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

• 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

Relegation

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

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

• San Lorenzo qualify for Copa Libertadores 1988.

Argentine clubs in international competitions

References

• 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.