1988–89 in Argentine football
1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship. In the international competitions there were two editions of the Copa Libertadores, the best performance came from Newell's Old Boys who were runners up in the Copa Libertadores 1988. Racing Club were the inaugural champions of the Supercopa Sudamericana, their first championship of any description since 1967.League championship
The Argentine league championship featured an unusual points system. After each drawn match there was a penalty shootout to determine which team got the bonus point.
The tournament also featured an unofficial Apertura tournament to determine the two teams to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1989. Racing Club and Boca Juniors were in the top two positions at the halfway stage of the season, and qualified.Final table
Relegation
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
Winners tournament
Quarter finals
Semi finals
| | Score |
Argentinos Juniors | San Lorenzo | 1-3 |
Platense | Boca Juniors | 1-1 |
Winners Final
Home | Home | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
Boca Juniors | San Lorenzo | 1-1 | 0-4 | 1-5 |
- San Lorenzo qualified to play a final with the winner of the requalifying tournament.
Requalifying tournament
First round
Home | Home | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
Argentinos Juniors | River Plate | 0-1 | 0-4 | 0-5 |
Deportivo Español | Newell's Old Boys | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Second round
Home | Home | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
River Plate | Deportivo Español | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
Requalifying Final
Home | Home | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Aggregate |
River Plate | Boca Juniors | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Liguilla Final
Home | Home | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
San Lorenzo | River Plate | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
- River Plate qualified for Copa Libertadores 1990
Argentine clubs in international competitions
Team | Recopa 1988 | Supercopa 1988 | Copa Libertadores 1988 | Copa Libertadores 1989 |
Racing Club | Runner up | Champions | did not qualify | 2nd round |
Newell's Old Boys | N/A | N/A | Runner up | did not qualify |
San Lorenzo | N/A | N/A | SF | did not qualify |
River Plate | N/A | SF | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Argentinos Juniors | N/A | QF | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Boca Juniors | N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | Round 2 |
Estudiantes | N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Independiente | N/A | Round 1 | did not qualify | did not qualify |