Argentina 1996/97

Apertura

Table:

 1.River Plate             19 15  1  3 52-22 46  Champions
 2.Independiente           19 11  4  4 34-22 37
 3.Lanús                   19 10  7  2 23-12 37
 4.Racing Club             19  9  5  5 31-24 32
 5.Rosario Central         19  8  7  4 35-28 31
 6.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19  7  6  6 21-20 27
 7.San Lorenzo             19  8  3  8 24-24 27
 8.Colón                   19  6  8  5 26-24 26
 9.Newell's Old Boys       19  7  5  7 24-26 26
10.Boca Juniors            19  7  4  8 36-33 25
11.Estudiantes             19  7  4  8 27-28 25
12.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  6  7  6 18-19 25
13.Vélez Sarsfield         19  6  5  8 29-33 23
14.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  5  7  7 32-34 22
15.Platense                19  5  6  8 25-30 21
16.Unión (SF)              19  5  5  9 24-27 20
17.Huracán (Corrientes)    19  4  7  8 31-40 19
18.Deportivo Español       19  2 10  7 18-25 16
19.Huracán (BA)            19  3  7  9 21-36 16
20.Banfield                19  3  4 12 14-38 13

Round 1
Lanus         0-0 Huracan BA
Newell's OB   0-2 Velez 
Racing        0-2 Rosario C
San Lorenzo   0-1 Banfield 
Huracan C     3-6 Union 
Estudiantes   2-3 Boca 
FCO           0-3 Independiente 
Gimnasia J    1-0 Platense 
River         0-0 Gimnasia LP
Colon         1-1 Dep Espanol 

Round 2
Boca          2-3 Colon 
Banfield      1-1 Huracan C
Dep Espanol   0-1 Lanus
Huracan BA    1-1 San Lorenzo
Gimnasia LP   1-0 FCO
Gimnasia J    0-0 Rosario C
Independiente 4-0 Newell's OB
Platense      2-4 Estudiantes 
Velez         2-3 Racing
Union         1-3 River

Round 3
Colon         1-1 Platense
Estudiantes   0-2 Rosario C
Huracan C     1-1 Huracan BA
Lanus         3-1 Boca
Newell's OB   1-0 Gimnasia LP
Racing        0-0 Gimnasia J
River         2-0 Banfield
San Lorenzo   0-1 Dep Espanol
Velez         2-3 Independiente
FCO           2-2 Union

Round 4
Union         1-2 Newell's OB
Boca Juniors  1-1 San Lorenzo
Dep Espanol   1-0 Huracan C
Gimnasia J    2-0 Estudiantes
Gimnasia LP   1-1 Velez
Huracan BA    2-3 River Plate
Independiente 2-2 Racing
Platense      0-0 Lanus
Rosario C     0-0 Colon
Banfield      3-2 FCO

Round 5
Boca Juniors  3-1 Huracan C
FCO           4-2 Huracan BA
Estudiantes   1-2 Racing
Independiente 2-0 Gimnasia LP
Lanus         2-1 Rosario C
Newell's OB   Abd Banfield    [abandoned at 2-0, 81'; Banfield 6 players left]
River Plate   3-1 Dep Espanol              [apparently result after 81' stood]
San Lorenzo   1-0 Platense 
Velez         2-0 Union    
Colon         0-0 Gimnasia J

Round 6
Banfield      1-3 Velez
Boca Juniors  3-2 River Plate
Dep Espanol   2-2 FCO
Colon         3-2 Estudiantes
Gimnasia J    1-2 Lanus
Huracan BA    1-1 Newell's OB
Racing        0-1 Gimnasia LP
Rosario C     1-2 San Lorenzo
Union         0-1 Independiente
Huracan C     1-0 Platense

Round 7
San Lorenzo   1-0 Gimnasia J
Colon         0-2 Racing
Lanus         0-0 Estudiantes
Huracan C     1-1 Rosario C
River Plate   4-1 Platense
FCO           3-1 Boca Juniors
Newell's OB   2-0 Dep Espanol
Independiente 1-1 Banfield
Velez         2-1 Huracan BA
Gimnasia LP   1-1 Union

