The 1989-90 Argentine Primera División was the 99th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from 13 August 1989 to 22 May 1990.Argentina 1989–90 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
This tournament introduced was the last played under the double round-robin system. Since the following season, the "Apertura and Clausura format would be introduced, crowning two different champions within a year.El fin del Apertura y el fin del Clausura by Alejandro Rebossion on El País, 9 May 2012
River Plate won the championship (22nd league title) while Instituto (C)Racing (C) were relegated. Boca Juniors won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores after beating Independiente, therefore qualifying to the 1991 edition.
League table
Top scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Ariel CozzoniNewell's Old Boys232Marío BevilacqueTalleres (C)163Alberto AcostaSan Lorenzo153Juan PizziRosario Central155José BlanchartDeportivo Mandiyú135José CastroUnión de Santa Fe135Félix TorresDeportivo Mandiyú13
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
Boca Juniors qualify for the 1991 Copa Libertadores
Relegation TeamAveragePointsPlayed1987–881988–891989-90River Plate 1.263 144 114 46 44 53Independiente 1.211 138 114 37 55 46Boca Juniors 1.114 127 114 35 49 43San Lorenzo 1.106 126 114 49 42 35Racing 1.114 127 114 48 40 39Newell's Old Boys 1.088 124 114 55 33 36Argentinos Juniors 1.053 120 114 40 42 38Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.035 118 114 43 36 39Deportivo Español 1.026 117 114 40 46 31Rosario Central 1.026 117 114 40 34 43Vélez Sársfield 1.018 116 114 41 33 42Estudiantes (LP) 0.947 108 114 32 43 34Unión 0.947 36 38 N/A N/A 36Platense 0.939 107 114 38 33 36Talleres (C) 0.939 107 114 27 44 36Deportivo Mandiyú 0.908 69 76 N/A 33 36Ferro Carril Oeste 0.895 102 114 33 30 39Chaco For Ever 0.842 32 38 N/A N/A 32Racing (C) 0.842 96 114 31 33 32Instituto 0.719 82 114 33 23 26
Relegation playoff
See also 1989–90 in Argentine football
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