1988–89 in Argentine football

none Argentina 1988–89 1987–88 1989–90 1988–89 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship. In the international competitions there were two editions of the Copa Libertadores, the best performance came from Newell's Old Boys who were runners up in the Copa Libertadores 1988. Racing Club were the inaugural champions of the Supercopa Sudamericana, their first championship of any description since 1967. League championship The Argentine league championship featured an unusual points system. After each drawn match there was a penalty shootout to determine which team got the bonus point. 3 points: won match 2 points: draw, win on penalties 1 point: draw, loss on penalties 0 points: lost match The tournament also featured an unofficial Apertura tournament to determine the two teams to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1989. Racing Club and Boca Juniors were in the top two positions at the halfway stage of the season (after 19 games), and qualified. Final table PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferencePenalty winsPenalty defeats1Independiente84382211558322674 2 Boca Juniors 76 38 20 9 9 56 38 1872 3 D. Español 68 38 16 14 8 45 31 1468 4 River Plate 67 38 16 13 9 51 36 1567 5 San Lorenzo 66 38 16 10 12 58 44 1482 6 Talleres 65 38 16 12 10 48 43 557 7 Argentinos 61 38 13 16 9 55 39 16610 8 Estudiantes 61 38 15 12 11 53 41 1248 9 Racing Club 59 38 13 16 9 47 41 6610 10 Gimnasia (LP) 57 38 10 16 12 31 30 1115 11 Vélez Sársfield 53 38 8 17 13 37 54 -17125 12 Newell's 51 38 11 13 14 42 44 -276 13 Rosario Central 51 38 10 16 12 49 55 -679 14 Textil Mandiyú 51 38 7 19 12 35 44 -9118 15 Platense 50 38 11 11 16 36 51 -1565 16 Racing (C) 50 38 11 11 16 38 54 -1665 17 San Martín (T) 46 38 12 10 16 38 49 -1128 18 Ferro 45 38 8 14 16 35 43 -877 19 D. Armenio 37 38 5 15 18 29 57 -2878 20 Instituto 31 38 7 9 22 38 65 -2718 Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions. Top Scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Oscar DertyciaArgentinos Juniors201Néstor Raúl GorositoSan Lorenzo203Juan ComasRacing Club194Ariel CozzoniInstituto de Córdoba18 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 Club 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 de La Plata 1.018 116 114 37 43 36 Vélez Sársfield 1.009 115 114 41 41 33 Estudiantes de La Plata 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 Textil Mandiyú 0.868 33 38 N/A N/A 33 Platense 0.860 98 114 27 38 33 Instituto de Córdoba 0.851 97 114 41 33 23 Racing de Córdoba 0.851 97 114 33 31 33 San Martín de Tucumán 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 Argentine clubs in international competitions TeamRecopa 1988Supercopa 1988Copa Libertadores 1988Copa Libertadores 1989Racing ClubRunner upChampionsdid not qualify2nd roundNewell's Old BoysN/AN/ARunner updid not qualifySan LorenzoN/AN/ASFdid not qualifyRiver PlateN/ASFdid not qualifydid not qualifyArgentinos JuniorsN/AQFdid not qualifydid not qualifyBoca JuniorsN/ARound 1did not qualifyRound 2EstudiantesN/ARound 1did not qualifydid not qualifyIndependienteN/ARound 1did not qualifydid not qualify References Argentina 1988-1989 by Pablo Ciullini at rsssf. Argentina 1980s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy at rsssf. Copa Libertadores 1988 by Frank Ballesteros and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf. Copa Libertadores 1989 by Frank Ballesteros and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf. Supercopa 1988 by Fernando Semproni and Guillermo Rivera at rsssf Recopa 1988 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at rsssf Category:Seasons in Argentine football