1987–88 in Argentine football

{{Short description|Annual soccer tournament}}

{{Infobox football country season

| country = Argentina

| season = 1987–88

| prevseason = 1986–87

| nextseason = 1988–89

}}

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

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Position

!Team

!Points

!Played

!Won

!Drawn

!Lost

!For

!Against

!Difference

style="background:gold;"|1

! style="background:gold;"|Newell's Old Boys

! style="background:gold;"|55

! style="background:gold;"|38

! style="background:gold;"|21

! style="background:gold;"|13

! style="background:gold;"|4

! style="background:gold;"|68

! style="background:gold;"|22

! style="background:gold;"|46

style="background:lightblue;"|2

! style="background:lightblue;"|San Lorenzo

! style="background:lightblue;"|49

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|16

! style="background:lightblue;"|17

! style="background:lightblue;"|5

! style="background:lightblue;"|49

! style="background:lightblue;"|28

! style="background:lightblue;"|21

style="background:lightblue;"|3

! style="background:lightblue;"|Racing Club

! style="background:lightblue;"|48

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|15

! style="background:lightblue;"|18

! style="background:lightblue;"|5

! style="background:lightblue;"|51

! style="background:lightblue;"|33

! style="background:lightblue;"|18

style="background:lightblue;"|4

! style="background:lightblue;"|River Plate

! style="background:lightblue;"|46

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|17

! style="background:lightblue;"|12

! style="background:lightblue;"|9

! style="background:lightblue;"|51

! style="background:lightblue;"|40

! style="background:lightblue;"|11

style="background:lightblue;"|5

! style="background:lightblue;"|Gimnasia de La Plata

! style="background:lightblue;"|43

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|11

! style="background:lightblue;"|21

! style="background:lightblue;"|6

! style="background:lightblue;"|44

! style="background:lightblue;"|36

! style="background:lightblue;"|8

style="background:lightblue;"|6

! style="background:lightblue;"|Vélez Sársfield

! style="background:lightblue;"|41

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|14

! style="background:lightblue;"|13

! style="background:lightblue;"|11

! style="background:lightblue;"|51

! style="background:lightblue;"|41

! style="background:lightblue;"|10

style="background:lightblue;"|7

! style="background:lightblue;"|Rosario Central

! style="background:lightblue;"|40

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|12

! style="background:lightblue;"|16

! style="background:lightblue;"|10

! style="background:lightblue;"|53

! style="background:lightblue;"|41

! style="background:lightblue;"|12

style="background:lightblue;"|8

! style="background:lightblue;"|Argentinos Juniors

! style="background:lightblue;"|40

! style="background:lightblue;"|38

! style="background:lightblue;"|15

! style="background:lightblue;"|10

! style="background:lightblue;"|13

! style="background:lightblue;"|49

! style="background:lightblue;"|44

! style="background:lightblue;"|5

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|9

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Deportivo Español

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|40

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|11

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|18

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|9

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|49

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|47

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|2

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|10

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Platense

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|14

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|42

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|45

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

3
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|11

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Independiente

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|37

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|13

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|13

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|37

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|44

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

7
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Boca Juniors

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|35

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|11

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|15

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|40

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|55

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

15
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|13

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Deportivo Armenio

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|34

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|8

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|18

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|37

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|45

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

8
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|14

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Ferro Carril Oeste

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|33

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|7

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|19

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|27

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|35

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

8
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|15

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Instituto de Córdoba

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|332 points deducted

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|10

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|15

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|13

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|43

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|53

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

10
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|16

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Estudiantes de La Plata

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|32

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|6

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|20

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|31

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|43

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

12
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|17

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Racing de Córdoba

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|31

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|10

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|11

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|17

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|31

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|44

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

13
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|18

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Unión de Santa Fe

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|28

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|8

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|12

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|18

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|39

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|52

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

13
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|19

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Banfield

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|28

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|7

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|14

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|17

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|36

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|56

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

20
style="background:#f3f3f3;"|20

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Talleres de Córdoba

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|27

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|38

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|6

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|15

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|17

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|40

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|64

! style="background:#f3f3f3;"

24

=Top Scorers=

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Position

!Player

!Team

!Goals

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=

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

=Liguilla Pre-Libertadores=

Quarter-finals

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Home (1st leg)

!Home (2nd leg)

!1st Leg

!2nd leg

!Aggregate

Argentinos Juniors

|Racing Club

|1-1

|1-3

|2-4

Textil Mandiyú

|San Lorenzo

|1-1

|1-1

|2-2San Lorenzo qualified due to better league position

Rosario Central

|River Plate

|0-0

|0-1

|0-1

Velez Sarsfield

|Gimnasia La Plata

|3-0

|1-1

|4-1

Semi-finals

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Home (1st leg)

!Home (2nd leg)

!1st Leg

!2nd leg

!Aggregate

River Plate

|Racing Club

|3-3

|0-1

|3-4

Velez Sarsfield

|San Lorenzo

|0-1

|0-0

|0-1

Final

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Home (1st leg)

!Home (2nd leg)

!1st Leg

!2nd leg

!Aggregate

Racing Club

| style="background:lightgreen;"|San Lorenzo

|0-2

|1-0

|1-2

Argentine clubs in international competitions

class="wikitable"
style="width:40%;"|Team

! style="width:60%;"|Copa Libertadores 1987

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|Independiente

| style="background:lightblue;"|SF

style="text-align:center;"

|River Plate

| style="background:lightblue;"|SF

style="text-align:center;"

|Rosario Central

|Round 1

References

{{reflist}}

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg88.html Argentina 1987-1988] by Javier Roimiser at rsssf.
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arghist-pro1980s.html Argentina 1980s] by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Victor Hugo Kurhy at rsssf.
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa87.html Copa Libertadores 1987] by Frank Ballesteros and Karel Stokkermans at rsssf.

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