Apertura
Argentina Summer Football Championship established: 1990
See also the Winter Championship: Clausara

20 Clubs compete yearly in the Apertura
37 Clubs have competed in the Apertura

Club
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
Almagro
                    
20
      
Argentinos Juniors
4
9
19
11
5
16
  
8
7
14
17
11
    
Arsenal de Sarandi
                        
8
7
Atletico Rafaela
                          
19
Banfield
      
9
8
19
20
        
18
12
3
Belgrano Cordoba
  
15
8
17
6
20
    
19
16
16
9
    
Boca Juniors
8
2
1
4
13
4
10
2
1
3
1
3
2
1
Chacarita Juniors
                  
8
9
8
4
8
Chaco For Ever
16
                          
Colon
          
14
8
15
5
17
11
4
7
9
Deportivo Espanol
18
14
11
19
18
18
18
17
            
Deportivo Mandiyu
17
6
13
13
19
                  
Estudiantes La Plata
7
18
7
20
  
9
11
10
12
10
7
6
19
12
Year
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
Ferro Carril Oeste
6
10
4
10
16
17
14
12
17
20
        
Gimnasia La Plata
                          
16
Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy
        
17
8
12
14
14
19
        
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
14
5
17
7
10
15
6
6
2
12
3
7
16
  
Gimnasia y Tiro
      
16
      
20
            
Huracan Buenos Aires
9
12
5
12
14
6
19
19
18
  
8
19
20
  
Huracan Corrientes
            
17
              
Independiente
10
11
15
5
11
15
2
7
16
11
15
10
1
14
Instituto
                  
18
        
Lanus
20
  
9
6
7
3
3
11
4
9
14
12
11
13
Los Andes San Juan
                    
18
      
Nueva Chicago
                      
13
18
20
Year
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
Newell's Old Boys
1
18
20
15
3
12
9
18
8
13
13
14
10
6
Olimpo de Bahia Blanca
                        
17
18
Platense Vincente Lopez
15
7
18
14
15
11
15
9
20
          
Quilmes
  
20
                      
4
Racing Club
13
13
16
3
12
2
4
13
3
6
19
1
6
11
River Plate
2
1
2
1
1
7
1
1
15
1
2
2
3
17
Rosario Central
5
16
14
18
9
10
5
3
10
2
12
16
13
5
San Lorenzo de Almagro
11
3
3
8
2
5
7
5
6
4
5
5
9
2
San Martin Tucuman
    
12
                      
Talleres Cordoba
12
8
10
  
20
      
13
5
4
20
15
10
Union Santa Fe
19
19
        
16
16
9
15
10
18
14
  
Velez Sarsfield
3
4
6
2
3
1
13
4
11
7
6
15
5
15
Year
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
Apertura Champions
Apertura Championships by Club
Year
Champion
Runner-Up
2003
Boca Juniors
San Lorenzode Almagro
2002
Independiente
Boca Juniors
2001
Racing Club
River Plate
2000
Boca Juniors
River Plate
1999
River Plate
Rosario Central
1998
Boca Juniors
Gimnasia yEsgrima LP
1997
River Plate
Boca Juniors
1996
River Plate
Independiente
1995
Valez Sarsfield
RacingClub
1994
River Plate
San Lorenzode Almagro
1993
River Plate
Valez Sarsfield
1992
Boca Juniors
River Plate
1991
River Plate
Boca Juniors
1990
Newell's Old Boys
River Plate
6
River Plate
1991
1993
1994
1996
1997
1999
4
Boca Juniors
1992
1998
2000
2003
1
Independiente
2002
1
Newell's Old Boys
1990
1
Racing Club
2001
1
Valez Sarsfield
1995

Apertura + Clausara Championships by Club

10
River Plate
1991A
1993A
1994A
1996A
1997C
1997A
1999A
2000C
2002C
2003C
6
Boca Juniors
1991C
1992A
1998A
1999C
2000A
2003A
4
Valez Sarsfield
1993C
1995A
1996C
1998C
2
Independiente
1994C
2002A
2
Newell's Old Boys
1990A
1992C
2
San Lorenzo de Almagro
1995C
2001C
1
Racing Club
2001A
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