2017–18 Argentine Primera División
The 2017–18 Argentine Primera División - Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 128th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 14 May 2018.[2]
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 25 August 2017 – 14 May 2018 |
Champions | Boca Juniors (33rd title) |
Relegated | Temperley Olimpo Arsenal Chacarita Juniors |
Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors Godoy Cruz San Lorenzo Huracán Talleres (C) River Plate (via Copa Libertadores) Rosario Central (via Copa Argentina) |
Copa Sudamericana | Independiente Racing Defensa y Justicia Unión Colón Argentinos Juniors |
Matches played | 378 |
Goals scored | 854 (2.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Santiago García (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Rosario Central 5–0 Olimpo (Feb. 17, 2018) Racing 5–0 Patronato (Mar. 18, 2018) |
Biggest away win | San Lorenzo 0–5 Godoy Cruz (Apr. 8, 2018) |
Highest scoring | Defensa y Justicia 4–4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (Aug. 26, 2017) |
Longest winning run | Boca Juniors 8 games |
Longest winless run | Arsenal and Temperley 12 games each |
Longest losing run | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 6 games |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
For the first time since 1893, the AFA did not organise the championship, now being administrated by the Superliga Argentina de Fútbol.[3]
Twenty-eight teams competed in the league, twenty-six returning from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional (Argentinos Juniors and Chacarita Juniors). Four teams (Aldosivi, Atlético de Rafaela, Quilmes and Sarmiento) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship in the previous tournament.
Boca Juniors, who were the defending champions, won their thirty-third league title with one match to spare after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on 9 May 2018.[4] As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for both the 2019 Copa Libertadores and the 2018 Supercopa Argentina.
Competition format
The tournament was contested by 28 teams. Each team played the other 27 teams in a single round-robin tournament. The additional match against the main rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was not played in this season.[5]
Club information
Stadia and locations
Personnel
Managerial changes
Interim Managers
- 1.^ Néstor Apuzzo was interim manager in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana second stage first leg.
- 2.^ Leandro Benítez was interim manager in the 4th round.
- 3.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to manager.
- 4.^ Manuel Fernández was interim manager in the 5th round and the 2016–17 Copa Argentina round of 16.
- 5.^ Marcelo Gómez was interim manager in the 9th–12th rounds.
- 6.^ Juan Ramón Fleita was interim manager in the 11th and 12th rounds.
- 7.^ Luis Marabotto was interim manager in the 12th round.
- 8.^ Fabián Garfagnoli was interim manager in the 17th and 18th rounds.
- 9.^ Interim manager until the end of the tournament.
- 10.^ Interim manager in the 26th and 27th rounds and the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage second leg.
Foreign players
Players holding Argentinian dual nationality
- Lucas Barrios (Argentinos Juniors)
- Dylan Gissi (Defensa y Justicia)
- David Depetris (Olimpo)
- Camilo Mayada (River Plate)
- Rodrigo Mora (River Plate)
- Marcelo Larrondo (River Plate)
- Néstor Ortigoza (Rosario Central)
- Joel Soñora (Talleres (C))
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 58 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Godoy Cruz | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 56 | |
3 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 50 | |
4 | Huracán | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 48 | |
5 | Talleres (C) | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
6 | Independiente | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
7 | Racing | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | |
8 | River Plate | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
9 | Defensa y Justicia | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
10 | Unión | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 43 | |
11 | Colón | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 41 | |
12 | Argentinos Juniors | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 41 | |
13 | Belgrano | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | |
14 | Vélez Sarsfield | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 38 | |
15 | Atlético Tucumán | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 36 | |
16 | Estudiantes (LP) | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 36 | |
17 | Banfield | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 35 | |
18 | San Martín (SJ) | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 33 | |
19 | Patronato | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 | |
20 | Rosario Central | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 32 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
21 | Newell's Old Boys[lower-alpha 3] | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 29 | |
22 | Lanús | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 29 | |
23 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 27 | |
24 | Tigre | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 | |
25 | Temperley | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 23 | |
26 | Chacarita Juniors | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 18 | |
27 | Arsenal | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 17 | |
28 | Olimpo | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 15 |
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][68]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.
