| YEAR | CLUB(S) | ASOC. |
| 1893 | LOMAS AC | AAFL |
| 1894 | LOMAS AC | AAFL |
| 1895 | LOMAS AC | AAFL |
| 1896 | LOMAS AC | AAFL |
| 1897 | LOMAS AC | AAFL |
| 1898 | LOMAS AC | AAFL |
| 1899 | BELGRANO AC | AAFL |
| 1900 | ALUMNI | AAFL |
| 1901 | ALUMNI | AAFL |
| 1902 | ALUMNI | AAFL |
| 1903 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1904 | BELGRANO AC | AFA |
| 1905 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1906 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1907 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1908 | BELGRANO AC | AFA |
| 1909 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1910 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1911 | ALUMNI | AFA |
| 1912 | QUILMES PORTEÑO |
AAF FAF |
| 1913 | RACING CLUB ESTUDIANTES |
AAF FAF |
| 1914 | RACING CLUB PORTEÑO |
AAF FAF |
| 1915 | RACING CLUB | AAF |
| 1916 | RACING CLUB | AAF |
| 1917 | RACING CLUB | AAF |
| 1918 | RACING CLUB | AAF |
| 1919 | RACING CLUB BOCA JUNIORS |
AAmF AAF |
| 1920 | RIVER PLATE BOCA JUNIORS |
AAmF AAF |
| 1921 | RACING CLUB HURACAN |
AAmF AAF |
| 1922 | INDEPENDIENTE HURACAN |
AAmF AAF |
| 1923 | SAN LORENZO BOCA JUNIORS |
AAmF AAF |
| 1924 | SAN LORENZO BOCA JUNIORS |
AAmF AAF |
| 1925 | RACING CLUB HURACAN |
AAmF AAF |
| 1926 | INDEPENDIENTE BOCA JUNIORS |
AAmF AAF |
| 1927 | SAN LORENZO | AAAF |
| 1928 | HURACAN | AAAF |
| 1929 | GIMNASIA Y ESGRIMA | AAAF |
| 1930 | BOCA JUNIORS | AAAF |
| 1931 | ESTUDIANTIL PORTEÑO | AAF |
| 1932 | SPORTIVO BARRACAS | AAF |
| 1933 | SPORTIVO DOCK SUD | AAF |
| 1934 | ESTUDIANTIL PORTEÑO | AAF |
|
AAFL - Argentine Association Football League
AFA - Argentine Football Asociation (renamed - 1903) AAF - Asociación Argentina de Football (1912 split - branch 1) FAF - Federación Argentina de Football (1912 split - branch 2 - not recognized by FIFA) AAF - Asociación Argentina de Football (merge - 1914) AAmF - Asociación Amateur de Football (1919 split - branch 1 - not recognized by FIFA) AAF - Asociación Argentina de Football (1919 split - branch 2) AAAF - Asociación Amateur Argentina de Football (merge - 1926) AAF - Asociación Argentina de Football (1931 split - branch 1) LAF - Liga Argentina de Football (1931 split - branch 2 - professional league - not recognized by FIFA) AFA - Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (merge - 1934, up to now) |
| COA | YEAR | CLUB | RUNNERS-UP | TMS | GOALS | MTS | G/M |
| 1931 | BOCA JUNIORS | SAN LORENZO | 18 | 1099 | 306 | 3.59 | |
| 1932 | RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 18 | 1089 | 307 | 3.55 | |
| 1933 | SAN LORENZO | BOCA JUNIORS | 18 | 1075 | 306 | 3.51 | |
| 1934 | BOCA JUNIORS | INDEPENDIENTE | 14 | 995 | 273 | 3.64 | |
| 1935 | BOCA JUNIORS | INDEPENDIENTE | 18 | 1108 | 306 | 3.62 | |
| 1936 | RIVER PLATE | SAN LORENZO | 18 | 1170 | 307 | 3.81 | |
| 1937 | RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 18 | 1285 | 306 | 4.20 | |
