1993–94 Argentine Primera División

The 1993–94 Argentine Primera División was a season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season had two champions, with River Plate winning the Apertura (25th. league title for the club), while Independiente won the Clausura championship (15th. league title). Banfield (as champion of 1992–93 Primera B Nacional) and Gimnasia y Tiro (winner of "Torneo Octogonal" after beating Central Córdoba de Rosario in a two-legged series)[1] promoted from the Primera B Nacional (second division).[2][3]

Primera División
Season1993–94
Dates10 September 1993 – 28 August 1994
Champions
1995 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Independiente
1994 Copa CONMEBOLSan Lorenzo
Huracán
Lanús

On the other hand, Gimnasia y Tiro and Estudiantes de La Plata were relegated to Primera B Nacional.[2][4]

Torneo Apertura

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Apertura
Season1993
Dates10 September 1993 – 19 March 1994
ChampionsRiver Plate (25th. title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerSergio Martínez (12 goals)
Biggest home winArgentinos Jrs. 6–0 Dep. Español (7 Nov 1993)
Boca Jrs. 6–0 Racing (13 Mar 1994)
Biggest away winBelgrano (C) 1–5 River Plate (31 Oct 1993)
Highest scoringRiver Plate 5–3 Dep. Mandiyú (4 Mar 1994)

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 9 6 4 29 17 12 24
2 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 7 4 19 14 5 23
3 Racing 19 8 7 4 23 20 3 23
4 Boca Juniors 19 8 6 5 25 12 13 22
5 Independiente 19 7 8 4 27 20 7 22
6 Lanús 19 6 10 3 23 18 5 22
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 6 9 4 21 15 6 21
8 San Lorenzo 19 8 5 6 23 20 3 21
9 Banfield 19 6 8 5 20 17 3 20
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 4 11 4 17 20 −3 19
11 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 10 5 23 20 3 18
12 Huracán 19 5 8 6 22 23 −1 18
13 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 5 7 7 25 24 1 17
14 Platense 19 4 9 6 22 24 −2 17
15 Newell's Old Boys 19 4 9 6 16 22 −6 17
16 Gimnasia y Tiro 19 5 6 8 16 25 −9 16
17 Belgrano 19 4 8 7 18 30 −12 16
18 Rosario Central 19 2 11 6 15 24 −9 15
19 Deportivo Español 19 3 9 7 8 20 −12 15
20 Estudiantes (LP) 19 3 8 8 16 23 −7 14
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

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Rank. Player Team Goals
1
  Sergio Martínez Boca Juniors
12
2
  Eduardo Bennett San Lorenzo
8
  Ramón Medina Bello River Plate
  Claudio Spontón Platense
2
  Arsenio Benítez Deportivo Mandiyú
8
  Juan Ramón Fleita Racing
  Norberto Ortega Sánchez Argentinos Juniors

Torneo Clausura

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Clausura
 
Independiente, Clausura champions
Season1994
Dates25 March – 28 August 1994
ChampionsIndependiente (15th. title)
RelegatedEstudiantes LP  
Gimnasia y Tiro  
Top goalscorerHernán Crespo
Marcelo Espina
(13 goals each)
Biggest home winBanfield 5–0 Dep. Español (22 May)
Biggest away winGELP 1–5 Independiente (21 Aug)

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente 19 8 10 1 32 13 19 26
2 Huracán 19 10 5 4 25 22 3 25
3 Rosario Central 19 8 7 4 26 14 12 23
4 San Lorenzo 19 8 7 4 22 15 7 23
5 River Plate 19 7 7 5 24 14 10 21
6 Platense 19 7 7 5 28 23 5 21
7 Boca Juniors 19 6 8 5 25 19 6 20
8 Banfield 19 8 4 7 23 20 3 20
9 Belgrano 19 6 7 6 16 17 −1 19
10 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 5 7 16 18 −2 19
11 Lanús 19 6 7 6 23 26 −3 19
12 Racing 19 6 7 6 14 17 −3 19
13 Argentinos Juniors 19 3 12 4 23 24 −1 18
14 Deportivo Español 19 3 11 5 13 20 −7 17
15 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 5 6 8 13 17 −4 16
16 Estudiantes (LP) 19 5 6 8 23 29 −6 16
17 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 5 6 8 20 29 −9 16
18 Vélez Sársfield 19 4 7 8 23 31 −8 15
19 Gimnasia y Tiro 19 4 6 9 15 26 −11 14
20 Deportivo Mandiyú 19 3 7 9 17 27 −10 13
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

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Rank. Player Team Goals
1
  Hernán Crespo River Plate
11
  Marcelo Espina Platense
2
  Sergio Martínez Boca Juniors
8
  Claudio Spontón Platense
3
  Rubén Capria Estudiantes LP
7

Relegation

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Team Average Points Played 1991–92 1992–93 1993-94
River Plate 1.281 146 114 55 46 45
Boca Juniors 1.228 140 114 50 48 42
Vélez Sársfield 1.175 134 114 48 48 38
Independiente 1.096 125 114 36 41 48
Huracán 1.088 124 114 38 43 43
San Lorenzo 1.079 123 114 34 45 44
Banfield 1.053 40 38 N/A N/A 40
Deportivo Español 1.035 118 114 45 41 32
Lanús 1.026 78 76 N/A 37 41
Racing 1.026 117 114 39 36 42
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0.982 112 114 41 34 37
Rosario Central 0.974 111 114 34 39 38
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.965 110 114 37 38 35
Belgrano 0.947 108 114 35 38 35
Platense 0.947 108 114 42 28 38
Newell's Old Boys 0.921 105 114 44 25 36
Argentinos Juniors 0.912 104 114 35 33 36
Deportivo Mandiyú 0.877 100 114 33 37 30
Estudiantes (LP) 0.851 97 114 29 38 30
Gimnasia y Tiro 0.789 30 38 N/A N/A 30

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hace 22 años, el país admiraba a Gimnasia y Tiro | Gimnasia y Tiro on El Tribuno, 7 Aug 2015
  2. ^ a b Argentina 1993/94 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
  3. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1992/93" by José Carluccio, 20 Feb 2012
  4. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Clausura 1994" by José Carluccio on Historia y Futbol (blogsite), 25 Mar 2012