Apertura and Clausura in Argentine football

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The Apertura and Clausura system is the format currently used by the Primera División Argentina. It was introduced for the 1990-1991 season.

Contents 1 Format 2 1990-91 controversy 3 1991-92 onwards 4 Number of Championships by team 4.1 Total championships 5 References

[edit] Format

The Argentine Primera has 20 teams, the season is divided into two tournaments each consisting of 19 games, one game against each opponent.

[edit] 1990-91 controversy

The first season saw the two champions play a championship decider to determine the overall champions. Newell's Old Boys beat Boca Juniors on penalties controversially denying Boca their first official league championship since 1981. The following season both the champions of the Apertura and the Clausura have been recognised as official champions.

[edit] 1991-92 onwards

Between the 1991-92 season and the 1994-95 seasons, the league used the old two points for a win system. From the 1995-96 season AFA adopted the 3 points for a win system.

season	Apertura champions	Points	Clausura champions	Points
1991-92	River Plate	31	Newell's Old Boys	32
1992-93	Boca Juniors	27	Vélez Sársfield	27
1993-94	River Plate	24	Independiente	26
1994-95	River Plate	31	San Lorenzo	30
1995-96	Vélez Sársfield	41	Vélez Sársfield	40
1996-97	River Plate	46	River Plate	41
1997-98	River Plate	45	Vélez Sársfield	46
1998-99	Boca Juniors	45	Boca Juniors	44
1999-00	River Plate	43	River Plate	42
2000-01	Boca Juniors	41	San Lorenzo	47
2001-02	Racing Club	42	River Plate	43
2002-03	Independiente	43	River Plate	43
2003-04	Boca Juniors	39	River Plate	40
2004-05	Newell's Old Boys	36	Vélez Sársfield	39
2005-06	Boca Juniors	40	Boca Juniors	43
2006-07	Estudiantes de La Plata	44[1]	San Lorenzo	45
2007-08	Lanús	38

[edit] Number of Championships by team

Excuding 1990-91 which was won outright by Newell's Old Boys.

Apertura 6: River Plate 5: Boca Juniors 1: Estudiantes de La Plata 1: Independiente 1: Newell's Old Boys 1: Racing Club 1: Vélez Sársfield 1: Lanús

Clausura 5: River Plate 4: Vélez Sársfield 3: San Lorenzo 2: Boca Juniors 1: Independiente 1: Newell's Old Boys

[edit] Total championships

• 11: River Plate
• 6: Boca Juniors
• 5: Vélez Sársfield
• 3: San Lorenzo
• 2: Independiente
• 2: Newell's Old Boys
• 1: Estudiantes de La Plata
• 1: Racing Club
• 1: Lanús

[edit] References

• Argentina 1990s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy at rsssf
• Argentina 2000s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at rsssf

Seasons in Argentine football v • d • e

Amateur Era 1891-1900: 1891 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901-1910: 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911-1920: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921-1930: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 Professional Era: Year long seasons: 1931-1940: 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941-1950: 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951-1960: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961-1966: 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Metropolitano & Nacional: 1967-1970: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971-1980 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981-1985 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 European style seasons: 1985-1990: 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 Apertura & Clausura: 1990s: 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000s 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08