| 1938 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 17 | 1334 | 272 | 4.90 | |
| 1939 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 18 | 1253 | 306 | 4.09 | |
| 1940 | BOCA JUNIORS | INDEPENDIENTE | 18 | 1243 | 306 | 4.06 | |
| 1941 | RIVER PLATE | SAN LORENZO | 16 | 963 | 240 | 4.01 | |
| 1942 | RIVER PLATE | SAN LORENZO | 16 | 895 | 240 | 3.73 | |
| 1943 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 16 | 897 | 240 | 3.74 | |
| 1944 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 16 | 923 | 240 | 3.85 | |
| 1945 | RIVER PLATE | BOCA JUNIORS | 16 | 948 | 240 | 3.95 | |
| 1946 | SAN LORENZO | BOCA JUNIORS | 16 | 922 | 240 | 3.84 | |
| 1947 | RIVER PLATE | BOCA JUNIORS | 16 | 903 | 240 | 3.76 | |
| 1948 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 16 | 878 | 240 | 3.66 | |
| 1949 | RACING CLUB | RIVER PLATE | 18 | 1074 | 306 | 3.51 | |
| 1950 | RACING CLUB | BOCA JUNIORS | 18 | 1085 | 306 | 3.55 | |
| 1951 | RACING CLUB | BANFIELD | 17 | 924 | 274 | 3.37 | |
| 1952 | RIVER PLATE | RACING CLUB | 16 | 848 | 240 | 3.53 | |
| 1953 | RIVER PLATE | VELEZ SARSFIELD | 16 | 731 | 240 | 3.05 | |
| 1954 | BOCA JUNIORS | INDEPENDIENTE | 16 | 768 | 240 | 3.20 | |
| 1955 | RIVER PLATE | RACING CLUB | 16 | 725 | 240 | 3.02 | |
| 1956 | RIVER PLATE | LANUS | 16 | 753 | 240 | 3.14 | |
| 1957 | RIVER PLATE | SAN LORENZO | 16 | 729 | 240 | 3.04 | |
| 1958 | RACING CLUB | BOCA JUNIORS | 16 | 864 | 240 | 3.60 | |
| 1959 | SAN LORENZO | RACING CLUB | 16 | 775 | 240 | 3.23 | |
| 1960 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 16 | 812 | 240 | 3.38 | |
| 1961 | RACING CLUB | SAN LORENZO | 16 | 757 | 240 | 3.15 | |
| 1962 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 15 | 606 | 210 | 2.89 | |
| 1963 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 14 | 507 | 182 | 2.79 | |
| 1964 | BOCA JUNIORS | INDEPENDIENTE | 16 | 583 | 240 | 2.43 | |
| 1965 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 18 | 700 | 306 | 2.29 | |
| 1966 | RACING CLUB | RIVER PLATE | 20 | 888 | 380 | 2.34 | |
| M/67 | ESTUDIANTES | RACING CLUB | 22 | 606 | 245 | 2.47 | |
| N/67 | INDEPENDIENTE | ESTUDIANTES | 16 | 342 | 120 | 2.85 | |
| M/68 | SAN LORENZO | ESTUDIANTES | 22 | 587 | 245 | 2.40 | |
| N/68 | VELEZ SARSFIELD | RIVER PLATE | 16 | 354 | 123 | 2.88 | |
| M/69 | CHACARITA JRS. | RIVER PLATE | 22 | 636 | 245 | 2.60 | |
| N/69 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 18 | 461 | 153 | 3.01 | |
| M/70 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 21 | 567 | 210 | 2.70 | |
| N/70 | BOCA JUNIORS | ROSARIO CENTRAL | 20 | 634 | 203 | 3.12 | |
| M/71 | INDEPENDIENTE | VELEZ SARSFIELD | 19 | 1004 | 342 | 2.94 | |
| N/71 | ROSARIO CENTRAL | SAN LORENZO | 28 | 645 | 199 | 3.24 | |
| M/72 | SAN LORENZO | RACING CLUB | 18 | 878 | 306 | 2.87 | |
| N/72 | SAN LORENZO | RIVER PLATE | 26 | 579 | 171 | 3.39 | |
| M/73 | HURACAN | BOCA JUNIORS | 17 | 783 | 272 | 2.88 | |
