The 1968 Primera División season was the 77th season of top-flight football in Argentina, continuing with the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format. Tigre1967 – PRIMERA B and Los Andes (1st and 2nd of "Torneo Reclasificatorio") on Los Andes website by Pablo García promoted from Primera B."Ascenso de 1967" on Los Andes blogsite, 23 Dec 2007Argentina Second Level 1967 - Primera B by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
San Lorenzo (8th league title) and Vélez Sársfield (1st title) won the Metropolitano and Nacional respectively. On the other hand, Ferro Carril Oeste and Tigre were relegated after playing a "Reclasificatorio" tournament.Argentina 1968 on RSSSF.com
Campeonato Metropolitano
Group A
Group B
Semifinals Played under a single-match format in neutral venue:
Date Team 1Team 2 Res. Venue City 31 Jul San Lorenzo River Plate Racing Stadium Avellaneda 1 Aug Estudiantes LP Vélez Sársfield Racing Stadium Avellaneda
Final Date Team 1 Team 2 Res. Venue City 6 July San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP) River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires
Match details
GK 1 Carlos ButticeRB 2 Oscar CalicsLB 3 Antonio Rosl RH 4 Sergio Villar CH 5 Victorio Cocco LH 6 Rafael Albrecht RW 7 Pedro A. GonzálezIF 8 Alberto RendoCF 9 Rodolfo Fischer IF 10 Roberto Telch LW 11 Carlos VeglioManager: Elba de Pádua Lima (Tim)
GK 1 Alberto PolettiLB 2 Néstor TogneriRB 3 José H. MedinaRH 4 Oscar Malbernat CH 5 Raúl Horacio MaderoLH 6 Carlos Pachamé RW 7 Juan EchecoparIF 8 Carlos BilardoCF 9 Marcos Conigliaro IF 10 Eduardo FloresLW 11 Juan Ramón VerónManager: Osvaldo Zubeldía
Reclasificatorio Tournament Teams that finished 9th, 10th and 11th in both zones of Metropolitano qualified to "Torneo Reclasificación", also contested by four teams from Primera B. The ten clubs played in a double round-robin system. The first 6 teams would remain/promote to Primera División while the last four would remain/be relegated to Primera B."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1968 Torneo Reclasificación" by José Carluccio, 23 October 2009
The tournament ran from August 2 to December 7, and was won (not awarded as an official title) by Quilmes, with Ferro Carril Oeste and Tigre being relegated to the second division.
Promocional Tournament Teams placed 7th and 8th in each zone of Campeonato Metropolitano, plus the four teams that had lost finals of Torneo Regional contested the "Torneo Promocional". It ran from 26 August to 30 November and was won by Banfield, with no official title awarded."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1968 Torneo Promocional" by José Carluccio, 22 Oct 2009
Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals Alfredo Obberti Los Andes Rodolfo Fischer San Lorenzo Eduardo Flores Estudiantes LP Jorge O. Pérez Vélez Sarsfield Héctor Yazalde Independiente
Campeonato Nacional Standings
First place playoffs As Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, and Racing finished equaled on points, they played a round-robin tournament to define a champion. All the matches were held in San Lorenzo Stadium. Teams finished 1st and 2nd qualified for the 1969 Copa Libertadores.
Results 1st. Match [Dec 19]: River Plate 2–0 Racing 2nd. Match [Dec 22]: River Plate 1–1 Vélez Sarsfield 3rd. Match [Dec 29]: Racing 2–4 Vélez Sarsfield
Final table
Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals Omar Wehbe Vélez Sarsfield Araquem de Melo Huracán Alfredo Obberti Los Andes Roberto Salomone Racing
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