# 1983 Argentine Primera División

The 1983 Primera División season was the 92nd season of top-flight football in Argentina. Independiente won the Metropolitano (13th title) and Estudiantes de La Plata won the Nacional championship (4th title).
Nueva Chicago and Racing Club were relegated by the average system.

## Metropolitano Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Independiente | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 47 |
| 3 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 46 |
| 4 | Vélez Sársfield | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 44 |
| 5 | Unión | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 38 |
| 5 | Estudiantes (LP) | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 38 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 37 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 36 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 35 |
| 9 | Instituto | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 35 |
| 11 | Platense | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 34 |
| 12 | Temperley | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 33 |
| 12 | Talleres (C) | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 33 |
| 14 | Huracán | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 32 |
| 14 | Nueva Chicago | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 32 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 30 |
| 16 | Racing | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 30 |
| 18 | River Plate | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 29 |
| 19 | Racing (C) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 27 |

## Nacional Championship
### 1st step
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Loma Negra | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| 1 | Nueva Chicago | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Andino | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 1 | Independiente | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 | San Martín (T) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 |
| 3 | Chaco For Ever | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 7 |
| 3 | Juventud Antoniana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Santa Rosa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Talleres (C) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Temperley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Estudiantes (RC) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Estudiantes (LP) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
| 1 | Racing (C) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 |
| 3 | Unión | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Unión San Vicente | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 11 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Altos Hornos Zapla | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Kimberley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 2 |

#### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Huracán | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Renato Cesarini | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | Atlético Uruguay | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |

#### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Platense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Instituto | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |

### 2nd step
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Estudiantes LP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
| 3 | Instituto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Independiente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 |
| 1 | Temperley | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Platense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 |
| 2 | Unión | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Huracán | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 8 |
| 1 | Racing | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Altos Hornos Zapla | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rosario Central | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Talleres (C) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| 3 | San Martín (T) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 |

#### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Loma Negra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 10 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Juventud Antoniana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |

#### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Racing (C) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
| 3 | Renato Cesarini | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |

### 1/8 finals

| Club | - | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Talleres (C) | - | Racing (C) | 2-2 | 0-0 (3-5 p) |
| Unión | - | Independiente | 1-0 | 0-1 (5-6 p) |
| Loma Negra | - | Racing | 2-1 | 0-4 |
| Newell's Old Boys | - | Rosario Central | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Temperley | - | Platense | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | - | Ferro Carril Oeste | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| River Plate | - | Vélez Sársfield | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Boca Juniors | - | Argentinos Juniors | 1-1 | 2-3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Club | - | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Estudiantes (LP) | - | Racing | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Rosario Central | - | Temperley | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Racing (C) | - | Independiente | 1-1 | 1-1 (PK 2-4) |
| River Plate | - | Argentinos Juniors | 0-0 | 0-1 |

### Semifinals

| Club | - | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Argentinos Juniors | - | Independiente | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | - | Temperley | 1-1 | 3-1 |

### Finals
#### First leg

| Estudiantes LP | Independiente |
| GK | 1 | Carlos Bertero |
| DF | 2 | Julián Camino |
| DF | 3 | José Luis Brown |
| DF | 4 | Rubén Agüero |
| DF | 5 | Abel Herrera |
| MF | 7 | José Daniel Ponce |
| MF | 6 | Miguel Ángel Russo |
| MF | 10 | Alejandro Sabella |
| MF | 8 | Marcelo Trobbiani |
| FW | 9 | Guillermo Trama |
| FW | 11 | Hugo Gottardi |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Manera ||
| GK | 1 | Carlos Goyén |
| DF | 4 | Néstor Clausen |
| DF | 2 | Hugo Villaverde |
| DF | 6 | Enzo Trossero |
| DF | 3 | Mario Killer |
| MF | 11 | Carlos A. Carrizo |
| MF | 5 | Claudio Marangoni |
| MF | 10 | Ricardo Bochini |
| MF | 8 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| FW | 7 | Gabriel Calderón |
| FW | 9 | Carlos Morete |
| Manager: ||
| Nito Veiga ||

#### Second leg

| Independiente | Estudiantes LP |
| GK | 1 | Carlos Goyén |
| DF | 4 | Néstor Clausen |
| DF | 2 | Hugo Villaverde |
| DF | 6 | Enzo Trossero |
| DF | 3 | Mario Killer |
| MF | 8 | Ricardo Giusti |
| MF | 5 | Claudio Marangoni |
| MF | 10 | Ricardo Bochini |
| MF | 11 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| FW | 7 | Gabriel Calderón |
| FW | 9 | Carlos Morete |
| Manager: ||
| Nito Veiga ||
| GK | 1 | Carlos Bertero |
| DF | 2 | Julián Camino |
| DF | 3 | José Luis Brown |
| DF | 4 | Rubén Agüero |
| DF | 5 | Abel Herrera |
| MF | 7 | José Daniel Ponce |
| MF | 6 | Miguel Ángel Russo |
| MF | 10 | Alejandro Sabella |
| FW | 8 | Marcelo Trobbiani |
| FW | 9 | Guillermo Trama |
| FW | 11 | Sergio Gurrieri |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Manera ||
Estudiantes LP won the final with the aggregate score of 3–2.