1987–88 Argentine Primera División

The 1987–88 Argentine Primera División was the 97th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 30, 1987 to June 5, 1988.[1]

Primera División
Newell's Old Boys, champions
Season1987–88
DatesAugust 30, 1987 – June 5, 1988
ChampionsNewell's Old Boys (2nd title)
PromotedDep. Armenio
Banfield
RelegatedBanfield
Unión SF
1988 Copa LibertadoresNewell's Old Boys
San Lorenzo
Top goalscorerArgentina José Luis Rodríguez (18)

Newell's Old Boys won its 2nd league title, with a squad and coaching staff made up entirely of players from the club's academy, while Banfield and Unión de Santa Fe were relegated.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newell's Old Boys (C) 38 21 13 4 68 22 +46 55 Qualified for 1988 Copa Libertadores
2 San Lorenzo 38 16 17 5 49 28 +21 49 Qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
3 Racing 38 15 18 5 51 33 +18 48
4 River Plate 38 17 12 9 51 40 +11 46
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 11 21 6 44 36 +8 43
6 Vélez Sársfield 38 14 13 11 51 41 +10 41
7 Rosario Central 38 12 16 10 53 41 +12 40
8 Argentinos Juniors 38 15 10 13 49 44 +5 40
9 Deportivo Español 38 11 18 9 49 47 +2 40
10 Platense 38 12 14 12 42 45 −3 38
11 Independiente 38 12 13 13 37 44 −7 37
12 Boca Juniors 38 12 11 15 40 55 −15 35
13 Deportivo Armenio 38 8 18 12 37 45 −8 34
14 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 7 19 12 27 35 −8 33
15 Instituto 38 10 15 13 43 53 −10 33[lower-alpha 1]
16 Estudiantes (LP) 38 6 20 12 31 43 −12 32
17 Racing (C) 38 10 11 17 31 44 −13 31
18 Unión 38 8 12 18 39 52 −13 28
19 Banfield 38 7 14 17 36 56 −20 28
20 Talleres (C) 38 6 15 17 40 64 −24 27
Source:
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 2 points deducted

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 José Luis Rodríguez Deportivo Español 18
2 Marío Bevilaqua Talleres (C) 17
3 José Iglesias Racing 16
3 Walter Perazzo San Lorenzo 16

Relegation

Unión de Santa Fe and Banfield were relegated with the worst points averages.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Quarter-finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Argentinos Juniors Racing 1-1 1-3 2-4
Deportivo Mandiyú San Lorenzo 1-1 1-1 2-2[2]
Rosario Central River Plate 0-0 0-1 0-1
Velez Sarsfield Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3-0 1-1 4-1

Semi-finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
River Plate Racing 3-3 0-1 3-4
Velez Sarsfield San Lorenzo 0-1 0-0 0-1

Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Racing San Lorenzo 0-2 1-0 1-2

See also

References
  1. Argentina 1987–88 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
  2. San Lorenzo qualified due to better league position
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