1990–91 Argentine Primera División

The 1990–91 Argentine Primera División was the 100th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. This season saw the introduction of the Apertura and Clausura system in Argentina.[1] The season began on 20 August 1990 and ended on 30 June 1991.[2]

Primera División
Season1990–91
DatesAugust 20, 1990 – June 30, 1991
ChampionsNewell's Old Boys (3rd title)
PromotedHuracán
Lanús
RelegatedChaco For Ever
Lanús
1992 Copa LibertadoresNewell's Old Boys
San Lorenzo
Top goalscorerEsteban González (18 goals)
Biggest home winBoca Juniors 6–1 Racing(2 Jun. 1991)
Biggest away winChaco For Ever 1–5 Newell's Old Boys (23 Sept. 1990)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0–4 Argentinos Juniors (4 Nov. 1990)
Platense 1–5 Vélez Sarsfield (11 Nov. 1990)
Unión 1–5 Boca Juniors (8 Mar. 1991)
Huracán 0–4 Deportivo Español (9 Jun. 1991)
Highest scoringUnión 4–4 Talleres de Córdoba (22 Dec. 1990)

Newell's Old Boys won the 1990 Apertura and Boca Juniors won the 1991 Clausura. Unlike following seasons, Apertura and Clausura titles were not officially recognised by the AFA so both teams had to play a two-legged final to crown a champion for the entire season. After a 1–1 tie on aggregate, Newell's Old Boys won the championship 3–1 by penalty shoot-out.[3][4]

San Lorenzo won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores after beating Boca Juniors, therefore qualifying to the 1992 edition.

Competition format

The tournament for the 1990–91 season was composed of 20 teams. Each team played each other teams in a single round-robin tournament. The season was divided in two separate championships, called Apertura (Opening) and Clausura (Closing). The winning teams from each tournament played a two-legged final for the season championship and to earn one of the two berths allocated to Argentine clubs in the 1992 Copa Libertadores. The remaining berth was allocated via a direct elimination tournament between the top four (or five, depending on the outcome of the season final) teams from both Clausura and Apertura. 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

The "Apertura" Tournament began on 20 August 1990 and finished on 22 December 1990. Newell's Old Boys won the tournament and would play the championship final against the winner from the Clausura Tournament. The match played between Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo was suspended following incidents in the stands during halftime that resulted in the death of a supporter. No points were awarded to both teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newell's Old Boys 19 11 6 2 30 13 +17 28 Qualified to Championship decider
2 River Plate 19 11 4 4 29 13 +16 26 Qualified to 1992 Copa Libertadores Qualifier
3 Vélez Sarsfield 19 8 8 3 27 18 +9 24
4 Argentinos Juniors 19 9 5 5 25 17 +8 23
5 Rosario Central 19 9 5 5 26 21 +5 23
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 7 9 3 19 16 +3 23
7 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 8 5 17 17 0 20
8 Boca Juniors 19 6 7 6 18 16 +2 19
9 Huracán 19 5 9 5 20 19 +1 19
10 Independiente 19 6 6 7 21 22 −1 18
11 San Lorenzo 19 4 10 5 15 18 −3 18
12 Talleres (C) 19 7 4 8 23 27 −4 18
13 Racing 19 2 13 4 19 21 −2 17
14 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 2 12 5 15 20 −5 16
15 Platense 19 5 6 8 16 22 −6 16
16 Chaco For Ever 19 6 4 9 19 28 −9 16
17 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 4 7 8 17 21 −4 15
18 Deportivo Español 19 4 6 9 18 24 −6 14
19 Unión 19 4 5 10 21 28 −7 13
20 Lanús 19 3 5 11 11 27 −16 11
Source: Argentina 1990/91, Pablo Ciullini at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

Clausura Tournament
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors 19 13 6 0 32 6 +26 32 Qualified to Championship decider
2 San Lorenzo 19 11 5 3 29 18 +11 27 Qualified to 1992 Copa Libertadores Qualifier
3 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 8 7 4 20 13 +7 23
4 Racing 19 9 5 5 23 22 +1 23
5 Independiente 19 6 10 3 22 15 +7 22
6 Vélez Sarsfield 19 7 7 5 25 22 +3 21
7 Huracán 19 7 7 5 16 16 0 21
8 Newell's Old Boys 19 6 8 5 21 14 +7 20
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 7 6 18 15 +3 19
10 River Plate 19 4 11 4 19 19 0 19
11 Platense 19 5 9 5 11 16 −5 19
12 Lanús 19 5 8 6 15 16 −1 18
13 Unión 19 3 12 4 21 26 −5 18
14 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 9 6 16 22 −6 17
15 Rosario Central 19 4 8 7 15 23 −8 16
16 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 2 11 6 15 20 −5 15
17 Deportivo Español 19 4 6 9 22 25 −3 14
18 Argentinos Juniors 19 3 7 9 19 30 −11 13
19 Chaco For Ever 19 1 10 8 15 26 −11 12
20 Talleres (C) 19 4 3 12 24 34 −10 11
Source: Argentina 1990/91, Pablo Ciullini at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