Round 8
Dep Espanol   1-2 Velez
Gimnasia J    0-0 Huracan C
Colon         0-1 Lanus
Rosario C     2-5 River Plate
Banfield      0-2 Gimnasia LP
Racing        2-1 Union 
Boca Juniors  2-1 Newell's OB
Estudiantes   1-0 San Lorenzo
Independiente 1-1 Huracan BA
Platense      1-0 FCO

Round 9
River Plate   3-0 Gimnasia J
Gimnasia LP   1-0 Huracan BA
Independiente 2-2 Dep Espanol
Lanus         1-1 Racing
San Lorenzo   4-1 Colon
Huracan C     2-2 Estudiantes
Union         3-1 Banfield
FCO           1-3 Rosario C
Velez         1-1 Boca Juniors
Newell's OB   2-2 Platense

Round 10 [Nov 4]
Estudiantes   0-1 River Plate
  [Escudero 59]
Racing        1-0 Banfield
  [Quiroz 5]
Colon         1-1 Huracan C
  [Saralegui 53; F.Fernandez 21]
Lanus         3-1 San Lorenzo
  [Mena 13pen, Morales 81, Coyette 90; Gorosito 87]
Rosario C     1-1 Newell's OB
  [Facciutto 21; Genk 8]
Platense      4-4 Velez
  [Godoy 4, Di Carlos 33, 44, 45; Herrera 31, Morigi 37, 84,
   Bassedas 89]
Dep Espanol   1-2 Gimnasia LP
  [P.Fernandez 80; Gulliermo Barros Schelotto 12, Sosa 55]
Huracan       3-0 Union
  [Lettieri 3, 57; N.Fernandez 53]
Gimnasia J    2-2 FCO
  [Aarcon 55, V.Lopez 72; Bustos 12, Garcete 65]
Boca Juniors  0-1 Independiente
  [Guerraro 86]
 
Round 11 [Nov 5-7]
River Plate   3-0 Colon
  [Ortega 9, Cruz 53, Escudero 87]
Huracan C     1-1 Lanus
  [F.Fernandez 9; Enria 44]
Independiente 1-4 Platense
  [Calderon 81; Coria 31, 62pen, 82, Di Carlo 80]
San Lorenzo   3-0 Racing Club
  [Ruggeri 12, Silas 68, Maciel 89]
Gimnasia LP   1-1 Boca Juniors
FCO           3-2 Estudiantes
  [Piaggio 18, Goncalves 71, Varga 73; Palermo 37, Ramos 79]
Union         1-1 Dep Espanol
  [Magnin 21; P.Fernandez 6]
Banfield      1-2 Huracan BA
  [S.Sanchez 72; Romay 41, 90]
Newell's OB   3-1 Gimnasia J
  [Franco 9, Gerk 16, Liando 67; Garnier 8]
Velez         4-4 Rosario C
  [Posse 29, Camps 37, 86, Cardozo 52; Loeschbor 43,
   Da Silva 45, 71pen, Maseratassi 85]
 
Round 12 [Nov 11]
Estudiantes   0-5 Newell's OB
  [Gerk 15, 66, Gimenez 47pen, 52, Dalla Libera 61]
Colon         1-1 FCO
  [Castagno Suarez 38; Bustos 19]
Lanus         3-1 River Plate
  [Morales 51, A.Lopez 56, Enria 57]
San Lorenzo   4-2 Huracan C
  [Silas 28, 73, Ruggeri 58, Macial 66; F.Fernandez 38, Sosa 87]
Platense      3-1 Gimnasia LP
  [Coria 15, Di Carlo 44, 89; Guglielminpietro 24]
Boca Juniors  2-0 Union
  [Guerra 40, Caceres 64]
Racing Club   6-1 Huracan BA
  [I.Gonzalez 22pen, 29pen, Fuertes 31, Capria 56, 65, Galvan 61;
   Barrios 71pen]
Gimnasia J    1-1 Velez
  [Batista 87pen; Morigi 53]
Rosario C     3-1 Independiente
  [Maseratessi 14, 31, Da Silva 52; Calderon 26]
Dep Espanol   0-0 Banfield
 
