2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional

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2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Tournament details
Country Argentina
Dates17 August – 16 December 2023
Teams28
Final positions
Champions Rosario Central (1st title)
2024 Copa Libertadores Rosario Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played204
Goals scored402 (1.97 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Lucas Passerini (10 goals)
←  2022
2024  →

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]

Contents

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

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

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 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. Fair play ranking; 5. Draw. [5]

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

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Huracán 148241911+826Advance to Quarter-finals
2 River Plate 147342416+824
3 Banfield 14653116+523
4 Rosario Central 146531713+423
5 Independiente 146531511+423
6 Vélez Sarsfield 146441714+322
7 Instituto 14482117+420
8 Colón 146261917+220
9 Talleres (C) 144551515017
10 Atlético Tucumán 14455912−317
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 144371321−815
12 Argentinos Juniors 143561923−414
13 Barracas Central 143561021−1114
14 Arsenal 143471015−513
Source: AFA

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Racing 146622216+624Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Godoy Cruz 14572149+522
3 Belgrano 145632018+221
4 Platense 145541316−320
5 Central Córdoba (SdE) 145451114−319
6 Newell's Old Boys 145361410+418
7 Boca Juniors 145361716+118
8 San Lorenzo 143921111018
9 Estudiantes (LP) 144551113−217
10 Sarmiento (J) 1437488016
11 Unión 143741013−316
12 Defensa y Justicia 143561216−414
13 Tigre 14347813−513
14 Lanús 14266914−512
Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ Away ARG ARS ATU BAN BAR COL GLP HUR IND INS RIV ROS TAL VEL
Argentinos Juniors 2–21–20–01–23–23–11–1
Arsenal 3–20–01–00–00–11–2
Atlético Tucumán 1–01–00–21–20–01–0
Banfield 0–10–02–12–01–13–0
Barracas Central 1–12–11–02–11–21–1
Colón 3–11–02–02–22–13–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3–21–21–21–22–10–32–1
Huracán 1–02–00–02–12–01–33–0
Independiente 0–00–03–00–11–00–02–1
Instituto 0–10–03–11–10–00–1
River Plate 3–11–05–11–23–00–01–0
Rosario Central 3–10–01–01–13–12–01–1
Talleres (C) 1–10–04–02–13–20–0
Vélez Sarsfield 2–13–10–11–03–12–01–1
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

Home \ Away BEL BOC CCO DYJ EST GOD LAN NOB PLA RAC SLO SAR TIG UNI
Belgrano 4–31–12–11–13–00–34–1
Boca Juniors 0–01–11–03–10–12–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 0–32–10–10–03–21–02–0
Defensa y Justicia 0–21–02–22–20–11–12–0
Estudiantes (LP) 2–10–11–10–02–11–3
Godoy Cruz 0–01–21–02–01–11–0
Lanús 2–00–22–20–20–10–02–1
Newell's Old Boys 2–03–00–10–21–00–11–1
Platense 0–02–12–10–01–01–0
Racing 4–12–11–12–12–11–2
San Lorenzo 2–21–12–00–31–11–1
Sarmiento (J) 0–01–00–10–01–10–02–0
Tigre 0–01–00–21–11–20–0
Unión 0–00–00–01–11–11–01–0
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches

HomeScoreAway
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

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules: [5]

Bracket

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

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

Huracán 1–1 Platense
Mazzantti Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Ferreyra Soccerball shade.svg87'
Penalties
Cóccaro Soccerball shad check.svg
Tobio Soccerball shade cross.svg
Alfonso Soccerball shad check.svg
Torrent Soccerball shade cross.svg		2–4Soccerball shad check.svg Pellegrino
Soccerball shad check.svg Suso
Soccerball shad check.svg Servetto
Soccerball shad check.svg Díaz
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
River Plate 2–1 Belgrano
Rondón Soccerball shade.svg61'
Colidio Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Passerini Soccerball shade.svg80'
Referee: Facundo Tello

Semi-finals

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

Matches

River Plate 0–0 Rosario Central
Report
Penalties
E. Díaz Soccerball shade cross.svg
Palavecino Soccerball shade cross.svg
G. Martínez Soccerball shade cross.svg
Lanzini Soccerball shade cross.svg		0–2Soccerball shad check.svg Lovera
Soccerball shade cross.svg Campaz
Soccerball shad check.svg Malcorra
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Rosario Central 1–0 Platense

Match

Rosario Central 1–0 Platense
Lovera Soccerball shade.svg39' Report
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez

Relegation playoff

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) 1–0 Colón
Colazo Soccerball shade.svg41' Report
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario
Referee: Andrés Merlos

Season statistics

Awards

Best Team

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

Substitutes

Pos.PlayerTeam
GK Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Rodríguez Godoy Cruz
DF Flag of Uruguay.svg Facundo Mallo Rosario Central
DF Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Tobio Huracán
DF Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Alarcón Instituto
MF Flag of Peru (state).svg Luis Advíncula Boca Juniors
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Aníbal Moreno Racing
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán López Godoy Cruz
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Aquino Vélez Sarsfield
MF Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Fernando Quintero Racing
FW Flag of Argentina.svg Tadeo Allende Godoy Cruz
FW Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Castro Vélez Sarsfield
FW Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Gondou Argentinos Juniors

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  2. ↑ "Se definió la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 31 October 2022.
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