1986–87 Argentine Primera División

Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 1986/1987.

Contents

Overview

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.

League standings

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

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

See also