1988–89 in Argentine football

1988-1989 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.

Football in Argentina
Season1988–89
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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 point0: 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
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Penalty wins Penalty defeats
1 Independiente 84 38 22 11 5 58 32 26 7 4
2 Boca Juniors 76 38 20 9 9 56 38 18 7 2
3 D. Español 68 38 16 14 8 45 31 14 6 8
4 River Plate 67 38 16 13 9 51 36 15 6 7
5 San Lorenzo 66 38 16 10 12 58 44 14 8 2
6 Talleres 65 38 16 12 10 48 43 5 5 7
7 Argentinos 61 38 13 16 9 55 39 16 6 10
8 Estudiantes 61 38 15 12 11 53 41 12 4 8
9 Racing Club 59 38 13 16 9 47 41 6 6 10
10 Gimnasia (LP) 57 38 10 16 12 31 30 1 11 5
11 Vélez Sársfield 53 38 8 17 13 37 54 -17 12 5
12 Newell's 51 38 11 13 14 42 44 -2 7 6
13 Rosario Central 51 38 10 16 12 49 55 -6 7 9
14 Textil Mandiyú 51 38 7 19 12 35 44 -9 11 8
15 Platense 50 38 11 11 16 36 51 -15 6 5
16 Racing (C) 50 38 11 11 16 38 54 -16 6 5
17 San Martín (T) 46 38 12 10 16 38 49 -11 2 8
18 Ferro 45 38 8 14 16 35 43 -8 7 7
19 D. Armenio 37 38 5 15 18 29 57 -28 7 8
20 Instituto 31 38 7 9 22 38 65 -27 1 8

Top Scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Oscar Dertycia Argentinos Juniors 20
1 Néstor Raúl Gorosito San Lorenzo 20
3 Juan Comas Racing Club 19
4 Ariel Cozzoni Instituto de Córdoba 18

Relegation
Team Average Points Played 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89
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

Winners tournament

Quarter finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Chaco For Ever Boca Juniors 0-1 1-2 1-3
Argentinos Juniors River Plate 2-0 0-1 2-1
Platense Deportivo Español 0-0 3-1 3-1
Talleres San Lorenzo 0-2 1-1 1-3

Semi finals

Score
Argentinos Juniors San Lorenzo 1-3
Platense Boca Juniors 1-1[1]

Winners Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Boca Juniors San Lorenzo 1-1 0-4 1-5
  • 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 Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Argentinos Juniors River Plate 0-1 0-4 0-5
Deportivo Español Newell's Old Boys 1-0 0-0 1-0

Second round

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
River Plate Deportivo Español 1-0 1-0 2-0

Requalifying Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg 3rd leg Aggregate
River Plate Boca Juniors 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-1

Liguilla Final
Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
San Lorenzo River Plate 1-0 0-0 1-0

Argentine clubs in international competitions
Team Recopa 1988 Supercopa 1988 Copa Libertadores 1988 Copa Libertadores 1989
Racing Club Runner up Champions did not qualify 2nd round
Newell's Old Boys N/A N/A Runner up did not qualify
San Lorenzo N/A N/A SF did not qualify
River Plate N/A SF did not qualify did not qualify
Argentinos Juniors N/A QF did not qualify did not qualify
Boca Juniors N/A Round 1 did not qualify Round 2
Estudiantes N/A Round 1 did not qualify did not qualify
Independiente N/A Round 1 did not qualify did not qualify

References
  1. Boca Juniors qualified due to their better league position
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