Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 16 July – 13 December 2021 |
Champions | River Plate (37th title) |
Copa Libertadores |
River Plate Vélez Sarsfield Talleres (C) Estudiantes (LP) Colón (via Copa LPF) Boca Juniors (via Copa Argentina) |
Copa Sudamericana |
Defensa y Justicia Independiente Lanús Racing Unión Banfield (via Copa LPF) |
Matches played | 325 |
Goals scored | 796 (2.45 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Julián Álvarez (18 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Boca Juniors 8–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 December 2021) |
Biggest away win |
Atlético Tucumán 0–4
Defensa y Justicia (24 November 2021) |
Highest scoring |
Boca Juniors 8–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 December 2021) |
Longest winning run |
River Plate 8 games |
Longest unbeaten run |
River Plate 18 games |
Longest winless run |
Patronato 12 games |
Longest losing run |
Aldosivi 8 games |
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2022 → |
The 2021 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Socios.com for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 131st season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 16 July and ended on 13 December 2021. [2]
Twenty-six teams competed in the league: the 24 teams that took part in the previous Primera División season as well as two promoted teams from the 2020 Primera Nacional ( Sarmiento (J) and Platense). [3] Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
River Plate won their 37th national league championship with three matches to spare after they defeated Racing 4–0 on 25 November 2021. [4] [5]
The competition was run under a single round-robin, contested by 26 teams (24 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 2. The qualification for international tournaments was determined by an aggregate table of the 2021 Primera División and 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments. [6]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Replaced | 9 January 2021 | Pre-season |
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10 January 2021 [7] |
Independiente |
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9 January 2021 |
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19 January 2021 [8] | ||
Racing |
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Resigned | 9 January 2021 [9] |
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14 January 2021 [10] | |
Atlético Tucumán |
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End of contract | 10 January 2021 [11] |
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11 January 2021 [12] | |
Central Córdoba (SdE) |
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Replaced | 11 January 2021 |
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12 January 2021 [13] | |
Estudiantes (LP) |
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11 January 2021 |
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12 January 2021 [14] | ||
San Lorenzo |
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Resigned | 11 January 2021 [15] |
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19 January 2021 [16] | |
Argentinos Juniors |
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12 January 2021 [17] |
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19 January 2021 [18] | ||
Aldosivi |
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Replaced | 14 January 2021 |
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16 January 2021 [19] | |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Resigned | 7 February 2021 [20] |
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15 February 2021 [21] | |
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Newell's Old Boys |
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Mutual agreement | 13 March 2021 [22] | 12th Zone B |
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14 March 2021 [23] |
Huracán |
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Sacked | 20 March 2021 [24] | 8th Zone B |
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26 March 2021 [25] |
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Platense |
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Mutual agreement | 9 May 2021 [26] | N/A |
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15 May 2021 [27] |
San Lorenzo |
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Resigned | 9 May 2021 [28] |
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11 June 2021 [29] | |
Newell's Old Boys |
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Sacked | 8 June 2021 [30] |
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13 June 2021 [31] | |
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Racing |
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Sacked | 9 August 2021 [32] | 9th |
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11 August 2021 [33] |
Arsenal |
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Resigned | 16 August 2021 [34] | 22nd |
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18 August 2021 [35] |
Boca Juniors |
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Sacked | 16 August 2021 [36] | 24th |
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17 August 2021 [37] |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
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29 August 2021 [38] | 16th |
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31 August 2021 [39] | |
Central Córdoba (SdE) |
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29 August 2021 [40] | 25th |
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6 September 2021 [41] | |
Godoy Cruz |
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Resigned | 29 August 2021 [42] | 19th |
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30 August 2021 [43] |
Platense |
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21 September 2021 [44] | 23rd |
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21 September 2021 [45] | |
Unión |
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Sacked | 22 September 2021 [46] | 22nd |
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4 October 2021 [47] |
Aldosivi |
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Resigned | 27 September 2021 [48] | 23rd |
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3 October 2021 [49] |
Atlético Tucumán |
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12 October 2021 [50] | 21st |
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18 October 2021 [51] | |
Newell's Old Boys |
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Sacked | 17 October 2021 [52] | 21st |
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18 October 2021 [53] |
Racing |
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Replaced | 19 October 2021 | 11th |
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21 October 2021 [54] |
Banfield |
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Resigned | 21 October 2021 [55] | 24th |
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26 October 2021 [56] |
San Lorenzo |
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Sacked | 21 October 2021 [57] | 20th |
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22 October 2021 [58] |
Sarmiento (J) |
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Mutual agreement | 8 November 2021 [59] | 18th |
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11 November 2021 [60] |
Arsenal |
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Resigned | 21 November 2021 [61] | 26th |
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22 November 2021 [62] |
Atlético Tucumán |
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25 November 2021 [63] | 23rd |
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26 November 2021 [64] |
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They do not take foreign slot.