- Rosario Central qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017–18 Copa Argentina.
- Newell's Old Boys were deducted one point for debts owed to former players. Originally AFA partially accepted the appeal by Newell's Old Boys reducing the penalty from three points to one point but a new appeal by Lanús overturned the decision. Finally, on 28 June 2019 CAS gave back two points to Newell´s Old Boys reducing the penalty to one point again.[64][65][66][67]
2017–18 Argentine Primera División Champions |
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Boca Juniors 33rd title |
Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 27 rounds.[69]
Season statistics
Top goalscorersSource: AFA |
Top assistsSource: AFA |
Relegation
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 three previous seasons (only seasons at the top-flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the total number of games played in the top flight on those four seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.[2]
Pos | Team | 2015 Pts |
2016 Pts |
2016–17 Pts |
2017–18 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg | Relegation |
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1 | Boca Juniors | 64 | 20 | 63 | 58 | 205 | 103 | 1.99 | |
2 | San Lorenzo | 61 | 34 | 53 | 50 | 198 | 103 | 1.922 | |
3 | Racing | 57 | 24 | 55 | 45 | 181 | 103 | 1.757 | |
4 | Independiente | 54 | 27 | 53 | 46 | 180 | 103 | 1.748 | |
5 | Estudiantes (LP) | 51 | 32 | 56 | 36 | 175 | 103 | 1.699 | |
6 | River Plate | 49 | 18 | 56 | 45 | 168 | 103 | 1.631 | |
7 | Godoy Cruz | 32 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 164 | 103 | 1.592 | |
8 | Talleres (C) | — | — | 42 | 46 | 88 | 57 | 1.544 | |
9 | Lanús | 42 | 38 | 50 | 29 | 159 | 103 | 1.544 | |
10 | Argentinos Juniors | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 27 | 1.519 | |
11 | Rosario Central | 59 | 20 | 44 | 32 | 155 | 103 | 1.505 | |
12 | Banfield | 50 | 15 | 54 | 35 | 154 | 103 | 1.495 | |
13 | Defensa y Justicia | 32 | 25 | 49 | 44 | 150 | 103 | 1.456 | |
14 | Colón | 34 | 17 | 49 | 41 | 141 | 103 | 1.369 | |
15 | Atlético Tucumán | — | 30 | 33 | 36 | 99 | 73 | 1.356 | |
16 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 44 | 25 | 43 | 27 | 139 | 103 | 1.35 | |
17 | Unión | 41 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 138 | 103 | 1.34 | |
18 | Newell's Old Boys | 40 | 16 | 49 | 29 | 134 | 103 | 1.301 | |
19 | Belgrano | 51 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 133 | 103 | 1.291 | |
20 | Huracán | 30 | 25 | 29 | 48 | 132 | 103 | 1.282 | |
21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 29 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 128 | 103 | 1.243 | |
22 | San Martín (SJ) | 37 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 126 | 103 | 1.223 | |
23 | Patronato | — | 20 | 34 | 33 | 87 | 73 | 1.192 | |
24 | Tigre | 46 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 121 | 103 | 1.175 | |
25 | Temperley (R) | 30 | 16 | 37 | 23 | 106 | 103 | 1.029 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |
26 | Olimpo (R) | 36 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 102 | 103 | 0.99 | |
27 | Arsenal (R) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 98 | 103 | 0.951 | |
28 | Chacarita Juniors (R) | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 27 | 0.667 |
Source: AFA
Awards
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season.[70]
- Best goalkeeper: Franco Armani (River Plate)
- Best defender: Alejandro Donatti (Racing)
- Best midfielder: Pablo Guiñazú (Talleres (C))
- Best forward: Santiago García (Godoy Cruz)
- Best save: Gonzalo Rehak (Independiente) against Racing
- Best goal: Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors) against River Plate
- Best coach: Frank Darío Kudelka (Talleres (C))
- Best player: Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors)
- Topscorer: Santiago García (Godoy Cruz)
- Honorary Award: Daniel Montenegro (Huracán)
- Breakthrough player: Lautaro Martínez (Racing)
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