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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)
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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 edit

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 edit

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 1 Team 2

Group stage edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Huracán 14 8 2 4 19 11 +8 26 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 River Plate 14 7 3 4 24 16 +8 24
3 Banfield 14 6 5 3 11 6 +5 23
4 Rosario Central 14 6 5 3 17 13 +4 23
5 Independiente 14 6 5 3 15 11 +4 23
6 Vélez Sarsfield 14 6 4 4 17 14 +3 22
7 Instituto 14 4 8 2 11 7 +4 20
8 Colón 14 6 2 6 19 17 +2 20
9 Talleres (C) 14 4 5 5 15 15 0 17
10 Atlético Tucumán 14 4 5 5 9 12 −3 17
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 14 4 3 7 13 21 −8 15
12 Argentinos Juniors 14 3 5 6 19 23 −4 14
13 Barracas Central 14 3 5 6 10 21 −11 14
14 Arsenal 14 3 4 7 10 15 −5 13
Source: AFA

Zone B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing 14 6 6 2 22 16 +6 24 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Godoy Cruz 14 5 7 2 14 9 +5 22
3 Belgrano 14 5 6 3 20 18 +2 21
4 Platense 14 5 5 4 13 16 −3 20
5 Central Córdoba (SdE) 14 5 4 5 11 14 −3 19
6 Newell's Old Boys 14 5 3 6 14 10 +4 18
7 Boca Juniors 14 5 3 6 17 16 +1 18
8 San Lorenzo 14 3 9 2 11 11 0 18
9 Estudiantes (LP) 14 4 5 5 11 13 −2 17
10 Sarmiento (J) 14 3 7 4 8 8 0 16
11 Unión 14 3 7 4 10 13 −3 16
12 Defensa y Justicia 14 3 5 6 12 16 −4 14
13 Tigre 14 3 4 7 8 13 −5 13
14 Lanús 14 2 6 6 9 14 −5 12
Source: AFA

Results edit

Zone A edit

Home \ Away ARG ARS ATU BAN BAR COL GLP HUR IND INS RIV ROS TAL VEL
Argentinos Juniors 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–1
Arsenal 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2
Atlético Tucumán 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0
Banfield 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0
Barracas Central 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1
Colón 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1
Huracán 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 3–0
Independiente 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Instituto 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
River Plate 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0
Rosario Central 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1
Talleres (C) 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 0–0
Vélez Sarsfield 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B edit

Home \ Away BEL BOC CCO DYJ EST GOD LAN NOB PLA RAC SLO SAR TIG UNI
Belgrano 4–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 4–1
Boca Juniors 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0
Defensa y Justicia 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Estudiantes (LP) 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–3
Godoy Cruz 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Lanús 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1
Newell's Old Boys 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Platense 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Racing 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2
San Lorenzo 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1
Sarmiento (J) 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Tigre 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0
Unión 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches edit

Home Score Away
Barracas Central 1–1 Sarmiento (J)
Colón 0–0 Unión
San Lorenzo 1–1 Huracán
Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Rosario Central 1–0 Newell's Old Boys
Racing 0–2 Independiente
Boca Juniors 0–2 River Plate
Talleres (C) 0–0 Belgrano
Platense 0–0 Argentinos Juniors
Tigre 0–0 Vélez Sarsfield
Arsenal 1–0 Defensa y Justicia
Banfield 1–0 Lanús
Atlético Tucumán 0–0 Central Córdoba (SdE)
Godoy Cruz 1–1 Instituto

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

Final stages edit

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 edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
River Plate 2
Belgrano 1
River Plate 0 (0)
Rosario Central (p) 0 (2)
Racing 2 (6)
Rosario Central (p) 2 (7)
Rosario Central 1
Platense 0
Godoy Cruz (p) 0 (5)
Banfield 0 (3)
Godoy Cruz 1 (5)
Platense (p) 1 (6)
Huracán 1 (2)
Platense (p) 1 (4)

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Huracán 1–1 (2–4 p) Platense
Racing 2–2 (6–7 p) Rosario Central
River Plate 2–1 Belgrano
Godoy Cruz 0–0 (5–3 p) Banfield

Matches edit

Huracán1–1Platense
Mazzantti   41' Report Ferreyra   87'
Penalties
Cóccaro  
Tobio  
Alfonso  
Torrent  		 2–4   Pellegrino
  Suso
  Servetto
  Díaz
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
Racing2–2Rosario Central
Martínez   80'
Quintero   90+7' (pen.)		 Report Campaz   45+6' (pen.)
Sández   60'
Penalties
Quintero  
Martínez  
Moreno  
Hauche  
Vecchio  
Almendra  
Mura  
Sigali  		 6–7   Lovera
  Campaz
  Mallo
  Sández
  Quintana
  Ortiz
  Bianchi
  Komar
River Plate2–1Belgrano
Rondón   61'
Colidio   90+3'		 Report Passerini   80'
Referee: Facundo Tello
Godoy Cruz0–0Banfield
Report
Penalties
D. Rodríguez  
Conechny  
S. Rodríguez  
Allende  
López  		 5–3   Bisanz
  Insúa
  Remedi
  Quirós
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo

Semi-finals edit

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

Matches edit

River Plate0–0Rosario Central
Report
Penalties
E. Díaz  
Palavecino  
G. Martínez  
Lanzini  		 0–2   Lovera
  Campaz
  Malcorra
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez

Final edit

Main article: 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rosario Central 1–0 Platense

Match edit

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

Relegation playoff edit

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 edit

Awards edit

Best Team edit

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

Substitutes

Pos. Player Team
GK   Diego Rodríguez Godoy Cruz
DF   Facundo Mallo Rosario Central
DF   Fernando Tobio Huracán
DF   Fernando Alarcón Instituto
MF   Luis Advíncula Boca Juniors
MF   Aníbal Moreno Racing
MF   Hernán López Godoy Cruz
MF   Claudio Aquino Vélez Sarsfield
MF   Juan Fernando Quintero Racing
FW   Tadeo Allende Godoy Cruz
FW   Santiago Castro Vélez Sarsfield
FW   Luciano Gondou Argentinos Juniors

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "LA LIGA TIENE NUEVO "NAMING SPONSOR": EL ACTUAL TORNEO PASARÁ A LLAMARSE COPA SUR FINANZAS" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Se definió la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Se sorteó el fixture completo de la Liga Profesional y la Copa LPF 2023" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "¡Rosario Central campeón de la Copa Sur Finanzas!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 16 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2023 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. August 2023.
  6. ^ "Fixtures de la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 3 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Gimnasia le ganó a Colón y se queda en la LPF" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "El equipo ideal de la Copa LPF, con dos de River, varios de Central y uno de Boca" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 December 2023.

External links edit

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