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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]

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[a]
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: [citation needed]
(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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