2023 Argentine Primera División
The 2023 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Binance 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 133rd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 27 January and will end on 30 July 2023.[2]
Season | 2023 |
---|---|
Dates | 27 January – 30 July 2023 |
Matches played | 223 |
Goals scored | 477 (2.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mateo Retegui Michael Santos (10 goals each) |
Biggest home win | San Lorenzo 4–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (11 March 2023) Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 Central Córdoba (SdE) (21 March 2023) Argentinos Juniors 5–1 Unión (11 April 2023) Rosario Central 4–0 Platense (7 May 2023) |
Biggest away win | Arsenal 0–3 Racing (17 February 2023) Barracas Central 0–3 Boca Juniors (1 April 2023) Instituto 0–3 Talleres (C) (2 April 2023) Unión 0–3 Belgrano (8 April 2023) Huracán 0–3 River Plate (9 April 2023) Banfield 0–3 Defensa y Justicia (11 April 2023) |
Highest scoring | Sarmiento (J) 3–5 Barracas Central (4 February 2023) Godoy Cruz 4–4 Lanús (17 April 2023) |
Longest winning run | River Plate 8 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Colón River Plate 10 games each |
Longest winless run | Independiente 12 games |
Longest losing run | Huracán 5 games |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2023. |
Twenty-eight teams compete in the league: twenty-six returning from the 2022 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2022 Primera Nacional (Belgrano and Instituto).[3][4] Boca Juniors 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 2024 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2023 Primera División and 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.[5]
In this season three teams will be relegated to the Primera Nacional. Two teams will be relegated based on coefficients, as the previous season, while the bottom team of the 2023 aggregate table will also be relegated.[6]
Club information
Stadia and locations



Personnel
Managerial changes
- 1.^ Originally
Luca Marcogiuseppe would be manager of Arsenal along with Carlos Ruiz,[43] but he resigned before the beginning of the season.[44] Marcogiuseppe was replaced by Martín Cicotello.
Interim managers
- 2.^
Marcelo Bravo and
Hernán Manrique were interim managers in the 6th round.
- 3.^
Pedro Monzón was interim manager in the 2023 Copa Argentina round of 64 and the 9th–11th rounds.
- 4.^
Mariano Herrón was interim manager in the 9th–10th rounds and the 2023 Copa Libertadores Group stage 1st round.
- 5.^
Marcelo Mosset was interim manager in the 10th–11th rounds.
- 6.^
Daniel Oldrá was interim manager in the 11th–16th rounds.
- 7.^
Darío Espínola was interim manager in the 16th round.
Foreign players
- a Newell's Old Boys signed a seventh foreign player due to left knee injury of
Fabián Ángel.[45]
Players holding Argentinian dual nationality
They do not take up a foreign slot.
Dylan Gissi (Banfield)
Bruno Zapelli (Belgrano)
Norberto Briasco (Boca Juniors)
Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors)
Matías Soria (Godoy Cruz)
Cristian Báez (Independiente)
Julio César Soler (Lanús)
Gabriel Arias (Racing)
Tomás Avilés (Racing)
Catriel Cabellos (Racing)
Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate)
David Martínez (River Plate)
Luca Martínez (Rosario Central)
Iván Leguizamón (San Lorenzo)
Andrés Vombergar (San Lorenzo)
José Mauri (Sarmiento (J))
Mateo Retegui (Tigre)
Lenny Lobato (Vélez Sarsfield)
Source: AFA
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 37 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 32 | |
3 | Talleres (C) | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 30 | |
4 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 29 | |
5 | Estudiantes (LP) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 28 | |
6 | Rosario Central | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
7 | Belgrano | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 27 | |
8 | Lanús | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | |
9 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
10 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
11 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 23 | |
12 | Sarmiento (J) | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
13 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
14 | Tigre | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
15 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 21 | |
16 | Platense | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 | |
17 | Instituto | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 20 | |
18 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 19 | |
19 | Barracas Central | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 18 | |
20 | Racing | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | |
21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | |
22 | Independiente | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 17 | |
23 | Colón | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 17 | |
24 | Huracán | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 17 | |
25 | Banfield | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 15 | |
26 | Atlético Tucumán | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 14 | |
27 | Arsenal | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 11 | |
28 | Unión | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair play ranking 5) drawing of lots.
