1994–95 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season1994–95
Dates1 September 1994 – 26 June 1995
Champions
1996 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
San Lorenzo
1995 Copa CONMEBOLGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Rosario Central

The 1994–95 Argentine Primera División was a season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season had two champions, with River Plate winning the Apertura (26th. league title for the club), while San Lorenzo won the Clausura championship (12th. league title). Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (as champion of 1993–94 Primera B Nacional) and Talleres de Córdoba (winner of "Torneo Octogonal" after beating Instituto)[1] promoted from the Primera B Nacional (second division).[2]

On the other hand, Deportivo Mandiyú and Talleres (Córdoba) were relegated to Primera B Nacional.[2][3]

Torneo Apertura

Apertura
River Plate, Apertura champions
Season1994
Dates2 September – 19 December
ChampionsRiver Plate (26th. title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerEnzo Francescoli (12 goals)
Biggest home winBoca Juniors 5–0 Lanús (15 Dec)
Biggest away winFerro C.O. 1–6 Vélez Sarsfield (17 Nov)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 12 7 0 31 14 +17 31
2 San Lorenzo 19 9 8 2 30 21 +9 26
3 Vélez Sársfield 19 9 6 4 28 16 +12 24
4 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 9 3 22 14 +8 23
5 Argentinos Juniors 19 8 6 5 24 19 +5 22
6 Belgrano 19 7 7 5 25 18 +7 21
7 Lanús 19 7 7 5 20 24 −4 21
8 Banfield 19 7 6 6 20 15 +5 20
9 Rosario Central 19 7 6 6 22 20 +2 20
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 5 10 4 20 19 +1 20
11 Independiente 19 7 5 7 29 28 +1 19
12 Racing 19 6 7 6 15 18 −3 19
13 Boca Juniors 19 5 7 7 29 28 +1 17
14 Huracán 19 6 4 9 22 25 −3 16
15 Platense 19 5 6 8 19 24 −5 16
16 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 5 6 8 21 30 −9 16
17 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 6 3 10 13 24 −11 15
18 Deportivo Español 19 3 6 10 16 26 −10 12
19 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 1 9 9 19 31 −12 11
20 Talleres (C) 19 2 7 10 18 29 −11 9[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Uruguay Enzo Francescoli River Plate
12
2
 Uruguay Sergio Martínez Boca Juniors
8
3
 Argentina Luis Artime Belgrano (C)
7
Argentina Omar Asad Vélez Sársfield
Argentina Iván Gabrich Newell's Old Boys

Torneo Clausura

Clausura
San Lorenzo, Clausura champions
Season1995
Dates24 February – 26 June 1994
ChampionsSan Lorenzo (12th. title)
RelegatedDeportivo Mandiyú
Talleres (C)
Top goalscorerJosé Flores
(14 goals)
Biggest home winBoca Juniors 5–0 Independiente (28 May)
Biggest away winHuracán 2–5 Rosario Central (21 Apr)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 San Lorenzo 19 14 2 3 31 12 +19 30
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 12 5 2 29 13 +16 29
3 Vélez Sársfield 19 12 4 3 31 13 +18 28
4 Boca Juniors 19 9 6 4 33 19 +14 24
5 Deportivo Español 19 10 4 5 27 13 +14 24
6 Racing 19 6 8 5 20 19 +1 20
7 Rosario Central 19 5 9 5 29 23 +6 19
8 Platense 19 4 11 4 15 14 +1 19
9 Lanús 19 7 4 8 21 19 +2 18
10 River Plate 19 7 4 8 29 30 −1 18
11 Independiente 19 7 4 8 24 26 −2 18
12 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 4 9 6 19 23 −4 17
13 Banfield 19 5 6 8 17 22 −5 16
14 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 4 8 7 12 20 −8 16
15 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 5 9 21 27 −6 15
16 Talleres (C) 19 3 9 7 20 29 −9 15
17 Belgrano 19 5 5 9 12 26 −14 15
18 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 3 8 8 18 27 −9 14
19 Huracán 19 3 7 9 20 35 −15 13
20 Argentinos Juniors 19 2 8 9 18 36 −18 12
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina José Flores Vélez Sársfield
14
2
 Peru Hugo Castillo Deportivo Español
10
Argentina Darío Scotto Rosario Central
3
 Argentina Claudio Biaggio San Lorenzo
9
Uruguay Sergio Martínez Boca Juniors
Argentina Javier Mazzoni Independiente

Relegation

Team Average Points Played 1992–93 1993–94 1994-1995
San Lorenzo 1.272 145 114 45 44 56
River Plate 1.228 140 114 46 45 49
Vélez Sársfield 1.211 138 114 48 38 52
Boca Juniors 1.149 131 114 48 42 41
Independiente 1.106 126 114 41 48 37
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.053 120 114 34 37 49
Lanús 1.026 117 114 37 41 39
Racing 1.026 117 114 36 42 39
Rosario Central 1.018 116 114 39 38 39
Huracán 1.009 115 114 43 43 29
Banfield 1.000 76 76 N/A 40 36
Belgrano 0.956 109 114 38 35 36
Deportivo Español 0.956 109 114 41 32 36
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.921 105 114 38 35 32
Argentinos Juniors 0.903 103 114 33 36 34
Platense 0.886 101 114 28 38 35
Newell's Old Boys 0.868 99 114 25 36 38
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0.842 32 38 N/A N/A 32
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.807 92 114 37 30 25
Talleres (C) 0.632 24 38 N/A N/A 24

See also

References

  1. ^ Hoy se cumplen 19 años de la final que Talleres le ganó a Instituto por el ascenso a Primera, La Voz, 6 Aug 2013
  2. ^ a b Argentina 1994/95 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
  3. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Apertura 1994" by José Carluccio on Historia y Futbol (blogsite), 30 Apr 2012