1989–90 Argentine Primera División

The 1989-90 Argentine Primera División was the 99th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from 13 August 1989 to 22 May 1990.[1]

Primera División
River Plate, champion
Season1989–90
Dates13 August 1989 – 22 May 1990
ChampionsRiver Plate (22nd title)
PromotedChaco for Ever
Unión SF
RelegatedInstituto (C)
Racing (C)
1991 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Boca Juniors
Top goalscorerArgentina Ariel Cozzoni
(23)

This tournament introduced was the last played under the double round-robin system. Since the following season, the "Apertura and Clausura format would be introduced, crowning two different champions within a year.[2]

River Plate won the championship (22nd league title) while Instituto (C)
Racing (C) were relegated. Boca Juniors won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores after beating Independiente, therefore qualifying to the 1991 edition.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 River Plate 38 20 13 5 48 20 +28 53 1991 Copa Libertadores
2 Independiente 38 16 14 8 54 36 +18 46 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
3 Boca Juniors 38 11 21 6 49 35 +14 43
4 Rosario Central 38 16 13 9 45 36 +9 43[a]
5 Vélez Sársfield 38 14 14 10 46 32 +14 42
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 11 17 10 24 20 +4 39
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 12 15 11 34 31 +3 39
8 Racing 38 11 17 10 34 34 0 39
9 Argentinos Juniors 38 13 12 13 42 40 +2 38
10 Deportivo Mandiyú 38 11 14 13 40 40 0 36
11 Talleres (C) 38 12 14 12 45 46 −1 36[a]
12 Newell's Old Boys 38 12 14 12 40 43 −3 36[a]
13 Unión 38 10 16 12 40 43 −3 36
14 Platense 38 13 10 15 35 40 −5 36
15 San Lorenzo 38 10 15 13 44 50 −6 35
16 Estudiantes (LP) 38 7 20 11 34 39 −5 34
17 Chaco For Ever 38 10 12 16 40 56 −16 32
18 Racing (C) 38 11 10 17 32 48 −16 32
19 Deportivo Español 38 12 7 19 39 53 −14 31 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
20 Instituto 38 8 10 20 31 56 −25 26
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 2 points deducted

Top scorers

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Ariel Cozzoni Newell's Old Boys 23
2 Marío Bevilacque Talleres (C) 16
3 Alberto Acosta San Lorenzo 15
3 Juan Pizzi Rosario Central 15
5 José Blanchart Deportivo Mandiyú 13
5 José Castro Unión de Santa Fe 13
5 Félix Torres Deportivo Mandiyú 13

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

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Semi-finals Finals
          
1 Boca Juniors 1 1 2
4 Deportivo Español 0 1 1
Boca Juniors 1 1 2
Independiente 0 0 0
3 Independiente 1 3 4
2 Rosario Central 1 1 2

Boca Juniors qualify for the 1991 Copa Libertadores

Relegation

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Team Average Points Played 1987–88 1988–89 1989-90
River Plate 1.263 144 114 46 44 53
Independiente 1.211 138 114 37 55 46
Boca Juniors 1.114 127 114 35 49 43
San Lorenzo 1.106 126 114 49 42 35
Racing 1.114 127 114 48 40 39
Newell's Old Boys 1.088 124 114 55 33 36
Argentinos Juniors 1.053 120 114 40 42 38
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.035 118 114 43 36 39
Deportivo Español 1.026 117 114 40 46 31
Rosario Central 1.026 117 114 40 34 43
Vélez Sársfield 1.018 116 114 41 33 42
Estudiantes (LP) 0.947 108 114 32 43 34
Unión 0.947 36 38 N/A N/A 36
Platense 0.939 107 114 38 33 36
Talleres (C) 0.939 107 114 27 44 36
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.908 69 76 N/A 33 36
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.895 102 114 33 30 39
Chaco For Ever 0.842 32 38 N/A N/A 32
Racing (C) 0.842 96 114 31 33 32
Instituto 0.719 82 114 33 23 26

Relegation playoff

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Relegation playoff
Chaco For Ever5–0Racing (C)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1989–90 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
  2. ^ El fin del Apertura y el fin del Clausura by Alejandro Rebossion on El País, 9 May 2012