The 1995–96
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
was a season of top-flight professional
football in Argentina
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. The league season had
Vélez Sársfield winning both, Apertura and Clausura championships (3rd. and 4th. league titles for the club).
Estudiantes de La Plata
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(as champion of
1994–95 Primera B Nacional) and
Colón de Santa Fe Colón may refer to:
Places
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* Colón, Entre Ríos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre Ríos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
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* Colón, Nariño
* Colón, Putumayo
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(winner of "Torneo Octogonal" after beating
San Martín de Tucumán
Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays i ...
in a two-legged series) promoted from the
Primera B Nacional
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(second division).
[Argentina 1995/96]
by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
On the other hand,
Belgrano (Córdoba) and
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
were relegated to Primera B Nacional.
[
The 1994 Apertura was the first season in which the league implemented a system awarding 3 points per match won, after ]FIFA
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had ruled it worldwide.La FIFA obliga a todas las ligas a conceder tres puntos por victoria
El País, 28 Oct 1994
Torneo Apertura
League table
Top scorers
Torneo Clausura
League standings
Top scorers
See also
*
1995–96 in Argentine football
References
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Argentine Primera División seasons
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Argentine
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