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.