| N/73 | ROSARIO CENTRAL | RIVER PLATE | 30 | 718 | 231 | 3.11 | |
| M/74 | NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | ROSARIO CENTRAL | 18 | 537 | 168 | 3.20 | |
| N/74 | SAN LORENZO | ROSARIO CENTRAL | 36 | 1052 | 352 | 2.99 | |
| M/75 | RIVER PLATE | HURACAN | 20 | 1170 | 380 | 3.08 | |
| N/75 | RIVER PLATE | ESTUDIANTES | 32 | 912 | 284 | 3.21 | |
| M/76 | BOCA JUNIORS | HURACAN | 22 | 997 | 353 | 2.82 | |
| N/76 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 34 | 811 | 297 | 2.73 | |
| M/77 | RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 23 | 1349 | 506 | 2.67 | |
| N/77 | INDEPENDIENTE | TALLERES (CBA) | 32 | 674 | 230 | 2.93 | |
| M/78 | QUILMES | BOCA JUNIORS | 21 | 1054 | 420 | 2.51 | |
| N/78 | INDEPENDIENTE | RIVER PLATE | 32 | 699 | 238 | 2.94 | |
| M/79 | RIVER PLATE | VELEZ SARSFIELD | 20 | 514 | 186 | 2.76 | |
| N/79 | RIVER PLATE | UNION (SFE) | 28 | 589 | 210 | 2.80 | |
| M/80 | RIVER PLATE | ARGENTINOS JRS. | 19 | 847 | 342 | 2.48 | |
| N/80 | ROSARIO CENTRAL | RACING (CBA) | 28 | 605 | 210 | 2.88 | |
| M/81 | BOCA JUNIORS | FERROCARRIL OESTE | 18 | 789 | 306 | 2.58 | |
| N/81 | RIVER PLATE | FERROCARRIL OESTE | 28 | 519 | 210 | 2.47 | |
| N/82 | FERROCARRIL OESTE | QUILMES | 32 | 782 | 270 | 2.90 | |
| M/82 | ESTUDIANTES | INDEPENDIENTE | 19 | 870 | 342 | 2.54 | |
| N/83 | ESTUDIANTES | INDEPENDIENTE | 32 | 490 | 198 | 2.47 | |
| M/83 | INDEPENDIENTE | SAN LORENZO | 19 | 899 | 342 | 2.63 | |
| N/84 | FERROCARRIL OESTE | RIVER PLATE | 32 | 353 | 126 | 2.80 | |
| M/84 | ARGENTINOS JRS. | FERROCARRIL OESTE | 19 | 789 | 342 | 2.31 | |
| N/85 | ARGENTINOS JRS. | VELEZ SARSFIELD | 32 | 418 | 159 | 2.63 | |
| 85/86 | RIVER PLATE | NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | 19 | 784 | 342 | 2.29 | |
| 86/87 | ROSARIO CENTRAL | NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | 20 | 917 | 380 | 2.41 | |
| 87/88 | NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | SAN LORENZO | 20 | 866 | 380 | 2.28 | |
| 88/89 | INDEPENDIENTE | BOCA JUNIORS | 20 | 891 | 380 | 2.34 | |
| 89/90 | RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 20 | 795 | 380 | 2.09 | |
| 90/91 | NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | BOCA JUNIORS | 20 | 806 | 382 | 2.11 | |
| A/91 | RIVER PLATE | BOCA JUNIORS | 20 | 366 | 190 | 1.93 | |
| C/92 | NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | VELEZ SARSFIELD | 20 | 371 | 190 | 1.95 | |
| A/92 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 20 | 398 | 190 | 2.09 | |
| C/93 | VELEZ SARSFIELD | INDEPENDIENTE | 20 | 387 | 190 | 2.04 | |
| A/93 | RIVER PLATE | VELEZ SARSFIELD | 20 | 408 | 190 | 2.15 | |
| C/94 | INDEPENDIENTE | HURACAN | 20 | 421 | 190 | 2.22 | |
| A/94 | RIVER PLATE | SAN LORENZO | 20 | 443 | 190 | 2.33 | |
| C/95 | SAN LORENZO | GIMNASIA Y ESGRIMA | 20 | 446 | 190 | 2.35 | |
| A/95 | VELEZ SARSFIELD | RACING CLUB | 20 | 456 | 190 | 2.40 | |
| C/96 | VELEZ SARSFIELD | GIMNASIA Y ESGRIMA | 20 | 516 | 190 | 2.72 | |
