1990–91 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Newell's Old Boys, champions
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)

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]

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.

Team 1 Team 2 Series Date Result Venue City
Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors 1st. leg 6 July
1–0
 Gigante de Arroyito Rosario
2nd. leg 9 July
0–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)
La Bombonera Buenos Aires

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 81' Report
Penalties
  • Graciani soccer ball with red X
  • C. Rodríguez soccer ball with red X
  • Giunta soccer ball with check mark
  • Pico soccer ball with red X
 1–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Berizzo
  • soccer ball with check mark Llop
  • soccer ball with check mark Zamora
Referee: Francisco Lamolina
Boca Juniors
Newell's O.B.

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.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
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 1.254 143 114 49 43 51
River Plate 1.254 143 114 45 53 45
Independiente 1.237 141 114 55 46 40
San Lorenzo 1.070 122 114 42 35 45
Racing 1.061 121 114 42 39 40
Vélez Sársfield 1.053 120 114 33 42 45
Huracán 1.053 40 38 N/A N/A 40
Newell's Old Boys 1.044 119 114 35 36 48
Rosario Central 1.035 118 114 36 43 39
Argentinos Juniors 1.018 116 114 42 38 36
Estudiantes (LP) 1.009 115 114 42 34 39
Talleres (C) 0.956 109 114 44 36 29
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0.947 108 114 36 39 33
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.939 107 114 30 39 38
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.939 107 114 33 36 38
Deportivo Español 0.921 105 114 46 31 28
Platense 0.912 104 114 33 36 35
Unión 0.882 67 76 N/A 36 31
Chaco For Ever 0.789 60 76 N/A 32 28
Lanús 0.763 29 38 N/A N/A 29

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