2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional

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2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Tournament details
Country Argentina
Dates25 January – 5 May 2024
Teams28
Final positions
Champions Estudiantes (LP) (1st title)
2025 Copa Libertadores Estudiantes (LP)
Tournament statistics
Matches played203
Goals scored451 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Miguel Borja (13 goals)
←  2023

The 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2024 for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the fifth and final edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 25 January and ended on 5 May 2024. [2]

Contents

The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2023 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra). [3] [4] Rosario Central were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the Group stage.

After a 1–1 draw in the final, Estudiantes (LP) won 4–3 on penalties against Vélez Sarsfield to claim their first title in the tournament. [5] As champions, Estudiantes (LP) qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 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. [6]

Draw

The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. The groups were the same as the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, except that the 2023 relegated teams, Colón and Arsenal, were replaced by the 2023 promoted teams, Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra, respectively. [7]

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 results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw. [6]

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

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 River Plate 147612610+1627Advance to quarter-finals
2 Argentinos Juniors 147522514+1126
3 Barracas Central 147522015+526
4 Vélez Sarsfield 147431413+125
5 Talleres (C) 146622416+824
6 Independiente 146531410+423
7 Instituto 145271817+117
8 Banfield 144551415−117
9 Huracán 144461212016
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 145181823−516
11 Rosario Central 144371018−815
12 Deportivo Riestra 14347816−813
13 Atlético Tucumán 14176823−1510
14 Independiente Rivadavia 1422101325−128
Source: AFA

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Godoy Cruz 14923166+1029Advance to quarter-finals
2 Estudiantes (LP) 14833199+1027
3 Defensa y Justicia 147521713+426
4 Boca Juniors 147432012+825
5 Racing 147342411+1324
6 Lanús 147252014+623
7 Newell's Old Boys 146351315−221
8 Unión 145541614+220
9 Platense 144641014−418
10 San Lorenzo 143741014−416
11 Belgrano 143561921−214
12 Central Córdoba (SdE) 142571020−1011
13 Sarmiento (J) 14239919−109
14 Tigre 141211725−185
Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ Away ARG ATU BAN BAR DRI GLP HUR IND IRI INS RIV ROS TAL VEL
Argentinos Juniors 4–23–32–02–02–13–0
Atlético Tucumán 0–00–33–22–20–01–10–0
Banfield 0–02–00–20–10–20–01–2
Barracas Central 2–01–02–23–20–22–11–1
Deportivo Riestra 1–00–10–01–00–30–11–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1–22–02–13–12–31–3
Huracán 1–14–00–01–02–01–2
Independiente 2–11–10–11–11–02–2
Independiente Rivadavia 1–21–31–22–00–10–20–1
Instituto 1–23–00–02–00–21–32–2
River Plate 1–11–13–12–02–15–0
Rosario Central 0–01–21–12–11–01–0
Talleres (C) 2–14–10–11–12–24–11–0
Vélez Sarsfield 0–03–11–00–11–01–0
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 1–10–10–10–41–14–1
Boca Juniors 3–22–00–01–04–22–11–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 2–20–20–11–30–03–0
Defensa y Justicia 1–11–00–41–03–02–1
Estudiantes (LP) 1–01–05–02–01–20–02–0
Godoy Cruz 2–01–21–01–11–01–00–0
Lanús 2–10–11–20–23–02–2
Newell's Old Boys 1–01–30–00–42–21–0
Platense 1–10–01–01–20–00–03–1
Racing 1–10–22–04–10–13–00–1
San Lorenzo 0–21–11–00–21–02–00–0
Sarmiento (J) 2–33–10–10–10–11–2
Tigre 1–40–21–00–12–30–00–1
Unión 1–21–02–20–11–30–0
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches

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

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: [6]

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Estudiantes (LP) 3
Barracas Central 0
Estudiantes (LP) (p) 1 (3)
Boca Juniors 1 (1)
River Plate 2
Boca Juniors 3
Estudiantes (LP) (p) 1 (4)
Vélez Sarsfield 1 (3)
Argentinos Juniors (p)1 (3)
Defensa y Justicia 1 (2)
Argentinos Juniors 0 (2)
Vélez Sarsfield (p) 0 (4)
Godoy Cruz 1
Vélez Sarsfield 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
River Plate 2–3 Boca Juniors
Godoy Cruz 1–2 Vélez Sarsfield
Argentinos Juniors 1–1 (3–2 p) Defensa y Justicia
Estudiantes (LP) 3–0 Barracas Central

Matches

Argentinos Juniors 1–1 Defensa y Justicia
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Penalties
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Moyano Soccerball shade cross.svg
Gondou Soccerball shade cross.svg
Verón Soccerball shad check.svg
Montiel Soccerball shade cross.svg
D. Rodríguez Soccerball shad check.svg		3–2Soccerball shad check.svg Aguilera
Soccerball shade cross.svg Burgos
Soccerball shade cross.svg Godoy
Soccerball shade cross.svg Soto
Soccerball shad check.svg López
Soccerball shade cross.svg Molinas
Referee: Andrés Merlos
Estudiantes (LP) 3–0 Barracas Central
Carrillo Soccerball shade.svg1', 61'
Correa Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Referee: Darío Herrera
Godoy Cruz 1–2 Vélez Sarsfield
Altamira Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Romero Soccerball shade.svg23', 67'
Referee: Sebastián Zunino
River Plate 2–3 Boca Juniors
Borja Soccerball shade.svg9'
P. Díaz Soccerball shade.svg90+6'		 Report Merentiel Soccerball shade.svg45', 66'
Cavani Soccerball shade.svg61'
Attendance: 55,000 [8]
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Estudiantes (LP) 1–1 (3–1 p) Boca Juniors
Argentinos Juniors 0–0 (2–4 p) Vélez Sarsfield

Matches

Final

Season statistics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LA LIGA TIENE NUEVO "NAMING SPONSOR": EL ACTUAL TORNEO PASARÁ A LLAMARSE COPA SUR FINANZAS" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Primero Copa de la Liga y luego Liga Profesional: así será la temporada 2024" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 26 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Independiente Rivadavia, campeón de la Primera Nacional: venció a Almirante Brown y jugará la Liga Profesional 2024" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 9 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Riestra le ganó a Deportivo Maipú y ascendió a la Primera División" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "¡Estudiantes es campeón!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 5 May 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2024 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Fixture de la Copa de la Liga Profesional 2024: zonas, calendario y partidos" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 29 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Superclásico. Boca y un día para la historia en Córdoba: crónica del 3-2 a River en el Kempes" (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 21 April 2024.
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