Source: AFA
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | River Plate (C) | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 47 | |
3 | Talleres (C) | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 46 | |
4 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | |
5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 39 | |
6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 39 | |
7 | Colón | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 39 | |
8 | Huracán | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 38 | |
9 | Independiente | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 38 | |
10 | Lanús | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 37 | |
11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 36 | |
12 | Unión | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | |
13 | Aldosivi | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 33 | |
14 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | |
15 | Racing | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
16 | Rosario Central | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 32 | |
17 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 31 | |
18 | Platense | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 31 | |
19 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 28 | |
20 | Banfield | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 27 | |
21 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 27 | |
22 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | |
23 | Patronato | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 25 | |
24 | Sarmiento (J) | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 24 | |
25 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 22 | |
26 | Arsenal | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 21 |
2021 Argentine Primera División champions |
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River Plate 37th title |
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 25 rounds. [65]
The 2021 Argentine Primera División champions, 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions earned a berth to the 2022 Copa Libertadores, while the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional play-off winners qualified for the 2022 Copa Sudamericana. The remaining berths to the 2022 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2022 Copa Sudamericana were determined by an aggregate table of the 2021 Argentine Primera División and 2021 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 five teams qualified for the Copa Sudamericana. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | River Plate | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 75 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage [a] |
2 | Vélez Sarsfield | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 70 | |
3 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 66 | |
4 | Colón | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 64 | |
5 | Boca Juniors | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 63 | |
6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
7 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
8 | Independiente | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 58 | |
9 | Lanús | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 56 | |
10 | Racing | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 53 | |
11 | Unión | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 53 | |
12 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 51 | |
13 | Huracán | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 51 | |
14 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 51 | |
15 | Rosario Central | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 50 | |
16 | San Lorenzo | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 48 | |
17 | Banfield | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage [b] |
18 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 46 | |
19 | Platense | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 45 | |
20 | Aldosivi | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 44 | |
21 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 43 | |
22 | Atlético Tucumán | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 40 | |
23 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 39 | |
24 | Patronato | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 37 | |
25 | Sarmiento (J) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 36 | |
26 | Arsenal | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 33 |
Relegation at the end of the season would be 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 three teams with the worst average at the end of the season would have been relegated to Primera Nacional. Relegation was suspended by AFA at the end of the 2019–20 season until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the points earned in this season will count towards relegation in the 2022 season.
