The 1971 Primera División season was the 80th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The Campeonato Metropolitano championship was modified, returning to a double round-robin format, and four relegations. Nevertheless, the AFA interventor, Raúl D'Onofrio (the 4th interventor since the military dictatorship led by Juan Carlos Onganía removed Valentín Suárez from the Association),River, la AFA y el ¿fin? de una maldición que arrancó on Clarín, 26 Mar 2020A 51 años de uno de los más grandes golpes de la Selección argentina de fútbol on Grupo La Provincia, 30 Aug 2020 reduced the number of relegated teams to two."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1971 Campeonato Metropolitano" by José Carluccio, 14 Jan 2010
The entire season ran from 5 March to 29 December. As champion of 1970 Primera B, Ferro Carril Oeste promoted to Primera División. Independiente (10th title) won the Metropolitano and Rosario Central (coached by Ángel Labruna, not only won the 1st league title for the club but the first for a team outside Buenos Aires) won the Nacional championship. Moreover, both clubs qualified for the 1972 Copa Libertadores (in the case of Independiente, after winning the first "Liguilla pre-Libertadores" edition v San Lorenzo).
Los Andes and Platense were relegated.Argentina 1971 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
Metropolitano Championship Final standings
Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals Carlos Bianchi Vélez Sarsfield Alfredo Obberti Newell's Old Boys Rodolfo Fischer San Lorenzo Roberto Cabral Platense Oscar Más River Plate
Nacional Championship
Group A
Group B
Semifinals Played in neutral venue:https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1971.pdf Nacional 1971. Page 145. Date Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City 18 Dec Independiente San Lorenzo River Plate Buenos Aires 19 Dec Rosario Central Newell's Old Boys River Plate Buenos Aires
Final Date Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City 22 Dec Rosario Central San Lorenzo Newell's O.B. Rosario
Match details
GK 1 Norberto MenuttiDF 4 José GonzálezDF 2 Aurelio PascuttiniDF 6 Alberto FanessiDF 3 Mario Killer MF 8 Carlos AimarMF 5 Ángel LanducciMF 10 Carlos ColmanFW 7 Ramón Bóveda FW 9 Aldo Poy FW 11 Roberto Gramajo Substitutes:MF Miguel Bustos Manager: Ángel Labruna
GK 1 Agustín IrustaDF 4 Rubén GlaríaDF 2 Ricardo RezzaDF 6 Ramón Heredia DF 3 Antonio Rosl MF 8 Enrique ChazarretaMF 5 Roberto Telch MF 10 Antonio G. AmeijendaFW 7 Héctor ScottaFW 9 Rodolfo Fischer FW 11 Rubén AyalaSubstitutes: FW Hugo Promanzio Manager: Rogelio Domínguez
Liguilla pre-Libertadores This qualifying method debuted in this season. It was contested by the Metropolitano champion and the Nacional runner-up. Date Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City 29 Dec Independiente San Lorenzo La Bombonera Buenos Aires
Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals José Luñiz Juventud Antoniana Alfredo Obberti Newell's Old Boys Carlos Morete River Plate Eduardo Quiroga Belgrano (C) Héctor Scotta San Lorenzo Pablo Díaz Central Córdoba (SdE)
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