Season | 2022 |
---|---|
Dates | 3 June – 25 October 2022 |
Champions | Boca Juniors (35th title) |
Relegated | Aldosivi Patronato |
Copa Libertadores | Argentinos Juniors Boca Juniors Huracán Racing River Plate Patronato (via Copa Argentina) |
Copa Sudamericana | Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Newell's Old Boys San Lorenzo Tigre |
Matches played | 378 |
Goals scored | 826 (2.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mateo Retegui (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Racing 5–0 Aldosivi (26 June 2022) River Plate 5–0 Estudiantes (LP) (5 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Unión 1–5 River Plate (19 June 2022) Colón 0–4 Argentinos Juniors (26 September 2022) Lanús 0–4 Argentinos Juniors (6 October 2022) |
Highest scoring | Boca Juniors 5–3 Tigre (15 June 2022) |
Longest winning run | Atlético Tucumán 6 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Boca Juniors 13 games |
Longest winless run | Vélez Sarsfield 15 games |
Longest losing run | Aldosivi 6 games |
← 2021 2023 → |
The 2022 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Binance 2022 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 132nd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 3 June and ended on 25 October 2022.[2]
Twenty-eight teams competed in the league: the 26 teams that took part in the previous Primera División season as well as two promoted teams from the 2021 Primera Nacional (Tigre and Barracas Central).[3] River Plate were the defending champions.
On 23 October 2022, Boca Juniors won their 35th national league championship in the last round after they and Independiente drew 2–2 and, simultaneously, River Plate defeated Racing 1–2.[4]
The competition was run under a single round-robin, contested by 28 teams (26 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments was determined by an aggregate table of the 2022 Primera División and 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.[5]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarmiento (J) | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 11 December 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
15 December 2021[6] |
Atlético Tucumán | ![]() |
11 December 2021 | ![]() |
11 December 2021[7] | ||
San Lorenzo | ![]() ![]() |
12 December 2021 | ![]() |
29 December 2021[8] | ||
Newell's Old Boys | ![]() |
12 December 2021 | ![]() |
13 December 2021[9] | ||
Lanús | ![]() |
End of contract | 12 December 2021[10] | ![]() |
25 December 2021[11] | |
Arsenal | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 13 December 2021 | ![]() |
23 December 2021[12] | |
Colón | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 December 2021[13] | ![]() |
3 January 2022[14] | |
Talleres (C) | ![]() |
End of contract | 23 December 2021[15] | ![]() |
14 January 2022[16] | |
Independiente | ![]() |
28 December 2021[17] | ![]() |
3 January 2022[18] | ||
Copa de la Liga Profesional changes | ||||||
Barracas Central | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 February 2022[19] | 14th Zone B | ![]() |
28 February 2022[20] |
Patronato | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 2 March 2022[21] | 14th Zone A | ![]() |
6 March 2022[22] |
Talleres (C) | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 March 2022[23] | 14th Zone A | ![]() |
28 March 2022[24] |
Rosario Central | ![]() |
20 March 2022[25] | 10th Zone B | ![]() |
27 March 2022[26] | |
Vélez Sarsfield | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 March 2022[27] | 14th Zone B | ![]() |
24 March 2022[28] |
Platense | ![]() |
3 April 2022[29] | 11th Zone A | ![]() |
5 April 2022[30] | |
Godoy Cruz | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 9 April 2022[31] | 10th Zone B | ![]() ![]() |
10 April 2022[32] |
Atlético Tucumán | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 April 2022[33] | 14th Zone A | ![]() |
11 April 2022[34] |
San Lorenzo | ![]() |
13 April 2022[35] | 10th Zone A | ![]() |
14 April 2022[36] | |
Inter-tournament changes | ||||||
Banfield | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 10 May 2022[37] | N/A | ![]() |
10 May 2022[37] |
Huracán | ![]() |
Resigned | 16 May 2022[38] | ![]() |
26 May 2022[39] | |
San Lorenzo | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 18 May 2022 | ![]() |
19 May 2022[40] | |
Vélez Sarsfield | ![]() |
24 May 2022 | ![]() |
30 May 2022[41] | ||
Aldosivi | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 May 2022[42] | ![]() |
27 June 2022[43] | |
Liga Profesional changes | ||||||
Rosario Central | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 June 2022[44] | 27th | ![]() |
21 June 2022[45] |
Central Córdoba (SdE) | ![]() |
4 July 2022[46] | 15th | ![]() |
21 July 2022[47] | |
Boca Juniors | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 July 2022[48] | 11th | ![]() |
11 July 2022[49] |
Colón | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 7 July 2022[50] | 22nd | ![]() |
12 July 2022[51] |
Lanús | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 July 2022[52] | 25th | ![]() |
25 July 2022[53] |
Independiente | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 July 2022[54] | 22nd | ![]() |
2 August 2022[55] |
Barracas Central | ![]() |
20 July 2022[56] | 21st | ![]() ![]() |
15 August 2022[57] | |
Colón | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 17 August 2022[58] | 22nd | ![]() |
18 August 2022[59] |
Newell's Old Boys | ![]() |
Resigned | 29 August 2022[60] | 14th | ![]() |
5 September 2022[61] |
Talleres (C) | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 5 September 2022[62] | 24th | ![]() |
6 September 2022[63] |
Defensa y Justicia | ![]() |
Resigned | 11 September 2022[64] | 22nd | ![]() |
20 September 2022[65] |
Aldosivi | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 September 2022[66] | 28th | ![]() |
23 September 2022[67] |
Colón | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 28 September 2022 | 25th | ![]() |
28 September 2022[68] |
Estudiantes (LP) | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 September 2022[69] | 19th | ![]() |
1 October 2022[69] |
Banfield | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 5 October 2022[70] | 21st | ![]() |
10 October 2022[71] |
Interim managers
They do not take up a foreign slot.
