Primera División Argentina 1995-96
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Statistics of Primera División Argentina
in season 1995/1996.
were double champions, winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
in season 1995/1996.
Overview
1995-1996 was the first season in which the Argentine Primera implemented the 3 points for a win system. Vélez SársfieldClub 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...
were double champions, winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
League Standings
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
41 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | 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... |
35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| 3 | 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... |
35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | 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.... |
35 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| 6 | 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... |
32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | 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.... |
29 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 8 | Gimnasia de Jujuy Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province... |
28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | -2 |
| 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.... |
25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
| 10 | 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.... |
24 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| 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".... |
23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| 12 | 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... |
23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | -6 |
| 13 | Colón de Santa Fe Colón de Santa Fe Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96... |
21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| 14 | 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.... |
21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 15 | Gimnasia 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... |
21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -11 |
| 16 | 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... |
19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| 17 | 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... |
17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 |
| 18 | Deportivo Español | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 |
| 19 | Banfield Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football... |
14 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 |
| 20 | Belgrano de Córdoba Belgrano de Córdoba Club Atlético Belgrano is a sport club from Córdoba, Argentina, best known for its football team, promoted to the Argentine first division at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The football team is very popular and it has one of the largest fan bases outside Buenos Aires... |
13 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -11 |
Top Scorer
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Luis Calderón José Luis Calderón José Luis Calderón is an Argentine former football striker. He played for 17 years between 1989 and 2006 without winning a trophy, but since then, between the ages of 36 and 39 he won four major championships with three different teams.... |
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.... |
13 |
| 2 | Claudio Biaggio Claudio Biaggio Claudio Darío Biaggio is an Argentine football striker. He is currently playing in the Torneo Argentino B for Ferro Carril Sud.... |
San Lorenzo | 10 |
| 2 | Rubén Capria Rubén Capria Rubén Oscar Capria . is a former Argentine football midfielder who played professional football in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Uruguay.... |
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... |
10 |
League Standings
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
40 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | Gimnasia 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... |
39 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 23 |
| 3 | 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... |
34 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| 4 | 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.... |
34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 11 |
| 5 | 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.... |
33 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| 6 | 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.... |
30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 |
| 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... |
29 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 3 |
| 8 | 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... |
29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | Colón de Santa Fe Colón de Santa Fe Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96... |
26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 10 | 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... |
26 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 11 | Deportivo Español | 24 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | 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 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| 13 | Belgrano de Córdoba Belgrano de Córdoba Club Atlético Belgrano is a sport club from Córdoba, Argentina, best known for its football team, promoted to the Argentine first division at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The football team is very popular and it has one of the largest fan bases outside Buenos Aires... |
22 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 14 | 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.... |
21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 33 | -1 |
| 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".... |
21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 29 | -6 |
| 16 | Gimnasia de Jujuy Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province... |
21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -15 |
| 17 | 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... |
18 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| 18 | Banfield Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football... |
17 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
| 19 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| 20 | 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 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 36 | -24 |
Top Scorer
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel López Ariel López Ariel Maximiliano López is a former Argentine football player.López played for Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Quilmes and San Lorenzo in his native country... |
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... |
12 |
| 2 | Martín Palermo Martín Palermo Martín Palermo is a retired Argentine footballer who formerly played for Boca Juniors of Argentina, and the Argentina national team... |
Estudiantes 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.... |
11 |
| 3 | Claudio Caniggia Claudio Caniggia Claudio Paul Caniggia is a former Argentine football forward, who played 50 times for the Argentine national team. He appeared in three World Cups, and was a member of both rival clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors. Caniggia was known for his speed as a player and competed in Athletics before his... |
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.... |
10 |
| 3 | Adrian Coria Adrián Coria Adrián Coria is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú of the Torneo Argentino B in Argentina.... |
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".... |
10 |
| 3 | Alberto Márcico Alberto Márcico Alberto José Márcico is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and France as well as representing the Argentina national football team.... |
Gimnasia 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... |
10 |