Round 13 [Nov 18]
Banfield      3-1 Boca Juniors
  [Lemma 6, Arca 29, Alvaranga 34; Rambert 87pen]
FCO           1-2 Lanus
  [Ruggi 74; A.Lopez 8, 71]
Gimnasia LP   1-2 Rosario C
  [Sosa 73; Carbonari 30, Cardetti 62]
Huracan BA    1-0 Dep Espanol
  [C.Garcia 78]
Huracan C     2-3 Racing
  [Gaitan 7, Sosa 9; Delgado 35, Fuertes 50, I.Gonzalez 62pen]
Independiente 1-0 Gimnasia J
  [Rotchen 74]
River Plate   4-0 San Lorenzo
  [Criz 24, 87, Salas 42, Medina Bello 85]
Union         0-1 Platense
  [Di Carlo 75]
Velez         0-2 Estudiantes
  [Cordoba 23pen, Nigro 39]
Newell's OB   1-1 Colon
  [R.Rocha 87; C.Castillo 81]
 
Round 14 [Nov 25]
Boca Juniors  6-0 Huracan BA
  [Toresani 15, Rambert 40pen, Fabbri 45, Cedres 67, Latorra 71,
   Riquelme 82]
Racing        0-0 Dep Espanol
Lanus         2-0 Newell's OB
Platense      2-0 Banfield
Colon         2-1 Velez
  [M.Risso 60,71; C.Cordona 55]
Gimnasia J    1-0 Gimnasia LP
  [Morales Santos 66]
Rosario C     1-3 Union
San Lorenzo   2-2 FCO
  [Abrau 62pen, Montenegro 76; Bustos 82, Nicotra 85pen]
Estudiantes   1-0 Independiente
  [Biazotti 84]
Huracan C     1-2 River Plate          [played later]

Round 15
Banfield      1-1 Rosario C
Dep Espanol   1-1 Boca Juniors
Huracan BA    1-1 Platense
FCO           5-1 Huracan C
Gimnasia LP   0-0 Estudiantes
Independiente 2-1 Colon
Newell's OB   0-2 San Lorenzo
Velez         2-0 Lanus
Union         2-0 Gimnasia J
River Plate   4-3 Racing               [Dec 4]

Round 16
Colon         3-1 Gimnasia LP
Estudiantes   1-0 Union
Gimnasia J    4-1 Banfield
Huracan C     4-1 Newell's OB
Lanus         1-2 Independiente
Racing        4-2 Boca Juniors
River Plate   5-1 FCO
Rosario C     1-1 Huracan BA
San Lorenzo   1-0 Velez
Platense      1-1 Dep Espanol  

Round 17
Boca Juniors  4-1 Platense
Velez         0-3 Huracan C
Banfield      0-4 Estudiantes
Union         1-1 Colon
Independiente 2-0 San Lorenzo
Newell's OB   1-3 River Plate
FCO           1-1 Racing
Huracan BA    2-3 Gimnasia J
Dep Espanol   2-3 Rosario C
Gimnasia LP   0-0 Lanus

Round 18
Huracan C     3-2 Independiente
Racing        1-0 Platense
River Plate   3-0 Velez 
Rosario C     4-2 Boca Juniors
San Lorenzo   1-2 Gimnasia LP
Estudiantes   3-1 Huracan BA
Gimnasia J    1-1 Dep Espanol
Colon         6-0 Banfield
Lanus         0-0 Union
FCO           0-0 Newell's OB

Round 19
Banfield      0-1 Lanus
Boca Juniors  0-1 Gimnasia J
Dep Espanol   2-2 Estudiantes
Gymnasia LP   6-3 Huracan C
Huracan BA    0-1 Colon
Independiente 3-1 River Plate
Newell's OB   1-0 Racing
Union         2-0 San Lorenzo
Velez         0-2 FCO
Platense      1-3 Rosario C

