1988–89 Argentine Primera División

98th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División Independiente 1989 squad.jpg Independiente, champions 1988–89 11 September 1988 – 28 May 1989 Independiente (14th title) Deportivo ArmenioSan Martín (T) 1989 Copa Libertadores Racing ClubBoca Juniors 1990 Copa Libertadores Independiente River Plate ARG Oscar DertyciaARG Néstor Gorosito (20 goals each) 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 Argentine Primera División was the 98th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from September 11, 1988, to May 28, 1989.Argentina 1988–89 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com This tournament introduced the use of penalty shootouts to resolve tie games. Due to lack of interest, it was discontinued for the following season. This championships served as qualification for both Copa Libertadores editions, 1989 and 1990 (in the last case, through a "Liguilla", contested by clubs placed 2nd to 7th plus Chaco for Ever (Primera B Nacional champion) and Platense (winner of the 1987 Liguilla). Independiente won the championship (14th league title) while San Martín (T) and Deportivo Armenio were relegated. River Plate won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores, qualifying to the 1990 edition. League standings main WDL 5 Q y IND Independiente BOC Boca Juniors DPE Deportivo Español RIV River Plate SLA San Lorenzo TAL Talleres (C) ARJ Argentinos Juniors EST Estudiantes (LP) RCA Racing GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) VEL Vélez Sársfield NEW Newell's Old Boys RCE Rosario Central MAN Deportivo Mandiyú PLA Platense RCC Racing (C) SMT San Martín (T) FCO Ferro Carril Oeste DPA Deportivo Armenio INS Instituto 22 11 5 58 32 7 20 9 9 56 38 7 16 14 8 45 31 6 16 13 9 51 36 6 16 10 12 58 44 8 16 12 10 48 43 5 13 16 9 55 39 6 15 12 11 53 41 4 13 16 9 47 41 4 10 16 12 31 30 11 8 17 13 37 54 12 11 13 14 42 44 5 10 16 12 49 55 5 7 19 12 35 44 11 11 11 16 36 51 6 11 11 16 38 54 6 12 10 16 38 49 0 8 14 16 35 43 7 5 15 18 29 57 7 7 9 22 38 65 1 lightgreen C complete Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions. Top scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Oscar DertyciaArgentinos Juniors201Néstor GorositoSan Lorenzo203Juan ComasRacing194Ariel CozzoniInstituto18 Relegation TeamAveragePointsPlayed1986–871987–881988–89 Independiente 1.219 139 114 47 37 55 Newell's Old Boys 1.193 136 114 48 55 33 San Lorenzo 1.184 135 114 44 49 42 Racing 1.158 132 114 44 48 40 Boca Juniors 1.140 130 114 46 35 49 River Plate 1.140 130 114 39 46 45 Rosario Central 1.079 123 114 49 40 34 Deportivo Español 1.070 122 114 36 40 46 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.018 116 114 37 43 36 Vélez Sársfield 1.009 115 114 41 41 33 Estudiantes (LP) 0.974 111 114 37 32 42 Argentinos Juniors 0.965 110 114 28 40 42 Talleres de Córdoba 0.956 109 114 38 27 44 Ferro Carril Oeste 0.939 107 114 44 33 30 Deportivo Mandiyú 0.868 33 38 N/A N/A 33 Platense 0.860 98 114 27 38 33 Instituto 0.851 97 114 41 33 23 Racing (C) 0.851 97 114 33 31 33 San Martín (T) 0.842 32 38 N/A N/A 32 Deportivo Armenio 0.776 59 76 N/A 34 25 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Winners tournament Quarter finals Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateChaco For EverBoca Juniors0-11-21-3Argentinos JuniorsRiver Plate2-00-12-1PlatenseDeportivo Español0-03-13-1TalleresSan Lorenzo0-21-11-3 Semi finals ScoreArgentinos JuniorsSan Lorenzo1-3PlatenseBoca Juniors1-1Boca Juniors qualified due to their better league position Winners Final Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateBoca JuniorsSan Lorenzo1-10-41-5 San Lorenzo qualified to play a final with the winner of the requalifying tournament. Requalifying tournament First round Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateArgentinos JuniorsRiver Plate0-10-40-5Deportivo EspañolNewell's Old Boys1-00-01-0 Second round Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateRiver PlateDeportivo Español1-01-02-0 Requalifying Final Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd leg3rd legAggregateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0-00-02-12-1 Liguilla Final Home (1st leg)Home (2nd leg)1st Leg2nd legAggregateSan LorenzoRiver Plate1-00-01-0 River Plate qualified for Copa Libertadores 1990 See also 1988-89 in Argentine football References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:1988–89 in Argentine football Argentine Argentine