2018–19 Argentine Primera División
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The 2018–19 Argentine Primera División – Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 129th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019.[2] Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2018 – 7 April 2019 |
| Champions | Racing (18th title) |
| Relegated | Tigre San Martín (SJ) Belgrano San Martín (T) |
| Copa Libertadores | Racing Defensa y Justicia Boca Juniors Atlético Tucumán River Plate (via Copa Argentina) Tigre (via Copa de la Superliga) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Vélez Sarsfield Independiente Unión Huracán Lanús Argentinos Juniors (via Copa de la Superliga) |
| Matches played | 325 |
| Goals scored | 719 (2.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lisandro López (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Independiente 4–0 San Martín (T) (Nov. 7, 2018) Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 Lanús (Apr. 6, 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Lanús 1–5 River Plate (Sep. 28, 2018) Rosario Central 0–4 Unión (Oct. 7, 2018) Godoy Cruz 0–4 River Plate (Jan. 30, 2019) San Martín (SJ) 0–4 Boca Juniors (Jan. 31, 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Tigre 4–4 Banfield (Feb. 8, 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Boca Juniors and Racing 6 games |
| Longest winless run | San Lorenzo 13 games |
| Longest losing run | Argentinos Juniors, Huracán, Lanús and Patronato 5 games |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Twenty-six teams competed in the league, twenty-four returning from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional (Aldosivi and San Martín (T)). Four teams (Temperley, Olimpo, Arsenal, and Chacarita Juniors) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship in the previous tournament.
Racing won their eighteenth national league championship with one match to spare after a 1–1 draw against Tigre on 31 March 2019.[3][4]
Competition format edit
The tournament was contested by 26 teams. It began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019. Each team played the other 25 teams in a single round-robin tournament. The additional match against the main rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was once again omitted in this season. From 14 April to 2 June 2019, the Primera División played a new competition named "Copa de la Superliga".[5]
Club information edit
Stadia and locations edit
GBA
Locations of the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
Locations of the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Personnel edit
Managerial changes edit
Interim managers
- 1.^
Darío Cavallo was interim manager in the 2017–18 Copa Argentina round of 64. - 2.^ Rodrigo Acosta was interim manager in the 4th round.
- 3.^ Martín De León was interim manager in the 6th round.
- 4.^ Ariel Martos was interim manager in the 6th round.
- 5.^ Juan Carlos Blengio was interim manager in the 7th round.
- 6.^ Diego Monarriz was interim manager in the 11th round.
- 7.^ Esteban Fuertes was interim manager until the end of 2018.
- 8.^ Raúl Sanzotti was interim manager until the end of 2018.
- 9.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to manager.
- 10.^ Floreal García was interim manager in the 20th round.
- 11.^ Daniel Oldrá was interim manager in the 21st round.
- 12.^ Pablo Quatrocchi was interim manager in the 21st and 22nd rounds.
- 13.^ Marcelo Goux was interim manager in the 22nd round.
Foreign players edit
- 1 Independiente signed a seventh foreign player due to left knee ACL rupture of
Carlos Benavídez.[60]
Players holding Argentinian dual nationality edit
They do not take foreign slot.
Raúl Bobadilla (Argentinos Juniors)- Lucas Barrios (Huracán)
Norberto Briasco-Balekian (Huracán)
Pablo Hernández (Independiente)
Dylan Gissi (Patronato)- Gabriel Arias (Racing)
Carlos Olses (Racing)- Camilo Mayada (River Plate)
- Néstor Ortigoza (Rosario Central)
Joel Soñora (Talleres (C))
Mauricio Toni (Talleres (C))
Source: AFA
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing (C) | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 57 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 53 | |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 51 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Independiente | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Unión | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 36 | |
| 9 | Tigre | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[b] |
| 10 | Huracán | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 35 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 11 | Lanús | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Talleres (C) | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 33 | |
| 13 | Aldosivi | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 33 | |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | |
| 16 | Banfield | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 29 | |
| 17 | Estudiantes (LP) | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 29 | |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 29 | |
| 19 | Patronato | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 26 | |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 26 | |
| 21 | San Martín (SJ) | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 25 | |
| 22 | Belgrano | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 24 | |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 23 | |
| 24 | Colón | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 23 | |
| 25 | San Martín (T) | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 23 | |
| 26 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 22 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[c] |
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.[2][61]
(C) Champions
Notes:
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.[2][61]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018–19 Copa Argentina.
