Histora.org newsletter December 20, 1999. River Plate have won the first of the two Argentine Championships, the Apertura (Opening) by edging out Rosario Central. Last year's dual champions Boca Juniors finished third. River plate will attempt to become the 4th club to claim both championships since the inception of the dual championship system in 1990 (Apertura & Clausura.) =================================================================== 1999 Argentine Apertura: =================================================================== 20 participants 187 matches played 29% of matches were draws 532 goals scored 2.8449 goals scored per match =================================================================== Rank Finisher Pts GD P W D L GF GA ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 River Plate 44 +24 19 13 5 1 45 21 2 Rosario Central 43 +16 19 14 1 4 34 18 3 Boca Juniors 41 +21 19 12 5 2 36 15 4 San Lorenzo de Almagro 36 +15 19 10 6 3 30 15 5 Talleres Cordoba 31 +7 19 9 4 6 38 31 6 Racing Club 30 +5 19 7 9 3 27 22 7 Velez Sarsfield 29 +11 18 8 5 5 26 15 8 Chacarita Juniors 24 +5 18 6 6 6 36 31 9 Lanus 23 -7 19 7 2 10 23 30 10 Estudiantes La Plata 23 -4 19 6 5 8 29 33 11 Independiente 22 -3 18 5 7 6 16 19 12 Gimnasia y Esgrima LP 21 0 19 4 9 6 28 28 13 Newell's Old Boys 21 0 19 5 6 8 27 27 14 Argentinos Juniors 21 -2 19 4 9 6 20 22 15 Union Santa Fe 21 -6 19 5 6 8 24 30 16 Belgrano Cordoba 20 -11 18 5 5 8 23 34 17 Colon 19 -8 19 5 4 10 20 28 18 Instituto 19 -9 18 4 7 7 20 29 19 Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy 9 -24 18 2 3 13 16 40 20 Ferro Carril Oeste 9 -30 19 1 6 12 14 44 =================================================================== Yearly champions: ====================================================================== Year Argentine Apertura Year Argentine Clausura ====================================================================== 1990 Newell's Old Boys 1990 Boca Juniors 1991 River Plate 1991 Newell's Old Boys 1992 Boca Juniors 1992 Velez Sarsfield 1993 River Plate 1993 Independiente 1994 River Plate 1994 San Lorenzo de Almagro 1995 Velez Sarsfield 1995 Velez Sarsfield 1996 River Plate 1996 River Plate 1997 River Plate 1997 Velez Sarsfield 1998 Boca Juniors 1998 Boca Juniors 1999 River Plate 1999 _ ====================================================================== Earlier tournaments: ====================================================================== Year Argentine League Year Argentine Championship ====================================================================== 1931 Boca Juniors _ _ 1932 River Plate _ _ 1933 San Lorenzo de Almagro _ _ 1934 Boca Juniors _ _ 1935 Boca Juniors _ _ 1936 River Plate _ _ 1937 River Plate _ _ 1938 Independiente _ _ 1939 Independiente _ _ 1940 Boca Juniors _ _ 1941 River Plate _ _ 1942 River Plate _ _ 1943 Boca Juniors _ _ 1944 Boca Juniors _ _ 1945 River Plate _ _ 1946 San Lorenzo de Almagro _ _ 1947 River Plate _ _ 1948 Independiente _ _ 1949 Racing Club _ _ 1950 Racing Club _ _ 1951 Racing Club _ _ 1952 River Plate _ _ 1953 River Plate _ _ 1954 Boca Juniors _ _ 1955 River Plate _ _ 1956 River Plate _ _ 1957 River Plate _ _ 1958 Racing Club _ _ 1959 San Lorenzo de Almagro _ _ 1960 Independiente _ _ 1961 Racing Club _ _ 1962 Boca Juniors _ _ 1963 Independiente _ _ 1964 Boca Juniors _ _ 1965 Boca Juniors _ _ 1966 Racing Club _ _ 1967 Independiente _ _ 1968 Velez Sarsfield _ _ 1969 Boca Juniors _ _ _ _ 1970 Boca Juniors _ _ 1971 Rosario Central _ _ 1972 San Lorenzo de Almagro _ _ 1973 Rosario Central _ _ 1974 San Lorenzo de Almagro _ _ 1975 River Plate _ _ 1976 Boca Juniors _ _ 1977 Independiente _ _ 1978 Independiente _ _ 1979 River Plate 1980 River Plate 1980 Rosario Central 1981 Boca Juniors 1981 River Plate 1982 Estudiantes La Plata 1982 Ferro Carril Oeste 1983 Independiente 1983 Estudiantes La Plata 1984 Argentinos Juniors 1984 Ferro Carril Oeste 1985 River Plate 1985 Argentinos Juniors 1986 Rosario Central _ _ 1987 Newell's Old Boys _ _ 1988 Independiente _ _ 1989 River Plate _ _ _ _ 1990 Newell's Old Boys _ _ 1991 River Plate ====================================================================== All-time domestic rankings in Argentina (see below for legend and Tournament point values): ======================================================================= Rank Entity TPts App 1st 2nd Wins Drws Loss GFor GAgs ======================================================================= 1. River Plate 615 98 29 23 1364 649 545 4914 2930 2. Boca Juniors 466 98 19 12 1244 673 605 4482 