2022 Argentine Primera División

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Liga Profesional
Season2022
Dates5 June – 23 October 2022
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The 2022 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional will be the 132nd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season will begin on 5 June and will end on 23 October 2022.[1]

Twenty-eight teams will compete in the league: the 26 teams that took part in the previous Primera División season as well as two promoted teams from the 2021 Primera Nacional (Tigre and Barracas Central).[2] River Plate are the defending champions.

Competition format[]

The competition will be run under a single round-robin, contested by 28 teams (26 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions will qualify for the as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2022 Primera División and 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.[3]

Club information[]

Stadia and locations[]

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Locations of the 2022 Argentine Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
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Locations of the 2022 Argentine Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Club City Stadium Capacity
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella 35,354
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 25,000
Arsenal Sarandí Julio Humberto Grondona 16,300
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro 32,700
Banfield Banfield Florencio Sola 34,901
Barracas Central Buenos Aires Claudio Chiqui Tapia 4,400
Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 54,000
Central Córdoba (SdE) Santiago del Estero Único Madre de Ciudades 30,000
Alfredo Terrera 16,000
Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 40,000
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello 12,000
Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Jorge Luis Hirschi 30,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,544
Godoy Cruz Godoy Cruz Feliciano Gambarte 14,000
Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314
Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América 52,853
Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619
Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 38,095
Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella 22,000
Platense Florida Este Ciudad de Vicente López 28,530
Racing Avellaneda Presidente Perón 55,389
River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 70,074
Rosario Central Rosario Gigante de Arroyito 41,654
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 39,494
Sarmiento (J) Junín Eva Perón 19,000
Talleres (C) Córdoba Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282
Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540

Personnel[]

Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aldosivi Argentina Martín Palermo Italy Kappa UTHGRA SASSO HOTEL
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Gabriel Milito United Kingdom Umbro MARADONA: SUEÑO BENDITO
Arsenal Argentina Leonardo Madelón Argentina Sport Lyon Secco
Atlético Tucumán Argentina Juan Manuel Azconzábal United Kingdom Umbro RapiCuota$
Banfield Argentina Diego Dabove Argentina Athix
Barracas Central Argentina Alfredo Berti Argentina Il Ossso Sports La Nueva Seguros
Boca Juniors Argentina Sebastián Battaglia Germany Adidas Qatar Airways
Central Córdoba (SdE) Argentina Sergio Rondina Argentina Adhoc Banco Santiago del Estero
Colón Argentina Julio César Falcioni Spain Kelme Cablevideo Digital
Defensa y Justicia Argentina Sebastián Beccacece Argentina Sport Lyon RapiCuota$
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Ricardo Zielinski Argentina RUGE B•play
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Argentina Néstor Gorosito Denmark Hummel RapiCuota$
Godoy Cruz Argentina Diego Flores Argentina Fiume Sport CATA Internacional
Huracán Argentina Frank Darío Kudelka China Peak DECRYPTO
Independiente Argentina Eduardo Domínguez Germany Puma
Lanús Argentina Jorge Almirón Italy Erreà Mapei
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Javier Sanguinetti Italy Givova City Center ONLINE
Patronato Argentina Facundo Sava Argentina Axfiu Planes ESCO
Platense Argentina Claudio Spontón Denmark Hummel Escudo Seguros
Racing Argentina Fernando Gago Italy Kappa Aeroset
River Plate Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Germany Adidas Turkish Airlines
Rosario Central Argentina Leandro Somoza United Kingdom Umbro City Center ONLINE
San Lorenzo Argentina Pedro Troglio United States Nike UNESCO
Sarmiento (J) Argentina Israel Damonte Argentina Coach Naldo
Talleres (C) Portugal Pedro Caixinha Italy Givova ICBC Argentina
Tigre Argentina Diego Martínez Italy Kappa Banco Macro
Unión Uruguay Gustavo Munúa Italy Kappa OSPAT
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina (caretaker) Italy Kappa B•play

