The 1985–86 Argentine Primera División was the 95th season of top-flight

football in Argentina Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,650 clubs and 37,161 off ...

. The season began on July 6, 1985 and ended on April 20, 1986.Argentina 1985-86
by Pablo Ciullini at RSSSF.com This tournament saw a major reform in Argentine football, as the European calendar was adopted as well as the tournament format. The league title was won by River Plate achieving its 21st league title.

League table

Relegation

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

Relegation table

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were relegated directly * Huracán played in the Octagonal promotion tournament.

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 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final *Boca Juniors qualified for the

1986 Copa Libertadores The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever. Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 ...

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