The 1991–92 Argentine Primera División was the 101st season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. Starting with this season, both Apertura and Clausura tournaments were recognised as separate championships, and no final decider was played between the winners of each tournament. River Plate won the Apertura and Newell's Old Boys won the Clausura.

The season ran from 10 September 1991 to 5 July 1992, with Quilmes and Unión de Santa Fe being relegated.Argentina 1991–92 by Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF.com

Competition format The tournament for the 1991–92 season was composed of 20 teams. Each team played each other in a single round-robin tournament. The season was divided in two separate championships, called Apertura (Opening) and Clausura (Closing). If each tournament was won by a different team, they played a two-legged qualifier for the 1993 Copa Libertadores. To decide the remaining berth for the Copa Libertadores, the four runners-up from the Apertura tournaments and the four runners-up from the Clausura tournament (not already qualified in the Apertura tournament) competed in an eight-team knockout round. The winning team played against the losing team from the two-legged qualifier and was granted a berth in the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The losing team plus the finalist and best semi-finalist of the eight-team knockout round competed in the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL. 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 29 August 1991 and finished on 22 December 1991. River Plate won the tournament. The match between River Plate and Racing was suspended, with the victory being awarded later to River Plate.

Clausura Tournament

The Clausura Tournament began on 21 February 1992 and finished on 5 July 1992. Newell's Old Boys won their fourth title. Quilmes was deducted two points following incidents in their match against Ferro Carril Oeste.

Copa Libertadores qualification Champions of the Apertura tournament River Plate faced Clausura champions Newell's Old Boys for a spot in the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The losing team would play against the winner of the eight-team knockout round for the remaining berth. River Plate won two of the three matches and qualified for the Copa Libertadores.

GK 1 José Miguel DF 4 Fabián Basualdo DF 2 Fernando Cáceres DF 6 Guillermo Rivarola DF 3 Diego Cocca MF 8 Gustavo Zapata MF 5 Leonardo Astrada MF 10 Julio Toresani MF 11 Hernán Díaz FW 7 Ramón Medina Bello FW 9 Ramón Díaz Substitutes: FW 16 Walter Silvani MF 13 Javier Claut Manager: Daniel Passarella

GK 1 Norberto Scoponi DF 4 Julio Saldaña DF 2 Fernando Gamboa DF 6 Mauricio Pochettino DF 3 Eduardo Berizzo MF 10 Alfredo Berti MF 5 Juan Manuel Llop MF 8 Gerardo Martino FW 7 Julio Zamora FW 9 Cristian Domizzi FW 11 Ricardo LunariSubstitutes: DF 13 Gustavo Raggio FW 16 Aldo Soria Manager: Carlos Picerni Torneo Octogonal The second qualifying instance to the 1993 Copa Libertadores began on 10 July 1992 and finished on 26 July 1992. Eight teams competed in a direct elimination knockout tournament with home and away matches, where the winning team faced the losing team from the first qualifier. The losing team from this qualifier plus the two best teams from the knockout phase qualified for the 1992 Copa CONMEBOL.

Second place match Vélez Sarsfield played a final playoff match against Newell's Old Boys for the remaining berth in the 1993 Copa Libertadores.

GK 1 Norberto Scoponi DF 4 Julio Saldaña DF 2 Fernando Gamboa DF 6 Mauricio Pochettino DF 3 Eduardo Berizzo MF 11 Alfredo Berti MF 5 Juan Manuel Llop MF 8 Gerardo Martino MF 10 Juan J. Rossi FW 7 Julio Zamora FW 9 Ricardo Lunari Substitutes: FW 16 Cristian Domizzi DF 14 Fabián Garfagnoli Manager: Carlos Picerni

GK 1 José Luis Chilavert DF 4 Horacio Bidevich DF 2 José Almandoz DF 6 Roberto Trotta DF 3 Raúl Cardozo MF 8 Carlos Compagnucci MF 5 Alejandro Mancuso MF 7 Christian Bassedas MF 10 Norberto Ortega Sánchez FW 9 Ricardo Gareca FW 11 José O. FloresSubstitutes: Campos Manager: Eduardo Luján Manera

Relegation At the end of the season Quilmes and Unión were relegated after finishing with the two worst points averages.

TeamAveragePointsPlayed1989–901990–911991–92 River Plate 1.342 153 114 53 45 55 Boca Juniors 1.263 144 114 43 51 50 Vélez Sársfield 1.184 135 114 42 45 48 Newell's Old Boys 1.123 128 114 36 48 44 Independiente 1.070 122 114 46 40 36 Racing 1.035 118 114 39 40 39 Huracán 1.026 78 76 N/A 40 38 Rosario Central 1.018 116 114 43 39 34 Ferro Carril Oeste 1.000 114 114 39 38 37 San Lorenzo 1.000 114 114 35 45 34 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0.991 113 114 39 33 41 Platense 0.991 113 114 36 35 42 Argentinos Juniors 0.956 109 114 38 36 35 Deportivo Mandiyú 0.939 107 114 36 38 33 Belgrano 0.921 35 38 N/A N/A 35 Deportivo Español 0.912 104 114 31 28 45 Estudiantes (LP) 0.895 102 114 34 39 29 Talleres (C) 0.895 102 114 36 29 37 Unión 0.825 94 114 36 31 27 Quilmes 0.500 19 38 N/A N/A 19

See also 1991–92 in Argentine football

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