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table 		Replaced by Date of appointment
Sarmiento (J) Argentina End of caretaker spell 11 December 2021 Pre-season Argentina Israel Damonte 15 December 2021[4]
Atlético Tucumán Argentina 11 December 2021 Argentina Juan Manuel Azconzábal 11 December 2021[5]
San Lorenzo Argentina Daniel Di Leo and
Argentina Diego Monarriz 		12 December 2021 Argentina Pedro Troglio 29 December 2021[6]
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Adrián Taffarel 12 December 2021 Argentina Javier Sanguinetti 13 December 2021[7]
Lanús Argentina Luis Zubeldía End of contract 12 December 2021[8] Argentina Jorge Almirón 25 December 2021[9]
Arsenal Argentina Darío Espínola End of caretaker spell 13 December 2021 Argentina Leonardo Madelón 23 December 2021[10]
Colón Argentina Eduardo Domínguez Resigned 20 December 2021[11] Argentina Julio César Falcioni 3 January 2022[12]
Talleres (C) Uruguay Alexander Medina End of contract 23 December 2021[13] Argentina Ángel Guillermo Hoyos 14 January 2022[14]
Independiente Argentina Julio César Falcioni 28 December 2021[15] Argentina Eduardo Domínguez 3 January 2022[16]
Copa de la Liga Profesional changes
Barracas Central Argentina Rodolfo de Paoli Resigned 21 February 2022[17] 14th Zone B Argentina Alfredo Berti 1 28 February 2022[18]
Patronato Argentina Iván Delfino Mutual agreement 2 March 2022[19] 14th Zone A Argentina Facundo Sava 2 6 March 2022[20]
Talleres (C) Argentina Ángel Guillermo Hoyos Sacked 13 March 2022[21] 14th Zone A 3
Rosario Central Argentina Kily González 20 March 2022[22] 10th Zone B
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino Resigned 23 March 2022[23] 14th Zone B

Interim managers

1.^ Argentina and Argentina were interim manager in the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 4th round.
2.^ Argentina Gabriel Graciani was interim manager in the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 5th round.
3.^ Argentina Javier Gandolfi was interim manager in the 2021–22 Copa Argentina round of 64 and the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th round.

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for
2 Argentinos Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Banfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Barracas Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Colón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Defensa y Justicia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Estudiantes (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Godoy Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Huracán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Lanús 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Newell's Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Patronato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Platense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Rosario Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sarmiento (J) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Talleres (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Unión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFA
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.

International qualification[]

The 2022 Argentine Primera División champions, 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2021–22 Copa Argentina champions will earn a berth to the . The remaining berths to the 2023 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2022 Argentine Primera División and 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments. The top three teams in the aggregate table not already qualified for any international tournament will qualify for the Copa Libertadores, while the next six teams will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.[3]

Aggregate table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing 7 4 3 0 14 5 +9 15 Qualification for
2 Defensa y Justicia 7 4 2 1 14 11 +3 14
3 Estudiantes (LP) 7 4 2 1 12 9 +3 14 Qualification for
4 Boca Juniors 7 4 2 1 9 6 +3 14 Qualification for
5 Unión 7 4 2 1 6 3 +3 14
6 River Plate 7 4 1 2 13 5 +8 13
7 Newell's Old Boys 7 4 1 2 10 8 +2 13
8 Tigre 7 3 3 1 9 3 +6 12
9 Colón 7 3 3 1 9 5 +4 12
10 Banfield 7 3 2 2 11 7 +4 11
11 Argentinos Juniors 7 3 2 2 8 7 +1 11
12 Sarmiento (J) 7 3 2 2 9 9 0 11
13 Aldosivi 7 3 1 3 8 7 +1 10
14 Huracán 7 3 1 3 8 8 0 10
15 Central Córdoba (SdE) 7 2 3 2 6 6 0 9
16 Barracas Central 7 3 0 4 9 12 −3 9
17 Godoy Cruz 7 2 2 3 11 13 −2 8
18 Independiente 7 1 4 2 9 10 −1 7
19 Arsenal 7 1 4 2 8 9 −1 7
20 Rosario Central 7 2 1 4 6 9 −3 7
21 Platense 7 2 1 4 6 10 −4 7
22 Lanús 7 1 3 3 6 7 −1 6
23 San Lorenzo 7 1 3 3 5 7 −2 6
24 Vélez Sarsfield 7 1 3 3 3 5 −2 6
25 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 7 1 3 3 6 14 −8 6
26 Talleres (C) 7 1 2 4 3 6 −3 5
27 Patronato 7 1 1 5 4 11 −7 4
28 Atlético Tucumán 7 1 1 5 3 13 −10 4
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2022. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored.

