| Competition: | Primera División |
| Season: | 1989–90 |
| Dates: | 13 August 1989 – 22 May 1990 |
| Promoted: | Chaco for Ever Unión SF |
| Relegated: | Instituto (C) Racing (C) |
| Continentalcup1: | 1991 Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | River Plate Boca Juniors |
| League Topscorer: |  Ariel Cozzoni(23) |
| Prevseason: | 1988–89 |
| Nextseason: | 1990–91 |
The 1989-90 Argentine Primera División was the 99th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from 13 August 1989 to 22 May 1990.[1]
This tournament introduced was the last played under the double round-robin system. Since the following season, the "Apertura and Clausura format would be introduced, crowning two different champions within a year.[2]
River Plate won the championship (22nd league title) while Instituto (C)
Racing (C) were relegated. Boca Juniors won the Liguilla pre-Libertadores after beating Independiente, therefore qualifying to the 1991 edition.
| Position | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel Cozzoni | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | |
| 2 | Marío Bevilacque | Talleres (C) | 16 | |
| 3 | Alberto Acosta | San Lorenzo | 15 | |
| 3 | Juan Pizzi | Rosario Central | 15 | |
| 5 | José Blanchart | Deportivo Mandiyú | 13 | |
| 5 | José Castro | Unión de Santa Fe | 13 | |
| 5 | Félix Torres | Deportivo Mandiyú | 13 |
Boca Juniors qualify for the 1991 Copa Libertadores
| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989-90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 1.263 | 144 | 114 | 46 | 44 | 53 | |
| Independiente | 1.211 | 138 | 114 | 37 | 55 | 46 | |
| Boca Juniors | 1.114 | 127 | 114 | 35 | 49 | 43 | |
| San Lorenzo | 1.106 | 126 | 114 | 49 | 42 | 35 | |
| Racing | 1.114 | 127 | 114 | 48 | 40 | 39 | |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1.088 | 124 | 114 | 55 | 33 | 36 | |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1.053 | 120 | 114 | 40 | 42 | 38 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1.035 | 118 | 114 | 43 | 36 | 39 | |
| Deportivo Español | 1.026 | 117 | 114 | 40 | 46 | 31 | |
| Rosario Central | 1.026 | 117 | 114 | 40 | 34 | 43 | |
| Vélez Sársfield | 1.018 | 116 | 114 | 41 | 33 | 42 | |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 0.947 | 108 | 114 | 32 | 43 | 34 | |
| Unión | 0.947 | 36 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 36 | |
| Platense | 0.939 | 107 | 114 | 38 | 33 | 36 | |
| Talleres (C) | 0.939 | 107 | 114 | 27 | 44 | 36 | |
| Deportivo Mandiyú | 0.908 | 69 | 76 | N/A | 33 | 36 | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0.895 | 102 | 114 | 33 | 30 | 39 | |
| Chaco For Ever | 0.842 | 32 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 32 | |
| Racing (C) | 0.842 | 96 | 114 | 31 | 33 | 32 | |
| Instituto | 0.719 | 82 | 114 | 33 | 23 | 26 |