Championship decider

The championship decider was played between Newell's Old Boys and Boca Juniors, champions from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively. After finishing with a 1–1 global score, Newell's won the final on penalties. With this result, Newell's was granted one of two Argentine berths for the 1992 Copa Libertadores. Boca Juniors played in the qualifier to compete for the remaining berth.

First leg
1990–91 Primera División Final
First leg
Newell's Old Boys1–0Boca Juniors
Berizzo  47' Report
Referee: Juan C. Crespi

Second leg
Second leg
Boca Juniors1–0 (a.e.t.)Newell's Old Boys
Reinoso  36' Report
Penalties
  • Graciani
  • C. Rodríguez
  • Giunta
  • Pico
1–3
  • Berizzo
  • Llop
  • Zamora
Referee: Francisco Lamolina
Boca Juniors
Newell's O.B.
GK1 Carlos Navarro Montoya (c)
DF4 Diego Soñora
DF2 Juan Simón
DF6 Enrique Hrabina
DF3 Carlos Moya 68'
MF8 Walter Pico
MF5 Blas Giunta
MF10 Carlos Tapia
FW7 Alfredo Graciani
FW9 Renato Gaúcho 78'
FW11 Gerardo Reinoso
Substitutes:
FW Antonio Apud 68'
FW Claudio Rodríguez 78'
Manager:
Oscar Tabárez
GK1 Norberto Scoponi
DF4 Eduardo Berizzo
DF2 Mauricio Pochettino
DF6 Fabián Garfagnoli
DF3 Miguel Fullana
DF10 Julio Saldaña
MF5 Juan Manuel Llop
MF8 Gerardo Martino (c) 38'
MF7 Julio Alberto Zamora
FW9 Ariel Cozzoni 91'
FW11 Cristian Domizzi
Substitutes:
Juan C. Roldán 38'
FW Boldrini 91'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa

Copa Libertadores qualifier

The qualifier for the 1992 Copa Libertadores was played between 13 July and 11 August 1991. San Lorenzo won the final against Boca Juniors and earned the remaining berth for the tournament.

 
                                   
Independiente 1 1 1  
San Lorenzo 1 2 3  
  San Lorenzo 0 0 0 (4)  
  River Plate 0 0 0 (2)  
River Plate 2 2 4
Deportivo Mandiyú 0 0 0  
  San Lorenzo 1 1 2
  Boca Juniors 0 0 0
Vélez Sarsfield 3 1 4  
Racing 0 5 5  
  Racing 1 0 1 (1)
  Boca Juniors 1 0 1 (4)  
Boca Juniors 0 2 2
Argentinos Juniors 1 0 1  

Relegation

At the end of the season Lanús and Chaco For Ever were relegated after finishing with the two worst points averages.

Team Average Points Played 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Boca Juniors 1.254143114494351
River Plate 1.254143114455345
Independiente 1.237141114554640
San Lorenzo 1.070122114423545
Racing 1.061121114423940
Vélez Sársfield 1.053120114334245
Huracán 1.0534038N/AN/A40
Newell's Old Boys 1.044119114353648
Rosario Central 1.035118114364339
Argentinos Juniors 1.018116114423836
Estudiantes (LP) 1.009115114423439
Talleres (C) 0.956109114443629
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0.947108114363933
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.939107114303938
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.939107114333638
Deportivo Español 0.921105114463128
Platense 0.912104114333635
Unión 0.8826776N/A3631
Chaco For Ever 0.7896076N/A3228
Lanús 0.7632938N/AN/A29

See also

References
  1. El fin del Apertura y el fin del Clausura by Alejandro Rebossion on El País, 9 May 2012
  2. Argentina 1990–91 by Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF.com
  3. Newell's, Martino y la hazaña ante Boca en 1991, Infobae, 28 May 2013
  4. Aquella final que Newell’s le ganó a Boca en 1991, Clarín, 8 May 2012
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