1972 Argentine Primera División#Nacional Championship

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Primera División

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| season = 1972

| dates = 25 February – 17 December

| winners = {{plainlist|

  • Metropolitano: San Lorenzo (9th. title)
  • Nacional: San Lorenzo (10th. title)

}}

| shieldtitle =

| shield =

| premiers =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = 1973 Copa Libertadores

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = San Lorenzo
River Plate

| continentalcup2 =

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| continentalcup3 =

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| continentalcup4 =

| continentalcup4qualifiers =

| matches =

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| biggest home win =

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| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

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| highest attendance =

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| prevseason = 1971

| nextseason = 1973

| updated =

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The 1972 Primera División season was the 81st season of top-flight football in Argentina. Banfield was penalised with a 4-month suspension and the subsequent points deduction after a proved bribe."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1972 Campeonato Metropolitano" by José Carluccio, 24 Feb 2010 The case referred back to the 1971 Metropolitano when Banfield was about to be relegated along with Los Andes. A Banfield executive offered Ferro Carril Oeste players (their rivals in the last fixture of the tournament) a high amount of money to fix the match. Nevertheless, the meeting was reported to the police who arrested the executive. Banfield would be then penalised by the AFA.[https://www.xenen.com.ar/2017/09/24/banfield-1971-cuarto-soborno-comprobado/ Banfield 1971: cuarto soborno] on Xenen

With Lanús (1970 Primera B Metropolitana champions) as the only team promoted from the lower division, San Lorenzo won both tournaments, Metropolitano and Nacional (9th and 10th league titles). San Lorenzo and River Plate (Torneo Nacional champion and runner-up) qualified for the 1973 Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Banfield and Lanús were relegated via Torneo Reclasificatorio.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg72.html Argentina 1972] by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF

Metropolitano Championship

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Metropolitano

| image = Sanlorenzo metro1972.jpg

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| caption = San Lorenzo, Metropolitano champions

| season = 1972

| dates = 25 February – 1 October

| winners = San Lorenzo (9th title)

| shieldtitle =

| shield =

| premiers =

| promoted = Lanús 10px

| relegated = Banfield 10px
Lanús10px

| continentalcup1 =

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| continentalcup3 =

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| continentalcup4 =

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| matches =

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| total goals =

| total goals footnote =

| average goals =

| best player =

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Brindisi (21)

| best goalkeeper =

| biggest home win = R. Central 6–0 Independiente (16 Apr)

| biggest away win = Estudiantes LP 1–7 Boca Jrs (17 Mar)

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

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| longest winless =

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| prevseason = 1971

| nextseason = 1973

| updated =

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= Final standings =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=SLA|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

|team2=RCA|name_RCA=Racing

|team3=HUR|name_HUR=Huracán

|team4=RIV|pos_RIV=3|name_RIV=River Plate

|team5=VEL|name_VEL=Vélez Sársfield

|team6=RCE|name_RCE=Rosario Central

|team7=NEW|name_NEW=Newell's Old Boys

|team8=CHA|name_CHA=Chacarita Juniors

|team9=BOC|name_BOC=Boca Juniors

|team10=COL|name_COL=Colón

|team11=IND|name_IND=Independiente

|team12=ARJ|name_ARJ=Argentinos Juniors

|team13=EST|name_EST=Estudiantes (LP)

|team14=ATL|name_ATL=Atlanta

|team15=GLP|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|team16=FCO|name_FCO=Ferro Carril Oeste

