1985 Argentine Primera División

94th season of top-tier football league in Argentina

Football league season

Primera DivisiónSeason| 1985

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Champions| Argentinos Juniors (Nacional)

← 1984

1985–86 →

The 1985 Argentine Primera División was the 94th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on February 17 and ended on September 4.

This tournament featured the last edition of the Nacional championship. The structure of the tournament made it the most complicated championship in the history of Primera División. The eventual champions were Argentinos Juniors who beat Vélez Sársfield in a 2nd final.[1][2]

## Nacional Championship[edit]

Football league season

Nacional

Argentinos Jrs, Nacional champions

Season| 1985
Champions| Argentinos Juniors (2nd title)
Promoted| Dep. Español
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Top goalscorer|  Jorge Comas (12 goals)

← 1984

1985–86 →

### Group Stages (1st step)[edit]

The top two teams go through to the winners knockout, the bottom two go to the losers knockout.

#### Group A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Estudiantes (LP) | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 9
2  | Ramón Santamarina | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 5
3  | Racing (C) | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 5
4  | Platense | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 5

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Boca Juniors | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 8
2  | Estudiantes (RC) | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 7
3  | Temperley | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 5
4  | Altos Hornos Zapla | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 4

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group C[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Independiente | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 7
2  | Talleres (C) | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 7
3  | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 7
4  | Huracán | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 3

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group D[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | River Plate | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 10
2  | Unión | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 5
3  | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 10  | −6  | 5
4  | Cipolletti | 6  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 4

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group E[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Newell's Old Boys | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 8
2  | San Lorenzo | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 5  | +5  | 7
3  | Huracán Las Heras | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 7
4  | Círculo Deportivo | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 14  | −8  | 2

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group F[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Argentinos Juniors | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 16  | 5  | +11  | 9
2  | Chacarita Juniors | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 7
3  | Central Norte | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 14  | −10  | 5
4  | Belgrano | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 8  | 14  | −6  | 3

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group G[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | San Martín (T) | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 8
2  | Vélez Sársfield | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 7
3  | Argentino (F) | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 5
4  | Juventud Alianza | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 12  | −8  | 3

Source:[citation needed]

#### Group H[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Ferro Carril Oeste | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 9
2  | Deportivo Español | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 7
3  | Instituto | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 6
4  | Juventud Antoniana | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 4  | 13  | −9  | 2

Source:[citation needed]

### 2nd step[edit]

#### Winners knockout[edit]

The winners progressed to the winners QF, the losers enter the losers 3rd round.

Home (1st leg)  | Home (2nd leg)  | 1st Leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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Independiente  | Ramón Santamarina  | 3-1  | 3-2  | 6-3
Talleres (C)  | Estudiantes (LP)  | 1-1  | 1-3  | 2-4
Newell's Old Boys  | Chacarita Juniors  | 0-0  | 2-1  | 2-1
San Lorenzo  | Argentinos Juniors  | 2-2  | 0-1  | 2-3
San Martín (T)  | Estudiantes (RC)  | 4-2  | 0-0  | 4-2
Boca Juniors  | Vélez Sársfield  | 3-2  | 0-3  | 3-4
Ferro Carril Oeste  | Unión  | 1-0  | 2-1  | 3-1
Deportivo Español  | River Plate  | 2-1  | 0-5  | 2-6

#### Losers knockout[edit]

Home (1st leg)  | Home (2nd leg)  | 1st Leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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Guaraní  | Platense  | 0-0  | 0-1  | 0-1
Huracán  | Racing (C)  | 2-1  | 1-1  | 3-2
Belgrano  | Huracán La Heras  | 2-1  | 1-3  | 3-4
Central Norte  | Círculo Deportivo  | 0-0  | 3-2  | 3-2
Altos Hornos Zapla  | Argentino (F)  | 2-0  | 1-2  | 3-2
Juventud Alianza  | Temperley  | 4-3  | 1-4  | 5-7
Cipolletti  | Instituto  | 0-0  | 1-3  | 1-3
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)  | Juventud Antoniana  | 3-0  | 0-1  | 3-1

### 3rd step[edit]

Winners Quarter-finals

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San Martín  | Argentinos Juniors  | 0-2
Ferro Carril Oeste  | Independiente  | 3-0
River Plate  | Estudiantes (LP)  | 2-0
Newell's Old Boys  | Vélez Sársfield  | 1-2 (aet)

Losers 3rd round

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Estudiantes (RC)  | Temperley  | 0-1
Gimnasia La Plata  | Deportivo Español  | 0-2
Unión  | Platense  | 3-0
Talleres  | Instituto  | 0-4
Boca Juniors  | Altos Hornos Zapla  | 3-1
Huracán La Heras  | San Lorenzo  | 3-3 (2-3 p)
Chacarita Juniors  | Huracán  | 0-0 (4-3 p)
Central Norte  | Ramón Santamarina  | 1-1 (4-2 p)