Results
Teams will play every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 27 rounds.[46]
Season statistics
- As of 15 May 2023
Top goalscorers
Source: AFA |
Top assists
Source: AFA |
Aggregate table
International qualification
The 2023 Argentine Primera División champions, 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2023 Copa Argentina champions will earn a berth to the 2024 Copa Libertadores. The remaining berths to the 2024 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2024 Copa Sudamericana will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2023 Argentine Primera División and 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments. The top three teams in the aggregate table not already qualified for any international tournament qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the next six teams qualified for the Copa Sudamericana.[5]
Relegation
In this season, the bottom team of the aggregate table will be relegated to the 2024 Primera Nacional. If two or more teams are level on points, extra matches will be played to decide which team will be relegated.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 37 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 32 | |
3 | Talleres (C) | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 30 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
4 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 29 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
5 | Estudiantes (LP) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 28 | |
6 | Rosario Central | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
7 | Belgrano | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 27 | |
8 | Lanús | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | |
9 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
10 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
11 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 23 | |
12 | Sarmiento (J) | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
13 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
14 | Tigre | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
15 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 21 | |
16 | Platense | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 | |
17 | Instituto | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 20 | |
18 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 19 | |
19 | Barracas Central | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 18 | |
20 | Racing | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | |
21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | |
22 | Independiente | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 17 | |
23 | Colón | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 17 | |
24 | Huracán | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 17 | |
25 | Banfield | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 15 | |
26 | Atlético Tucumán | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 14 | |
27 | Arsenal | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 11 | |
28 | Unión | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 9 | Relegation to Primera Nacional |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair play ranking 5) drawing of lots.
Relegation based on coefficients
In addition to the relegation based on the aggregate table, two teams will be relegated at the end of the season 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 was then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons and an average was calculated. The two teams with the worst average at the end of the season will be relegated to Primera Nacional.
Pos | Team | 2021 Pts |
2022 Pts |
2023 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 75 | 76 | 37 | 188 | 95 | 1.979 | |
2 | Boca Juniors | 63 | 79 | 21 | 163 | 95 | 1.716 | |
3 | Belgrano | — | — | 27 | 27 | 16 | 1.688 | |
4 | Defensa y Justicia | 59 | 65 | 29 | 153 | 95 | 1.611 | |
5 | Racing | 53 | 80 | 18 | 151 | 95 | 1.589 | |
6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 61 | 61 | 28 | 150 | 95 | 1.579 | |
7 | Talleres (C) | 66 | 46 | 30 | 142 | 95 | 1.495 | |
8 | Argentinos Juniors | 51 | 67 | 23 | 141 | 95 | 1.484 | |
9 | Tigre | — | 63 | 21 | 84 | 57 | 1.474 | |
10 | San Lorenzo | 48 | 58 | 32 | 138 | 95 | 1.453 | |
11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 51 | 65 | 21 | 137 | 95 | 1.442 | |
12 | Huracán | 51 | 65 | 17 | 133 | 95 | 1.4 | |
13 | Vélez Sarsfield | 70 | 46 | 17 | 133 | 95 | 1.4 | |
14 | Colón | 64 | 45 | 17 | 126 | 95 | 1.326 | |
15 | Independiente | 58 | 51 | 17 | 126 | 95 | 1.326 | |
16 | Newell's Old Boys | 39 | 63 | 23 | 125 | 95 | 1.316 | |
17 | Rosario Central | 50 | 46 | 27 | 123 | 95 | 1.295 | |
18 | Godoy Cruz | 46 | 51 | 23 | 120 | 95 | 1.263 | |
19 | Instituto | — | — | 20 | 20 | 16 | 1.25 | |
20 | Barracas Central | — | 53 | 18 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | |
21 | Lanús | 56 | 36 | 25 | 117 | 94 | 1.245 | |
22 | Unión | 53 | 49 | 9 | 111 | 94 | 1.181 | |
23 | Atlético Tucumán | 40 | 57 | 14 | 111 | 95 | 1.168 | |
24 | Banfield | 47 | 49 | 15 | 111 | 95 | 1.168 | |
25 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 43 | 49 | 19 | 111 | 95 | 1.168 | |
26 | Sarmiento (J) | 36 | 53 | 22 | 111 | 95 | 1.168 | |
27 | Platense | 45 | 42 | 20 | 107 | 95 | 1.126 | Relegation to Primera Nacional |
28 | Arsenal | 33 | 47 | 11 | 91 | 95 | 0.958 |
Source: AFA
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