# 1989–90 Argentine Primera División

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.
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.
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 53 | 1991 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Independiente | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 46 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 38 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 43 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 43 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 5 | Vélez Sársfield | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 42 | |
| 6 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Racing | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 39 | |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Mandiyú | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Unión | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 36 | |
| 14 | Platense | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 35 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes (LP) | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 34 | |
| 17 | Chaco For Ever | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 32 | |
| 18 | Racing (C) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 32 | |
| 19 | Deportivo Español | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 31 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 20 | Instituto | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 26 | |
* 1 2 3 2 points deducted

## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ariel Cozzoni | Newell's Old Boys | 23 |
| 2 | Marío Bevilacque | Talleres (C) | 16 |
| 3 | Alberto Acosta | San Lorenzo | 15 |
| 3 | Juan Pizzi | Rosario Central | 15 |
| 5 | José Blanchart | Deportivo Mandiyú | 13 |
| 5 | José Castro | Unión de Santa Fe | 13 |
| 5 | Félix Torres | Deportivo Mandiyú | 13 |

## Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo Español | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo Español | 0 | 1 | 1 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Independiente | Independiente | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Independiente | 1 | 3 | 4 | Independiente | Independiente | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
Boca Juniors qualify for the 1991 Copa Libertadores

## Relegation

| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989-90 |
| River Plate | 1.263 | 144 | 114 | 46 | 44 | 53 |
| Independiente | 1.211 | 138 | 114 | 37 | 55 | 46 |
| Boca Juniors | 1.114 | 127 | 114 | 35 | 49 | 43 |
| San Lorenzo | 1.106 | 126 | 114 | 49 | 42 | 35 |
| Racing | 1.114 | 127 | 114 | 48 | 40 | 39 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1.088 | 124 | 114 | 55 | 33 | 36 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1.053 | 120 | 114 | 40 | 42 | 38 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1.035 | 118 | 114 | 43 | 36 | 39 |
| Deportivo Español | 1.026 | 117 | 114 | 40 | 46 | 31 |
| Rosario Central | 1.026 | 117 | 114 | 40 | 34 | 43 |
| Vélez Sársfield | 1.018 | 116 | 114 | 41 | 33 | 42 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 0.947 | 108 | 114 | 32 | 43 | 34 |
| Unión | 0.947 | 36 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 36 |
| Platense | 0.939 | 107 | 114 | 38 | 33 | 36 |
| Talleres (C) | 0.939 | 107 | 114 | 27 | 44 | 36 |
| Deportivo Mandiyú | 0.908 | 69 | 76 | N/A | 33 | 36 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0.895 | 102 | 114 | 33 | 30 | 39 |
| Chaco For Ever | 0.842 | 32 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 32 |
| Racing (C) | 0.842 | 96 | 114 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
| Instituto | 0.719 | 82 | 114 | 33 | 23 | 26 |