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 (aggregate table points) and the two previous seasons (only seasons at the top flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons and an average is calculated. The two teams with the worst average at the end of the season will be relegated to Primera Nacional. Relegation will be reinstated starting from this season after it was suspended by AFA at the end of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pos Team 2019–20
Pts 		2021
Pts 		2022
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg Relegation
1 River Plate 47 75 13 135 69 1.957
2 Boca Juniors 51 63 14 128 69 1.855
3 Tigre — — 12 12 7 1.714
4 Vélez Sarsfield 39 70 6 115 69 1.667
5 Defensa y Justicia 39 59 14 112 69 1.623
6 Racing 42 53 15 110 69 1.594
7 Talleres (C) 37 66 5 108 69 1.565
8 Estudiantes (LP) 30 61 14 105 69 1.522
9 Argentinos Juniors 42 51 11 104 69 1.507
10 Lanús 36 56 6 98 69 1.42
11 Colón 21 64 12 97 69 1.406
12 Independiente 32 58 7 97 69 1.406
13 Unión 28 53 14 95 69 1.377
14 Rosario Central 36 50 7 93 69 1.348
15 San Lorenzo 39 48 6 93 69 1.348
16 Newell's Old Boys 38 39 13 90 69 1.304
17 Barracas Central — — 9 9 7 1.286
18 Banfield 27 47 11 85 69 1.232
19 Huracán 22 51 10 83 69 1.203
20 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 24 51 6 81 69 1.174
21 Platense — 45 7 52 45 1.156
22 Central Córdoba (SdE) 26 43 9 78 69 1.13
23 Aldosivi 22 44 10 76 69 1.101
24 Atlético Tucumán 32 40 4 76 69 1.101
25 Arsenal 35 33 7 75 69 1.087
26 Sarmiento (J) — 36 11 47 45 1.044
27 Godoy Cruz 18 46 8 72 69 1.043 Relegation to Primera Nacional
28 Patronato 23 37 4 64 69 0.928

Source: AFA

References[]

  1. ^ "Liga Profesional 2022: cuántos equipos tendrá, cómo será el formato, los descensos y cuándo empieza" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Barracas Central ascendió a primera división por primera vez tras vencer a Quilmes por penales" (in Spanish). AFA. 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2022 de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. February 2022.
  4. ^ "Sarmiento llegó a un acuerdo de palabra con Israel Damonte" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Juan Manuel Azconzábal fue presentado como nuevo entrenador de Atlético Tucumán" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Pedro Troglio es el nuevo entrenador de San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Sanguinetti fue presentado como el nuevo director técnico de Newell´s" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Luis Zubeldía confirmó que se va de Lanús: ¿asume en San Lorenzo?" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Navidad granate: Jorge Almirón vuelve a Lanús" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Leonardo Madelón será el nuevo DT de Arsenal" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Eduardo Domínguez se va de Colón: ¿asoman Independiente y Boca?" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Hubo enroque: Falcioni será el entrenador de Colón en lugar de Domínguez" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Fin de un ciclo exitoso: el DT Alexander Medina no seguirá en Talleres" (in Spanish). La Voz. 23 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Llegó la confirmación: Ángel Guillermo Hoyos es el nuevo DT de Talleres" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 14 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Independiente tomó la decisión: Falcioni no sigue como técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Independiente acordó lo económico y Eduardo Domínguez es el nuevo director técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Rodolfo De Paoli dejó de ser el entrenador de Barracas Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Barracas Central anunció a Alfredo Berti como su nuevo técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Patronato se quedó sin entrenador: Iván Delfino ya no es el director técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Facundo Sava, nuevo DT de Patronato" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Fassi anunció que Hoyos dejó de ser el técnico de Talleres" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Fin de ciclo: Kily González dejó de ser el DT de Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Mauricio Pellegrino dejó de ser el entrenador de Vélez Sarsfield: los posibles sucesores" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 March 2022.

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