2017–18 Unión de Santa Fe season

The 2017–18 season is Unión de Santa Fe's 4th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Unión de Santa Fe
2017–18 season
PresidentLuis Spahn
ManagerLeonardo Madelón
(from 10 July 2017)
StadiumEstadio 15 de Abril
Primera División3rd
2016–17 Copa ArgentinaRound of 16
2017–18 Copa ArgentinaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague: Franco Soldano (6)
All: Two players (6)
2018–19 →

Current squad edit

As of 22 August 2017.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ARG Nereo Fernández
3 DF   ARG Lucas Pruzzo
4 DF   ARG Jonatan Fleita
5 MF   ARG Nelson Acevedo (on loan from Racing Club)
6 DF   ARG Leonardo Sánchez
9 FW   ARG Federico Anselmo
10 MF   ARG Mauro Cejas
12 FW   ARG Nicolás Andereggen
13 GK   ARG Marcos Peano
14 DF   ARG Bruno Pittón
15 FW   ARG Walter Bracamonte
16 MF   ARG Santiago Lebus
18 FW   ARG Lucas Gamba
20 MF   ARG Facundo Britos
22 DF   ARG Emanuel Brítez
23 MF   ARG Manuel de Iriondo
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   ARG Lucas Algozino
25 MF   URU Guillermo Méndez
26 DF   ARG Agustín Sandona
27 FW   ARG Franco Soldano
29 GK   URU Matías Castro
30 MF   ARG Mauro Pittón
32 MF   ARG Robertino Insúa
34 DF   ARG Brian Blasi
35 GK   ARG Alan Sosa
36 FW   ARG Jonatan Tarquini
37 MF   ARG Franco Godoy
MF   ARG Claudio Aquino
MF   ARG Damián Arce
DF   ARG Damián Martínez (on loan from Independiente)
MF   URU Diego Zabala
MF   ARG Julián Vitale (on loan from Independiente)

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ARG Rodrigo Erramuspe (at Independiente Medellín until 30 June 2018)
MF   ARG Mariano Mauri (at Unión de Sunchales until 30 June 2018)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
16 July 2017 MF   Damián Arce   Patronato Undisclosed[2][3]
20 July 2017 MF   Diego Zabala   Racing de Montevideo Undisclosed[2][3]
22 July 2017 MF   Claudio Aquino   Independiente Undisclosed[2][3]

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
13 July 2017 MF   Diego Villar   Aldosivi Undisclosed[2]
16 July 2017 MF   Martín Rivero   Patronato Undisclosed[2][3]
16 July 2017 MF   Santiago Magallán   Cultural Leonesa Undisclosed[2]
18 July 2017 DF   Nahuel Zárate   Atlético Tucumán Undisclosed[2]
31 July 2017 GK   Ignacio Arce   San Martín de Tucumán Undisclosed[2]

Loan in edit

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
2 August 2017 30 June 2018 MF   Julián Vitale   Independiente[2]
2 August 2017 30 June 2018 DF   Damián Martínez   Independiente[2]

Loan out edit

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
27 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF   Mariano Mauri   Unión Sunchales[2]
31 July 2017 30 June 2018 DF   Rodrigo Erramuspe   Independiente Medellín[4]

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Primera División edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 River Plate 27 13 6 8 39 26 +13 45 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
9 Defensa y Justicia 27 13 5 9 41 34 +7 44 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
10 Unión 27 11 10 6 33 23 +10 43
11 Colón 27 11 8 8 32 22 +10 41
12 Argentinos Juniors 27 12 5 10 36 30 +6 41
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[5][6]
Notes:

Results by matchday edit

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GroundAHAAHAHAHAAHH
ResultDWWDWLWWDLWD
Position1784737523533
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
28 August 2017 1 Newell's Old Boys   1–1   Unión Santa Fe Rosario, Argentina
19:05 M. Guevgeozián   74' (pen.) Report D. Zabala   52' Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)
11 September 2017 2 Unión Santa Fe   1–0   Gimnasia y Esgrima Santa Fe, Argentina
19:05 F. Soldano   21' Report Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)
16 September 2017 3 Defensa y Justicia   1–3   Unión Santa Fe Buenos Aires, Argentina
14:05 C. Rius   28' Report F. Soldano   18', 58'
L. Gamba   23'
Stadium: Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
23 September 2017 4 Huracán   0–0   Unión Santa Fe Buenos Aires, Argentina
14:05 Report Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
29 September 2017 5 Unión Santa Fe   2–0   Olimpo Santa Fe, Argentina
19:05 F. Soldano   46'
L. Gamba   53'
Report Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Pedro Argañaraz (Argentina)
13 October 2017 6 Lanús   2–1   Unión Santa Fe Lanús, Argentina
19:05 J. Sand   61', 66' Report J. Bottinelli   36' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Juan Pompei (Argentina)
28 October 2017 7 Unión Santa Fe   2–0   Godoy Cruz Santa Fe, Argentina
14:00 L. Gamba   52' (pen.)
D. Zabala   77'
Report Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)
6 November 2017 8 Vélez Sarsfield   0–2   Unión Santa Fe Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:05 Report F. Soldano   28'
L. Gamba   68'
Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium
Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)
19 November 2017 9 Unión Santa Fe   0–0   Chacarita Juniors Santa Fe, Argentina
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
22 November 2017 10 River Plate   2–0   Unión Santa Fe Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 R. Borré   67'
G. Martínez   74' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
25 November 2017 11 Patronato   2–3   Unión Santa Fe Paraná, Argentina
17:00 S. Ribas   7', 60' Report D. Zabala   13'
F. Soldano   21'
L. Gamba   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
1 December 2017 12 Unión Santa Fe   1–1   Belgrano Santa Fe, Argentina
17:00 F. Fragapane   27' Report E. Godoy   59' Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)
January 2017 13 Unión Santa Fe     Racing Club Santa Fe, Argentina
Report Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril

Copa Argentina edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 August 2017 R32 Lanús   1–2   Unión Santa Fe Avellaneda, Argentina
21:10 A. Silva   34' Report M. de Iriondo   40'
L. Gamba   64'
Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona
Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)

References edit

  1. ^ "Unión squad". Soccerway. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Unión transfers". Soccerway. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Erramuspe es poderoso". Independiente Medellín. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  6. ^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.