −22 15
11 Atlanta 22 3 8 11 23 35 −12 14
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Platense 22 13 2 7 40 28 +12 28 Advanced to the Semifinals
& Qualified to the
Campeonato Nacional
2 Independiente 22 10 7 5 33 15 +18 27
3 Rosario Central 22 9 8 5 24 22 +2 26 Qualified to the
Campeonato Nacional
4 San Lorenzo 22 10 5 7 32 27 +5 25
5 Ferro Carril Oeste 22 9 6 7 23 21 +2 24
6 River Plate 22 9 5 8 31 23 +8 23
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 22 8 5 9 25 32 −7 21 To the Promocional
8 Banfield 22 6 8 8 21 22 −1 20
8 Unión 22 5 10 7 21 25 −4 20 To the Reclasificatorio
10 Deportivo Español 22 5 6 11 20 36 −16 16
11 Chacarita Juniors 22 4 7 11 26 47 −21 15
Source:

Semifinals
Estudiantes (LP)4–3Platense
Racing2–0Independiente

Final
Date Team 1 Team 2 Res. Venue City
6 AugustEstudiantes (LP)Racing
3–0
San Lorenzo StadiumBuenos Aires

Match details
1967 Campeonato Metropolitano Final
Estudiantes (LP)3–0Racing
Madero 52'
Verón 69'
Ribaudo 72'		 Report
Attendance: 59,453
Referee: Guillermo Nimo
Estudiantes
Racing

Torneo Reclasificatorio

The "Reclasificatorio" was a promotion and relegation tournament between the bottom six teams from the Campeonato Metropolitano (teams qualified 9th, 10th and 11th in each zone) and the top four teams from the Primera B), playing in a double round-robin system. It ran from 11 August to 23 December.

At the end of the Reclasificatorio, the top six teams would stay/be promoted in Primera División, while the bottom four teams would remain/be relegated to Primera B. This tournament was won by Newell's Old Boys but did not award an official title.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Newell's Old Boys 18 8 7 3 20 12 +8 23 Remained in Primera División
2 Atlanta 18 9 4 5 27 14 +13 22
3 Tigre 18 6 8 4 15 12 +3 20 Promoted to the Primera División
4 Los Andes 18 6 7 5 20 16 +4 19
4 Chacarita Juniors 18 6 7 5 18 16 +2 19 Remained in Primera División
6 Argentinos Juniors 18 7 4 7 21 24 −3 18
7 Almagro 18 5 7 6 20 24 −4 17 Remained in Primera B
7 Unión 18 6 5 7 17 20 −3 17 Relegated to Primera B
9 Deportivo Español 18 5 5 8 15 21 −6 15
10 Defensores de Belgrano 18 3 4 11 9 23 −14 10 Remained in Primera B
Source:

Torneo Promocional

The "Torneo Promocional" was an extra tournament played between four teams from the Campeonato Metropolitano (qualified 7th. and 8th. in each zone) and the four runners-up of Torneo Regional. This competition run from 10 September to 10 December and was won by Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, but did not award an official title.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 14 10 2 2 35 11 +24 22
2 Huracán 14 9 3 2 36 15 +21 21
3 Colón 14 6 6 2 23 17 +6 18
4 Banfield 14 7 3 4 37 18 +19 17
5 Sportivo Guzmán 14 4 5 5 20 24 −4 13
6 Racing (C) 14 3 2 9 16 30 −14 8
6 Olimpo 14 3 2 9 17 39 −22 8
8 Atlético Juventud 14 2 1 11 18 48 −30 5
Source:

Top scorers
Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Paraguay Bernardo AcostaLanús
18
2
Argentina Juan Carlos CaroneVélez Sarsfield
17
3
Argentina Aníbal TarabiniIndependiente
16

Campeonato Nacional
Nacional
Independiente, Nacional champion
Season1967
Dates8 September – 17 December
ChampionsIndependiente (8th title)
1968 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente
Estudiantes (LP)
Top goalscorerArgentina Luis Artime (11)
← 1966
1968 →

The 1967 Campeonato Nacional was the second and last championship of the season. It was played between September 8 to December 17.

The format for the Nacional was a single round-robin tournament. The team with the highest points at the end would be the champion. The champion and runner-up would qualify to the 1968 Copa Libertadores. Sixteen teams played in the Nacional: twelve qualified from the Metropolitano, and four qualified from the Regional Tournament. They are: San Martín (Mendoza), San Lorenzo (Mar del Plata), Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) and Chaco For Ever.

Independiente won the Campeonato Nacional achieving their 8th league title. They were managed by Osvaldo Brandão and their own Luis Artime was the top goalscorer with 11 goals.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente 15 12 2 1 43 14 +29 26
2 Estudiantes (LP) 15 9 6 0 19 8 +11 24
3 Vélez Sarsfield 15 8 4 3 28 14 +14 20
3 Rosario Central 15 8 4 3 26 13 +13 20
5 River Plate 15 9 1 5 33 15 +18 19
6 San Lorenzo 15 7 4 4 32 15 +17 18
7 Lanús 15 8 0 7 23 26 −3 16
7 Boca Juniors 15 6 4 5 21 20 +1 16
9 Ferro Carril Oeste 15 5 5 5 21 22 −1 15
9 Platense 15 5 5 5 19 20 −1 15
11 Quilmes 15 5 3 7 16 19 −3 13
11 San Martín (M) 15 3 4 8 17 31 −14 10
13 Racing 15 2 6 7 11 23 −12 10
14 Central Córdoba (SdE) 15 2 5 8 11 25 −14 9
15 San Lorenzo (MdP) 15 1 4 10 11 33 −22 6
16 Chaco For Ever 15 1 1 13 11 44 −33 3
Source:

Top scorers
Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Argentina Luis ArtimeIndependiente
11
2
Argentina Héctor YazaldeIndependiente
10
3
Argentina Oscar MásRiver Plate
9
Argentina Héctor VeiraSan Lorenzo

References
  1. Argentina 1967 on RSSSF.com
  2. "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1967 Campeonato Metropolitano Zona "A" by José Carluccio (blogsite), 7 Oct 2009
  3. "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1967 Torneo Reclasificación" by José Carluccio, 8 Oct 2009
  4. "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1967 Torneo Promocional" by José Carluccio, 8 Oct 2009
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