1987–88 in Argentine football
# 1987–88 in Argentine football

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

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 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

| 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

| 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 | 2-2 |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Racing Club | San Lorenzo | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 |

* San Lorenzo qualify for Copa Libertadores 1988.

## Argentine clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1987 |
| - | - |
| Independiente | SF |
| River Plate | SF |
| Rosario Central | Round 1 |
