1990–91 in Argentine football

none Argentina 1990–91 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 season saw the introduction of the Apertura and Clausura system in Argentina. Newell's Old Boys won the Apertura 1990 and Boca Juniors won the Clausura 1991. The two teams faced each other in a playoff to decide the overall champions, which was won by Newell's. There was a great deal of controversy over this as Boca Juniors had won the Clausura without losing a game, but losing the playoff had cost them their first official championship since 1981. In subsequent seasons the winners of both the Apertura and Clausura have been officially recognised as champions. Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Newell's Old Boys281911623013172River Plate261911442913163Vélez Sársfield2419883271894Argentinos Juniors231995525178 5 Rosario Central 23 19 9 5 5 26 21 5 6 Ferro Carril Oeste 23 19 7 9 3 19 16 3 7 Estudiantes de La Plata 20 19 6 8 5 17 17 0 8 Boca Juniors 19The game with San Lorenzo resulted in both teams being awarded a 0–1 defeat due to violence resulting in the death of a supporter. 19 6 7 6 18 16 2 9 Huracán 19 19 5 9 5 20 19 1 10 Independiente 18 19 6 6 7 21 22 -1 11 San Lorenzo 18The game with Boca Juniors resulted in both teams being awarded a 0–1 defeat due to violence resulting in the death of a supporter. 19 4 10 5 15 18 -3 12 Talleres de Córdoba 18 19 7 4 8 23 27 -4 13 Racing Club 17 19 2 13 4 19 21 -2 14 Gimnasia de La Plata 16 19 2 12 5 15 20 -5 15 Platense 16 19 5 6 8 16 22 -6 16 Chaco For Ever 16 19 6 4 9 19 28 -9 17 Mandiyú 15 19 4 7 8 17 21 -4 18 Deportivo Español 14 19 4 6 9 18 24 -6 19 Unión de Santa Fe 13 19 4 5 10 21 28 -7 20 Lanús 11 19 3 5 11 11 27 -16 Newell's Old Boys 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) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Boca Juniors32191360326262San Lorenzo271911532918113Mandiyú2319874201374Racing Club2319955232215Independiente2219610322157 6 Vélez Sársfield 21 19 7 7 5 25 22 3 7 Huracán 21 19 7 7 5 16 16 0 8 Newell's Old Boys 20 19 6 8 5 21 14 7 9 Estudiantes de La Plata 19 19 6 7 6 18 15 3 10 River Plate 19 19 4 11 4 19 19 0 11 Platense 19 19 5 9 5 11 16 -5 12 Lanús 18 19 5 8 6 15 16 -1 13 Unión de Santa Fe 18 19 3 12 4 21 26 -5 14 Gimnasia de La Plata 17 19 4 9 6 16 22 -6 15 Rosario Central 16 19 4 8 7 15 23 -8 16 Ferro Carril Oeste 15 19 2 11 6 15 20 -5 17 Deportivo Español 14 19 4 6 9 22 25 -3 18 Argentinos Juniors 13 19 3 7 9 19 30 -11 19 Chaco For Ever 12 19 1 10 8 15 26 -11 20 Talleres de Córdoba 11 19 4 3 12 24 34 -10 Boca Juniors to play in the championship decider Teams highlighted in blue qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Championship decider 1st Leg2nd legAggregatePenalty shootoutNewell's Old BoysBoca Juniors1–00–11–13–1 Newell's Old Boys win the 1990–1991 championship and qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1992. Boca Juniors enter the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores. Top Scorer The top scorer over the combined championships was Esteban González of Vélez Sársfield, with 18 goals. Relegation TeamAveragePointsPlayed1988–891989–901990–1991 Boca Juniors 1.254 143 114 49 43 51 River Plate 1.254 143 114 45 53 45 Independiente 1.237 141 114 55 46 40 San Lorenzo 1.070 122 114 42 35 45 Racing Club 1.061 121 114 42 39 40 Vélez Sársfield 1.053 120 114 33 42 45 Huracán 1.053 40 38 N/A N/A 40 Newell's Old Boys 1.044 119 114 35 36 48 Rosario Central 1.035 118 114 36 43 39 Argentinos Juniors 1.018 116 114 42 38 36 Estudiantes de La Plata 1.009 115 114 42 34 39 Talleres de Córdoba 0.956 109 114 44 36 29 Gimnasia de La Plata 0.947 108 114 36 39 33 Ferro Carril Oeste 0.939 107 114 30 39 38 Mandiyú 0.939 107 114 33 36 38 Deportivo Español 0.921 105 114 46 31 28 Platense 0.912 104 114 33 36 35 Unión de Santa Fe 0.882 67 76 N/A 36 31 Chaco For Ever 0.789 60 76 N/A 32 28 Lanús 0.763 29 38 N/A N/A 29 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Teams highlighted in light blue, in the league tables above qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores. Quarter-finals Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateIndependienteSan Lorenzo1–11–22–3River PlateMandiyú2–02–04–0Velez SarsfieldRacing Club3–01–54–5Boca JuniorsArgentinos Juniors0–12–02–1 Semi-finals Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateBoca JuniorsRacing Club1–10–0 1–1 (4-2pk)River PlateSan Lorenzo0–00–00–0 (1-4pk) Final Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateSan LorenzoBoca Juniors1–01–02–0 San Lorenzo qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1992. Argentine clubs in international competitions TeamSupercopa 1990Copa Libertadores 1991Boca JuniorsQFSFEstudiantes de La PlataSFdid not qualifyArgentinos JuniorsQFdid not qualifyRacing ClubQFdid not qualifyRiver PlateRound 1Round 1IndependienteRound 1did not qualify References Argentina 1990–1991 by Pablo Ciullini at rsssf. Argentina 1990s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy at rsssf. Copa Libertadores 1991 by Josef Bobrowsky and Ricardo Pontes at rsssf. Supercopa 1990 by Julio Bovi Diogo at rsssf Category:Seasons in Argentine football