| A/96 | RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 20 | 546 | 190 | 2.87 | |
| C/97 | RIVER PLATE | COLON (SFE) | 20 | 515 | 190 | 2.71 | |
| A/97 | RIVER PLATE | BOCA JUNIORS | 20 | 574 | 189 | 3.04 | |
| C/98 | VELEZ SARSFIELD | LANUS | 20 | 541 | 190 | 2.85 | |
| A/98 | BOCA JUNIORS | GIMNASIA Y ESGRIMA | 20 | 570 | 190 | 3.00 | |
| C/99 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 20 | 488 | 190 | 2.57 | |
| A/99 | RIVER PLATE | ROSARIO CENTRAL | 20 | 547 | 190 | 2.88 | |
| C/00 | RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 20 | 547 | 190 | 2.88 | |
| C/00 | BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 20 | 508 | 190 | 2.67 | |
| C/01 | SAN LORENZO | RIVER PLATE | 20 | 530 | 190 | 2.79 | |
| A/01 | RACING CLUB | RIVER PLATE | 20 | 528 | 190 | 2.78 | |
| C/02 | RIVER PLATE | GIMNASIA Y ESGRIMA | 20 | 462 | 190 | 2.43 | |
| A/02 | INDEPENDIENTE | BOCA JUNIORS | 20 | 514 | 190 | 2.71 | |
| C/03 | RIVER PLATE | BOCA JUNIORS | 20 | 468 | 190 | 2.46 | |
| TOTAL | 103 CHAMPIONSHIPS | (42 FULL YEAR & 61 HALF YEAR) | 2089 TEAMS | 76231 GOALS | 25858 MTS. | 2.95 |
History:
Professional era began with the same champions as last in amateur era: Boca Juniors.
Boca would also become champions in 1934 and 1935 to show their supremacy in the begginings.
In the next years River Plate and Independiente would share most titles and outstanding performances.
By the beginning of the fourth decade River showed an awesome forward line nicknamed "La Máquina"
(The Machine), becoming champions in 1941, 1942 and 1945.
Towars the end of this decade Racing Club, one of the best teams in the amateur era,
achieved their first professional title (1949); together with the second and the third, to make a hat-trick of titles
(for the first time this was achieved in Argentina).
But it was River Plate again the team that would show the best play in the fifth decade winning five titles
in six consecutive years, included a hat-trick. Boca Juniors would intercalate in 1954.
In 1959 San Lorenzo the fifth great club ("club grande") in Argentina won their third title, while Boca Juniors
would be coronated thrice in four consecutive years from 1962 to 1965.
River Plate was at this time in their least prolific period of their rich history. They couldn't be champions
since 1957, and they would see their aim long put off for 17½ years. During this period they were 11 times
runners-up (4 consecutive) before they could be champions again. When they finally got it in 1975 they won the
two yearly tournaments the AFA organised by that time: Metropolitan and National (Metropolitano & Nacional).
Getting both titles had been formerly achieved by San Lorenzo in 1972.
In 1966 Racing Club 'el equipo de José' (José's team) would be longly remembered champions, also named
world champions after beating Glasgow Celtic.
The end of the sixth decade and beginning of the seventh would be Estudiantes' moment of glory.