|team17=LAN|name_LAN=Lanús

|team18=BAN|name_BAN=Banfield

|win_SLA=18|draw_SLA=13|loss_SLA=3|gf_SLA=59|ga_SLA=33

|win_RCA=14|draw_RCA=15|loss_RCA=5|gf_RCA=56|ga_RCA=44

|win_HUR=14|draw_HUR=12|loss_HUR=8|gf_HUR=66|ga_HUR=49

|win_RIV=15|draw_RIV=10|loss_RIV=9|gf_RIV=64|ga_RIV=52

|win_VEL=14|draw_VEL=11|loss_VEL=9|gf_VEL=59|ga_VEL=50

|win_RCE=14|draw_RCE=10|loss_RCE=10|gf_RCE=51|ga_RCE=39

|win_NEW=13|draw_NEW=12|loss_NEW=9|gf_NEW=49|ga_NEW=49

|win_CHA=13|draw_CHA=11|loss_CHA=10|gf_CHA=46|ga_CHA=41

|win_BOC=12|draw_BOC=12|loss_BOC=10|gf_BOC=56|ga_BOC=44

|win_COL=14|draw_COL=8|loss_COL=12|gf_COL=51|ga_COL=52

|win_IND=12|draw_IND=11|loss_IND=11|gf_IND=47|ga_IND=48

|win_ARJ=10|draw_ARJ=14|loss_ARJ=10|gf_ARJ=52|ga_ARJ=37

|win_EST=14|draw_EST=5|loss_EST=15|gf_EST=40|ga_EST=52

|win_ATL=12|draw_ATL=7|loss_ATL=15|gf_ATL=43|ga_ATL=54

|win_GLP=8|draw_GLP=10|loss_GLP=16|gf_GLP=40|ga_GLP=55

|win_FCO=6|draw_FCO=12|loss_FCO=16|gf_FCO=39|ga_FCO=55

|win_LAN=3|draw_LAN=6|loss_LAN=25|gf_LAN=35|ga_LAN=71

|win_BAN=7|draw_BAN=7|loss_BAN=20|gf_BAN=25|ga_BAN=53|adjust_points_BAN=-21

|hth_BAN= 21 points were deducted after the team was suspended for four months, starting on March 16.

|col_C= #ccffcc |text_C= Champion

|result1=C

|col_B = #ffffcc|text_B= to Reclasificatorio

|result13 = B

|result14 = B

|result15 = B

|result16 = B

|result17 = B

|result18 = B

|update=complete|source=

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= Reclasificatorio Tournament =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|team1=FCO|name_FCO=Ferro Carril Oeste

|team2=ATL|name_ATL=Atlanta

|team3=GLP|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|team4=EST|name_EST=Estudiantes (LP)

|team5=LAN|name_LAN=Lanús

|team6=BAN|name_BAN=Banfield

|win_FCO=3|draw_FCO=2|loss_FCO=0|gf_FCO=16|ga_FCO=10

|win_ATL=2|draw_ATL=1|loss_ATL=2|gf_ATL=14|ga_ATL=12

|win_GLP=1|draw_GLP=2|loss_GLP=2|gf_GLP=9|ga_GLP=12

|win_EST=1|draw_EST=2|loss_EST=2|gf_EST=4|ga_EST=11

|win_LAN=0|draw_LAN=2|loss_LAN=3|gf_LAN=4|ga_LAN=8

|win_BAN=2|draw_BAN=3|loss_BAN=0|gf_BAN=15|ga_BAN=9|adjust_points_BAN=-7

|hth_BAN=7 points were deducted after the team was suspended for four months, starting on March 16.

|update=complete|source=

}}

= Relegation table =

To determine relegations of teams playing the Reclasificatorio, points earned in Metropolitano and Reclasificatorio were taken into account. The two clubs with the lowest points earned were relegated.

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Rank.

! Team

! Points
{{small|Metrop.}}

! Points
{{small|Reclas.}}

! Total
points

1align=left|Estudiantes (LP)33437
2align=left|Atlanta31536
3align=left|Ferro Carril Oeste24832
4align=left|Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)26430
bgcolor= #ffcccc

|5

align=left|Lanús12214
bgcolor= #ffcccc

|6

align=left|Banfield077

=Top scorers=

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!Rank.