Source: AFA
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 52 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Racing | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 50 | |
3 | River Plate | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 47 | |
4 | Huracán | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 47 | |
5 | Atlético Tucumán | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 46 | |
6 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 43 | |
7 | Tigre | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 43 | |
8 | Argentinos Juniors | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 42 | |
9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 41 | |
10 | Patronato | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 40 | |
11 | Newell's Old Boys | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 40 | |
12 | Defensa y Justicia | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 40 | |
13 | Talleres (C) | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 35 | |
14 | Independiente | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 35 | |
15 | Godoy Cruz | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 35 | |
16 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 34 | |
17 | Barracas Central | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
18 | Estudiantes (LP) | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 33 | |
19 | Platense | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 32 | |
20 | Rosario Central | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 32 | |
21 | Sarmiento (J) | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 32 | |
22 | Unión | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 32 | |
23 | Arsenal | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 30 | |
24 | Banfield | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 30 | |
25 | Colón | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 29 | |
26 | Vélez Sarsfield | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
27 | Lanús | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 21 | |
28 | Aldosivi | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 48 | −32 | 16 |
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 27 rounds.[72]
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source: AFA |
Top assists[edit]Source: AFA |
The 2022 Argentine Primera División champions, 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2021–22 Copa Argentina champions earned a berth to the 2023 Copa Libertadores. The remaining berths to the 2023 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2023 Copa Sudamericana were determined by an aggregate table of the 2022 Argentine Primera División and 2022 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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Racing | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 80 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
2 | Boca Juniors | 41 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 79 | |
3 | River Plate | 41 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 76 | |
4 | Argentinos Juniors | 41 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 67 | |
5 | Huracán | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage |
7 | Defensa y Justicia | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 65 | |
8 | Tigre | 41 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 63 | |
9 | Newell's Old Boys | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 63 | |
10 | Estudiantes (LP) | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 61 | |
11 | San Lorenzo | 41 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 58 | |
12 | Atlético Tucumán | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 57 | |
13 | Sarmiento (J) | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 53 | |
14 | Barracas Central | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 53 | |
15 | Independiente | 41 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 51 | |
16 | Godoy Cruz | 41 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 51 | |
17 | Patronato | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 50 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
18 | Banfield | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 49 | |
19 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 49 | |
20 | Unión | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 49 | |
21 | Arsenal | 41 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 47 | |
22 | Vélez Sarsfield | 41 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 46 | |
23 | Rosario Central | 41 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 46 | |
24 | Talleres (C) | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 46 | |
25 | Colón | 41 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 45 | |
26 | Platense | 41 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 42 | |
27 | Lanús | 41 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 36 | |
28 | Aldosivi | 41 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 36 |
Relegation at the end of the season was 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 were relegated to Primera Nacional. Relegation was reinstated starting from this season after it was suspended by AFA at the end of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pos | Team | 2019–20 Pts |
2021 Pts |
2022 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 47 | 75 | 76 | 198 | 103 | 1.922 | |
2 | Boca Juniors | 51 | 63 | 79 | 193 | 103 | 1.874 | |
3 | Racing | 42 | 53 | 80 | 175 | 103 | 1.699 | |
4 | Defensa y Justicia | 39 | 59 | 65 | 163 | 103 | 1.583 | |
5 | Argentinos Juniors | 42 | 51 | 67 | 160 | 103 | 1.553 | |
6 | Tigre | — | — | 63 | 63 | 41 | 1.537 | |
7 | Vélez Sarsfield | 39 | 70 | 46 | 155 | 103 | 1.505 | |
8 | Estudiantes (LP) | 30 | 61 | 61 | 152 | 103 | 1.476 | |
9 | Talleres (C) | 37 | 66 | 46 | 149 | 103 | 1.447 | |
10 | San Lorenzo | 39 | 48 | 58 | 145 | 103 | 1.408 | |
11 | Independiente | 32 | 58 | 51 | 141 | 103 | 1.369 | |
12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 24 | 51 | 65 | 140 | 103 | 1.359 | |
13 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 39 | 63 | 140 | 103 | 1.359 | |
14 | Huracán | 22 | 51 | 65 | 138 | 103 | 1.34 | |
15 | Barracas Central | — | — | 53 | 53 | 41 | 1.293 | |
16 | Rosario Central | 36 | 50 | 46 | 132 | 103 | 1.282 | |
17 | Colón | 21 | 64 | 45 | 130 | 103 | 1.262 | |
18 | Unión | 28 | 53 | 49 | 130 | 103 | 1.262 | |
19 | Atlético Tucumán | 32 | 40 | 57 | 129 | 103 | 1.252 | |
20 | Lanús | 36 | 56 | 36 | 128 | 103 | 1.243 | |
21 | Banfield | 27 | 47 | 49 | 123 | 103 | 1.194 | |
22 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 26 | 43 | 49 | 118 | 103 | 1.146 | |
23 | Sarmiento (J) | — | 36 | 53 | 89 | 79 | 1.127 | |
24 | Arsenal | 35 | 33 | 47 | 115 | 103 | 1.117 | |
25 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 46 | 51 | 115 | 103 | 1.117 | |
26 | Platense | — | 45 | 42 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | |
27 | Patronato (R) | 23 | 37 | 50 | 110 | 103 | 1.068 | Relegation to Primera Nacional |
28 | Aldosivi (R) | 22 | 44 | 36 | 102 | 103 | 0.99 |
Source: AFA