Pos | Team |
2019–20 Pts |
2021 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
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1 | River Plate | 47 | 75 | 122 | 62 | 1.968 |
2 | Boca Juniors | 51 | 63 | 114 | 62 | 1.839 |
3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 39 | 70 | 109 | 62 | 1.758 |
4 | Talleres (C) | 37 | 66 | 103 | 62 | 1.661 |
5 | Defensa y Justicia | 39 | 59 | 98 | 62 | 1.581 |
6 | Racing | 42 | 53 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 |
7 | Argentinos Juniors | 42 | 51 | 93 | 62 | 1.5 |
8 | Lanús | 36 | 56 | 92 | 62 | 1.484 |
9 | Estudiantes (LP) | 30 | 61 | 91 | 62 | 1.468 |
10 | Independiente | 32 | 58 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 |
11 | San Lorenzo | 39 | 48 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 |
12 | Rosario Central | 36 | 50 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 |
13 | Colón | 21 | 64 | 85 | 62 | 1.371 |
14 | Unión | 28 | 53 | 81 | 62 | 1.306 |
15 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 39 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 |
16 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 24 | 51 | 75 | 62 | 1.21 |
17 | Banfield | 27 | 47 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 |
18 | Platense | — | 45 | 45 | 38 | 1.184 |
19 | Huracán | 22 | 51 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 |
20 | Atlético Tucumán | 32 | 40 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 |
21 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 26 | 43 | 69 | 62 | 1.113 |
22 | Arsenal | 35 | 33 | 68 | 62 | 1.097 |
23 | Aldosivi | 22 | 44 | 66 | 62 | 1.065 |
24 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 46 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 |
25 | Patronato | 23 | 37 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 |
26 | Sarmiento (J) | — | 36 | 36 | 38 | 0.947 |
Source: AFA
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 16 July – 13 December 2021 |
Champions | River Plate (37th title) |
Copa Libertadores |
River Plate Vélez Sarsfield Talleres (C) Estudiantes (LP) Colón (via Copa LPF) Boca Juniors (via Copa Argentina) |
Copa Sudamericana |
Defensa y Justicia Independiente Lanús Racing Unión Banfield (via Copa LPF) |
Matches played | 325 |
Goals scored | 796 (2.45 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Julián Álvarez (18 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Boca Juniors 8–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 December 2021) |
Biggest away win |
Atlético Tucumán 0–4
Defensa y Justicia (24 November 2021) |
Highest scoring |
Boca Juniors 8–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 December 2021) |
Longest winning run |
River Plate 8 games |
Longest unbeaten run |
River Plate 18 games |
Longest winless run |
Patronato 12 games |
Longest losing run |
Aldosivi 8 games |
←
2019–20
2022 → |
The 2021 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Socios.com for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 131st season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 16 July and ended on 13 December 2021. [2]
Twenty-six teams competed in the league: the 24 teams that took part in the previous Primera División season as well as two promoted teams from the 2020 Primera Nacional ( Sarmiento (J) and Platense). [3] Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
River Plate won their 37th national league championship with three matches to spare after they defeated Racing 4–0 on 25 November 2021. [4] [5]
The competition was run under a single round-robin, contested by 26 teams (24 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 2. The qualification for international tournaments was determined by an aggregate table of the 2021 Primera División and 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments. [6]
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 |
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 |
Unión | Santa Fe | 15 de Abril | 22,852 |
Vélez Sarsfield | Buenos Aires | José Amalfitani | 45,540 |
Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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Aldosivi |
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UTHGRA SASSO HOTEL |
Argentinos Juniors |
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MARADONA: SUEÑO BENDITO |
Arsenal |
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La Nueva Seguros |
Atlético Tucumán |
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Secco |
Banfield |
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ORBIS Seguros |
Boca Juniors |
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Qatar Airways |
Central Córdoba (SdE) |
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Banco Santiago del Estero |
Colón |
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Cablevideo Digital |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Planes ESCO |
Estudiantes (LP) |
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B•play |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
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RapiCuota$ |
Godoy Cruz |
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CATA Internacional |
Huracán |
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DECRYPTO |
Independiente |
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$CAI FAN TOKEN |
Lanús |
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Mapei |
Newell's Old Boys |
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ADELANTE |
Patronato |
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Banco de Entre Ríos |
Platense |
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Escudo Seguros |
Racing |
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Aeroset |
River Plate |
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Turkish Airlines |
Rosario Central |
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ADELANTE |
San Lorenzo |
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Banco Ciudad |
Sarmiento (J) |
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Naldo |
Talleres (C) |
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ICBC Argentina |
