2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional

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2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Tournament details
Country Argentina
Dates10 February – 22 May 2022
Teams28
Final positions
Champions Boca Juniors (2nd title)
2023 Copa Libertadores Racing
Tournament statistics
Matches played203
Goals scored525 (2.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mauro Boselli (10 goals)
←  2021
2023  →

The 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Binance 2022 for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the third edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 10 February and ended on 22 May 2022.

Contents

The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 clubs from the 2021 Primera División season plus two teams promoted from the Primera Nacional (Tigre and Barracas Central). [2] After the end of the Copa de la Liga, it will start the 2022 Primera División season, in order to complete the schedule prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Colón were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage.

Boca Juniors won their second title after they defeated Tigre 3–0 in the final. As champions, Boca Juniors qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores and the 2022 Trofeo de Campeones. [3]

As Boca Juniors qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2022 Argentine Primera División, Racing (best team in the 2022 aggregate table) earned the Copa de la Liga Profesional berth.

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. [4]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 11 January 2022, 15:00, at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires. [5] The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches.

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. Head-to-head points; 5. Head-to-head goal difference; 6. Head-to-head goals scored; 7. Play off match; 8. Draw. [4] [6]

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

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Racing 148602510+1530Advance to Quarter-finals
2 River Plate 149233112+1929
3 Defensa y Justicia 147432619+725
4 Argentinos Juniors 147432116+525
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 147342420+424
6 Newell's Old Boys 147251715+223
7 Sarmiento (J) 146351724−721
8 Banfield 145451815+319
9 Unión 145271113−217
10 San Lorenzo 143651517−215
11 Atlético Tucumán 142571323−1011
12 Talleres (C) 14329921−1211
13 Platense 142481223−1110
14 Patronato 1431101025−1510
Source: AFA

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Estudiantes (LP) 148423320+1328Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Boca Juniors 147611911+827
3 Tigre 145541712+520
4 Aldosivi 146261716+120
5 Barracas Central 146171724−719
6 Vélez Sarsfield 144641312+118
7 Huracán 145361719−218
8 Arsenal 143832019+117
9 Colón 143741819−116
10 Independiente 143741718−116
11 Godoy Cruz 143742124−316
12 Lanús 143651718−115
13 Central Córdoba (SdE) 143651723−615
14 Rosario Central 144281620−414
Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ Away ARG ATU BAN DYJ GLP NOB PAT PLA RAC RIV SLO SAR TAL UNI
Argentinos Juniors 0–13–01–10–02–12–1
Atlético Tucumán 2–41–21–02–20–43–0
Banfield 0–21–12–34–01–20–03–1
Defensa y Justicia 1–13–21–01–12–21–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 2–23–11–01–32–11–0
Newell's Old Boys 4–01–01–01–03–10–21–2
Patronato 0–10–10–62–30–10–02–1
Platense 1–10–10–31–20–12–01–0
Racing 3–01–10–00–04–11–01–0
River Plate 4–21–14–04–12–12–2
San Lorenzo 1–13–41–22–21–10–1
Sarmiento (J) 1–02–22–12–20–72–12–1
Talleres (C) 1–51–21–00–11–00–0
Unión 1–02–11–21–01–01–01–2
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

Home \ Away ALD ARS BAR BOC CCO COL EST GOD HUR IND LAN ROS TIG VEL
Aldosivi 1–21–20–00–21–01–0
Arsenal 0–12–03–32–12–21–10–0
Barracas Central 2–11–63–10–10–21–1
Boca Juniors 2–22–01–11–10–11–12–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 3–33–11–20–22–23–30–1
Colón 1–32–12–23–12–21–2
Estudiantes (LP) 2–13–20–15–02–12–12–1
Godoy Cruz 0–21–03–33–31–11–10–0
Huracán 1–21–12–31–31–02–12–0
Independiente 1–11–02–21–13–01–1
Lanús 1–22–01–11–03–10–0
Rosario Central 1–32–23–11–23–01–0
Tigre 0–00–21–11–02–12–0
Vélez Sarsfield 2–00–01–21–10–03–13–2
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches

HomeScoreAway
San Lorenzo 0–0 Huracán
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1–1 Estudiantes (LP)
Defensa y Justicia 1–1 Arsenal
Argentinos Juniors 1–0 Vélez Sarsfield
River Plate 0–1 Boca Juniors
Talleres (C) 2–1 Godoy Cruz
Atlético Tucumán 0–1 Central Córdoba (SdE)
Lanús 0–1 Banfield
Independiente 1–2 Racing
Rosario Central 0–1 Newell's Old Boys
Aldosivi 3–1 Patronato
Colón 0–0 Unión
Tigre 4–0 Platense
Barracas Central 2–1 Sarmiento (J)

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: [4] [6]

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Boca Juniors 2
Defensa y Justicia 0
Boca Juniors (p) 0 (6)
Racing 0 (5)
Racing 5
Aldosivi 0
Boca Juniors 3
Tigre 0
River Plate 1
Tigre 2
Tigre 1 (3)
Argentinos Juniors 1 (1)
Estudiantes (LP) 1 (3)
Argentinos Juniors (p) 1 (4)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Racing 5–0 Aldosivi
Estudiantes (LP) 1–1 (3–4 p) Argentinos Juniors
River Plate 1–2 Tigre
Boca Juniors 2–0 Defensa y Justicia

Matches

Racing 5–0 Aldosivi
Alcaraz Soccerball shade.svg2', 21'
Copetti Soccerball shade.svg46' (pen.), 56'
Correa Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez
River Plate 1–2 Tigre
Fernández Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Retegui Soccerball shade.svg4'
Colidio Soccerball shade.svg66'
Referee: Fernando Espinoza
Boca Juniors 2–0 Defensa y Justicia
Villa Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report
Referee: Andrés Merlos

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Boca Juniors 0–0 (6–5 p) Racing
Tigre 1–1 (3–1 p) Argentinos Juniors

Matches

Tigre 1–1 Argentinos Juniors
Castro Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Ávalos Soccerball shade.svg87'
Penalties
Magnín Soccerball shad check.svg
Prieto Soccerball shad check.svg
Blondel Soccerball shad check.svg		3–1Soccerball shade cross.svg Vera
Soccerball shad check.svg Ávalos
Soccerball shade cross.svg Zalazar
Soccerball shade cross.svg Reniero
Referee: Andrés Merlos

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Boca Juniors 3–0 Tigre

Match

Boca Juniors 3–0 Tigre
Rojo Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Fabra Soccerball shade.svg67'
Vázquez Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Referee: Darío Herrera

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