Parity?
By: Jeremy | February 19th, 2008Not necessarily a Newell’s only post, but a comment left on another post got me thinking. The league is as wide open as it has ever been. Until the single season format was switched to the Metropolitan and National tournaments back in 1967, there had only been five winners of the league, what we commonly refer to as the Big 5 today - River Plate, Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo, Independiente, and Racing Club. Since then, a total of 15 teams have won the title. Just for fun I thought I would post them. (sorry for the crappy format)
River Plate -21
Boca Juniors -12
Independiente - 9
San Lorenzo - 7
Velez Sarsfield - 6
Newell’s Old Boys - 5
Estudiantes - 4
Rosario Central -4
Argentinos Juniors - 2
Ferro Carril Oeste - 2
Chacarita Juniors - 1
Huracan - 1
Lanus - 1
Quilmes - 1
Racing Club - 1
Three of those clubs aren’t even in the top division currently, but you get the picture. The Big 5 still win their share (especially River) but there is room at the top for other, smaller sides. And if you notice the last club on the list, Racing, has only one once since 1966. Should they really be included in the Big Five?
Which raises the question, if Racing aren’t one of the Big 5 anymore, who is? Velez? Or is it more a Big Four? Racing is just one spot and two little points ahead of Newell’s down near the very bottom of the relegation table. Do performances back in the 40’s - 60’s (and the teens) still warrant Big 5 status?
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The topic of the “big five” is interesting.
We all know that in today’s reality, that doesn’t exist anymore.
It a decadent type of status made more of snobism than football.
It was actually the big six for a while, adding Huracán (during the times of Brindisi and Babington).
And there you can see what the most important “clásicos” (derbies) in the city of Buenos Aires were:Boca-River (Argentinean derby)
Independiente-Racing (Avellaneda’s derby)
San Lorenzo-Huracán (Boeado-Parque Patricios derby)Later on as Jeremy explains, professional argy football went into National format:
Estudiantes-Gimnasia (La Plata derby)
Rosario Central-Newell’s Old Boys (Rosario derby)
And so on…
Most teams have a nemesis.
But lately small teams go way further than beating their fierce neighbors, and go all the way up to a national title.
Lanús is one of the best examples today.
Watching Lanús play football is a pleasure.
Yeah, the big five is history by now.
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River, Boca and others know the worst times. Sometimes they were about the elimination but they came to the top again and again and will come else.
But Lanus and etc. is just “one day” team. They could be on the top while others in the bad condition. But it couldn’t be so far..I don’t believe that “top five” times is over. They have necessary infrastructure, history, tradition… Even Lanus can win champ for one time. But to be the Great he should do that regularly for tens years..
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