Table:

 1.River Plate             19 15  1  3 52-22 46  Champions
 2.Independiente           19 11  4  4 34-22 37
 3.Lanús                   19 10  7  2 23-12 37
 4.Racing Club             19  9  5  5 31-24 32
 5.Rosario Central         19  8  7  4 35-28 31
 6.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19  7  6  6 21-20 27
 7.San Lorenzo             19  8  3  8 24-24 27
 8.Colón                   19  6  8  5 26-24 26
 9.Newell's Old Boys       19  7  5  7 24-26 26
10.Boca Juniors            19  7  4  8 36-33 25
11.Estudiantes             19  7  4  8 27-28 25
12.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  6  7  6 18-19 25
13.Vélez Sarsfield         19  6  5  8 29-33 23
14.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  5  7  7 32-34 22
15.Platense                19  5  6  8 25-30 21
16.Unión (SF)              19  5  5  9 24-27 20
17.Huracán (Corrientes)    19  4  7  8 31-40 19
18.Deportivo Español       19  2 10  7 18-25 16
19.Huracán (BA)            19  3  7  9 21-36 16
20.Banfield                19  3  4 12 14-38 13

Clausura


Table:

 1.River Plate             19 12  5  2 36-20 41  Champions
 2.Colón                   19  9  8  2 36-28 35
 3.Newell's Old Boys       19 10  5  4 23-20 35
 4.Independiente           19 10  4  5 38-21 34
 5.Vélez Sarsfield         19  9  5  5 24-16 32
 6.San Lorenzo             19  9  3  7 32-22 30
 7.Rácing Club             19  7  6  6 24-22 27
 8.Platense                19  6  8  5 21-22 26
 9.Boca Juniors            19  6  7  6 34-32 25
10.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  5  9  5 23-21 24
11.Lanús                   19  6  6  7 22-21 24
12.Unión (SF)              19  6  6  7 31-36 24
13.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19  6  5  8 19-25 23
14.Huracán (BA)            19  5  7  7 22-33 22
15.Huracán (Corrientes)    19  4  9  6 21-28 21
16.Estudiantes             19  5  4 10 22-26 19
17.Deportivo Español       19  4  7  8 19-25 19
18.Rosario Central         19  4  6  9 24-27 18
19.Banfield                19  4  4 11 20-32 16  
20.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  2  8  9 21-35 14
 
Round 1 [Feb 22,23,24]
Huracan BA    0-0 Lanus
Velez         1-1 Newell's OB 
Rosario C     5-0 Racing
Banfield      1-1 San Lorenzo 
Union         0-0 Huracan C  
Boca          2-1 Estudiantes 
Independiente 2-2 FCO 
Platense      1-1 Gimnasia J
Gimnasia LP   0-2 River
Dep Espanol   1-1 Colon

Round 2 [Feb 28,Mar 1,2]
Colon         1-0 Boca
Lanus         1-2 Dep Espanol
Estudiantes   1-2 Platense
FCO           0-0 Gimnasia LP
Gimnasia J    1-1 Rosario C
Huracan C     1-1 Banfield
Newell's OB   2-1 Independiente
Racing        2-0 Velez
River         4-0 Union
San Lorenzo   5-1 Huracan BA 

Round 3 [Mar 4,5]
Banfield      0-2 River 
Gimnasia J    1-2 Racing
Gimnasia LP   1-0 Newell's OB
Independiente 0-3 Velez
Rosario C     1-0 Estudiantes
Union         2-1 FCO
Boca          1-1 Lanus
Dep Espanol   2-3 San Lorenzo
Huracan BA    1-1 Huracan C
Platense      2-2 Colon

Round 4 [Mar 8,9,10]
Colon         2-0 Rosario C
San Lorenzo   4-0 Boca
River         3-0 Huracan BA
FCO           0-1 Banfield
Estudiantes   3-2 Gimnasia J
Huracan C     2-2 Dep Espanol
Newell's OB   2-1 Union
Racing        1-2 Independiente
Velez         1-0 Gimnasia LP
Lanus         2-0 Platense

