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1996–97 in Argentine football

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Football in Argentina
Season1996–97
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1996–97 in Argentine football saw River Plate win both the Apertura and Clausura championships. Vélez Sársfield won the Recopa Sudamericana and Lanús won the Copa CONMEBOL.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

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Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 River Plate 46 19 15 1 3 52 22 30
2 Independiente 37 19 11 4 4 34 22 12
3 Lanús 37 19 10 7 2 23 12 11
4 Racing Club 32 19 9 5 5 31 24 7
5 Rosario Central 31 19 8 7 4 35 28 7
6 Gimnasia La Plata 27 19 7 6 6 21 20 1
7 San Lorenzo 27 19 8 3 8 24 24 0
8 Colón de Santa Fe 26 19 6 8 5 26 24 2
9 Newell's Old Boys 26 19 7 5 7 24 26 -2
10 Boca Juniors 25 19 7 4 8 36 33 3
11 Estudiantes de La Plata 25 19 7 4 8 27 28 -1
12 Gimnasia de Jujuy 25 19 6 7 6 18 19 -1
13 Vélez Sársfield 23 19 6 5 8 29 33 -4
14 Ferro Carril Oeste 22 19 5 7 7 32 34 -2
15 Platense 21 19 5 6 8 25 30 -5
16 Unión de Santa Fe 20 19 5 5 9 24 27 -3
17 Huracán de Corrientes 19 19 4 7 8 31 40 -9
18 Deportivo Español 16 19 2 10 7 18 25 -7
19 Huracán 16 19 3 7 9 21 36 -15
20 Banfield 13 19 3 4 12 14 38 -22

Top scorers

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Gustavo Reggi Ferro Carril Oeste 11
2 Julio Cruz River Plate 10
3 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Gimnasia La Plata 9
3 Martín Cardetti Rosario Central 9
3 Rubén Da Silva Rosario Central 9
3 Fernando Di Carlo Platense 9

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

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Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 River Plate 41 19 12 5 2 37 20 17
2 Colón de Santa Fe 35 19 9 8 2 36 28 8
3 Newell's Old Boys 35 19 10 5 4 23 20 3
4 Independiente 34 19 9 5 5 38 21 17
5 Vélez Sársfield 32 19 9 3 7 25 18 7
6 San Lorenzo 30 19 9 3 7 32 22 10
7 Racing Club 27 19 7 6 6 24 22 2
8 Platense 26 19 6 8 5 21 22 -1
9 Boca Juniors 25 19 6 7 6 34 32 2
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 24 19 5 9 5 24 22 2
11 Lanús 24 19 6 6 7 22 21 1
12 Unión de Santa Fe 24 19 6 6 7 31 36 -5
13 Gimnasia La Plata 23 19 6 5 8 19 25 -6
14 Huracán 22 19 5 7 7 22 33 -11
15 Huracán de Corrientes 21 19 4 9 6 21 28 -7
16 Estudiantes de La Plata 19 19 5 4 10 22 26 -4
17 Deportivo Español 19 19 4 7 8 19 25 -6
18 Rosario Central 18 19 4 6 9 24 27 -3
19 Banfield 16 19 4 4 11 20 32 -12
20 Gimnasia de Jujuy 14 19 2 8 9 21 35 -14

Top scorers

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Sergio Martínez Boca Juniors 15
2 José Luis Calderón Independiente 12
2 Enzo Francescoli River Plate 12
4 Josemir Lujambio Huracán de Corrientes 10

Relegation

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Banfield and Huracán de Corrientes were relegated with the worst points averages.

Argentine clubs in international competitions

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Team Intercontinental Recopa 1996 Supercopa 1996 CONMEBOL 1996 Copa Libertadores 1997
Vélez Sársfield N/A Champions Champions N/A 2nd round
Lanús N/A N/A N/A Champions did not qualify
River Plate Runner up Runner up 1st round N/A Round 2
Racing Club N/A N/A 1st round N/A SF
Rosario Central N/A N/A N/A SF did not qualify
Boca Juniors N/A N/A QF did not qualify did not qualify
Argentinos N/A N/A 1st round did not qualify did not qualify
Estudiantes N/A N/A 1st round did not qualify did not qualify
Independiente N/A N/A 1st round did not qualify did not qualify

References

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