| Competition: | Primera División |
| Season: | 1985 |
| Winners: | Argentinos Juniors (Nacional) |
| Prevseason: | 1984 |
| Nextseason: | 1985–86 |
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.[1] [2]
| Competition: | Nacional |
| Season: | 1985 |
| Winners: | Argentinos Juniors (2nd title) |
| Promoted: | Dep. Español Gimnasia y Esgrima LP |
| League Topscorer: |  Jorge Comas (12 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1984 |
| Nextseason: | 1985–86 |
The top two teams go through to the winners knockout, the bottom two go to the losers 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 |
| 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 |
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) |
| 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) |
Winners Semi-finals
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Argentinos Juniors | 0-3 |
| Vélez Sársfield | River Plate | 3-0 |
| 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) |
Winners 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) |
Losers 6th round
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| River Plate | Estudiantes (LP) | 4-1 |
| Independiente | Newell's Old Boys | 0-2 |
Losers 7th round
Losers final
August 28, 1985
September 3, 1985
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| GK | 1 |  Carlos Navarro Montoya | ||
| DF | 4 | Mario Lucca | ||
| DF | 2 | |||
| DF | 6 | José Luis Cuciuffo | ||
| DF | 3 | Jorge Bujedo | ||
| MF | 8 | Oscar A. Gissi | ||
| MF | 5 | Osvaldo Coloccini | ||
| MF | 10 | Juan José Meza | ||
| FW | 7 | Eduardo D. Hernández | ||
| FW | 9 | Jorge Gabrich | ||
| FW | 11 | Jorge Comas | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | Carlos G. Amodeo | |||
| MF | Fabián A. Vázquez | |||
| GK | Jorge L. Fernández | |||
| Héctor W. López | ||||
| FW | Víctor A. Lucero | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Alfio Basile | ||||
| GK | 1 | Enrique Vidallé | ||
| DF | 4 | |||
| DF | 2 | |||
| DF | 6 | |||
| DF | 3 | |||
| MF | 10 | |||
| MF | 5 | |||
| MF | 8 | Mario Videla | ||
| FW | 7 | José A. Castro | ||
| FW | 9 | |||
| FW | 11 | Carlos Ereros | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | Miguel Lemme | |||
| GK | César R. Mendoza | |||
| DF | Jorge Pellegrini | |||
| MF | Juan José López | |||
| FW | Carlos Morete | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| José Yudica | ||||