The 1990–91

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...

was the 100th season of top-flight professional

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. This season saw the introduction of the

Apertura and Clausura The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...

system in Argentina. The season began on 20 August 1990 and ended on 30 June 1991.Argentina 1990–91
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won the 1990 Apertura and

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won the 1991 Clausura. Unlike following seasons, Apertura and Clausura titles were not officially recognised by the AFA so both teams had to play a two-legged final to crown a champion for the entire season. After a 1–1 tie on aggregate, Newell's Old Boys won the championship 3–1 by penalty shoot-out.Aquella final que Newell’s le ganó a Boca en 1991
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won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores after beating

, therefore qualifying to the 1992 edition.

Competition format

The tournament for the 1990–91 season was composed of 20 teams. Each team played each other teams in a single

round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...

. The season was divided in two separate championships, called ''Apertura'' (Opening) and ''Clausura'' (Closing). The winning teams from each tournament played a two-legged final for the season championship and to earn one of the two berths allocated to Argentine clubs in the

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. The remaining berth was allocated via a direct elimination tournament between the top four (or five, depending on the outcome of the season final) teams from both Clausura and Apertura. 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

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competition.

Apertura Tournament

The "Apertura" Tournament began on 20 August 1990 and finished on 22 December 1990.

won the tournament and would play the championship final against the winner from the ''Clausura'' Tournament. The match played between

and

was suspended following incidents in the stands during halftime that resulted in the death of a supporter. No points were awarded to both teams.

''Clausura'' Tournament

Championship decider

The championship decider was played between

and

, champions from the ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura'' tournaments respectively. After finishing with a 1–1 global score, Newell's won the final on penalties. With this result, Newell's was granted one of two Argentine berths for the

. Boca Juniors played in the qualifier to compete for the remaining berth.

First leg

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Second leg

Copa Libertadores qualifier

The qualifier for the

was played between 13 July and 11 August 1991.

won the final against

and earned the remaining berth for the tournament.

Relegation

At the end of the season

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and

Chaco For Ever Club Atlético Chaco For Ever, usually just Chaco For Ever, is an Argentine Football club, their home town is Resistencia, in the Province of Chaco in Northern Argentina. They currently play in the Primera Nacional, the second tier of Argentine ...

were relegated after finishing with the two worst points averages.

References

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