- League championship Final table Top Scorers Relegation Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Winners tournament Requalifying tournament Liguilla Final
- Argentine clubs in international competitions
- References
{{Infobox football country season | country = Argentina | season = 1988–89 | prevseason = 1987–88 | nextseason = 1989–90 }}1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship. In the international competitions there were two editions of the Copa Libertadores, the best performance came from Newell's Old Boys who were runners up in the Copa Libertadores 1988. Racing Club were the inaugural champions of the Supercopa Sudamericana, their first championship of any description since 1967. League championshipThe Argentine league championship featured an unusual points system. After each drawn match there was a penalty shootout to determine which team got the bonus point. - 3 points: won match
- 2 points: draw, win on penalties
- 1 point{{0}}: draw, loss on penalties
0 points: lost match The tournament also featured an unofficial Apertura tournament to determine the two teams to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1989. Racing Club and Boca Juniors were in the top two positions at the halfway stage of the season (after 19 games), and qualified. Final tablePosition | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Penalty wins | Penalty defeats | 1 | Independiente | 84 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 4 |
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2 | Boca Juniors | 76 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
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3 | D. Español | 68 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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4 | River Plate | 67 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
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5 | San Lorenzo | 66 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
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6 | Talleres | 65 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
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7 | Argentinos | 61 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | Estudiantes | 61 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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9 | Racing Club | 59 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
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10 | Gimnasia (LP) | 57 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
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11 | Vélez Sársfield | 53 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 12 | 5 |
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12 | Newell's | 51 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 7 | 6 |
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13 | Rosario Central | 51 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 7 | 9 |
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14 | Textil Mandiyú | 51 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 11 | 8 |
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15 | Platense | 50 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 6 | 5 |
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16 | Racing (C) | 50 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 6 | 5 |
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17 | San Martín (T) | 46 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 2 | 8 |
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18 | Ferro | 45 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 7 | 7 |
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19 | D. Armenio | 37 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 57 | -28 | 7 | 8 |
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20 | Instituto | 31 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 1 | 8 |
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- Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions.
Top ScorersPosition | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | Oscar Dertycia | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 1 | Néstor Raúl Gorosito | San Lorenzo | 20 | 3 | Juan Comas | Racing Club | 19 | 4 | Ariel Cozzoni | Instituto de Córdoba | 18 |
RelegationTeam | Average | Points | Played | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | Independiente | 1.219 | 139 | 114 | 47 | 37 | 55 | Newell's Old Boys | 1.193 | 136 | 114 | 48 | 55 | 33 | San Lorenzo | 1.184 | 135 | 114 | 44 | 49 | 42 | Racing Club | 1.158 | 132 | 114 | 44 | 48 | 40 | Boca Juniors | 1.140 | 130 | 114 | 46 | 35 | 49 | River Plate | 1.140 | 130 | 114 | 39 | 46 | 45 | Rosario Central | 1.079 | 123 | 114 | 49 | 40 | 34 | Deportivo Español | 1.070 | 122 | 114 | 36 | 40 | 46 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 1.018 | 116 | 114 | 37 | 43 | 36 | Vélez Sársfield | 1.009 | 115 | 114 | 41 | 41 | 33 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 0.974 | 111 | 114 | 37 | 32 | 42 | Argentinos Juniors | 0.965 | 110 | 114 | 28 | 40 | 42 | Talleres de Córdoba | 0.956 | 109 | 114 | 38 | 27 | 44 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 0.939 | 107 | 114 | 44 | 33 | 30 | Textil Mandiyú | 0.868 | 33 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 33 | Platense | 0.860 | 98 | 114 | 27 | 38 | 33 | Instituto de Córdoba | 0.851 | 97 | 114 | 41 | 33 | 23 | Racing de Córdoba | 0.851 | 97 | 114 | 33 | 31 | 33 | San Martín de Tucumán | 0.842 | 32 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 32 | Deportivo Armenio | 0.776 | 59 | 76 | N/A | 34 | 25 |
Liguilla Pre-LibertadoresWinners tournamentQuarter finalsHome (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | Chaco For Ever | Boca Juniors | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | Argentinos Juniors | River Plate | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | Platense | Deportivo Español | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | Talleres | San Lorenzo | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | |
Semi finalsScore | Argentinos Juniors | San Lorenzo | 1-3 | Platense | Boca Juniors | 1-1[1] | Winners FinalHome (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | Boca Juniors | San Lorenzo | 1-1 | 0-4 | 1-5 | |
- San Lorenzo qualified to play a final with the winner of the requalifying tournament.
Requalifying tournamentFirst roundHome (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | Argentinos Juniors | River Plate | 0-1 | 0-4 | 0-5 | Deportivo Español | Newell's Old Boys | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
Second roundHome (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | River Plate | Deportivo Español | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
Requalifying FinalHome (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Aggregate | River Plate | Boca Juniors | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | |
Liguilla FinalHome (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | San Lorenzo | River Plate | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
- River Plate qualified for Copa Libertadores 1990
Argentine clubs in international competitionsTeam | Recopa 1988 | Supercopa 1988 | Copa Libertadores 1988 | Copa Libertadores 1989 | Racing Club | Runner up | Champions | did not qualify | 2nd round | Newell's Old Boys | N/A | N/A | Runner up | did not qualify | San Lorenzo | N/A | N/A | SF | did not qualify | River Plate | N/A | SF | did not qualify | did not qualify | Argentinos Juniors | N/A | QF | did not qualify | did not qualify | Boca Juniors | N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | Round 2 | Estudiantes | N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | did not qualify | Independiente | N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
References1. ^Boca Juniors qualified due to their better league position
- Argentina 1988-1989 by Pablo Ciullini at rsssf.
- Argentina 1980s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy at rsssf.
- Copa Libertadores 1988 by Frank Ballesteros and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071211200754/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa89.html Copa Libertadores 1989] by Frank Ballesteros and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071223235655/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/supcopa89.html Supercopa 1988] by Fernando Semproni and Guillermo Rivera at rsssf
- Recopa 1988 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at rsssf
{{Football in Argentina}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 in Argentine football}} 1 : 1988–89 in Argentine football |