2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional

2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Tournament details
CountryArgentina
Dates25 January – 5 May 2024
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsEstudiantes (LP) (1st title)
2025 Copa LibertadoresEstudiantes (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]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 River Plate 14 7 6 1 26 10 +16 27 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Argentinos Juniors 14 7 5 2 25 14 +11 26
3 Barracas Central 14 7 5 2 20 15 +5 26
4 Vélez Sarsfield 14 7 4 3 14 13 +1 25
5 Talleres (C) 14 6 6 2 24 16 +8 24
6 Independiente 14 6 5 3 14 10 +4 23
7 Instituto 14 5 2 7 18 17 +1 17
8 Banfield 14 4 5 5 14 15 −1 17
9 Huracán 14 4 4 6 12 12 0 16
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 14 5 1 8 18 23 −5 16
11 Rosario Central 14 4 3 7 10 18 −8 15
12 Deportivo Riestra 14 3 4 7 8 16 −8 13
13 Atlético Tucumán 14 1 7 6 8 23 −15 10
14 Independiente Rivadavia 14 2 2 10 13 25 −12 8
Source: AFA

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Godoy Cruz 14 9 2 3 16 6 +10 29 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Estudiantes (LP) 14 8 3 3 19 9 +10 27
3 Defensa y Justicia 14 7 5 2 17 13 +4 26
4 Boca Juniors 14 7 4 3 20 12 +8 25
5 Racing 14 7 3 4 24 11 +13 24
6 Lanús 14 7 2 5 20 14 +6 23
7 Newell's Old Boys 14 6 3 5 13 15 −2 21
8 Unión 14 5 5 4 16 14 +2 20
9 Platense 14 4 6 4 10 14 −4 18
10 San Lorenzo 14 3 7 4 10 14 −4 16
11 Belgrano 14 3 5 6 19 21 −2 14
12 Central Córdoba (SdE) 14 2 5 7 10 20 −10 11
13 Sarmiento (J) 14 2 3 9 9 19 −10 9
14 Tigre 14 1 2 11 7 25 −18 5
Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ Away ARG ATU BAN BAR DRI GLP HUR IND IRI INS RIV ROS TAL VEL
Argentinos Juniors 4–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
Atlético Tucumán 0–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0
Banfield 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–2
Barracas Central 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1
Deportivo Riestra 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–3
Huracán 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Independiente 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Independiente Rivadavia 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1
Instituto 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2
River Plate 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 5–0
Rosario Central 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
Talleres (C) 2–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–0
Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
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 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 4–1
Boca Juniors 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 3–0
Defensa y Justicia 1–1 1–0 0–4 1–0 3–0 2–1
Estudiantes (LP) 1–0 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0
Godoy Cruz 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Lanús 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–2
Newell's Old Boys 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–4 2–2 1–0
Platense 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
Racing 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–0 0–1
San Lorenzo 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Sarmiento (J) 2–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Tigre 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–1
Unión 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches

Home Score Away
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]

  • The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played at a neutral venue, with the higher-seeded serving as the home team.
  • The Final was played at a neutral venue.
    • If tied, extra time would be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions.

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 Juniors1–1Defensa y Justicia
A. Rodríguez 85' Report Bogarín 10'
Penalties
Oroz soccer ball with check mark
Moyano soccer ball with red X
Gondou soccer ball with red X
Verón soccer ball with check mark
Montiel soccer ball with red X
D. Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with check mark Aguilera
soccer ball with red X Burgos
soccer ball with red X Godoy
soccer ball with red X Soto
soccer ball with check mark López
soccer ball with red X Molinas
Referee: Andrés Merlos
Estudiantes (LP)3–0Barracas Central
Carrillo 1', 61'
Correa 85'		 Report
Referee: Darío Herrera
Godoy Cruz1–2Vélez Sarsfield
Altamira 17' Report Romero 23', 67'
Referee: Sebastián Zunino
River Plate2–3Boca Juniors
Borja 9'
P. Díaz 90+6'		 Report Merentiel 45', 66'
Cavani 61'
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

Main article: 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional final
Estudiantes (LP)1–1 (a.e.t.)Vélez Sarsfield
Mancuso 13' Report Sarco 62'
Penalties
Piatti soccer ball with check mark
Mancuso soccer ball with red X
Correa soccer ball with check mark
Cetré soccer ball with check mark
Ascacíbar soccer ball with red X
Zuqui soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Mammana
soccer ball with check mark Sarco
soccer ball with red X García
soccer ball with red X Cáseres
soccer ball with check mark Lobato
soccer ball with red X Montoro
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez

Season statistics

See also

References

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  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. ^ a b c "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.