1991–92 Argentine Primera División

The 1990–91 Argentine Primera División was the 101st season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. Starting with this season, both Apertura and Clausura tournaments were recognised as separate championships, and no final decider was played between the winners of each tournament. River Plate won the Apertura and Newell's Old Boys won the Clausura.

Primera División
Season1991–92
Dates10 September 1991 – 5 July 1992
ChampionsApertura: River Plate (23rd title)
Clausura: Newell's Old Boys (4th title)
1993 Copa LibertadoresNewell's Old Boys
River Plate
1992 Copa CONMEBOLBoca Juniors
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Vélez Sarsfield

The season ran from 10 September 1991 to 5 July 1992, with Quilmes and Unión de Santa Fe being relegated.[1]

Competition format

The tournament for the 1991–92 season was composed of 20 teams. Each team played each other in a single round-robin tournament. The season was divided in two separate championships, called Apertura (Opening) and Clausura (Closing). If each tournament was won by a different team, they played a two-legged qualifier for the 1993 Copa Libertadores. To decide the remaining berth for the Copa Libertadores, the four runners-up from the Apertura tournaments and the four runners-up from the Clausura tournament (not already qualified in the Apertura tournament) competed in an eight-team knockout round. The winning team played against the losing team from the two-legged qualifier and was granted a berth in the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The losing team plus the finalist and best semi-finalist of the eight-team knockout round competed in the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL. Relegation occurred at the end of the Clausura stage, with the two teams with the worst three-year point average (Primera División competition only) being relegated to Primera B Nacional competition.

Apertura Tournament
Apertura
River Plate, Apertura champions
Season1991
Dates29 August – 22 December
ChampionsRiver Plate
PromotedQuilmes
Belgrano (C)
Top goalscorerRamón Díaz (14 goals)
Biggest home winVélez Sarsfield 5–0 Huracán
(28 Sep)
Biggest away winIndependiente 0-3 Newell's
(28 Nov)
Highest scoringArgentinos Juniors 5–2 Dep. Español
(28 Nov. 1991)

The Apertura Tournament began on 29 August 1991 and finished on 22 December 1991. River Plate won the tournament. The match between River Plate and Racing was suspended, with the victory being awarded later to River Plate.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 River Plate 19 13 4 2 32 11 +21 30 Qualified to 1993 Copa Libertadores qualifier final
2 Boca Juniors 19 7 10 2 22 15 +7 24 Qualified to 1993 Copa Libertadores qualifier
3 San Lorenzo 19 4 14 1 20 14 +6 22
4 Vélez Sarsfield 19 8 5 6 27 18 +9 21
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 7 7 5 16 17 −1 21
6 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 7 6 6 22 20 +2 20
7 Platense 19 5 10 4 16 14 +2 20
8 Talleres (C) 19 7 6 6 19 21 −2 20
9 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 11 4 18 18 0 19
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 7 6 16 16 0 19
11 Independiente 19 6 7 6 20 21 −1 19
12 Huracán 19 5 9 5 18 21 −3 19
13 Racing 19 4 11 4 14 13 +1 19
14 Deportivo Español 19 6 6 7 23 25 −2 18
15 Belgrano 19 3 11 5 15 17 −2 17
16 Rosario Central 19 4 9 6 17 21 −4 17
17 Estudiantes (LP) 19 4 8 7 14 21 −7 16
18 Newell's Old Boys 19 3 9 7 14 16 −2 15
19 Unión 19 3 8 8 13 21 −8 14
20 Quilmes 19 1 8 10 9 25 −16 10
Source: Argentina 1991/92, Pablo Ciullini at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

Clausura Tournament
Clausura
Newell's Old Boys, Clausura champions
Season1992
Dates21 February – 5 July
ChampionsNewell's Old Boys
RelegatedQuilmes
Unión
Top goalscorerDiego Latorre
Darío Scotto
(9 goals each)
Biggest home winPlatense 5–0 R. Central
(19 Apr)
Biggest away winRiver Plate 0–5 Newell's
(10 May)
Highest scoringEstudiantes (LP) 5-1 Quilmes (8 Mar)

