1992–93 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season1992–93
Dates7 August 1992 – 12 June 1993
Champions
1994 Copa LibertadoresBoca Juniors
Vélez Sársfield
1993 Copa CONMEBOLHuracán
Deportivo Español
San Lorenzo

The 1992–93 Argentine Primera División was a season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season had two champions, with Boca Juniors winning the Apertura (22nd league title for the club), while Vélez Sársfield won the Clausura championship (2nd league title). Lanús (as champion of 1991–92 Primera B Nacional) and San Martín de Tucumán (winner of "Torneo Dodecagonal"[1] after beating Almirante Brown in a two-legged series)[2] were the teams promoted from the Primera B Nacional (second division).[3]

On the other hand, Talleres de Córdoba and San Martín de Tucumán were related to Primera B Nacional.[3][4]

Torneo Apertura

Apertura
Boca Juniors, Apertura champions
Season1992
Dates7 August – 20 December
ChampionsBoca Juniors (22nd title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerAlberto Acosta (12 goals)
Biggest home winEstudiantes (LP) 6–1 R. Central (1 Nov)
Biggest away winDep. Mandiyú 1–5 Lanús (23 Aug)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boca Juniors 19 10 7 2 24 11 +13 27
2 River Plate 19 10 5 4 28 13 +15 23[a]
3 San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 28 19 +9 23
4 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 10 3 16 9 +7 22
5 Huracán 19 9 4 6 26 22 +4 22
6 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 5 6 23 15 +8 21
7 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 6 6 21 14 +7 20
8 Belgrano 19 7 6 6 22 22 0 20
9 Lanús 19 8 4 7 22 22 0 20
10 Talleres (C) 19 6 8 5 18 20 −2 20
11 Deportivo Español 19 7 5 7 19 18 +1 19
12 San Martín (T) 19 6 8 5 18 14 +4 18[b]
13 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 5 8 6 21 24 −3 18
14 Rosario Central 19 7 4 8 19 29 −10 18
15 Independiente 19 5 7 7 15 22 −7 17
16 Racing 19 4 7 8 14 20 −6 15
17 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 7 8 19 27 −8 15
18 Platense 19 3 8 8 16 21 −5 14
19 Argentinos Juniors 19 3 8 8 17 25 −8 14
20 Newell's Old Boys 19 3 4 12 12 31 −19 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ River Plate had 2 points deducted
  2. ^ San Martín de Tucumán had 2 points deducted[citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1 Argentina Alberto Acosta San Lorenzo 12
2 Argentina Jorge Cruz Huracán 11
3 Argentina Luis Artime Belgrano 10
3 Argentina Fernando di Carlo Lanús 10

Relegation

There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

Torneo Clausura

Clausura
Season1993
Dates20 February – 12 June
ChampionsVélez Sarsfield (2nd. title)
RelegatedTalleres (C)
San Martín (T)
Top goalscorerRubén da Silva (13 goals)
Biggest home winRiver Plate 5–0 Belgrano (C) (20 Mar)
Biggest away winBelgrano (C) 0–4 Racing (8 Apr)
Highest scoringBoca Juniors 3–4 San Lorenzo (28 Mar)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vélez Sársfield 19 10 7 2 23 7 +16 27
2 Independiente 19 6 12 1 23 14 +9 24
3 River Plate 19 10 3 6 33 21 +12 23
4 San Lorenzo 19 8 6 5 27 19 +8 22
5 Deportivo Español 19 9 4 6 24 18 +6 22
6 Rosario Central 19 6 9 4 25 19 +6 21
7 Boca Juniors 19 6 9 4 23 18 +5 21
8 Racing 19 9 3 7 22 17 +5 21
9 Huracán 19 7 7 5 24 23 +1 21
10 Argentinos Juniors 19 3 13 3 12 12 0 19
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 5 9 5 14 15 −1 19
12 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 5 9 5 19 22 −3 19
13 Estudiantes (LP) 19 5 8 6 23 20 +3 18
14 Belgrano 19 4 10 5 13 22 −9 18
15 Lanús 19 3 11 5 12 15 −3 17
16 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 5 6 8 15 21 −6 16
17 Newell's Old Boys 19 4 7 8 13 19 −6 15
18 Platense 19 3 8 8 14 26 −12 14
19 San Martín (T) 19 4 4 11 17 30 −13 12
20 Talleres (C) 19 2 7 10 13 31 −18 11
Source: [citation needed]

Notes

  • Velez 1-1 Boca: Awarded to Velez 1-0
  • Talleres (C) 2-2 River Plate: Awarded to River 0-2
  • Newell's 0-1 Talleres (C): Awarded to Newell's 1-0
  • Talleres (C) 1-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP): Awarded 0-1 to Gimnasia

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Rubén Da Silva River Plate 13
2 Uruguay Sergio Martínez Boca Juniors 12

Relegation

Team Average Points Played 1991–92 1992–93 1993-94
Boca Juniors 1.307 149 114 51 50 48
River Plate 1.281 146 114 45 55 46
Vélez Sársfield 1.237 141 114 45 48 48
San Lorenzo 1.088 124 114 45 45 45
Huracán 1.061 121 114 40 38 43
Independiente 1.026 117 114 40 36 41
Newell's Old Boys 1.026 117 114 48 44 25
Racing 1.009 115 114 40 39 36
Deportivo Español 1.000 114 114 28 45 41
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.991 113 114 38 37 38
Rosario Central 0.982 112 114 39 34 39
Lanús 0.974 37 38 N/A N/A 37
Belgrano 0.961 73 76 N/A 35 38
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.947 108 114 38 33 37
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0.947 108 114 33 41 34
Estudiantes (LP) 0.930 106 114 39 29 38
Platense 0.921 105 114 35 42 28
Argentinos Juniors 0.912 104 114 36 35 33
Talleres (C) 0.851 97 114 29 37 31
San Martín (T) 0.789 30 38 N/A N/A 30

See also

References

  1. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1991/92 - Torneo Dodecagonal por el 2do. Ascenso" by José Carluccio, 21 Jan 2012
  2. ^ 1992. Otra proeza de San Martin on El Gráfico, 26 Jul 2019
  3. ^ a b Argentina 1992/93 on the RSSSF
  4. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Clausura 1993" by José Carluccio on Historia y Futbol, 14 Feb 2012