1985–86 in Argentine football

1985-1986 in Argentine football saw the introduction of "European Style seasons" in the Argentine first division. The league title was won by River Plate. Argentinos Juniors were the winners of the Copa Libertadores 1985.

Football in Argentina
Season1985–86
← 1985 1986–87 →

Primera División

League table
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
River Plate 56 36 23 10 3 74 26 48
2 Newell's Old Boys 46 36 15 16 5 46 30 16
3 Deportivo Español 46 36 18 10 8 41 35 6
4 Argentinos Juniors 44 36 16 12 8 47 39 8
5 Boca Juniors 41 36 14 13 9 57 47 10
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 40 36 12 16 8 45 33 12
7 San Lorenzo 40 36 14 12 10 43 33 10
8 Talleres de Córdoba 37 36 10 17 9 43 37 6
9 Independiente 36 36 15 6 15 38 36 2
10 Gimnasia de La Plata 36 36 9 18 9 29 36 -7
11 Instituto de Córdoba 35 36 11 13 12 33 33 0
12 Vélez Sársfield 34 36 11 12 13 48 48 0
13 Huracán 32 36 10 12 14 44 47 -3
14 Unión de Santa Fe 31 36 9 13 14 27 38 -11
15 Temperley 29 36 8 13 15 44 60 -16
16 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36 10 7 19 33 47 -14
17 Platense 27 36 7 13 16 37 55 -18
18 Racing de Córdoba 26 36 6 14 16 31 52 -21
19 Chacarita Juniors 21 36 5 11 20 24 53 -31

Relegation

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

Relegation table
Team 1983 1984 1985-1986 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 de La Plata 38 48 27 113 3 37.67
Boca Juniors 37 30 41 108 3 36.00
Gimnasia de La Plata N/A N/A 36 36 1 36.00
Talleres de Córdoba 33 34 37 104 3 34.67
Instituto de Córdoba 35 33 35 103 3 34.33
Unión de Santa Fe 38 30 31 99 3 33.00
Racing de Córdoba 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

Octagonal tournament

Quarter Finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Huracán Lanús 2-0 3-2 5-2
Los Andes Deportivo Armenio 1-0 2-2 3-2
Banfield Defensa y Justicia 2-0 2-2 4-2
Deportivo Italiano Tigre 2-0 2-1 4-1

Semi-finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Huracán Los Andes 1-0 3-1 4-1
Deportivo Italiano Banfield 1-0 1-2 2-2 (4-3 p.k.)

Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Deportivo Armenio Huracán 1-0 1-2 2-2 (4-2 p.k.)

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

Liguella Pre-Libertadores

Qualifying round

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Alianza de Cutral Có 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 de Córdoba 2-1
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 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

Copa Libertadores

Argentine teams in Copa Libertadores 1985

References
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