!Player

!Team

!Goals

{{center|1}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel BrindisiHuracán{{center|21}}
{{center|2}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Roque AvallayHuracán{{center|17}}
rowspan=2| {{center|3}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos BianchiVélez Sarsfieldrowspan=2|{{center|16}}
{{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo CurioniBoca Juniors
{{center|4}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén AyalaSan Lorenzo{{center|15}}

Nacional Championship

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Nacional

| image = Sanlorenzo v river 1972.jpg

| pixels =

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| caption = San Lorenzo, Nacional champions

| season = 1972

| dates = 13 October – 17 December

| winners = San Lorenzo (10th title)

| shieldtitle =

| shield =

| premiers =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = 1973 Copa Libertadores

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = San Lorenzo
River Plate

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2qualifiers =

| continentalcup3 =

| continentalcup3qualifiers =

| continentalcup4 =

| continentalcup4qualifiers =

| matches =

| matches footnote =

| total goals =

| total goals footnote =

| average goals =

| best player =

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Morete (14)

| best goalkeeper =

| biggest home win = Argentinos 7–0 Sp. Desamparados (6 Dec)

| biggest away win = B. Mitre 1–7 River Plate (23 Oct)

| highest scoring = Newell's 7–2 Banfield (25 Nov)
River Plate 7–2 Independiente (1 Dec)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

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| prevseason = 1971

| nextseason = 1973

| updated =

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=Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=SLA|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

|team2=RIV|name_RIV=River Plate

|team3=VEL|name_VEL=Vélez Sársfield

|team4=SMM|name_SMM=San Martín (M)

|team5=ATL|name_ATL=Atlanta

|team6=RCE|name_RCE=Rosario Central

|team7=IND|name_IND=Independiente

|team8=SLM|name_SLM=San Lorenzo (MdP)

|team9=LAN|name_LAN=Lanús

|team10=GLP|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|team11=SMT|name_SMT=San Martín (T)

|team12=BMP|name_BMP=Bartolomé Mitre

|team13=ITR|name_ITR=Independiente (T)

|win_SLA=10|draw_SLA=3|loss_SLA=0|gf_SLA=29|ga_SLA=6

|win_RIV=10|draw_RIV=2|loss_RIV=1|gf_RIV=50|ga_RIV=23

|win_VEL=8|draw_VEL=2|loss_VEL=3|gf_VEL=31|ga_VEL=19

|win_SMM=7|draw_SMM=3|loss_SMM=3|gf_SMM=27|ga_SMM=21

|win_ATL=6|draw_ATL=4|loss_ATL=3|gf_ATL=31|ga_ATL=15

|win_RCE=5|draw_RCE=4|loss_RCE=4|gf_RCE=28|ga_RCE=18

|win_IND=4|draw_IND=5|loss_IND=4|gf_IND=24|ga_IND=20

|win_SLM=5|draw_SLM=2|loss_SLM=6|gf_SLM=24|ga_SLM=28

|win_LAN=3|draw_LAN=5|loss_LAN=5|gf_LAN=17|ga_LAN=23

|win_GLP=3|draw_GLP=3|loss_GLP=7|gf_GLP=13|ga_GLP=24

|win_SMT=2|draw_SMT=2|loss_SMT=9|gf_SMT=10|ga_SMT=25

|win_BMP=1|draw_BMP=2|loss_BMP=10|gf_BMP=11|ga_BMP=36

|win_ITR=0|draw_ITR=3|loss_ITR=10|gf_ITR=10|ga_ITR=46

|col_A= #bad6f4 |text_A= Final

|result1= A

|col_B = #d0e7ff|text_B= Semifinal

|result2= B

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=BOC|name_BOC=Boca Juniors

|team2=COL|name_COL=Colón

|team3=ARJ|name_ARJ=Argentinos Juniors

|team4=HUR|name_HUR=Huracán

|team5=RCA|name_RCA=Racing

|team6=BEL|name_BEL=Belgrano

|team7=BAN|name_BAN=Banfield

|team8=FCO|name_FCO=Ferro Carril Oeste

|team9=SPD|name_SPD=Desamparados

|team10=CHA|name_CHA=Chacarita Juniors

|team11=GYE|name_GYE=Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)

|team12=EST|name_EST=Estudiantes (LP)