The Clausura Tournament began on 21 February 1992 and finished on 5 July 1992. Newell's Old Boys won their fourth title. Quilmes was deducted two points following incidents in their match against Ferro Carril Oeste.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newell's Old Boys 19 11 7 1 27 18 +9 29 Qualified to 1993 Copa Libertadores qualifier final
2 Vélez Sarsfield 19 10 7 2 29 16 +13 27
3 Deportivo Español 19 9 9 1 24 11 +13 27 Qualified to 1993 Copa Libertadores qualifier
4 Boca Juniors 19 10 6 3 20 11 +9 26
5 River Plate 19 8 8 3 31 22 +9 24
6 Platense 19 8 6 5 23 16 +7 22 Qualified to 1993 Copa Libertadores qualifier
7 Racing 19 5 11 3 12 9 +3 21
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 6 8 5 25 20 +5 20
9 Huracán 19 5 9 5 18 19 −1 19 Qualified to 1993 Copa Libertadores qualifier
10 Belgrano 19 6 6 7 18 18 0 18
11 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 5 8 6 13 14 −1 18
12 Independiente 19 4 9 6 16 16 0 17
13 Talleres (C) 19 4 9 6 14 17 −3 17
14 Rosario Central 19 8 1 10 19 24 −5 17
15 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 6 8 16 19 −3 16
16 Unión 19 2 9 8 11 18 −7 13
17 Estudiantes (LP) 19 2 9 8 14 26 −12 13
18 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 3 7 9 16 30 −14 13
19 San Lorenzo 19 3 6 10 11 25 −14 12
20 Quilmes 19 4 3 12 14 32 −18 11
Source: Argentina 1991/92, Pablo Ciullini at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

Copa Libertadores qualification

Champions of the Apertura tournament River Plate faced Clausura champions Newell's Old Boys for a spot in the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The losing team would play against the winner of the eight-team knockout round for the remaining berth. River Plate won two of the three matches and qualified for the Copa Libertadores.

Newell's Old Boys0–0River Plate
Referee: Juan C. Crespi
River Plate1–0Newell's Old Boys
Medina Bello 88'
Referee: Francisco Lamolina
River Plate3–2Newell's Old Boys
Medina Bello 23', 48'
Díaz 32'		 Martino 27'
Lunari 43'
Referee: Juan C. Loustau

The second qualifying instance to the 1993 Copa Libertadores began on 10 July 1992 and finished on 26 July 1992. Eight teams competed in a direct elimination knockout tournament with home and away matches, where the winning team faced the losing team from the first qualifier. The losing team from this qualifier plus the two best teams from the knockout phase qualified for the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 12 - El Palacio
 
 
Boca Juniors2
 
July 18 - José Amalfitani
 
San Lorenzo0
 
Boca Juniors0
 
July 12 - El Doble Visera
 
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)1
 
Platense0
 
July 26 - Monumental
 
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)1
 
Vélez Sarsfield3
 
July 12 - Ricardo Etcheverry
 
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)0
 
Vélez Sarsfield1
 
July 19 - Ricardo Etcheverry
 
Huracán0
 
Vélez Sarsfield1 (4)
 
July 10 - El Palacio
 
Deportivo Español1 (2)
 
Deportivo Español1
 
 
Racing0
 

2nd. place match

Vélez Sarsfield played a final playoff match against Newell's Old Boys for the remaining berth in the 1993 Copa Libertadores.

Newell's Old Boys1–0Vélez Sarsfield
Saldaña 80'
Referee: Juan Bava

Relegation

At the end of the season Quilmes and Unión were relegated after finishing with the two worst points averages.

Team Average Points Played 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
River Plate1.342153114534555
Boca Juniors1.263144114435150
Vélez Sársfield1.184135114424548
Newell's Old Boys1.123128114364844
Independiente1.070122114464036
Racing 1.035118114394039
Huracán1.0267876N/A4038
Rosario Central1.018116114433934
Ferro Carril Oeste1.000114114393837
San Lorenzo1.000114114354534
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)0.991113114393341
Platense0.991113114363542
Argentinos Juniors0.956109114383635
Deportivo Mandiyú0.939107114363833
Belgrano0.9213538N/AN/A35
Deportivo Español0.912104114312845
Estudiantes (LP)0.895102114343929
Talleres (C)0.895102114362937
Unión0.82594114363127
Quilmes0.5001938N/AN/A19

See also

References
  1. Argentina 1991–92 by Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF.com
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