Primera División Argentina 1990-91
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Overview
The 1990-1991 season saw the introduction of the Apertura and ClausuraApertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
system in Argentina. Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
won the Apertura 1990 and Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
won the Clausura 1991.
Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
28 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
26 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| 3 | Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 5 | Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| 6 | Ferro Carril Oeste Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway... |
23 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | Estudiantes de La Plata Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 9 | Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 10 | Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 12 | Talleres de Córdoba Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A... |
18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
| 13 | Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
17 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 14 | Gimnasia de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División... |
16 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 15 | Platense Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".... |
16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 16 | Chaco For Ever | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 |
| 17 | Deportivo Mandiyú Textil Mandiyú Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú is an Argentine Football club. Its home town is Corrientes, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina... |
15 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 18 | Deportivo Español | 14 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
| 19 | Unión de Santa Fe Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe.... |
13 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -7 |
| 20 | Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
11 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | -16 |
- Newell's Old BoysNewell's Old BoysClub Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
to play in the championship decider - Teams highlighted in blue qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
Relegation
- There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below
Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
32 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 |
| 3 | Deportivo Mandiyú Textil Mandiyú Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú is an Argentine Football club. Its home town is Corrientes, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina... |
23 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
23 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 9 | Estudiantes de La Plata Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
19 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 11 | Platense Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".... |
19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 12 | Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
18 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 13 | Unión de Santa Fe Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe.... |
18 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
| 14 | Gimnasia de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División... |
17 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 15 | Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
16 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 16 | Ferro Carril Oeste Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway... |
15 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 17 | Deportivo Español | 14 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | -3 |
| 18 | Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
13 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
| 19 | Chaco For Ever | 12 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
| 20 | Talleres de Córdoba Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A... |
11 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -10 |
- Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
to play in the championship decider - Teams highlighted in blue qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
Championship decider
| 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | Penalty shootout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 |
- Newell's Old Boys win the 1990-1991 championship and qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1992.
- Boca Juniors enter the Liguella Pre-Libertadores.
Top Scorer
The top scorerPrimera División Argentina topscorers
This is a list of Argentine Primera División top scorers, that enumerates all players that have finished a season as top goalscorers in the top level of the Argentine football league system. These statistics only include seasons from the professional era of Argentine football...
over the combined championships was Esteban González
Esteban González
Esteban Fernando González Sánchez is a former Argentine football striker. He was a winner of the Argentine league with three different teams and he also played for the Argentina national team....
of Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
, with 18 goals.
Relegation
| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1988-89 Primera División Argentina 1988-89 -Overview:1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship.-League standings:*Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions.-Top scorers:-Relegation:-Liguilla Pre-Libertadores:... |
1989-90 Primera División Argentina 1989-90 -League standings:-Liguilla Pre-Libertadores:Semi-finalsFinal-Relegation:... |
1990-1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
1.254 | 143 | 114 | 49 | 43 | 51 |
| River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
1.254 | 143 | 114 | 45 | 53 | 45 |
| Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
1.237 | 141 | 114 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| San Lorenzo | 1.070 | 122 | 114 | 42 | 35 | 45 |
| Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
1.061 | 121 | 114 | 42 | 39 | 40 |
| Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
1.053 | 120 | 114 | 33 | 42 | 45 |
| Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
1.053 | 40 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 40 |
| Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
1.044 | 119 | 114 | 35 | 36 | 48 |
| Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
1.035 | 118 | 114 | 36 | 43 | 39 |
| Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
1.018 | 116 | 114 | 42 | 38 | 36 |
| Estudiantes de La Plata Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
1.009 | 115 | 114 | 42 | 34 | 39 |
| Talleres de Córdoba Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A... |
0.956 | 109 | 114 | 44 | 36 | 29 |
| Gimnasia de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División... |
0.947 | 108 | 114 | 36 | 39 | 33 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway... |
0.939 | 107 | 114 | 30 | 39 | 38 |
| Deportivo Mandiyú Textil Mandiyú Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú is an Argentine Football club. Its home town is Corrientes, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina... |
0.939 | 107 | 114 | 33 | 36 | 38 |
| Deportivo Español | 0.921 | 105 | 114 | 46 | 31 | 28 |
| Platense Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".... |
0.912 | 104 | 114 | 33 | 36 | 35 |
| Unión de Santa Fe Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe.... |
0.882 | 67 | 76 | N/A | 36 | 31 |
| Chaco For Ever | 0.789 | 60 | 76 | N/A | 32 | 28 |
| Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
0.763 | 29 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 29 |