|team13=NEW|name_NEW=Newell's Old Boys

|win_BOC=10|draw_BOC=2|loss_BOC=1|gf_BOC=31|ga_BOC=15

|win_COL=8|draw_COL=2|loss_COL=3|gf_COL=21|ga_COL=16

|win_ARJ=7|draw_ARJ=3|loss_ARJ=3|gf_ARJ=26|ga_ARJ=16

|win_HUR=6|draw_HUR=4|loss_HUR=3|gf_HUR=26|ga_HUR=20

|win_RCA=6|draw_RCA=1|loss_RCA=6|gf_RCA=20|ga_RCA=18

|win_BEL=4|draw_BEL=5|loss_BEL=4|gf_BEL=19|ga_BEL=18

|win_BAN=5|draw_BAN=3|loss_BAN=5|gf_BAN=23|ga_BAN=27

|win_FCO=4|draw_FCO=4|loss_FCO=5|gf_FCO=20|ga_FCO=20

|win_SPD=4|draw_SPD=4|loss_SPD=5|gf_SPD=15|ga_SPD=25

|win_CHA=3|draw_CHA=5|loss_CHA=5|gf_CHA=19|ga_CHA=18

|win_GYE=2|draw_GYE=6|loss_GYE=5|gf_GYE=18|ga_GYE=23

|win_EST=2|draw_EST=4|loss_EST=7|gf_EST=12|ga_EST=25

|win_NEW=2|draw_NEW=1|loss_NEW=10|gf_NEW=18|ga_NEW=28

|result1= A

|col_A = #d0e7ff |text_A= Semifinal

|update=complete

|source=

}}

= Semifinal =

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Team 1

! Res.

! Team 2

! Venue

! City

bgcolor= #d0e7ff| River Plate{{center|3–2}}Boca JuniorsVélez SarsfieldBuenos Aires

=Final=

class=wikitable
Team 1

! Res.

! Team 2

! Venue

! City

bgcolor= #ccffcc| San Lorenzo{{center|1–0 (a.e.t.)}}River PlateVélez SarsfieldBuenos Aires

== Match details ==

{{football box

|date= 17 December 1972

|event = 1972 Campeonato Nacional Final

|team1= San Lorenzo

|score= 1–0

|aet = yes

|report=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg72.html Report]

|team2= River Plate

|goals1= Figueroa {{goal|102}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Vélez Sársfield

|attendance= 53,000

|referee = {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Goicochea

}}

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|pattern_sh = _navysides

|pattern_so =

|leftarm= 000066

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|title = San Lorenzo

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|title = River Plate

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{{col-2}}

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width="25"|width="25"|
GK1{{flagicon|ARG}} Agustín Irusta
DF4{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Villar
DF2{{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Rezza
DF6{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramón Heredia
DF3{{flagicon|ARG}} Antonio Rosl (c)
MF8{{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Telch
MF5{{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Espósito
MF10{{flagicon|ARG}} Victorio Cocco
FW7{{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano Figueroa{{suboff|115}}
FW9{{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén Ayala{{suboff|115}}
FW11{{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Chazarreta
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Oscar Ortiz{{subon|115}}
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} José Sanfilippo{{subon|115}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Lorenzo

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;"
width="25"|width="25"|
GK1{{flagicon|ARG}} José A. Pérez
DF4{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Pérez
DF2{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Dominicci
MF6{{flagicon|ARG}} René Daulte
DF3{{flagicon|ARG}} Raúl Giustozzi
MF8{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan José López
DF5{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Vázquez{{sentoff}}
FW10{{flagicon|ARG}} Norberto Alonso
MF7{{flagicon|URU}} Ernesto Mastrángelo{{suboff|72}}
FW9{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Morete
FW11{{flagicon|ARG}} Oscar Más
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor L. Scotta{{subon|72}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan E. Urriolabeitía

{{col-end}}

=Top scorers=

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!Rank.

!Player

!Team

!Goals

{{center|1}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos MoreteRiver Plate{{center|14}}
{{center|2}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Oscar MásRiver Plate{{center|13}}
rowspan=2|{{center|3}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo CurioniBoca Juniorsrowspan=2|{{center|12}}
{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos GueriniBelgrano (C)
rowspan=3| {{center|4}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan BarrosoSan Martín (M)rowspan=3|{{center|11}}
{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos BianchiVélez Sarsfield
{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan TavernaBanfield

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Argentine Primera División}}

{{San Lorenzo matches}}

{{River Plate matches}}

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