- ^ Tigre qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa de la Superliga.
- ^ Argentinos Juniors qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as the 2019 Copa de la Superliga best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores.
| 2018–19 Argentine Primera División champions |
|---|
| Racing 18th title |
Results edit
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 25 rounds.[62]
Season statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
Source: AFA |
Top assists edit
Source: AFA |
Relegation edit
Relegation at the end of the season is based on coefficients, which take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season and the two previous seasons (only seasons at the top flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated to Primera B Nacional.[2]
| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts |
2017–18 Pts |
2018–19 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 63 | 58 | 51 | 172 | 82 | 2.098 | |
| 2 | Racing | 55 | 45 | 57 | 157 | 82 | 1.915 | |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 49 | 44 | 53 | 146 | 82 | 1.78 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 56 | 45 | 45 | 146 | 82 | 1.78 | |
| 5 | Independiente | 53 | 46 | 38 | 137 | 82 | 1.671 | |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 43 | 56 | 32 | 131 | 82 | 1.598 | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 53 | 50 | 23 | 126 | 82 | 1.537 | |
| 8 | Talleres (C) | 42 | 46 | 33 | 121 | 82 | 1.476 | |
| 9 | Estudiantes (LP) | 56 | 36 | 29 | 121 | 82 | 1.476 | |
| 10 | Banfield | 54 | 35 | 29 | 118 | 82 | 1.439 | |
| 11 | Vélez Sarsfield | 37 | 38 | 40 | 115 | 82 | 1.402 | |
| 12 | Lanús | 50 | 29 | 34 | 113 | 82 | 1.378 | |
| 13 | Colón | 49 | 41 | 23 | 113 | 82 | 1.378 | |
| 14 | Huracán | 29 | 48 | 35 | 112 | 82 | 1.366 | |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 33 | 36 | 42 | 111 | 82 | 1.354 | |
| 16 | Unión | 32 | 43 | 36 | 111 | 82 | 1.354 | |
| 17 | Aldosivi | — | — | 33 | 33 | 25 | 1.32 | |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 49 | 29 | 29 | 107 | 82 | 1.305 | |
| 19 | Rosario Central | 44 | 32 | 26 | 102 | 82 | 1.244 | |
| 20 | Argentinos Juniors | — | 41 | 22 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | |
| 21 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 43 | 27 | 29 | 99 | 82 | 1.207 | |
| 22 | Patronato | 34 | 33 | 26 | 93 | 82 | 1.134 | |
| 23 | Tigre (R) | 31 | 24 | 36 | 91 | 82 | 1.11 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |
| 24 | San Martín (SJ) (R) | 33 | 33 | 25 | 91 | 82 | 1.11 | |
| 25 | Belgrano (R) | 26 | 40 | 24 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | |
| 26 | San Martín (T) (R) | — | — | 23 | 23 | 25 | 0.92 |
Source: AFA
Awards edit
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season.[63]
- Best goalkeeper: Esteban Andrada (Boca Juniors)
- Best defender: Javier Pinola (River Plate)
- Best midfielder: Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield)
- Best forward: Lisandro López (Racing)
- Best save: Alan Aguerre (Newell's Old Boys) against San Lorenzo
- Best goal: Emanuel Reynoso (Boca Juniors) against San Martín (T)
- Best coach: Eduardo Coudet (Racing)
- Best player: Lisandro López (Racing)
- Topscorer: Lisandro López (Racing)
- Honorary Award: Pablo Guiñazú (Talleres (C)), Rodrigo Mora (River Plate), Rodrigo Braña (Estudiantes (LP)) and Sebastián Bertoli (Patronato)
- Breakthrough player: Matías Zaracho (Racing)
- Fair Play: Defensa y Justicia
- SAF de Oro: Racing
2018–19 Superliga Argentina de Fútbol team edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Quilmes es el nuevo sponsor principal de la Superliga" (in Spanish). Ámbito. 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "REGLAMENTO DE COMPETENCIAS PRIMERA DIVISIÓN – 2018/2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- ^ "¡Racing es campeón!" (in Spanish). SAF. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Racing se consagró campeón" (in Spanish). AFA. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Superliga: Formato, comienzo, ascensos, descensos y una yapa" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Lavallén dejó de ser el entrenador de Belgrano" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Belgrano anunció la llegada de Lucas Bernardi" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Troglio fue presentado y se emocionó: "Soy el tipo más feliz volviendo acá"" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Es oficial: Bauza vuelve a Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Entre lágrimas, Kudelka se despidió de Talleres" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Vojvoda y su cuerpo técnico fueron presentados en conferencia de prensa" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Talleres. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Vojvoda dejó Defensa y Justicia para irse a Talleres" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Sebastián Beccacece se desvinculó de la AFA y ya arregló su regreso a Defensa y Justicia" (in Spanish). Clarín. 