The 2024 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Betano 2024 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 134th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 10 May and will end on 15 December 2024.[2]
Season | 2024 |
---|---|
Dates | 10 May – 15 December 2024 |
Copa Libertadores | Estudiantes (LP) (via Copa de la Liga Profesional) |
Matches played | 69 |
Goals scored | 153 (2.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ignacio Pussetto (5 goals) |
Biggest home win | River Plate 3–0 Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 May 2024) River Plate 3–0 Belgrano (18 May 2024) Racing 3–0 Argentinos Juniors (20 May 2024) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3–0 Banfield (26 May 2024) |
Biggest away win | Tigre 0–4 Racing (24 May 2024) |
Highest scoring | Belgrano 4–4 Racing (12 May 2024) |
Longest winning run | Huracán Racing Unión 3 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Huracán Talleres (C) Unión 5 games |
Longest winless run | Central Córdoba (SdE) Defensa y Justicia Tigre 5 games |
Longest losing run | Central Córdoba (SdE) 5 games |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 15 June 2024. |
Twenty-eight teams will compete in the league: twenty-six returning from the 2023 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra), both teams will participating in Argentine Primera Division for the first time in history from this season.[3][4] River Plate are the defending champions.
On 25 May 2024, the match Godoy Cruz vs. San Lorenzo (3rd round) was suspended in the 48th minute after a fight broke out between the supporters of Godoy Cruz in the stands of the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.[5] The AFA Disciplinary Court decided on 6 June 2024 to resume the match and play the remaining 42 minutes on a date to be determined behind closed doors. Godoy Cruz were deducted three points and had to play two games behind closed doors. They also had to pay San Lorenzo's travel expenses and a fine.[6]
Competition format
The competition will be run under a single round-robin, contested by 28 teams (26 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions will qualify for the 2025 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2024 Primera División and 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.[7]
In this season two teams will be relegated to the Primera Nacional. One team will be relegated based on coefficients, while the bottom team of the aggregate table will also be relegated.
Club information
Stadia and locations
Personnel
Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Other sponsors |
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Argentinos Juniors | ![]() | ![]() | BetEsporte | List
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Atlético Tucumán | ![]() | ![]() | Rapicuotas, Sporting | List
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Banfield | ![]() | ![]() | Sur Finanzas, Empanadas Morita | List
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Barracas Central | ![]() | ![]() | Sur Finanzas | List
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Belgrano | ![]() | ![]() | Banco Macro, Sanos Salud | List
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Boca Juniors | ![]() | ![]() | Betsson | List
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Central Córdoba (SdE) | ![]() | ![]() | Banco Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero Ciudad | List
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Defensa y Justicia | ![]() | ![]() | Rapicuotas | List
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Deportivo Riestra | ![]() | ![]() | Speed Unlimited | List
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Estudiantes (LP) | ![]() | ![]() | Saint-Gobain | List
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | ![]() | ![]() | Rapicuotas | List
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Godoy Cruz | ![]() | ![]() | CATA Internacional | List
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Huracán | ![]() | ![]() | DECRYPTO | List
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Independiente | ![]() | ![]() | Jeluz, Scienza Argentina (A) | List
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Independiente Rivadavia | ![]() | ![]() | Banco Macro | List
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Instituto | ![]() | ![]() | Banco Macro | List
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Lanús | ![]() | ![]() | Mapei | |
Newell's Old Boys | ![]() | ![]() | City Center Online | List
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Platense | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Planes ESCO, Transfarmaco, Empanadas Morita | List
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Racing | ![]() | ![]() | Digital Ad Expert | List