### 4th step[edit]

Winners Semi-finals

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Ferro Carril Oeste  | Argentinos Juniors  | 0-3
Vélez Sársfield  | River Plate  | 3-0

Losers 4th round

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Independiente  | Boca Juniors  | 1-0
Newell's Old Boys  | Temperley  | 2-1
Chacarita Juniors  | San Lorenzo  | 2-0 (aet)
Estuidaintes (LP)  | Deportivo Español  | 1-1 (6-5 p)
Central Norte  | Unión  | 0-0 (1-3 p)
San Martín  | Instituto  | 0-0 (4-1 p)

### 5th step[edit]

Winners final

Home (1st leg)  | Home (2nd leg)  | 1st Leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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Argentinos Juniors  | Vélez Sársfield  | 2-0  | 0-2  | 2-2 (4-3 p)

* Argentinos Juniors to play in the final
* Vélez Sársfield progress to the losers final

Losers 5th round

|  | Score

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Newell's Old Boys  | Chacarita Juniors  | 1-0
Estudiantes (LP)  | San Martín  | 1-0
River Plate  | Unión  | 1-0
Ferro Carril Oeste  | Independiente  | 0-0 (2-4 p)

### 6th step[edit]

Losers 6th round

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River Plate  | Estudiantes (LP)  | 4-1
Independiente  | Newell's Old Boys  | 0-2

### 7th step[edit]

Losers 7th round

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River Plate  | Newell's Old Boys  | 2-0

### 8th step[edit]

Losers final

|  | Score

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Vélez Sársfield  | River Plate  | 2-1

* Vélez Sársfield to play in the final

### Final[edit]

August 28, 1985

Home  | Away  | Score

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Argentinos Juniors | Vélez Sársfield | 1-1 (3-4 p)

* As Argentinos Juniors had made it to the final without losing a game, the final had to be replayed to give them the 2nd chance that every other team had already had.

September 3, 1985

Home  | Away  | Score

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Vélez Sársfield | Argentinos Juniors | 1-2

#### Final[edit]

1985 Torneo Nacional Final

28 August 1985

Argentinos Juniors| 1–1| Vélez Sársfield

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| Report |
Penalties

* Batista
* Videla
* J.J.López
* Castro
* Pellegrini

| 4–3 |

* Larraquy
* Gabrich
* Cuciuffo
* Lucca
* E. Hernández

River Plate, Buenos Aires

* * *

#### Rematch[edit]

4 September 1985

Rematch

Vélez Sársfield| 1–2| Argentinos Juniors

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Comas 58' | Report (1)
Report (2) | Castro  50'
Batista 80'

River Plate, Buenos Aires

Referee: Juan Bava

Vélez Sársfield

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Argentinos Jrs

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GK | 1 |  Carlos Navarro Montoya
DF | 4 |  Mario Lucca
DF | 2 |  Pedro Larraquy
DF | 6 |  José Luis Cuciuffo
DF | 3 |  Jorge Bujedo
MF | 8 |  Oscar A. Gissi |  |  b'
MF | 5 |  Osvaldo Coloccini |  |  a'
MF | 10 |  Juan José Meza
FW | 7 |  Eduardo D. Hernández
FW | 9 |  Jorge Gabrich
FW | 11 |  Jorge Comas
Substitutes:
MF |  |  Carlos G. Amodeo |  |  a'
MF |  |  Fabián A. Vázquez |  |  b'
GK |  |  Jorge L. Fernández
|  |  Héctor W. López
FW |  |  Víctor A. Lucero
Manager:
Alfio Basile
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GK | 1 |  Enrique Vidallé
DF | 4 |  Carmelo Villalba |  |
DF | 2 |  José Luis Pavoni |  |
DF | 6 |  Jorge Olguín
DF | 3 |  Adrián Domenech
MF | 10 |  Emilio Commisso
MF | 5 |  Sergio Batista
MF | 8 |  Mario Videla
FW | 7 |  José A. Castro
FW | 9 |  Claudio Borghi |  |  a'
FW | 11 |  Carlos Ereros
Substitutes:
MF |  |  Miguel Lemme |  |  a'
GK |  |  César R. Mendoza
DF |  |  Jorge Pellegrini
MF |  |  Juan José López
FW |  |  Carlos Morete
Manager:
José Yudica

## See also[edit]

* 1985–86 in Argentine football

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201509/118756-hace-30-anos-argentinos-jrs-se-consagraba-como-ultimo-campeon-del-nacional-de-primera-division.html, Telam, 4 Sep 2015
2. ^ Argentina 1985 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com

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