Top goalscorer José Iglesias 36 goals | ||
Champions Deportivo Armenio
(1st divisional title) Relegated Central Norte
Atlético Concepción
Unión (VK) Season 1986–87 in Argentine football Promoted Deportivo Armenio, Club Atlético Banfield Similar 1985 Argentine Primera, 1974 Argentine Primera, 2011–12 Primera B Nacional | ||
The 1986-87 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 1º season of the newly created second division professional of football in Argentina. This was the result of new changes in the entire Argentine football league system, the Metropolitano and Nacional of Primera División disappeared and the previous second division, the Primera B Metropolitana transformed into the third division. To create this tournament was played the Apertura 1986 of Primera B Metropolitana of which 7 teams were promoted to this new division. Also from the Torneo del Interior were promoted 13 teams and from Primera División were relegated 2 teams. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
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Club information
1: Property of Huracán Corrientes.
Standings
Deportivo Armenio was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División, and the teams placed 2º to 9º qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.
Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2º to 9º in the overall standings: Banfield (2º), Belgrano (3º), Huracán (4º), Colón (5º), Deportivo Maipú (6º), Deportivo Mandiyú (7º), Chaco For Ever (8º) and Lanús (9º). The winner was promoted to Primera División.
Bracket
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
Relegation
1: They kept the points earned in previous editions of the Primera B Metropolitana, although the category was new.
2: They had to play a tiebreaker triangular to see which team was relegated.
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the Argentine football league system, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.
Additional Playoff
Chacarita Juniors, Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) and Central Norte were tied in points, they had to play a tiebreaker triangular in a neutral field to see which team was relegated.
As the 3 matches ended in a tie, it was used the overall table and the matches between the 3 teams and Central Norte was the team with less points, so it was relegated to the Liga Salteña de fútbol.