1977 Argentine Primera División

The 1977 Primera División season was the 86th season of top-flight football in Argentina. River Plate won the Metropolitano (17th title) and Independiente achieved the Nacional championship (11th title).[1][2]

Primera División
Season1977
ChampionsRiver Plate (Metropolitano)
Independiente (Nacional)
← 1976
1978 →

Lanús, Ferro C. Oeste and Temperley were relegated.[3]

Metropolitano Championship
Metropolitano
Season1977
ChampionsRiver Plate (17th title)
PromotedLanús
Platense
RelegatedLanús
Ferro C. Oeste
Temperley
1978 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Top goalscorer Carlos Álvarez (27 goals)
← 1976
1978 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 44 25 13 6 83 46 +37 63
2 Independiente 44 23 15 6 82 47 +35 61
3 Vélez Sársfield 44 19 18 7 65 48 +17 56
4 Boca Juniors 44 22 9 13 67 45 +22 53
4 Colón 44 20 13 11 74 57 +17 53
6 Rosario Central 44 19 14 11 60 35 +25 52
7 Newell's Old Boys 44 17 12 15 69 58 +11 46
8 Huracán 44 14 16 14 56 59 −3 44
9 Argentinos Juniors 44 14 15 15 61 61 0 43
10 Unión 44 12 18 14 57 55 +2 42
10 Estudiantes (LP) 44 13 16 15 60 61 −1 42
12 Banfield 44 13 15 16 48 50 −2 41
12 Racing 44 13 15 16 43 47 −4 41
12 San Lorenzo 44 14 13 17 46 56 −10 41
15 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 44 15 10 19 75 76 −1 40
15 Chacarita Juniors 44 12 16 16 53 62 −9 40
15 Atlanta 44 15 10 19 52 65 −13 40
15 Quilmes 44 12 16 16 51 64 −13 40
19 All Boys 44 11 17 16 50 67 −17 39
20 Platense 44 10 18 16 48 66 −18 38
20 Lanús 44 11 16 17 43 54 −11 38
22 Temperley 44 13 10 21 56 75 −19 36
23 Ferro Carril Oeste 44 5 13 26 50 95 −45 23
Source:

Nacional Championship
Nacional
Season1977
ChampionsIndependiente (11th title)
PromotedEstudiantes (BA)
1978 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente
Top goalscorer Alfredo Letanú (13 goals)
← 1976
1978 →

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Newell's Old Boys 14 8 5 1 33 11 +22 21
2 San Lorenzo 14 5 7 2 20 14 +6 17
2 Independiente Rivadavia 14 6 5 3 24 20 +4 17
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 14 4 7 3 21 21 0 15
5 San Martín (T) 14 2 10 2 18 18 0 14
6 Estudiantes (BA) 14 3 6 5 15 22 −7 12
7 Banfield 14 3 4 7 17 28 −11 10
8 Círculo Deportivo[lower-alpha 1] 14 1 4 9 7 21 −14 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. Otamendi is a town in General Alvarado Partido, Buenos Aires Province.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Estudiantes (LP) 14 10 2 2 32 13 +19 22
2 Boca Juniors 14 7 3 4 22 16 +6 17
3 Rosario Central 14 7 2 5 20 13 +7 16
3 Los Andes 14 6 4 4 22 19 +3 16
5 Quilmes 14 5 4 5 10 15 −5 14
6 Cipolletti 14 6 1 7 20 26 −6 13
7 Chacarita Juniors 14 4 1 9 20 26 −6 9
8 Central Norte 14 2 1 11 14 32 −18 5
Source:

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Talleres (C) 14 9 2 3 27 20 +7 20
2 Racing 14 6 5 3 22 12 +10 17
3 River Plate 14 7 1 6 32 15 +17 15
3 Vélez Sársfield 14 6 3 5 27 24 +3 15
5 Platense 14 5 4 5 25 25 0 14
6 Sarmiento (R) 14 4 4 6 18 29 −11 12
7 Colón 14 4 3 7 22 29 −7 11
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 14 3 2 9 7 26 −19 8
Source:

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente 14 10 1 3 30 13 +17 21
2 Belgrano 14 8 3 3 25 18 +7 19
3 Huracán 14 6 3 5 25 23 +2 15
4 Atlanta 14 5 3 6 14 15 −1 13
4 Argentinos Juniors 14 5 3 6 18 21 −3 13
6 Unión 14 4 4 6 20 23 −3 12
7 Ledesma 14 3 4 7 13 21 −8 10
8 All Boys 14 3 3 8 19 30 −11 9
Source:

Semifinals
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Talleres (C)-Newell's Old Boys1-11-0
Estudiantes (LP)-Independiente1-11-3

Final
Club-Club1st leg2nd leg
Independiente-Talleres (C)1-12-2

Independiente won on away goals rule

1st leg
Independiente1–1Talleres (C)
Trossero Report Cherini

2nd leg
Talleres (C)2–2Independiente
Cherini  60' (P)
Bocanelli  74'		 Report Outes  29'
Bochini  83'
Attendance: 19,551
Referee: Roberto Barreiro

References
  1. Campeón con 8 jugadores: a 40 años de la gran hazaña de Independiente by Juan P. Pagnarelli, La Nación, 24 Jan 2018
  2. https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201801/243894-se-cumplen-40-anos-de-la-mayor-hazana-de-la-historia-de-independiente.html by Héctor Laurada, Télam, 25 Jan 2018
  3. Argentina 1977 on RSSSF.com
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