Season 1987–88 | Top goalscorer Daniel Leani 24 goals | |
Champions Deportivo Mandiyú(1st divisional title) Relegated Guaraní Antonio FrancoFerro Carril Oeste (GP)Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | ||
The 1987-88 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 2º season of second division professional of football in Argentina. 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 Mandiyú was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División, and the teams placed 2º to 10º qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.
Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2º to 10º in the overall standings: Quilmes (2º), who entered in the Semifinals, Cipolletti (3º) who entered in the Second Round, Chaco For Ever (4º), Tigre (5º), Belgrano (6º), Huracán (7º), Colón (8º), Atlético Tucumán (9º), Douglas Haig (10º); the champion of Primera B Metropolitana: Talleres (RE), San Martin (T) and Estación Quequén, both winners of Zonales Noroeste y Sureste from Torneo del Interior. The winner was promoted to Primera División.
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: Despite they were promoted to play this season the points earned in previous editions of the Primera B Metropolitana were used to calculate averages, plus those achieved in the previous two tournaments.
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.
Relegation Playoff Matches
Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. This season, Central Córdoba (SdE) had to play against Güemes (SdE) from the Liga Santiagueña de Fútbol.