Nacional championship

The Campeonato Nacional was one of the two football tournaments that formed the Primera División season (along with the Metropolitano championship) since 1967.

The Nacional championship was created by an initiative of then president of Argentine Football Association, Valentín Suárez, with the purpose of adding clubs outside Buenos Aires that competed in regional leagues.

[2] Teams best placed in "Torneo Regional" (created in 1967 as well) were eligible to play the Campeonato Nacional.

[3] The first edition comprised 12 teams from the Metropolitano and four regional qualifiers, and was won by Independiente.

[2] After the restructuring in the Argentine football league system in 1985 that created the Primera B Nacional, the Nacional and Metropolitano championship were abolished, being replaced by a unique competition with a European style format.

Campeonato National in the Argentine soccer league system between 1969 and 1985. The best clubs in the Canpeonato Metropolitano (Primera División) and the Torneo Regional qualified for the tournament. The tournament was part of the first division.