Round 5 [Mar 15,16,17]
Huracan BA    3-4 FCO
Racing        1-0 Estudiantes
Platense      3-1 San Lorenzo
Rosario C     0-0 Lanus
Gimnasia J    1-4 Colon
Union         1-0 Velez
Dep Espanol   1-1 River
Boca          4-1 Huracan C
Gimnasia LP   2-1 Independiente
Banfield      2-3 Newell's OB

Round 6 [Mar 22,23,24]
River         3-3 Boca
Colon         3-1 Estudiantes
Lanus         1-1 Gimnasia J
Huracan C     1-1 Platense
Velez         2-1 Banfield
Independiente 4-4 Union
San Lorenzo   3-1 Rosario C
Newell's OB   2-0 Huracan BA
Gimnasia LP   1-0 Racing
FCO           2-1 Dep Espanol

Round 7 [Apr 5,6,7]
Banfield      0-2 Independiente
Boca          1-1 FCO
Estudiantes   0-0 Lanus
Gimnasia J    2-1 San Lorenzo
Huracan BA    3-1 Velez
Platense      1-2 River
Racing        1-1 Colon
Rosario C     0-0 Huracan C
Union         2-1 Gimnasia LP
Dep Espanol   0-1 Newell's OB

Round 8 [Apr 11-14]
Gimnasia LP   3-1 Banfield
Huracan C     1-1 Gimnasia J
Lanus         3-4 Colon
Independiente 2-0 Huracan BA
Newell's OB   1-1 Boca
San Lorenzo   0-1 Estudiantes
Union         1-1 Racing
FCO           0-1 Platense
River         1-1 Rosario C      [May 22]
Velez         2-1 Dep Espanol    [date unknown]

Round 9 [Apr 19,20,21]
Boca          1-2 Velez
Colon         1-0 San Lorenzo
Dep Espanol   1-1 Independiente
Estudiantes   2-2 Huracan C
Gimnasia J    1-1 River
Huracan BA    1-1 Gimnasia LP
Platense      1-2 Newell's OB
Racing        1-2 Lanus
Rosario C     1-3 FCO
Banfield      1-2 Union

Round 10 [May 3,4]
Independiente 2-0 Boca 
Huracan C     2-2 Colon 
Newell's OB   0-0 Rosario C
San Lorenzo   1-0 Lanus 
Gimnasia LP   0-0 Dep Espanol  
Banfield      1-3 Racing       
Velez         0-0 Platense 
Union         5-0 Huracan BA
River         1-4 Estudiantes 
FCO           0-0 Gimnasia J

Round 11 [May 10,11]
Colon         5-1 River
Boca          6-1 Gimnasia LP
Rosario C     0-1 Velez
Platense      0-3 Independiente
Lanus         1-2 Huracan C
Dep Espanol   2-1 Union
Huracan BA    1-0 Banfield
Estudiantes   0-1 FCO
Gimnasia J    1-2 Newell's OB
Racing        2-0 San Lorenzo

Round 12 [May 14,15]
River         3-0 Lanus 
Union         3-3 Boca 
Velez         4-0 Gimnasia J
Huracan BA    2-2 Racing 
Independiente 2-1 Rosario C
Huracan C     0-2 San Lorenzo
Gimnasia LP   1-1 Platense  
Banfield      1-0 Dep Espanol
Newell's OB   1-0 Estudiantes 
FCO           2-2 Colon

Round 13 [May 17,18,19]
San Lorenzo   2-3 River 
Colon         2-2 Newell's OB
Racing        2-0 Huracan C
Estudiantes   0-3 Velez 
Lanus         1-1 FCO
Rosario C     3-3 Gimnasia LP
Gimnasia J    1-4 Independiente
Boca          3-1 Banfield    
Dep Espanol   0-0 Huracan BA  
Platense      2-0 Union

