1979 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season1979
ChampionsRiver Plate (Metropolitano and Nacional)
1978
1980

The 1979 Primera División season was the 88th season of top-flight football in Argentina. River Plate won both the Metropolitano and Nacional championship, achieving 19 titles total.

There were three teams relegated, Atlanta, Chacarita Juniors and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).