1985–86 Argentine Primera División

The 1985–86 Argentine Primera División was the 95th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on July 6, 1985 and ended on April 20, 1986.[1]

Primera División
River Plate, champions
Season1985–86
ChampionsRiver Plate (21st title)
RelegatedChacarita Juniors
Huracán
1986 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Boca Juniors
Top goalscorer Enzo Francescoli (25 goals)
← 1985

This tournament saw a major reform in Argentine football, as the European calendar was adopted for the tournament format. River Plate won the league title for the 21st time.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 36 23 10 3 74 26 +48 56
2 Newell's Old Boys 36 15 16 5 46 30 +16 46
3 Deportivo Español 36 18 10 8 41 35 +6 46
4 Argentinos Juniors 36 16 12 8 47 39 +8 44
5 Boca Juniors 36 14 13 9 57 47 +10 41
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 36 12 16 8 45 33 +12 40
7 San Lorenzo 36 14 12 10 43 33 +10 40
8 Talleres (C) 36 10 17 9 43 37 +6 37
9 Independiente 36 15 6 15 38 36 +2 36
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 36 9 18 9 29 36 −7 36
11 Instituto 36 11 13 12 33 33 0 35
12 Vélez Sársfield 36 11 12 13 48 48 0 34
13 Huracán 36 10 12 14 44 47 −3 32
14 Unión 36 9 13 14 27 38 −11 31
15 Temperley 36 8 13 15 44 60 −16 29
16 Estudiantes (LP) 36 10 7 19 33 47 −14 27
17 Platense 36 7 13 16 37 55 −18 27
18 Racing (C) 36 6 14 16 31 52 −21 26
19 Chacarita Juniors 36 5 11 20 24 53 −29 21
Source:

Relegation

Relegation was determined by averaging the number of points obtained over the three previous seasons

Relegation table
Team 1983 1984 1985–86 Total points Seasons Points average
Deportivo Español N/A N/A 46 46 1 46.00
Ferro Carril Oeste 46 50 40 136 3 45.33
Argentinos Juniors 36 51 44 131 3 43.66
River Plate 29 43 56 128 3 42.33
San Lorenzo 47 37 40 124 3 41.33
Vélez Sársfield 44 42 34 120 3 40.00
Newell's Old Boys 35 38 46 119 3 39.67
Independiente 48 31 36 115 3 38.33
Estudiantes (LP) 38 48 27 113 3 37.67
Boca Juniors 37 30 41 108 3 36.00
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) N/A N/A 36 36 1 36.00
Talleres (C) 33 34 37 104 3 34.67
Instituto 35 33 35 103 3 34.33
Unión 38 30 31 99 3 33.00
Racing (C) 27 43 26 96 3 32.00
Platense 34 33 27 94 3 31.33
Temperley 33 31 29 93 3 31.00
Huracán 32 27 32 91 3 30.33
Chacarita Juniors N/A 34 21 55 2 27.50

Qualification for Copa Libertadores 1986
  • River Plate qualified as League champions
  • Argentinos Juniors qualified as Copa Libertadores holders
  • The remaining qualification place was determined by the Liguella Pre-Libertadores

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Qualifying round

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Alianza (CCo) Boca Juniors 1-2 1-2 2-4
Concepción Vélez Sársfield 0-3 1-2 1-5
Ferro Carril Oeste Güemes 2-1 2-1 4-2
San Lorenzo Guaraní Antonio Franco 4-1 3-0 7-1

Quarter-finals

Score
Ferro Carril Oeste Deportivo Español 4-1 (aet)
Newell's Old Boys Belgrano 2-1
Olimpo Boca Juniors 2-3
San Lorenzo Vélez Sársfield 0-0 (4-3 p.k.)

Semi-finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Newell's Old Boys Ferro Carril Oeste 1-0 1-1 2-1
San Lorenzo Boca Juniors 1-2 0-0 1-2

Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Boca Juniors Newell's Old Boys 0-2 4-1 4-3

See also

References
  1. Argentina 1985-86 by Pablo Ciullini at RSSSF.com
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