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River Plate | ![]() | ![]() | Codere | List
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Rosario Central | ![]() | ![]() | City Center Online | List
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San Lorenzo | ![]() | ![]() | Brubank | List
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Sarmiento (J) | ![]() | ![]() | Naldo Digital, Clínica La Pequeña Familia, FMC Argentina | List
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Talleres (C) | ![]() | ![]() | ICBC Argentina, Advanta | List
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Tigre | ![]() | ![]() | Banco Macro | List
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Unión | ![]() | ![]() | OSPAT, Servicios Viales, Red Mutual | List
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Vélez Sarsfield | ![]() | ![]() | Saphirus | List
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Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Independiente Rivadavia | ![]() | End of contract | 16 November 2023[8] | Pre-season | ![]() | 24 November 2023[9] |
Boca Juniors | ![]() | End of caretaker spell | 26 November 2023 | ![]() | 29 December 2023[10] | |
Talleres (C) | ![]() | End of contract | 27 November 2023[11] | ![]() | 20 December 2023[12] | |
Newell's Old Boys | ![]() | 27 November 2023[13] | ![]() | 29 November 2023[14] | ||
Sarmiento (J) | ![]() | Resigned | 28 November 2023[15] | ![]() | 12 December 2023[16] | |
Barracas Central | ![]() | End of contract | 6 December 2023[17] | ![]() | 13 December 2023[18] | |
Racing | ![]() ![]() | End of caretaker spell | 6 December 2023 | ![]() | 15 December 2023[19] | |
Huracán | ![]() | Resigned | 7 December 2023[20] | ![]() | 30 December 2023[21] | |
Vélez Sarsfield | ![]() | 8 December 2023[22] | ![]() | 23 December 2023[23] | ||
Tigre | ![]() | Sacked | 18 December 2023[24] | ![]() | 28 December 2023[25] | |
Platense | ![]() | End of contract | 18 December 2023[26] | ![]() | 28 December 2023[27] | |
Central Córdoba (SdE) | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 22 December 2023[28] | ![]() | 22 December 2023[28] | |
Copa de la Liga Profesional changes | ||||||
Deportivo Riestra | ![]() | Sacked | 7 February 2024[29] | 12th Zone A | ![]() | 7 February 2024[29] |
Huracán | ![]() | Resigned | 18 February 2024[30] | 11th Zone A | ![]() | 5 March 2024[31] |
Atlético Tucumán | ![]() ![]() | 19 February 2024[32] | 14th Zone A | ![]() | 3 March 2024[33] | |
Sarmiento (J) | ![]() | 20 February 2024[34] | 13th Zone B | ![]() | 25 February 2024[35] | |
Independiente Rivadavia | ![]() | 24 February 2024[36] | 10th Zone A | ![]() | 1 March 2024[37] | |
Platense | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 27 February 2024[38] | 11th Zone B | ![]() ![]() | 29 February 2024[39] |
Belgrano | ![]() | Resigned | 13 March 2024[40] | 13th Zone B | ![]() | 22 March 2024[41] |
Tigre | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 19 March 2024[42] | 14th Zone B | ![]() | 5 April 2024[43] |
Central Córdoba (SdE) | ![]() | 7 April 2024[44] | 12th Zone B | ![]() | 9 April 2024[45] | |
San Lorenzo | ![]() | Sacked | 11 April 2024[46] | 9th Zone B | ![]() | 12 April 2024[47] |
Inter-tournament changes | ||||||
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 14 April 2024[48] | N/A | ![]() | 19 April 2024[49] |
Central Córdoba (SdE) | ![]() | End of caretaker spell | 14 April 2024 | ![]() | 19 April 2024[50] | |
Liga Profesional changes | ||||||
Defensa y Justicia | ![]() | Resigned | 14 May 2024[51] | 23rd | ![]() | 27 May 2024[52] |
Independiente | ![]() | 19 May 2024[53] | 20th | ![]() | 13 June 2024[54] | |
Newell's Old Boys | ![]() | Sacked | 5 June 2024[55] | 11th | ![]() | 19 June 2024[56] |
Banfield | ![]() | Mutual agreement | 14 June 2024[57] | 22nd | ![]() | 22 June 2024[58] |
Interim managers
- 1.^
Walter Coyette was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th–9th rounds.
- 2.^
Diego Barrado was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th–8th rounds.
- 3.^
Martín Funes was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th round.
- 4.^
Federico Arias was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 8th round.
- 5.^
Norberto Fernández was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 11th round.
- 6.^
Juan Carlos Blengio was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 12th round.
- 7.^ Interim manager until the end of the Copa de la Liga Profesional.
- 8.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to manager.
- 9.^
Pablo Quatrocchi was interim manager in the 2nd–3rd rounds.
- 10.^
Hugo Tocalli was interim manager in the 3rd–5th rounds.
- 11.^
Adrián Coria was interim manager in the 5th round.
Foreign players
Players holding Argentinian dual nationality
They do not take up a foreign slot.
