2006–07 in Argentine football

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2006–07 season of Argentine football was the 116th season of competitive football in Argentina.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

"Championship" playoff

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. Estudiantes won that match and was crowned as champion.

Date Venue Opponents Score
December 13, 2006 Estadio José Amalfitani Boca Juniors vs. Estudiantes de La Plata 1 – 2
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Estudiantes de La Plata 44 19 14 2 3 35 12 +23
2 Boca Juniors 44 19 14 2 3 41 17 +24
3 River Plate 38 19 11 5 3 33 17 +16
4 Independiente 32 19 10 2 7 33 24 +9
5 Arsenal 32 19 9 5 5 26 22 +4
6 Lanús 31 19 9 4 6 26 24 0
7 Vélez Sársfield 30 19 8 6 5 25 18 +7
8 Rosario Central 28 19 8 4 7 28 22 +6
9 San Lorenzo 28 19 8 4 7 30 33 -3
10 Racing Club 26 19 7 5 7 22 19 +3
11 Gimnasia de Jujuy 26 19 8 2 9 19 19 0
12 Belgrano 23 19 6 5 8 18 24 -6
13 Gimnasia de La Plata 23 19 7 2 10 21 40 -19
14 Nueva Chicago 22 19 6 4 9 20 32 -12
15 Banfield 20 19 4 8 7 21 26 -5
16 Argentinos Juniors 20 19 5 5 9 22 28 -6
17 Colón de Santa Fe 18 19 5 3 11 20 34 -14
18 Godoy Cruz 17 19 3 8 8 19 26 -7
19 Newell's Old Boys 16 19 3 7 9 21 28 -7
20 Quilmes 9 19 2 3 14 23 38 -15

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 12
1 Mauro Zárate Vélez Sársfield 12
3 Óscar Cardozo Newell's Old Boys 11
3 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
3 Mariano Pavone Estudiantes de La Plata 11
6 Federico Higuaín Nueva Chicago 10
6 Daniel Montenegro Independiente 10
8 Claudio Graf Lanús 9
8 Santiago Silva Gimnasia de La Plata 9
10 Gonzalo Higuaín River Plate 8
10 Leonel Núñez Argentinos Juniors 8
10 Facundo Sava Racing Club 8
10 Néstor Silvera San Lorenzo 8

Relegation

There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below.

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

By matchday 8th, seven coaches were already fired by their respective teams [1]

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 San Lorenzo 45 19 14 3 2 34 17 +17
2 Boca Juniors 39 19 11 6 2 38 20 +18
3 Estudiantes de La Plata 37 19 10 7 2 28 17 +11
4 River Plate 33 19 9 6 4 26 17 +9
5 Arsenal 30 19 8 6 5 31 24 +7
6 Lanús 28 19 7 7 5 24 19 +5
7 Colón de Santa Fe 28 19 7 7 5 28 24 +4
8 Argentinos Juniors 26 19 6 8 5 21 17 +4
9 Vélez Sársfield 26 19 7 5 7 22 26 -4
10 Godoy Cruz 25 19 7 4 8 24 22 +2
11 Independiente 25 19 6 7 6 23 24 -1
12 Rosario Central 24 19 7 3 9 17 21 -4
13 Racing Club 23 19 5 8 6 28 30 -2
14 Newell's Old Boys[2] 22 19 6 4 9 22 30 -8
15 Nueva Chicago 21 19 5 6 8 19 28 -9
16 Banfield 19 19 5 4 10 22 30 -8
17 Belgrano 18 19 4 6 9 24 27 -3
18 Gimnasia de La Plata 17 19 4 5 10 19 28 -9
19 Gimnasia de Jujuy 17 19 4 5 10 11 22 -11
20 Quilmes 12 19 3 3 13 18 36 -18

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
2 Óscar Cardozo Newell's Old Boys 10
3 Gastón Fernández San Lorenzo 9
4 Facundo Sava Racing Club 8
4 Darío Cvitanich Banfield 8
5 Carlos Luna Quilmes 7
5 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 7
5 Mariano Pavone Estudiantes de La Plata 7
5 José Sand Colón de Santa Fe 7

Relegation

Team Average Points Played 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Boca Juniors 1.877 214 114 48/38 83/38 83/38
Estudiantes de La Plata 1.701 194 114 61/38 52/38 81/38
River Plate 1.693 193 114 60/38 62/38 71/38
Vélez Sársfield 1.640 187 114 73/38 58/38 56/38
San Lorenzo 1.587 181 114 52/38 56/38 73/38
Lanús 1.500 171 114 54/38 58/38 59/38
Gimnasia de La Plata 1.429 163 114 54/38 69/38 40/38
Independiente 1.412 161 114 49/38 55/38 57/38
Arsenal de Sarandí 1.403 160 114 54/38 44/38 62/38
Rosario Central 1.386 158 114 61/38 45/38 52/38
Banfield 1.377 157 114 59/38 59/38 39/38
Racing Club 1.324 151 114 58/38 44/38 49/38
Newell's Old Boys 1.307 149 114 60/38 51/38 38/38
Colón de Santa Fe 1.271 145 114 53/38 46/38 46/38
Gimnasia de Jujuy 1.236 94 76 N/A 51/38 43/38
Argentinos Juniors 1.219 139 114 43/38 50/38 46/38
Nueva Chicago 1.131 43 38 N/A N/A 43/38
Godoy Cruz 1.105 42 38 N/A N/A 42/38
Belgrano de Córdoba 1.079 41 38 N/A N/A 41/38
Quilmes 0.912 104 113 44/38 39/38 21/38

"Promoción" playoff

Teams and schedules will be decided based on average after the end of the Closing tournament.

