2017–18 Club Atlético Colón season

Colón
2017–18 season
ChairmanJosé Nestor Viganatti
ManagerEduardo Domínguez
StadiumEstadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Primera División7th
2016–17 Copa ArgentinaRound of 32
2017–18 Copa ArgentinaRound of 64
Copa SudamericanaFirst stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Diego Vera (3)
All: Diego Vera (3)
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The 2017–18 season is Colón's 4th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Current squad

As of 30 August 2017.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Argentina ARG Osvaldo Barsottini
3 DF Argentina ARG Clemente Rodríguez
4 DF Argentina ARG Lucas Ceballos
6 DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Olivera
9 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Leguizamón
12 FW Uruguay URU Diego Vera
14 MF Argentina ARG Adrián Bastía
15 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Silva
23 MF Argentina ARG Christian Bernardi
27 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Ledesma
28 GK Argentina ARG Joaquín Aylagas
30 DF Argentina ARG Germán Conti
32 DF Argentina ARG Tomás Sandoval
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Garcés
34 DF Argentina ARG Osvaldo Arroyo
MF Argentina ARG Cristian Guanca
MF Argentina ARG Diego Morales
FW Argentina ARG Facundo Callejo
GK Argentina ARG Gonzalo Marinelli
DF Argentina ARG Gustavo Toledo (on loan from Independiente)
GK Argentina ARG Ignacio Chicco
MF Argentina ARG Jonathan Galván
MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Heredia (on loan from Almirante Brown)
MF Paraguay PAR Marcelo Estigarribia (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
MF Argentina ARG Matías Fritzler
FW Argentina ARG Mauro Marconato

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Argentina ARG Juan Bauza (at Juventud Unida until 30 June 2018)
FW Argentina ARG Gustavo Villarruel (at San Martín until 30 June 2018)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
7 July 2017 GK Argentina Gonzalo Marinelli Argentina Huracán Undisclosed[2][3]
7 July 2017 MF Argentina Matías Fritzler Argentina Huracán Undisclosed[2][3]
25 July 2017 MF Argentina Jonathan Galván Argentina Aldosivi Undisclosed[2][3]
30 July 2017 MF Argentina Diego Morales Argentina Tigre Undisclosed[3]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 2017 MF Argentina Diego Lagos Released[3]
1 July 2017 MF Paraguay Fidencio Oviedo Paraguay Guaraní Undisclosed[2]
1 July 2017 GK Argentina Jorge Broun Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Undisclosed[2][3]
1 July 2017 DF Argentina Raúl Iberbia Released[3]
4 July 2017 MF Argentina Gerónimo Poblete France Metz Undisclosed[2][3]
6 July 2017 MF Argentina Franco Mazurek Greece Panetolikos Undisclosed[2]
21 July 2017 MF Argentina Yamil Garnier Argentina Sarmiento (J) Undisclosed[2]
25 July 2017 DF Argentina Pablo Cuevas Argentina Sarmiento (R) Undisclosed[2]
9 August 2017 MF Argentina Franco Leys Argentina Juventud Unida Undisclosed[2]
11 August 2017 FW Argentina Ismael Blanco Argentina Atlético Tucumán Undisclosed[2]
17 August 2017 GK Argentina Jorge Carranza Argentina Atlético de Rafaela Undisclosed[2]

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
15 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Paraguay Marcelo Estigarribia Uruguay Deportivo Maldonado[4]
19 July 2017 30 June 2018 DF Argentina Gustavo Toledo Argentina Independiente[2]
21 August 2017 30 June 2018 MF Argentina Leonardo Heredia Argentina Almirante Brown[5]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
1 July 2017 30 June 2018 FW Argentina Gustavo Villarruel Argentina San Martín
14 August 2017 30 June 2018 MF Argentina Juan Bauza Argentina Juventud Unida

Friendlies

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 July 2017 Friendly Colón Argentina 1–0 Argentina Arsenal de Viale Santa Fe, Argentina
F. Garcés Report Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
5 August 2017 Friendly Boca Juniors Argentina 0–0 Argentina Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
10 August 2017 Friendly Colón Argentina 3–1 Argentina Olimpo Santa Fe, Argentina
10:00 C. Guanca
N. Leguizamón
Report
16 August 2017 Friendly Belgrano Argentina 2–2 Argentina Colón Córdoba, Argentina
B. Volpini
F. Brener
Report
Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi

Primera División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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.[6][7]

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWDWDWDDWWLL
Position1279564665557
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
30 September 2017 5 San Lorenzo Argentina 0–0 Argentina Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
14:05 Report Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)
27 October 2017 7 Banfield Argentina 1–1 Argentina Colón Banfield, Argentina
19:05 M. Sperduti 63' (pen.) Report D. Vera 34' Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
24 November 2017 10 Colón Argentina 3–1 Argentina Tigre Santa Fe, Argentina
21:30 P. Ledesma 52'
D. Vera 65' (pen.)
C. Bernardi 70'
Report M. Caire 36' Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina)
10 December 2017 12 Colón Argentina 0–2 Argentina Talleres Santa Fe, Argentina
19:15 Report J. Arias 17'
S. Palacios 74'
Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
January 2018 13 Boca Juniors Argentina Argentina Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: La Bombonera

Copa Argentina

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 September 2017 R32 Huracán Argentina 1–0 Argentina Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:10 R. Ábila 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)

Copa Sudamericana

  Win   Draw   Loss

References

  1. ^ "Colón squad". Soccerway. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Colón transfers". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Estigarribia arregló con Colón y volverá al fútbol argentino". Goal.com. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Domínguez sumó el octavo refuerzo en Colón". TyC Sports. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  7. ^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.