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)Se cumplen 24 años del ascenso de Colón, El Litoral, 29 Jul 2019 promoted from the Primera B Nacional (second division).Argentina 1995/96 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF

On the other hand, Belgrano (Córdoba) and Argentinos Juniors were relegated to Primera B Nacional."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Clausura 1996" by José Carluccio on Historia y Futbol (blogsite), 12 June 2012

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.La FIFA obliga a todas las ligas a conceder tres puntos por victoria, El País, 28 Oct 1994

Torneo Apertura

League table

Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals José Luis Calderón Estudiantes (LP) Claudio Biaggio San Lorenzo Rubén Capria Racing Claudio López Racing

Torneo Clausura

League standings

Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals Ariel LópezLanús Martín Palermo Estudiantes (LP) Claudio Caniggia Boca Juniors Adrián Coria Platense Alberto Márcico Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

See also 1995–96 in Argentine football

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