# 1991–92 in Argentine football

The 1991–92 season in Argentina saw River Plate win the Apertura championship and Newell's Old Boys win the Clausura championship. In the international competitions Newell's were runners up in the Copa Libertadores and River Plate were runners up in the Supercopa Sudamericana.

## Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | River Plate | 31 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Vélez Sársfield | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 6 | Deportivo Mandiyú | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| 7 | Platense | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | Talleres de Córdoba | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Independiente | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 12 | Huracán | 19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| 13 | Racing Club | 18 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Deportivo Español | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| 15 | Belgrano de Córdoba | 17 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 17 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 17 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 16 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
| 19 | Unión de Santa Fe | 14 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 20 | Quilmes | 10 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -16 |
    Teams highlighted in light blue qualified for the Octagonal tournament.

### Top Scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ramón Díaz | River Plate | 14 |
| 2 | Esteban González | Vélez Sársfield | 11 |

### Relegation

    There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

## Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Newell's Old Boys | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Vélez Sársfield | 27 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Deportivo Español | 27 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 5 | Club Atlético River Plate | 24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| 6 | Platense | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 21 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 9 | Huracán | 19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 |
| 10 | Belgrano de Córdoba | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 18 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 12 | Independiente | 17 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Talleres de Córdoba | 17 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| 14 | Rosario Central | 17 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 16 | Unión de Santa Fe | 13 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| 17 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 13 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 |
| 18 | Deportivo Mandiyú | 13 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 19 | San Lorenzo | 12 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
| 20 | Quilmes | 9 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -18 |
    Teams highlighted in light blue qualified for the Octagonal tournament.

### Top Scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Latorre | Boca Juniors | 9 |
| 2 | Darío Scotto | Platense | 9 |

## Relegation

| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-1992 |
| 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 Club | 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 de La Plata | 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 de Córdoba | 0.921 | 35 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 35 |
| Deportivo Español | 0.912 | 104 | 114 | 31 | 28 | 45 |
| Estudiantes de La Plata | 0.895 | 102 | 114 | 34 | 39 | 29 |
| Talleres de Córdoba | 0.895 | 102 | 114 | 36 | 29 | 37 |
| Unión de Santa Fe | 0.825 | 94 | 114 | 36 | 31 | 27 |
| Quilmes | 0.500 | 19 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 19 |

## Qualification for Copa Libertadores 1993
### Champions qualification playoff

| | | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Aggregate |
| River Plate | Newell's Old Boys | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 4-2 |
    River Plate qualify for Copa Libertadores 1993

### Octagonal tournament

Teams highlighted in light blue qualified for the Octagonal tournament.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| July 10 - El Palacio | July 10 - El Palacio | | | |
| Deportivo Español | 1 | | | |
| Deportivo Español | 1 | July 18 - José Amalfitani | July 18 - José Amalfitani | | |
| Racing Club | 0 | July 18 - José Amalfitani | July 18 - José Amalfitani | |
| Racing Club | 0 | Boca Juniors | 0 | |
| July 12 - El Palacio | July 12 - El Palacio | | Boca Juniors | 0 | |
| July 12 - El Palacio | July 12 - El Palacio | Gimnasia La Plata | 1 | |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 1 | |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | July 26 - Monumental | July 26 - Monumental |
| San Lorenzo | 0 | | | | July 26 - Monumental | July 26 - Monumental |
| San Lorenzo | 0 | | | | Velez Sarsfield | 3 |
| July 12 - El Doble Visera | July 12 - El Doble Visera | | | | | Velez Sarsfield | 3 |
| July 12 - El Doble Visera | July 12 - El Doble Visera | | | | Gimnasia La Plata | 0 |
| Platense | 0 | | | | Gimnasia La Plata | 0 |
| Platense | 0 | July 19 - Ricardo Etcheverry | July 19 - Ricardo Etcheverry | | | |
| Gimnasia La Plata | 1 | July 19 - Ricardo Etcheverry | July 19 - Ricardo Etcheverry | | | |
| Gimnasia La Plata | 1 | Velez Sarsfield(Pens) | 1 (4) | | | |
| July 12 - Ricardo Etcheverry | July 12 - Ricardo Etcheverry | | Velez Sarsfield(Pens) | 1 (4) | | | |
| July 12 - Ricardo Etcheverry | July 12 - Ricardo Etcheverry | Deportivo Español | 1 (2) | |
| Velez Sarsfield | 1 (4) | Deportivo Español | 1 (2) | |
| Huracán | 0 | | | |
    Velez Sarsfield to play Newell's Old Boys in the Libertadores playoff.

### Playoff final

| Final | Final |
| August 2 - Gigante de Arroyito | August 2 - Gigante de Arroyito |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1 |
| Velez Sarsfield | 0 |
    Newell's Old Boys qualify for Copa Libertadores 1993.

## Argentine clubs in international competitions

| Team | Supercopa 1991 | 1992 Copa Libertadores |
| Newell's Old Boys | N/A | Runner up |
| River Plate | Runner up | did not qualify |
| San Lorenzo | N/A | QF |
| Independiente | QF | did not qualify |
| Argentinos Juniors | Round 1 | did not qualify |
| Boca Juniors | Round 1 | did not qualify |
| Estudiantes de La Plata | Round 1 | did not qualify |
| Racing Club | Round 1 | did not qualify |