The 1968 Primera División season was the 77th season of top-flight

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, continuing with the Metropolitano and Nacional championships format. Tigre1967 – PRIMERA B
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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,

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and Tigre were

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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:

Final

Match details

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

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, 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

Campeonato Nacional

Standings

First place playoffs

As Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, and

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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 ec 19 River Plate 2–0 Racing * 2nd. Match ec 22 River Plate 1–1 Vélez Sarsfield * 3rd. Match ec 29 Racing 2–4 Vélez Sarsfield

Final table

Top scorers

References

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