Round 14 [May 23-26]
Newell's OB   1-0 Lanus
Gimnasia LP   3-2 Gimnasia J
Union         3-2 Rosario C
Velez         1-1 Colon
Dep Espanol   0-2 Racing
Independiente 2-0 Estudiantes
FCO           0-0 San Lorenzo 
Banfield      2-2 Platense 
River         3-1 Huracan C    
Huracan BA    1-1 Boca   

Round 15 [May 31,Jun 1,2]
Boca          1-3 Dep Espanol
Colon         0-6 Independiente
Estudiantes   1-0 Gimnasia LP
Gimnasia J    2-0 Union
Huracan C     2-1 FCO
Lanus         3-1 Velez         [abandoned at 3-1 in 80'] 
Platense      1-3 Huracan BA
Racing        1-2 River
San Lorenzo   3-0 Newell's OB
Rosario C     2-0 Banfield  

Round 16 [Jul 11-14]
Union         3-3 Estudiantes
Gimnasia LP   0-1 Colon
Independiente 2-0 Lanus
Velez         1-1 San Lorenzo
Newell's OB   2-1 Huracan C
FCO           0-2 River
Boca          3-2 Racing
Banfield      3-2 Gimnasia J
Huracan BA    2-1 Rosario C
Dep Espanol   0-0 Platense

Round 17 [Aug 6]
Gimnasia J    1-1 Huracan BA
Lanus         2-1 Gimnasia LP
Estudiantes   1-1 Banfield
Rosario C     1-0 Dep Espanol
Huracan C     0-1 Velez
Racing        1-1 FCO
River         1-0 Newell's OB
Colon         0-0 Union
San Lorenzo   1-0 Independiente
Platense      1-0 Boca

Round 18 [Aug 8,9,10]
Gimnasia LP   1-0 San Lorenzo
Huracan BA    1-0 Estudiantes
Platense      0-0 Racing
Union         0-4 Lanus
Dep Espanol   3-1 Gimnasia J
Independiente 2-3 Huracan C
Banfield      3-1 Colon
Newell's OB   1-4 FCO
Velez         0-2 River
Boca          4-3 Rosario C

Round 19 [Aug 13]
Estudiantes   4-0 Dep Espanol
Colon         3-2 Huracan BA
Lanus         1-0 Banfield
San Lorenzo   4-3 Union
Huracan C     1-0 Gimnasia LP
River         0-0 Independiente
FCO           1-1 Velez
Racing        0-0 Newell's OB
Gimnasia J    0-0 Boca
Rosario C     1-2 Platense

Table:

 1.River Plate             19 12  5  2 37-20 41  Champions
 2.Colón                   19  9  8  2 36-28 35 
 3.Newell's Old Boys       19 10  5  4 23-20 35
 4.Independiente           19 10  4  5 38-21 34
 5.Vélez Sarsfield         19  9  5  5 25-18 32
 6.San Lorenzo             19  9  3  7 32-22 30        
 7.Rácing Club             19  7  6  6 24-22 27  
 8.Platense                19  6  8  5 21-22 26
 9.Boca Juniors            19  6  7  6 34-32 25        
10.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  5  9  5 24-22 24
11.Lanús                   19  6  6  7 22-21 24
12.Unión (SF)              19  6  6  7 31-36 24
13.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19  6  5  8 19-25 23    
14.Huracán (BA)            19  5  7  7 22-33 22 
15.Huracán (Corrientes)    19  4  9  6 21-28 21
16.Estudiantes             19  5  4 10 22-26 19
17.Deportivo Español       19  4  7  8 19-25 19  
18.Rosario Central         19  4  6  9 24-27 18       
19.Banfield                19  4  4 11 20-32 16  
20.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  2  8  9 21-35 14  

Relegated: Banfield and Huracán (Corrientes).
Promoted: Argentinos Juniors and Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta).


Copa Libertadores 1998 Playoff [Dec 3]
Colon         1-0 Independiente
  [Marcelo Saralegui]

Colón join River Plate in the 1998 Copa Libertadores.



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