1988–89 Argentine Primera División

The 1988–89 Argentine Primera División was the 98th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from September 11, 1988 to May 28, 1989.[1]

Primera División
Season1988–89
Dates11 September 1988 – 28 May 1989
ChampionsIndependiente (14th title)
RelegatedDeportivo Armenio
San Martín (T)
1989 Copa LibertadoresRacing Club
Boca Juniors
1990 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente
River Plate
Top goalscorer Oscar Dertycia
Néstor Gorosito
(20 goals each)

This tournament introduced the use of penalty shootouts to resolve tie games. Due to lack of interest, it was discontinued for the following season.

This championships served as qualification for both Copa Libertadores editions, 1989 and 1990 (in the last case, through a "Liguilla", contested by clubs placed 2nd to 7th plus Chaco for Ever (Primera B Nacional champion) and Platense (winner of the 1987 Liguilla).

Independiente won the championship (14th league title) while San Martín (T) and Deportivo Armenio were relegated. River Plate won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores, qualifying to the 1990 edition.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Independiente 38 22 11 5 58 32 +26 7 84
2 Boca Juniors 38 20 9 9 56 38 +18 7 76
3 Deportivo Español 38 16 14 8 45 31 +14 6 68
4 River Plate 38 16 13 9 51 36 +15 6 67
5 San Lorenzo 38 16 10 12 58 44 +14 8 66
6 Talleres (C) 38 16 12 10 48 43 +5 5 65
7 Argentinos Juniors 38 13 16 9 55 39 +16 6 61
8 Estudiantes (LP) 38 15 12 11 53 41 +12 4 61
9 Racing 38 13 16 9 47 41 +6 4 59
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 10 16 12 31 30 +1 11 57
11 Vélez Sársfield 38 8 17 13 37 54 −17 12 53
12 Newell's Old Boys 38 11 13 14 42 44 −2 5 51
13 Rosario Central 38 10 16 12 49 55 −6 5 51
14 Deportivo Mandiyú 38 7 19 12 35 44 −9 11 51
15 Platense 38 11 11 16 36 51 −15 6 50
16 Racing (C) 38 11 11 16 38 54 −16 6 50
17 San Martín (T) 38 12 10 16 38 49 −11 0 46
18 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 8 14 16 35 43 −8 7 45
19 Deportivo Armenio 38 5 15 18 29 57 −28 7 37
20 Instituto 38 7 9 22 38 65 −27 1 31
Source:

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Oscar Dertycia Argentinos Juniors 20
1 Néstor Raúl Gorosito San Lorenzo 20
3 Juan Comas Racing 19
4 Ariel Cozzoni Instituto 18

Relegation
Team Average Points Played 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Independiente 1.219 139 114 47 37 55
Newell's Old Boys 1.193 136 114 48 55 33
San Lorenzo 1.184 135 114 44 49 42
Racing 1.158 132 114 44 48 40
Boca Juniors 1.140 130 114 46 35 49
River Plate 1.140 130 114 39 46 45
Rosario Central 1.079 123 114 49 40 34
Deportivo Español 1.070 122 114 36 40 46
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.018 116 114 37 43 36
Vélez Sársfield 1.009 115 114 41 41 33
Estudiantes (LP) 0.974 111 114 37 32 42
Argentinos Juniors 0.965 110 114 28 40 42
Talleres de Córdoba 0.956 109 114 38 27 44
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.939 107 114 44 33 30
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.868 33 38 N/A N/A 33
Platense 0.860 98 114 27 38 33
Instituto 0.851 97 114 41 33 23
Racing (C) 0.851 97 114 33 31 33
San Martín (T) 0.842 32 38 N/A N/A 32
Deportivo Armenio 0.776 59 76 N/A 34 25

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Winners tournament

Quarter finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Chaco For Ever Boca Juniors 0-1 1-2 1-3
Argentinos Juniors River Plate 2-0 0-1 2-1
Platense Deportivo Español 0-0 3-1 3-1
Talleres San Lorenzo 0-2 1-1 1-3

Semi finals

Score
Argentinos Juniors San Lorenzo 1-3
Platense Boca Juniors 1-1[2]

Winners Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Boca Juniors San Lorenzo 1-1 0-4 1-5
  • San Lorenzo qualified to play a final with the winner of the requalifying tournament.

Requalifying tournament

First round

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Argentinos Juniors River Plate 0-1 0-4 0-5
Deportivo Español Newell's Old Boys 1-0 0-0 1-0

Second round

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
River Plate Deportivo Español 1-0 1-0 2-0

Requalifying Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg 3rd leg Aggregate
River Plate Boca Juniors 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-1

Liguilla Final
Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
San Lorenzo River Plate 1-0 0-0 1-0

See also

References
  1. Argentina 1988–89 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
  2. Boca Juniors qualified due to their better league position
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