They were champions in Metropolitan 1967, the first tiny club ("club chico") to achieve this, and runners up
in Nacional 1967 and Metropolitan 1968, together with a great moment in the international field being three
consecutive times champions of the traditional Southamerican cup, the "Libertadores". Zubeldía, the coach
in those times was a seer and would become a myth.
Other tiny clubs were local champs in those days: Chacarita (1969) Quilmes (1978), and others not so tiny:
Velez Sarsfield, Huracán, Rosario Central, Newell's.
Ferrocarril Oeste stood out in the beginning of the 80's winning two titles and coming up second three times.
Argentinos Jrs., another tiny club, won two titles (Metropolitan 84/National 85) and also the Libertadores
building up their most brilliant peak.
Newell's Old Boys, a club from Rosario city, joined an excellent team in the early nineties, winning two titles and only
beaten by a brilliant Sao Paulo by penalties in the Libertadores finals. Velez Sarsfield would become an unprecedentedly
succesful team in the following years, that became Intercontinental Champions after beating AC Milan in Tokyo.
The end of the nineties are finding River Plate and Velez Sarsfield as stars. River Plate achieved their third hat-trick
in history, and Velez Sarsfield enjoyed being champions with three different coaches.
In the meantime, Racing Club is undergoing the worst crisis in their whole history: they cannot get a local title since
1966 (more than 30 years and 50 tournaments). The club that saved from this torture is San Lorenzo, they were
champions in 1995 after a 22½ years gap. Boca Juniors, the most popular team, after an irregular era, consolidated
their power with coach Bianchi, winning a bi-championship, including 1998's Clausura unbeaten, and 40 games unbeaten
streak, 1 more than Racing'66's record.
The new century found Boca striking again, becoming Libertadores bi-champions and Intercontinental
champions in 2000, beating Real Madrid 2-1 in Tokyo. San Lorenzo won Clausura 2001 with an amazing streak of 11
consecutive wins, only equalled by the same club's teams of 1935 and 1941, while Racing Club won Apertura 2001 thus
achieving their first league title in 35 years, after '66 milestone.
| CLUB | Full year | ½year | TOTAL | 2nd. |
| RIVER PLATE | 14 | 17 | 31 | 25 |
| BOCA JUNIORS | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
| INDEPENDIENTE | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
| SAN LORENZO | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| RACING CLUB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| VELEZ SARSFIELD | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| ROSARIO CENTRAL | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| NEWELL'S OLD BOYS | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| ESTUDIANTES | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| FERROCARRIL OESTE | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ARGENTINOS JRS. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| HURACAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| QUILMES | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CHACARITA JRS. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| GIMNASIA Y ESGRIMA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| LANUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BANFIELD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UNION (SFE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RACING (CBA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TALLERES (CBA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| COLON (SFE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 61 | 103 | 103 |
| CLUB 1 | CLUB 2 | Won | Draw | Lost | Total |
| BOCA JUNIORS | RIVER PLATE | 63 | 52 | 56 | 171 |
| RIVER PLATE | SAN LORENZO | 63 | 54 | 44 | 161 |
| INDEPENDIENTE | RACING CLUB | 60 | 56 | 45 | 161 |
| INDEPENDIENTE | BOCA JUNIORS | 56 | 48 | 56 | 160 |
| SAN LORENZO | BOCA JUNIORS | 61 | 44 | 53 | 158 |
| RIVER PLATE | RACING CLUB | 78 | 37 | 34 | 149 |
| RIVER PLATE | INDEPENDIENTE | 63 | 38 | 48 | 149 |
| BOCA JUNIORS | RACING CLUB | 65 | 36 | 40 | 141 |
See also:
Season 97/98 Apertura / Clausura
Season 98/99 Apertura / Clausura
Season 99/00 Apertura / Clausura
Season 00/01 Apertura / Clausura
Season 01/02 Apertura / Clausura
Season 02/03 Apertura / Clausura
By Aldo Colombo
Updated: July 5 2003