2934 3. Independiente 403 97 13 13 1170 707 663 4422 3153 4. San Lorenzo de Almagro 368 95 8 11 1098 702 677 4339 3267 5. Racing Club 286 93 6 6 991 720 702 4000 3250 6. Velez Sarsfield 223 94 5 6 974 703 748 3750 3261 7. Estudiantes La Plata 169 94 3 3 922 680 857 3754 3509 8. Newell's Old Boys 159 85 5 3 761 666 715 3113 2875 9. Rosario Central 148 84 4 4 784 647 733 3214 3015 10. Huracan Buenos Aires 121 90 1 3 853 610 839 3642 3540 11. Ferro Carril Oeste 104 86 2 3 694 711 852 2944 3429 12. Argentinos Juniors 69 73 2 1 554 569 718 2473 2841 13. Gimnasia y Esgrima LP 69 79 _ 3 677 604 796 3056 3402 14. Lanus 53 58 _ 2 465 404 643 2239 2708 15. Platense Vincente Lopez 46 75 _ _ 576 600 783 2637 3148 16. Chacarita Juniors 44 60 1 _ 520 421 693 2324 2781 17. Atlanta 40 54 _ _ 437 381 668 2113 2714 18. Talleres Cordoba 39 35 _ 1 268 270 276 1115 1129 19. Banfield 29 44 _ 1 331 349 472 1572 1837 20. Union Santa Fe 29 40 _ 1 301 314 339 1165 1184 21. Deportivo Espanol 23 23 _ _ 156 180 186 549 627 22. Quilmes 21 30 1 1 223 201 353 949 1322 23. Colon 17 36 _ 1 266 250 309 1086 1214 24. Racing Cordoba 16 15 _ 1 125 127 140 479 505 ======================================================================= ---------------------------------------- Abrev Statistic ---------------------------------------- TPts Tournament Points App Appearances 1st Titles / 1st in league 2nd Final / 2nd in league Wins Victories Drws Draws Loss Losses GFor Goals for GAgs Goals against ======================================================================= Tournament Point Values 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ======================================================================= Argentine League (1931-1989) 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Argentine Apertura (1990-1999) 8 6 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 Argentine Clausura (1990-1998) 8 6 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 Argentine Championship (1970-1991) 12 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Argentine Metropolitano (1967-1979) 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 ======================================================================= The 1st column refers to how many 'Tournament Points' a team receives for winning the tournament edition, the 2nd how many they get for being runners-up, the 3rd for being losing semi-finalists or finishing 3rd in a league, etc. River Plate's record in the Apertura: ============================================== Year TPts Finishing round W D L GF GA ============================================== 1990 6 Runner-up 11 4 4 29 13 1991 8 Winner 14 3 2 33 11 1992 6 Runner-up 10 5 4 28 13 1993 8 Winner 9 6 4 29 17 1994 8 Winner 12 7 0 31 14 1995 0 7th Place 7 8 4 21 20 1996 8 Winner 15 1 3 52 22 1997 8 Winner 14 3 2 43 17 1998 0 15th Place 5 7 7 27 27 1999 8 Winner 13 5 1 45 21 ============================================== (TPts = 'Tournament Points' earned) River Plate's record in the Clausura: ============================================== Year TPts Finishing round W D L GF GA ============================================== 1990 0 10th Place 4 11 4 19 19 1991 2 5th Place 8 8 3 31 22 1992 4 3rd Place 10 3 6 33 21 1993 2 5th Place 7 7 5 24 14 1994 0 10th Place 7 4 8 29 30 1995 0 14th Place 6 3 10 32 33 1996 8 Winner 12 5 2 37 20 1997 0 7th Place 7 8 4 32 24 1998 6 Runner-up 11 4 4 37 19 ============================================== River Plate's record in the Copa Libertadores: ================================================== Year RA TPts Finishing round W D L GF GA ================================================== 1966 4 16 Final 11 3 4 43 25 1967 1 4 Semi-Finals 6 6 4 33 17 1970 3 8 Semi-Finals 6 2 4 25 15 1973 0 2 First Round 2 1 3 12 10 1976 4 16 Final 8 0 4 21 13 1977 0 2 First Round 1 4 1 5 5 1978 2 8 Semi-Finals 4 4 2 12 5 1980 0 2 First Round 4 2 0 11 4 1981 0 2 First Round 3 1 2 9 6 1982 2 4 Semi-Finals 4 1 5 14 15 1986 5 32 Winner 8 2 2 21 10 1987 0 8 Semi-Finals 1 2 1 2 2 1990 3 8 Semi-Finals 4 2 2 8 5 1991 0 1 First Round 2 1 3 10 12 1993 0 1 First Round 1 3 2 4 5 1995 4 8 Semi-Finals 5 5 2 17 8 1996 6 32 Winner 8 4 2 28 12 1997 0 2 Second Round 0 2 0 4 4 1998 4 8 Semi-Finals 8 3 1 23 11 1999 3 8 Semi-Finals 5 2 5 12 13 ================================================== (RA = Rounds advanced in tournament, TPts = 'Tournament Points' earned) Do you agree with what the numbers say about River Plate being the greatest Argentine club of all time? 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