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Se terminó la era Carboni" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Confirmado: Zubeldía es el técnico de Lanús" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Pumpido renunció a su cargo en Patronato" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Patronato presentó a su nuevo técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Berti se fue del Bicho" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Carboni, nuevo entrenador de Argentinos Juniors" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Forestello dejó de ser el técnico de San Martín (T)" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Coyette, del San Martín sanjuanino al tucumano" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Coyette dejó de ser el técnico de San Martín de San Juan" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Forestello será el entrenador de San Martín de San Juan" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 September 2018.
- ^ "El Lobo Ledesma dejó de ser el entrenador de Tigre" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Tigre, con un cuerpo técnico de exjugadores del club" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Belgrano oficializó la salida de Bernardi" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Osella es el nuevo técnico de Belgrano" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Biaggio decidió irse de San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 31 October 2018.
- ^ "¡Almirón, nuevo técnico de San Lorenzo!" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Eduardo Domínguez dejó de ser el entrenador de Colón" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Comesaña es el nuevo técnico de Colón" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Carboni dejó de ser el técnico de Argentinos Juniors" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Oficial: Diego Dabove, nuevo entrenador de Argentinos Juniors" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Newell´s: De Felippe presentó la renuncia tras la derrota ante Aldosivi" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Newell's confirmó a Bidoglio como su entrenador" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Falcioni no estará en el banco de Banfield ante Unión" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Oficial: Crespo será el técnico de Banfield" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Dabove, de Godoy Cruz a Argentinos" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Marcelo Gómez, nuevo entrenador de Godoy Cruz" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Guillermo Barros Schelotto dejará de ser el técnico de Boca" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Gustavo Alfaro será el técnico de Boca" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Gustavo Alfaro se despidió de Huracán" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Mohamed es el nuevo técnico de Huracán" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Mariano Echeverría renunció como DT de Tigre" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Gorosito es el nuevo técnico de Tigre" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Coyette dejó de ser el técnico de San Martín (T)" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Caruso Lombardi dirigirá a San Martín de Tucumán" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Pedro Troglio dejó de ser el entrenador de Gimnasia" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Gimnasia oficializó a Darío Ortíz como reemplazante de Pedro Troglio" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Rosario Central despidió al Patón Bauza" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Oficializaron a Paulo Ferrari como nuevo técnico de Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Marcelo Gómez no seguirá en Godoy Cruz" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Lucas Bernardi vuelve a Godoy Cruz" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Benítez dejó de ser el técnico de Estudiantes" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Milito comenzó su segundo ciclo en Estudiantes" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Renunció Julio Comesaña en Colón" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Lavallén dirigirá a Colón" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Echaron a Ferrari y Cetto de Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Cocca será el reemplazante de Ferrari en Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Grave lesión de Benavídez durante un entrenamiento de Independiente" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- ^ "Fixture de la Superliga 2018/19" (in Spanish). AFA. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Se entregaron los premios SAF 2018-2019" (in Spanish). Superliga. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.