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2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional

The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2023, starting from the 8th round, for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the fourth edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 17 August and ended on 16 December 2023.[2]

2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Tournament details
CountryArgentina
Dates17 August – 16 December 2023
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsRosario Central (1st title)
2024 Copa LibertadoresRosario Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played204
Goals scored402 (1.97 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lucas Passerini (10 goals)
← 2022
2024 →

The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2022 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2022 Primera Nacional (Belgrano and Instituto).[3] Boca Juniors were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.

Rosario Central won their first title after they defeated Platense 1–0 in the final.[4] As champions, Rosario Central qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones.

Format

For the group stage, the 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen teams each, playing on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams advanced to the quarter-finals. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) were played on a single-legged basis.[5]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2022, 13:00, at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza.[6] The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. As the draw was held before the identity of the second promoted team was known, the interzonal rivals of Godoy Cruz and Barracas Central were called Alternativa 1 and Alternativa 2, respectively. They were:

Interzonal matches
Team 1Team 2

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, in the seventh round, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fair play ranking; 5. Draw.[5]

The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Huracán148241911+826Advance to Quarter-finals
2River Plate147342416+824
3Banfield14653116+523
4Rosario Central146531713+423
5Independiente146531511+423
6Vélez Sarsfield146441714+322
7Instituto14482117+420
8Colón146261917+220
9Talleres (C)144551515017
10Atlético Tucumán14455912−317
11Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)144371321−815
12Argentinos Juniors143561923−414
13Barracas Central143561021−1114
14Arsenal143471015−513
Source: AFA

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Racing146622216+624Advance to Quarter-finals
2Godoy Cruz14572149+522
3Belgrano145632018+221
4Platense145541316−320
5Central Córdoba (SdE)145451114−319
6Newell's Old Boys145361410+418
7Boca Juniors145361716+118
8San Lorenzo143921111018
9Estudiantes (LP)144551113−217
10Sarmiento (J)1437488016
11Unión143741013−316
12Defensa y Justicia143561216−414
13Tigre14347813−513
14Lanús14266914−512
Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ AwayARGARSATUBANBARCOLGLPHURINDINSRIVROSTALVEL
Argentinos Juniors2–21–20–01–23–23–11–1
Arsenal3–20–01–00–00–11–2
Atlético Tucumán1–01–00–21–20–01–0
Banfield0–10–02–12–01–13–0
Barracas Central1–12–11–02–11–21–1
Colón3–11–02–02–22–13–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)3–21–21–21–22–10–32–1
Huracán1–02–00–02–12–01–33–0
Independiente0–00–03–00–11–00–02–1
Instituto0–10–03–11–10–00–1
River Plate3–11–05–11–23–00–01–0
Rosario Central3–10–01–01–13–12–01–1
Talleres (C)1–10–04–02–13–20–0
Vélez Sarsfield2–13–10–11–03–12–01–1
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

Home \ AwayBELBOCCCODYJESTGODLANNOBPLARACSLOSARTIGUNI
Belgrano4–31–12–11–13–00–34–1
Boca Juniors0–01–11–03–10–12–1
Central Córdoba (SdE)0–32–10–10–03–21–02–0
Defensa y Justicia0–21–02–22–20–11–12–0
Estudiantes (LP)2–10–11–10–02–11–3
Godoy Cruz0–01–21–02–01–11–0
Lanús2–00–22–20–20–10–02–1
Newell's Old Boys2–03–00–10–21–00–11–1
Platense0–02–12–10–01–01–0
Racing4–12–11–12–12–11–2
San Lorenzo2–21–12–00–31–11–1
Sarmiento (J)0–01–00–10–01–10–02–0
Tigre0–01–00–21–11–20–0
Unión0–00–00–01–11–11–01–0
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches

HomeScoreAway
Barracas Central1–1Sarmiento (J)
Colón0–0Unión
San Lorenzo1–1Huracán
Estudiantes (LP)0–0Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Rosario Central1–0Newell's Old Boys
Racing0–2Independiente
Boca Juniors0–2River Plate
Talleres (C)0–0Belgrano
Platense0–0Argentinos Juniors
Tigre0–0Vélez Sarsfield
Arsenal1–0Defensa y Justicia
Banfield1–0Lanús
Atlético Tucumán0–0Central Córdoba (SdE)
Godoy Cruz1–1Instituto

Source:AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:[5]

  • The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played at a neutral venue, with the higher-seeded serving as the home team.
  • The Final was played at a neutral venue.
    • If tied, extra time would be played. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions.

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
      
River Plate2
Belgrano1
River Plate0 (0)
Rosario Central (p)0 (2)
Racing2 (6)
Rosario Central (p)2 (7)
Rosario Central1
Platense0
Godoy Cruz (p)0 (5)
Banfield0 (3)
Godoy Cruz1 (5)
Platense (p)1 (6)
Huracán1 (2)
Platense (p)1 (4)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Huracán1–1 (2–4 p)Platense
Racing2–2 (6–7 p)Rosario Central
River Plate2–1Belgrano
Godoy Cruz0–0 (5–3 p)Banfield

Matches

Huracán1–1Platense
Mazzantti 41'ReportFerreyra 87'
Penalties
Cóccaro
Tobio
Alfonso
Torrent 		2–4 Pellegrino
Suso
Servetto
Díaz
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
River Plate2–1Belgrano
Rondón 61'
Colidio 90+3'		ReportPasserini 80'
Referee: Facundo Tello

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Godoy Cruz1–1 (5–6 p)Platense
River Plate0–0 (0–2 p)Rosario Central

Matches

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Rosario Central1–0Platense

Match

Rosario Central1–0Platense
Lovera 39'Report
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez

Relegation playoff

Colón and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played a playoff match at a neutral venue to determine which team would be relegated in the 2023 season. Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) won the match 1–0 and stayed in the Primera División, while Colón were relegated to the Primera Nacional.[7]

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)1–0Colón
Colazo 41'Report
Referee: Andrés Merlos

Season statistics

Awards

Best Team

The best team was a squad consisting of the most impressive players at the tournament.[8]

Substitutes

Pos.PlayerTeam
GK Diego RodríguezGodoy Cruz
DF Facundo MalloRosario Central
DF Fernando TobioHuracán
DF Fernando AlarcónInstituto
MF Luis AdvínculaBoca Juniors
MF Aníbal MorenoRacing
MF Hernán LópezGodoy Cruz
MF Claudio AquinoVélez Sarsfield
MF Juan Fernando QuinteroRacing
FW Tadeo AllendeGodoy Cruz
FW Santiago CastroVélez Sarsfield
FW Luciano GondouArgentinos Juniors

See also

References

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