The 1970
Primera División season was the 79th season of top-flight
football in Argentina
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture of Argentina, culture in the country. It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,37 ...
, 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,
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
(coached by
José María Silvero after
Alfredo Di Stéfano resigned) won its 18th league title after beating
Rosario Central in the final.
Starting this season, two substitutions were allowed per team during the game. That rule had been first introduced in
1959, but for injured goalkeepers only.
Unlike previous seasons, there was no team promoted from
Primera B Metropolitana. Boca Juniors and Rosario Central (as champion and runner up of Nacional respectively) qualified to
1971 Copa Libertadores. On the other hand,
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, metropolitan area. The List of cities in Argentina, city has a populati ...
,
Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...
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
Primera B Metropolitana (
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...
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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