Date Home Away Result
June 21, 2007 Tigre Nueva Chicago 1-0
June 25, 2007 Nueva Chicago Tigre 1-2

Tigre wins 3-1 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. While Nueva Chicago is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.

Date Home Away Result
June 20, 2007 Huracán Godoy Cruz 2-0
June 24, 2007 Godoy Cruz Huracán 2-3

Huracán wins 5-2 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. While Godoy Cruz is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.

Lower leagues

Level Tournament Champion Promoted Relegated
2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura
Primera B Nacional Clausura		 Olimpo
Olimpo		 Olimpo
Tigre
San Martín (SJ)
Huracán		 Villa Mitre
Huracán (TA)
3rd Primera B Metropolitana Apertura
Primera B Metropolitana Clausura		 Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
Almirante Brown		 Almirante Brown El Porvenir
3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Apertura
Torneo Argentino A Clausura		 Sportivo Desamparados
Guillermo Brown		 Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza Douglas Haig, Central Norte
San Martín de Mendoza
4th Primera C Metropolitana Apertura
Primera C Metropolitana Clausura		 Acassuso
Acassuso		 Acassuso Ituzaingó
4th (interior) Torneo Argentino B Libertad
Cipolletti
Boca Unidos		 Candelaria, Centenario
Alianza (CC), Sportivo
Huracán (CR), Sarmiento (R)
Atlético Uruguay
5th Primera D Metropolitana Apertura
Primera D Metropolitana Clausura		 Berazategui
L.N. Alem		 L.N. Alem Centro Español

Clubs in international competitions

Team / Competition 2006 Recopa Sudamericana 2006 Copa Sudamericana 2007 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Champions
defeated
Brazil São Paulo 		Round of 16
eliminated by
Uruguay Nacional Montevideo 		Champions
defeated
Brazil Grêmio
Lanús did not play Quarterfinal
eliminated by
Mexico C.F. Pachuca 		did not qualify
San Lorenzo did not play Quarterfinal
eliminated by
Mexico Toluca 		did not qualify
Vélez Sársfield did not play First stage
eliminated by
Argentina Lanús 		Round of 16
eliminated by
Argentina Boca Juniors
River Plate did not play Round of 16
eliminated by
Brazil Paranaense 		Second stage
eliminated
(finished last in the group)
Gimnasia La Plata did not play Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Chile Colo-Colo 		Second stage
eliminated
(finished 3rd in the group)
Banfield did not play First stage
eliminated by
Argentina San Lorenzo 		Second stage
eliminated
(finished 3rd in the group)

National team

This section covers Argentina's matches from the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup until the end of the 2007 Copa América.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

September 3, 2006 Argentina  0 – 3  Brazil London, England
15:00 UTC±0 (Report) Elano 3', 67'
Kaká 89'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,032
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)
October 12, 2006 Spain  2 – 1  Argentina Murcia, Spain
21:00 UTC+01 Xavi 33'
Villa 63' (pen.)		 (Report) Bilos 34' Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
February 7, 2007 France  0 – 1  Argentina Saint-Denis, France
20:00 UTC+01 (Report) Saviola 15' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
April 18, 2007 Argentina  0 – 0  Chile Mendoza, Argentina
21:30 UTC−03 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
June 2, 2007 Switzerland  1 – 1  Argentina Basel, Switzerland
19:30 UTC+01 Barnetta 63' (Report)[dead link‍] Tevez 49' Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
June 5, 2007 Argentina  4 – 3  Algeria Barcelona, Spain
20:00 UTC+01 Tevez 1' (pen.)
Messi 55' (pen.), 74'
Cambiasso 57'		 (Report)[dead link‍] Yahia 10'
Belhadj 43', 75'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alfonso J. Álvarez Izquierdo (Spain)

2007 Copa América

Main article: 2007 Copa América
June 28, 2007 Group stage Argentina  4 – 1  United States Maracaibo, Venezuela
20:50 UTC−04:30 Crespo 11', 60'
Aimar 76'
Tevez 84'		 (Report) Johnson 9' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
July 2, 2007 Group stage Argentina  4 – 2  Colombia Maracaibo, Venezuela
20:50 UTC−04:30 Crespo 20' (pen.)
Riquelme 34', 45'
D. Milito 90+1'		 (Report) E. Perea 10'
Castrillón 76'		 Stadium: Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
July 5, 2007 Group stage Argentina  1 – 0  Paraguay Barquisimeto, Venezuela
20:50 UTC−04:30 Mascherano 79' (Report) Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
July 8, 2007 Quarter-finals Argentina  4 – 0  Peru Barquisimeto, Venezuela
18:50 UTC−04:30 Riquelme 47', 85'
Messi 61'
Mascherano 75'		 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara
Attendance: 38,800
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
July 11, 2007 Semi-finals Mexico  0 – 3  Argentina Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
20:50 UTC−04:30 (Report) Heinze 45'
Messi 61'
Riquelme 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
July 15, 2007 Final Brazil  3 – 0  Argentina Maracaibo, Venezuela
17:05 UTC−04:30 Baptista 4'
Ayala 40' (o.g.)
Alves 69'		 (Report) Stadium: Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

References

  1. ^ El Torneo Clausura ya dejó a siete técnicos sin trabajo
  2. ^ Newell's have been deducted 3 points for the incident in the game against River Plate.