1987–88 in Argentine football
Appearance
Season | 1987–88 | |
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1987–88 in Argentine football saw Newell's Old Boys win the Argentine championship, their first title since 1974. In the Copa Libertadores 1987 River Plate and Independiente were eliminated at the semi-final stage.
League table
[edit]Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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1 | Newell's Old Boys | 55 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 22 | 46 |
2 | San Lorenzo | 49 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 21 |
3 | Racing Club | 48 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 18 |
4 | River Plate | 46 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 11 |
5 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 43 | 38 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 44 | 36 | 8 |
6 | Vélez Sársfield | 41 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 41 | 10 |
7 | Rosario Central | 40 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 12 |
8 | Argentinos Juniors | 40 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 44 | 5 |
9 | Deportivo Español | 40 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 49 | 47 | 2 |
10 | Platense | 38 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | -3 |
11 | Independiente | 37 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 44 | -7 |
12 | Boca Juniors | 35 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 55 | -15 |
13 | Deportivo Armenio | 34 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 37 | 45 | -8 |
14 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 33 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 35 | -8 |
15 | Instituto de Córdoba | 33[1] | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 53 | -10 |
16 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 32 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 43 | -12 |
17 | Racing de Córdoba | 31 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 44 | -13 |
18 | Unión de Santa Fe | 28 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 52 | -13 |
19 | Banfield | 28 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 56 | -20 |
20 | Talleres de Córdoba | 27 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 64 | -24 |
- Newells Old Boys qualified for Copa Libertadores 1988 as champions of Argentina.
- Teams highlighted in light blue qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores.
Top Scorers
[edit]Position | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | José Luis Rodríguez | Deportivo Español | 18 |
2 | Marío Bevilaqua | Talleres de Córdoba | 17 |
3 | José Iglesias | Racing Club | 16 |
3 | Walter Perazzo | San Lorenzo | 16 |
Relegation
[edit]Unión de Santa Fe and Banfield were relegated with the worst points averages.
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
[edit]Quarter-finals
Home (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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Argentinos Juniors | Racing Club | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
Textil Mandiyú | San Lorenzo | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2[2] |
Rosario Central | River Plate | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Velez Sarsfield | Gimnasia La Plata | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 |
Semi-finals
Home (1st leg) | Home (2nd leg) | 1st Leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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River Plate | Racing Club | 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 |
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Racing Club | San Lorenzo | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
- San Lorenzo qualify for Copa Libertadores 1988.
Argentine clubs in international competitions
[edit]Team | Copa Libertadores 1987 |
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Independiente | SF |
River Plate | SF |
Rosario Central | Round 1 |
References
[edit]- Argentina 1987-1988 by Javier Roimiser ' at rsssf.
- Argentina 1980s by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy at rsssf.
- Copa Libertadores 1987 by Frank Ballesteros and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf.