# 1985 Argentine Primera División

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.

## Nacional Championship
### Group Stages (1st step)

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

#### Group A

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

#### Group B

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

#### Group C

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

#### Group D

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

#### Group E

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

#### Group F

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

#### Group G

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

#### Group H

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

### 2nd step
#### Winners knockout

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 |
| 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

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

Winners Quarter-finals
| | | Score |
| 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
| | | Score |
| 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

Winners Semi-finals
| | | Score |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Argentinos Juniors | 0-3 |
| Vélez Sársfield | River Plate | 3-0 |
Losers 4th round
| | | Score |
| 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

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

Losers 6th round
| | | Score |
| River Plate | Estudiantes (LP) | 4-1 |
| Independiente | Newell's Old Boys | 0-2 |

### 7th step

Losers 7th round
| | | Score |
| River Plate | Newell's Old Boys | 2-0 |

### 8th step

Losers final
| | | Score |
| Vélez Sársfield | River Plate | 2-1 |
* Vélez Sársfield to play in the final

### Final

August 28, 1985
| Home | Away | Score |
| 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 |
| Vélez Sársfield | Argentinos Juniors | 1-2 |

#### Rematch

| Vélez Sársfield | Argentinos Jrs |
| 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 ||
| 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 ||