1986–87 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season	1986–87
Champions	Rosario Central (4th title)
Promoted	Sportivo Italiano ; Racing ; Rosario Central
Relegated	Sportivo Italiano ; Temperley
1987 Copa Libertadores	Rosario Central ; Independiente
Top goalscorer	Omar Palma (20 goals)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Argentine Primera División was the 96th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on July 13, 1986, and ended on May 2, 1987.^[1] Rosario Central won its 4th league´s title.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rosario Central (C)	38	17	15	6	64	45	+19	49	Qualified for 1987 Copa Libertadores
2	Newell's Old Boys	38	19	10	9	57	38	+19	48
3	Independiente	38	17	13	8	70	47	+23	47
4	Boca Juniors	38	18	10	10	62	49	+13	46
5	Racing	38	16	12	10	50	41	+9	44
6	Ferro Carril Oeste	38	13	18	7	40	32	+8	44
7	San Lorenzo	38	15	14	9	45	38	+7	44
8	Instituto	38	13	15	10	54	46	+8	41
9	Vélez Sársfield	38	15	11	12	50	43	+7	41
10	River Plate	38	13	13	12	54	49	+5	39
11	Talleres (C)	38	11	16	11	45	61	−16	38
12	Estudiantes (LP)	38	10	17	11	40	45	−5	37
13	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	38	12	13	13	33	41	−8	37
14	Deportivo Español	38	12	12	14	29	31	−2	36
15	Racing (C)	38	8	17	13	43	56	−13	33
16	Unión	38	6	19	13	30	38	−8	31
17	Argentinos Juniors	38	5	18	15	45	47	−2	28
18	Temperley	38	7	13	18	28	48	−20	27
19	Platense	38	6	15	17	40	63	−23	27
20	Sportivo Italiano	38	6	11	21	29	59	−30	23

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

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

Deportivo Italiano were relegated with the worst points average (0.600)
Temperley were relegated after losing 2–0 to Platense in the relegation playoff.

Deportivo Armenio, Banfield and Belgrano qualified as the top 3 teams in the 2nd division.

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	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