1988-89 in Argentine football
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1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente
win the Argentine championship. In the international competitions there were two editions of the Copa Libertadores, the best performance came from Newell's Old Boys
who were runners up in the Copa Libertadores 1988. Racing Club
were the inaugural champions of the Supercopa Sudamericana
, their first championship of any description since 1967.
The tournament also featured an unofficial Apertura tournament to determine the two teams to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1989
. Racing Club
and Boca Juniors
were in the top two positions at the halfway stage of the season (after 19 games), and qualified.
Semi finals
Winners Final
Second round
Requalifying Final
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
win the Argentine championship. In the international competitions there were two editions of the Copa Libertadores, the best performance came from Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
who were runners up in the Copa Libertadores 1988. Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
were the inaugural champions of the Supercopa Sudamericana
Supercopa Sudamericana
The Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...
, their first championship of any description since 1967.
League championship
The Argentine league championship featured an unusual points system. After each drawn match there was a penalty shootout to determine which team got the bonus point.- 3 points: won match
- 2 points: draw, win on penalties
- 1 point: draw, loss on penalties
- 0 points: lost match
The tournament also featured an unofficial Apertura tournament to determine the two teams to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1989
Copa Libertadores 1989
The Copa Libertadores 1989 was the 30th edition in the tournament history. 20 teams participated in the competition, divided by groups of four . The first three teams qualify for the next round. Nacional of Montevideo entered directly into the second round as the champions of Copa Libertadores 1988...
. Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
and Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
were in the top two positions at the halfway stage of the season (after 19 games), and qualified.
Final table
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Penalty wins | Penalty defeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
84 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
76 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | D. Español | 68 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
67 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 66 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Talleres Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A... |
65 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Argentinos Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
61 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Estudiantes Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
61 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
59 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Gimnasia (LP) | 57 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
53 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | Newell's Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
51 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
51 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | Textil Mandiyú Textil Mandiyú Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú is an Argentine Football club. Its home town is Corrientes, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina... |
51 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 11 | 8 |
| 15 | Platense Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".... |
50 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 6 | 5 |
| 16 | Racing (C) | 50 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | San Martín (T) | 46 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | Ferro Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway... |
45 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 7 | 7 |
| 19 | D. Armenio Club Deportivo Armenio Club Deportivo Armenio, known simply as Deportivo Armenio or Armenio, is a football club from Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina... |
37 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 57 | -28 | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Instituto | 31 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 1 | 8 |
- Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990Copa Libertadores 1990The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year....
as Argentine Champions.
Top Scorers
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Dertycia Oscar Dertycia Oscar Alberto Dertycia Álvarez is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a striker.-Football career:Dertycia started playing professionally with hometown's Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, moving in 1988 to Argentinos Juniors, and being crowned the first division's topscorer in his debut... |
Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
20 |
| 1 | Néstor Raúl Gorosito | San Lorenzo | 20 |
| 3 | Juan Comas Juan Comas Juan Comas was born in the small town of Alayor, Spain, located in the center of the Menorca Island in the Mediterranean Sea, 150 miles southeast of Barcelona. He was born on January 23, 1900.... |
Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
19 |
| 4 | Ariel Cozzoni Ariel Cozzoni Ariel Osvaldo Cozzoni is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina, France and Mexico.... |
Instituto de Córdoba | 18 |
Relegation
| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
1.219 | 139 | 114 | 47 | 37 | 55 |
| Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
1.193 | 136 | 114 | 48 | 55 | 33 |
| San Lorenzo | 1.184 | 135 | 114 | 44 | 49 | 42 |
| Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
1.158 | 132 | 114 | 44 | 48 | 40 |
| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
1.140 | 130 | 114 | 46 | 35 | 49 |
| River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
1.140 | 130 | 114 | 39 | 46 | 45 |
| Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
1.079 | 123 | 114 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Deportivo Español | 1.070 | 122 | 114 | 36 | 40 | 46 |
| Gimnasia de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División... |
1.018 | 116 | 114 | 37 | 43 | 36 |
| Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
1.009 | 115 | 114 | 41 | 41 | 33 |
| Estudiantes de La Plata Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
0.974 | 111 | 114 | 37 | 32 | 42 |
| Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
0.965 | 110 | 114 | 28 | 40 | 42 |
| Talleres de Córdoba Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A... |
0.956 | 109 | 114 | 38 | 27 | 44 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway... |
0.939 | 107 | 114 | 44 | 33 | 30 |
| Textil Mandiyú Textil Mandiyú Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú is an Argentine Football club. Its home town is Corrientes, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina... |
0.868 | 33 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 33 |
| Platense Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".... |
0.860 | 98 | 114 | 27 | 38 | 33 |
| Instituto de Córdoba | 0.851 | 97 | 114 | 41 | 33 | 23 |
| Racing de Córdoba | 0.851 | 97 | 114 | 33 | 31 | 33 |
| San Martín de Tucumán | 0.842 | 32 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 32 |
| Deportivo Armenio Club Deportivo Armenio Club Deportivo Armenio, known simply as Deportivo Armenio or Armenio, is a football club from Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina... |
0.776 | 59 | 76 | N/A | 34 | 25 |
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 |
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 |
- River Plate qualified for Copa Libertadores 1990Copa Libertadores 1990The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year....
Argentine clubs in international competitions
| Team | Recopa Recopa Sudamericana The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions.... 1988 |
Supercopa Supercopa Sudamericana The Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores... 1988 |
Copa Libertadores 1988 | Copa Libertadores 1989 Copa Libertadores 1989 The Copa Libertadores 1989 was the 30th edition in the tournament history. 20 teams participated in the competition, divided by groups of four . The first three teams qualify for the next round. Nacional of Montevideo entered directly into the second round as the champions of Copa Libertadores 1988... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
Runner up | Champions | did not qualify | 2nd round |
| Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
N/A | N/A | Runner up | did not qualify |
| San Lorenzo | N/A | N/A | SF | did not qualify |
| River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
N/A | SF | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
N/A | QF | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | Round 2 |
| Estudiantes Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | did not qualify |