1986–87 in Argentine football

The 1986-1987 season in Argentine football saw Rosario Central win the Argentine Primera by a single point from fierce local rivals Newell's Old Boys. River Plate won the Copa Libertadores 1986 and followed it up with the Copa Intercontinental.

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Rosario Central 49 38 17 15 6 64 45 19
2 Newell's Old Boys 48 38 19 10 9 57 38 19
3 Independiente 47 38 17 13 8 70 47 23
4 Boca Juniors 46 38 18 10 10 62 49 13
5 Racing Club 44 38 16 12 10 50 41 9
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 44 38 13 18 7 40 32 8
7 San Lorenzo 44 38 15 14 9 45 38 7
8 Instituto de Córdoba 41 38 13 15 10 54 46 8
9 Vélez Sársfield 41 38 15 11 12 50 43 7
10 River Plate 39 38 13 13 12 54 49 5
11 Talleres de Córdoba 38 38 11 16 11 45 61 -16
12 Estudiantes de La Plata 37 38 10 17 11 40 45 -5
13 Gimnasia de La Plata 37 38 12 13 13 33 41 -8
14 Deportivo Español 36 38 12 12 14 29 31 -2
15 Racing de Córdoba 33 38 8 17 13 43 56 -13
16 Unión de Santa Fe 31 38 6 19 13 30 38 -8
17 Argentinos Juniors 28 38 5 18 15 45 47 -2
18 Temperley 27 38 7 13 18 28 48 -20
19 Platense 27 38 6 15 17 40 63 -23
20 Deportivo Italiano 23 38 6 11 21 29 59 -30

Contents

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Omar Palma Rosario Central 20
2 Jorge Comas Boca Juniors 19
3 Franco Navarro Independiente 18

Relegation

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Quarter finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Banfield Independiente 1-0 0-2 1-2
Belgrano Newell's Old Boys 0-0 0-2 0-2
Deportivo Armenio Boca Juniors 2-4 0-2 2-6
Racing Club Ferro Carril Oeste 0-0 1-2 1-2

Semi-finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Ferro Carril Oeste Independiente 0-1 0-0 0-1
Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors 0-1 2-5 2-6

Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Independiente Boca Juniors 2-2 2-1 4-3

Argentine clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1986 Copa Intercontinental 1986
River Plate Champions Champions
Argentinos Juniors SF N/A
Boca Juniors Round 1 N/A

References

National teams
men: Men's team · Men's Olympic (U-23) team · Men's U-20 team · Men's U-17 team
women: Women's team · Women's U-20 team · Women's U-17 team
League system
Domestic cups
men: Copa Argentina · Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires (defunct) · Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (defunct) · Copa Adrián C. Escobar (defunct) · Copa Ibarguren (defunct)
women: Women's Cup
Awards
Argentine Footballer of the Year · Top scorers
Lists
List of Argentine international footballers · List of clubs · List of venues · Foreign players · All-Time Table · Promotion and Relegation statistics
Seasons
1891 · 1893 · 1894 · 1895 · 1896 · 1897 · 1898 · 1899 · 1900 · 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930
Professional Era
1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12
Champions · Men's Clubs · Women's Clubs · Men's Players · Women's Players · Expatriate footballers · Managers · Referees · Venues · Records