Lautaro Pastrán (Belgrano)
Norberto Briasco (Boca Juniors)
Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors)
Ignacio Rodríguez (Boca Juniors)
Tiago Palacios (Estudiantes (LP))
Benjamín Sagüés Barreiro (Estudiantes (LP))
Hernán Galíndez (Huracán)
Alan Soñora (Huracán)
Ezequiel Ham (Independiente Rivadavia)
Juan José Cáceres (Lanús)
Julio César Soler (Lanús)
Matko Miljevic (Newell's Old Boys)
Gabriel Arias (Racing)
David Martínez (River Plate)
Luca Martínez (Rosario Central)
Iván Leguizamón (San Lorenzo)
José Mauri (Sarmiento (J))
Bruno Barticciotto (Talleres (C))
Matías Catalán (Talleres (C))
Matías Galarza (Talleres (C))
Lenny Lobato (Vélez Sarsfield)
Source: AFA
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Talleres (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Huracán | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 | |
3 | Unión | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | |
4 | Racing | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | |
5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
6 | Instituto | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
7 | River Plate | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | |
8 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | |
9 | Lanús | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
10 | Belgrano | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
11 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
12 | Sarmiento (J) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
13 | Independiente Rivadavia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
14 | Estudiantes (LP) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
15 | Rosario Central | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
16 | Atlético Tucumán | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
17 | Independiente | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
18 | Deportivo Riestra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
19 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
20 | Vélez Sarsfield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
21 | Platense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
22 | Banfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
23 | Barracas Central | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
24 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
25 | Tigre | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | |
26 | San Lorenzo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
27 | Godoy Cruz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0[a] | |
28 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) fair play ranking 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Results
Teams will play every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 27 rounds.[60]
Season statistics
- As of 15 June 2024
Source: AFA
Top assists
Source: AFA
Aggregate table
International qualification
The 2024 Argentine Primera División champions, 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2024 Copa Argentina champions will earn a berth to the 2025 Copa Libertadores. The remaining berths to the 2025 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2025 Copa Sudamericana will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2024 Argentine Primera División and 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments. The top three teams in the aggregate table not already qualified for any international tournament will qualify for the Copa Libertadores, while the next six teams will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.[7]
Relegation
In this season, the bottom team of the aggregate table will be relegated to the 2025 Primera Nacional. If two or more teams are level on points, extra matches will be played to decide which team will be relegated.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 37 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | River Plate | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 36 | |
3 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 35 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
4 | Racing | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 34 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
5 | Estudiantes (LP) (Q) | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
6 | Unión | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
7 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 32 | |
8 | Lanús | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 31 | |
9 | Barracas Central | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 30 | |
10 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 30 | |
11 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 29 | |
12 | Huracán | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 29 | |
13 | Independiente | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 29 | |
14 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 29 | |
15 | Instituto | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 27 | |
16 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 27 | |
17 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 26 | |
18 | Platense | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 23 | |
19 | Belgrano | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 22 | |
20 | Banfield | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 21 | |
21 | Rosario Central | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 21 | |
22 | Deportivo Riestra | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 19 | |
23 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 | |
24 | Sarmiento (J) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 16 | |
25 | Atlético Tucumán | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 16 | |
26 | Independiente Rivadavia | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 15 | |
27 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 11 | |
28 | Tigre | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 7 | Relegation to Primera Nacional |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) fair play ranking 6) drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Relegation based on coefficients
In addition to the relegation based on the aggregate table, one team will be relegated at the end of the season based on coefficients, which will take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season (aggregate table points) and the two previous seasons (only seasons at the top flight will be counted). The total tally will be then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons and an average will be calculated. The team with the worst average at the end of the season will be relegated to Primera Nacional.
Pos | Team | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | 2024 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
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1 | River Plate | 76 | 85 | 36 | 197 | 101 | 1.95 | |
2 | Racing | 80 | 60 | 34 | 174 | 101 | 1.723 | |
3 | Boca Juniors | 79 | 62 | 32 | 173 | 101 | 1.713 | |
4 | Estudiantes (LP) | 61 | 62 | 34 | 157 | 101 | 1.554 | |
5 | Argentinos Juniors | 67 | 54 | 35 | 156 | 101 | 1.545 | |
6 | Defensa y Justicia | 65 | 58 | 29 | 152 | 101 | 1.505 | |
7 | Talleres (C) | 46 | 67 | 37 | 150 | 101 | 1.485 | |
8 | Huracán | 65 | 51 | 29 | 145 | 101 | 1.436 | |
9 | Godoy Cruz | 51 | 63 | 29 | 143 | 100 | 1.43 | |
10 | Newell's Old Boys | 63 | 53 | 27 | 143 | 101 | 1.416 | |
11 | San Lorenzo | 58 | 64 | 17 | 139 | 100 | 1.39 | |
12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 65 | 45 | 26 | 136 | 101 | 1.347 | |
13 | Belgrano | — | 57 | 22 | 79 | 60 | 1.317 | |
14 | Instituto | — | 52 | 27 | 79 | 60 | 1.317 | |
15 | Barracas Central | 53 | 49 | 30 | 132 | 101 | 1.307 | |
16 | Rosario Central | 46 | 65 | 21 | 132 | 101 | 1.307 | |
17 | Independiente | 51 | 51 | 29 | 131 | 101 | 1.297 | |
18 | Unión | 49 | 46 | 33 | 128 | 101 | 1.267 | |
19 | Atlético Tucumán | 57 | 54 | 16 | 127 | 101 | 1.257 | |
20 | Vélez Sarsfield | 46 | 49 | 30 | 125 | 101 | 1.238 | |
21 | Lanús | 36 | 57 | 31 | 124 | 101 | 1.228 | |
22 | Banfield | 49 | 53 | 21 | 123 | 101 | 1.218 | |
23 | Platense | 42 | 54 | 23 | 119 | 101 | 1.178 | |
24 | Tigre | 63 | 47 | 7 | 117 | 101 | 1.158 | |
25 | Sarmiento (J) | 53 | 46 | 16 | 115 | 101 | 1.139 | |
26 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 49 | 48 | 11 | 108 | 101 | 1.069 | |
27 | Deportivo Riestra | — | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | |
28 | Independiente Rivadavia | — | — | 15 | 15 | 19 | 0.789 | Relegation to Primera Nacional |
Source: AFA