1995–96 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season1995–96
Dates4 August 1995 – 22 August 1996
Champions
1997 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sarsfield
Racing
1996 Copa CONMEBOLLanús

The 1995–96 Argentine Primera División was a season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season had Vélez Sársfield winning both, Apertura and Clausura championships (3rd. and 4th. league titles for the club). Estudiantes de La Plata (as champion of 1994–95 Primera B Nacional) and Colón de Santa Fe (winner of "Torneo Octogonal" after beating San Martín de Tucumán in a two-legged series)[1] promoted from the Primera B Nacional (second division).[2]

On the other hand, Belgrano (Córdoba) and Argentinos Juniors were relegated to Primera B Nacional.[2][3]

The 1994 Apertura was the first season in which the league implemented a system awarding 3 points per match won, after FIFA had ruled it worldwide.[4]

Torneo Apertura

Apertura
Vélez Sársfield, champions
Season1995
Dates4 August – 18 December
ChampionsVélez Sársfield (3rd. title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerJosé Luis Calderón (13 goals)
Biggest home winGELP 6–0 Racing (10 Aug)
Biggest away winBanfield 2–5 San Lorenzo (10 Dec)
Highest scoringBoca Juniors 4–6 Racing (3 Dec)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vélez Sársfield 19 13 2 4 29 13 +16 41
2 Racing 19 10 5 4 35 24 +11 35
3 Lanús 19 9 6 4 25 16 +9 33
4 Boca Juniors 19 9 5 5 27 19 +8 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 30 24 +6 32
6 Huracán 20 8 6 6 25 22 +3 30
7 River Plate 19 7 8 4 21 20 +1 29
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 8 4 7 28 30 −2 28
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 7 6 29 23 +6 25
10 Rosario Central 19 5 9 5 18 20 −2 24
11 Platense 19 5 8 6 25 24 +1 23
12 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 8 6 26 32 −6 23
13 Colón 19 5 6 8 22 20 +2 21
14 Independiente 19 4 9 6 15 18 −3 21
15 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 5 6 8 14 25 −11 21
16 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 4 10 18 22 −4 19
17 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 3 8 8 21 29 −8 17
18 Deportivo Español 19 3 8 8 18 26 −8 17
19 Banfield 19 2 8 9 17 29 −12 14
20 Belgrano 19 2 7 10 12 23 −11 13
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina José Luis Calderón Estudiantes (LP)
13
2
 Argentina Claudio Biaggio San Lorenzo
10
Argentina Rubén Capria Racing
3
 Argentina Claudio López Racing
9

Torneo Clausura

Clausura
Season1996
Dates8 March – 22 August
ChampionsVélez Sársfield (4th. title)
Relegated
Top goalscorerAriel López (12 goals)
Biggest home winVélez 5–1 Lanús (26 May)
Vélez 5–1 Boca (16 June)
Biggest away winBoca Juniors 0–6 GELP (5 May)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vélez Sársfield 19 11 7 1 40 18 +22 40
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 12 3 4 44 21 +23 39
3 Lanús 19 10 4 5 35 24 +11 34
4 Estudiantes (LP) 19 9 7 3 33 22 +11 34
5 Boca Juniors 19 10 3 6 30 26 +4 33
6 Rosario Central 19 8 6 5 33 23 +10 30
7 Huracán 19 7 8 4 32 29 +3 29
8 Racing 19 8 5 6 26 25 +1 29
9 Colón 19 7 5 7 20 21 −1 26
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 8 5 16 20 −4 26
11 Deportivo Español 19 5 9 5 19 19 0 24
12 Independiente 19 5 8 6 22 26 −4 23
13 Belgrano 19 6 4 9 23 26 −3 22
14 River Plate 19 6 3 10 32 33 −1 21
15 Platense 19 6 3 10 23 29 −6 21
16 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 6 3 10 22 37 −15 21
17 Newell's Old Boys 19 3 9 7 20 28 −8 18
18 Banfield 19 4 5 10 20 25 −5 17
19 San Lorenzo 19 4 4 11 15 29 −14 16
20 Argentinos Juniors 19 3 4 12 12 36 −24 13
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina Ariel López Lanús
12
2
 Argentina Martín Palermo Estudiantes (LP)
11
3
 Argentina Claudio Caniggia Boca Juniors
10
Argentina Adrián Coria Platense
Argentina Alberto Márcico Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

See also

References

  1. ^ Se cumplen 24 años del ascenso de Colón, El Litoral, 29 Jul 2019
  2. ^ a b Argentina 1995/96 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
  3. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Clausura 1996" by José Carluccio on Historia y Futbol (blogsite), 12 June 2012
  4. ^ La FIFA obliga a todas las ligas a conceder tres puntos por victoria, El País, 28 Oct 1994