The 1970 Primera División season was the 79th season of top-flight

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, with Independiente winning the Metropolitano championship (9th title) by goals for difference (43–42) after being equaled on points with River Plate. In the Nacional championship,

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(coached by

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after

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resigned) won its 18th league title after beating

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...

in the final. Starting this season, two substitutions were allowed per team during the game. That rule had been first introduced in

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, but for injured goalkeepers only. Unlike previous seasons, there was no team promoted from

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. Boca Juniors and Rosario Central (as champion and runner up of Nacional respectively) qualified to

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. On the other hand,

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and Unión (SF) were relegated."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1970 Campeonato Metropolitano" by José Carluccio, 21 Dec 2009

Campeonato Metropolitano

Standings

Petit Tournament

Reclasificatorio Tournament

Reclasificatorio de Primera Tournament

This tournament was contested by two teams from

(

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and Almirante Brown) and teams placed 4th and 5th in Reclasificatorio Tournament, in order to define the rest two promoted or relegated clubs. After finishing 1st, Ferro Carril Oeste promoted to Primera División.

Top scorers

Campeonato Nacional

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Played under a single-match format in neutral venue:

Final

Match details

Top scorers

References

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