Unión |
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OSPAT |
Vélez Sarsfield |
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B•play |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Godoy Cruz |
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Replaced | 9 January 2021 | Pre-season |
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10 January 2021 [7] |
Independiente |
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9 January 2021 |
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19 January 2021 [8] | ||
Racing |
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Resigned | 9 January 2021 [9] |
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14 January 2021 [10] | |
Atlético Tucumán |
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End of contract | 10 January 2021 [11] |
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11 January 2021 [12] | |
Central Córdoba (SdE) |
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Replaced | 11 January 2021 |
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12 January 2021 [13] | |
Estudiantes (LP) |
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11 January 2021 |
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12 January 2021 [14] | ||
San Lorenzo |
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Resigned | 11 January 2021 [15] |
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19 January 2021 [16] | |
Argentinos Juniors |
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12 January 2021 [17] |
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19 January 2021 [18] | ||
Aldosivi |
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Replaced | 14 January 2021 |
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16 January 2021 [19] | |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Resigned | 7 February 2021 [20] |
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15 February 2021 [21] | |
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Newell's Old Boys |
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Mutual agreement | 13 March 2021 [22] | 12th Zone B |
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14 March 2021 [23] |
Huracán |
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Sacked | 20 March 2021 [24] | 8th Zone B |
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26 March 2021 [25] |
Inter-tournament changes | ||||||
Platense |
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Mutual agreement | 9 May 2021 [26] | N/A |
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15 May 2021 [27] |
San Lorenzo |
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Resigned | 9 May 2021 [28] |
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11 June 2021 [29] | |
Newell's Old Boys |
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Sacked | 8 June 2021 [30] |
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13 June 2021 [31] | |
Liga Profesional changes | ||||||
Racing |
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Sacked | 9 August 2021 [32] | 9th |
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11 August 2021 [33] |
Arsenal |
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Resigned | 16 August 2021 [34] | 22nd |
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18 August 2021 [35] |
Boca Juniors |
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Sacked | 16 August 2021 [36] | 24th |
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17 August 2021 [37] |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
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29 August 2021 [38] | 16th |
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31 August 2021 [39] | |
Central Córdoba (SdE) |
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29 August 2021 [40] | 25th |
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6 September 2021 [41] | |
Godoy Cruz |
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Resigned | 29 August 2021 [42] | 19th |
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30 August 2021 [43] |
Platense |
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21 September 2021 [44] | 23rd |
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21 September 2021 [45] | |
Unión |
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Sacked | 22 September 2021 [46] | 22nd |
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4 October 2021 [47] |
Aldosivi |
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Resigned | 27 September 2021 [48] | 23rd |
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3 October 2021 [49] |
Atlético Tucumán |
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12 October 2021 [50] | 21st |
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18 October 2021 [51] | |
Newell's Old Boys |
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Sacked | 17 October 2021 [52] | 21st |
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18 October 2021 [53] |
Racing |
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Replaced | 19 October 2021 | 11th |
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21 October 2021 [54] |
Banfield |
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Resigned | 21 October 2021 [55] | 24th |
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26 October 2021 [56] |
San Lorenzo |
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Sacked | 21 October 2021 [57] | 20th |
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22 October 2021 [58] |
Sarmiento (J) |
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Mutual agreement | 8 November 2021 [59] | 18th |
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11 November 2021 [60] |
Arsenal |
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Resigned | 21 November 2021 [61] | 26th |
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22 November 2021 [62] |
Atlético Tucumán |
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25 November 2021 [63] | 23rd |
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26 November 2021 [64] |
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They do not take foreign slot.
Source: AFA
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | River Plate (C) | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 47 | |
3 | Talleres (C) | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 46 | |
4 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | |
5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 39 | |
6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 39 | |
7 | Colón | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 39 | |
8 | Huracán | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 38 | |
9 | Independiente | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 38 | |
10 | Lanús | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 37 | |
11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 36 | |
12 | Unión | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | |
13 | Aldosivi | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 33 | |
14 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | |
15 | Racing | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
16 | Rosario Central | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 32 | |
17 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 31 | |
18 | Platense | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 31 | |
19 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 28 | |
20 | Banfield | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 27 | |
21 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 27 | |
22 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | |
23 | Patronato | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 25 | |
24 | Sarmiento (J) | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 24 | |
25 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 22 | |
26 | Arsenal | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 21 |
2021 Argentine Primera División champions |
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River Plate 37th title |
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 25 rounds. [65]
Source: AFA |
Source: AFA |
The 2021 Argentine Primera División champions, 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions earned a berth to the 2022 Copa Libertadores, while the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional play-off winners qualified for the 2022 Copa Sudamericana. The remaining berths to the 2022 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2022 Copa Sudamericana were determined by an aggregate table of the 2021 Argentine Primera División and 2021 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 five teams qualified for the Copa Sudamericana. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | River Plate | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 75 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage [a] |
2 | Vélez Sarsfield | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 70 | |
3 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 66 | |
4 | Colón | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 64 | |
5 | Boca Juniors | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 63 | |
6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 61 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
7 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
8 | Independiente | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 58 | |
9 | Lanús | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 56 | |
10 | Racing | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 53 | |
11 | Unión | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 53 | |
12 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 51 | |
13 | Huracán | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 51 | |
14 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 51 | |
15 | Rosario Central | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 50 | |
16 | San Lorenzo | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 48 | |
17 | Banfield | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage [b] |
18 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 46 | |
19 | Platense | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 45 | |
20 | Aldosivi | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 44 | |
21 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 43 | |
22 | Atlético Tucumán | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 40 | |
23 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 39 | |
24 | Patronato | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 37 | |
25 | Sarmiento (J) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 36 | |
26 | Arsenal | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 33 |
Relegation at the end of the season would be 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 three teams with the worst average at the end of the season would have been relegated to Primera Nacional. Relegation was suspended by AFA at the end of the 2019–20 season until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the points earned in this season will count towards relegation in the 2022 season.
Pos | Team |
2019–20 Pts |
2021 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
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1 | River Plate | 47 | 75 | 122 | 62 | 1.968 |
2 | Boca Juniors | 51 | 63 | 114 | 62 | 1.839 |
3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 39 | 70 | 109 | 62 | 1.758 |
4 | Talleres (C) | 37 | 66 | 103 | 62 | 1.661 |
5 | Defensa y Justicia | 39 | 59 | 98 | 62 | 1.581 |
6 | Racing | 42 | 53 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 |
7 | Argentinos Juniors | 42 | 51 | 93 | 62 | 1.5 |
8 | Lanús | 36 | 56 | 92 | 62 | 1.484 |
9 | Estudiantes (LP) | 30 | 61 | 91 | 62 | 1.468 |
10 | Independiente | 32 | 58 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 |
11 | San Lorenzo | 39 | 48 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 |
12 | Rosario Central | 36 | 50 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 |
13 | Colón | 21 | 64 | 85 | 62 | 1.371 |
14 | Unión | 28 | 53 | 81 | 62 | 1.306 |
15 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 39 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 |
16 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 24 | 51 | 75 | 62 | 1.21 |
17 | Banfield | 27 | 47 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 |
18 | Platense | — | 45 | 45 | 38 | 1.184 |
19 | Huracán | 22 | 51 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 |
20 | Atlético Tucumán | 32 | 40 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 |
21 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 26 | 43 | 69 | 62 | 1.113 |
22 | Arsenal | 35 | 33 | 68 | 62 | 1.097 |
23 | Aldosivi | 22 | 44 | 66 | 62 | 1.065 |
24 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 46 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 |
25 | Patronato | 23 | 37 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 |
26 | Sarmiento (J) | — | 36 | 36 | 38 | 0.947 |
Source: AFA