2022 Argentine Primera División

The 2022 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional will be the 132nd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season will begin on 5 June and will end on 23 October 2022.[1]

Liga Profesional
Season2022
Dates5 June – 23 October 2022
← 2021
2023 →

Twenty-eight teams will compete 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).[2] River Plate are the defending champions.

Competition format

The competition will be run under a single round-robin, contested by 28 teams (26 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions will qualify for the 2023 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2022 Primera División and 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.[3]

Club information

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2022 Argentine Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
Locations of the 2022 Argentine Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Club City Stadium Capacity
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
Barracas Central Buenos Aires Claudio Chiqui Tapia 4,400
Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314
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
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282
Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540

Personnel
Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aldosivi Martín Palermo Kappa UTHGRA SASSO HOTEL
Argentinos Juniors Gabriel Milito Umbro MARADONA: SUEÑO BENDITO
Arsenal Leonardo Madelón Sport Lyon Secco
Atlético Tucumán Lucas Pusineri Umbro RapiCuota$
Banfield Diego Dabove Athix
Barracas Central Alfredo Berti Il Ossso Sports La Nueva Seguros
Boca Juniors Sebastián Battaglia Adidas Qatar Airways
Central Córdoba (SdE) Sergio Rondina Adhoc Banco Santiago del Estero
Colón Julio César Falcioni Kelme Cablevideo Digital
Defensa y Justicia Sebastián Beccacece Sport Lyon RapiCuota$
Estudiantes (LP) Ricardo Zielinski RUGE B•play
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Néstor Gorosito Hummel RapiCuota$
Godoy Cruz Favio Orsi and
Sergio Gómez		 Fiume Sport CATA Internacional
Huracán Frank Darío Kudelka Peak DECRYPTO
Independiente Eduardo Domínguez Puma
Lanús Jorge Almirón Erreà Mapei
Newell's Old Boys Javier Sanguinetti Givova City Center ONLINE
Patronato Facundo Sava Axfiu Planes ESCO
Platense Omar De Felippe Hummel Escudo Seguros
Racing Fernando Gago Kappa Aeroset
River Plate Marcelo Gallardo Adidas Turkish Airlines
Rosario Central Leandro Somoza Umbro City Center ONLINE
San Lorenzo Fernando Berón (caretaker) Nike UNESCO
Sarmiento (J) Israel Damonte Coach Naldo
Talleres (C) Pedro Caixinha Givova ICBC Argentina
Tigre Diego Martínez Kappa Banco Macro
Unión Gustavo Munúa Kappa OSPAT
Vélez Sarsfield Julio Vaccari Kappa B•play

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table		 Replaced by Date of appointment
Sarmiento (J) Martín Funes End of caretaker spell 11 December 2021 Pre-season Israel Damonte 15 December 2021[4]
Atlético Tucumán Martín Anastacio 11 December 2021 Juan Manuel Azconzábal 11 December 2021[5]
San Lorenzo Daniel Di Leo and
Diego Monarriz		 12 December 2021 Pedro Troglio 29 December 2021[6]
Newell's Old Boys Adrián Taffarel 12 December 2021 Javier Sanguinetti 13 December 2021[7]
Lanús Luis Zubeldía End of contract 12 December 2021[8] Jorge Almirón 25 December 2021[9]
Arsenal Darío Espínola End of caretaker spell 13 December 2021 Leonardo Madelón 23 December 2021[10]
Colón Eduardo Domínguez Resigned 20 December 2021[11] Julio César Falcioni 3 January 2022[12]
Talleres (C) Alexander Medina End of contract 23 December 2021[13] Ángel Guillermo Hoyos 14 January 2022[14]
Independiente Julio César Falcioni 28 December 2021[15] Eduardo Domínguez 3 January 2022[16]
Copa de la Liga Profesional changes
Barracas Central Rodolfo de Paoli Resigned 21 February 2022[17] 14th Zone B Alfredo Berti 1 28 February 2022[18]
Patronato Iván Delfino Mutual agreement 2 March 2022[19] 14th Zone A Facundo Sava 2 6 March 2022[20]
Talleres (C) Ángel Guillermo Hoyos Sacked 13 March 2022[21] 14th Zone A Pedro Caixinha 3 28 March 2022[22]
Rosario Central Kily González 20 March 2022[23] 10th Zone B Leandro Somoza 27 March 2022[24]
Vélez Sarsfield Mauricio Pellegrino Resigned 23 March 2022[25] 14th Zone B Julio Vaccari 4 24 March 2022[26]
Platense Claudio Spontón 3 April 2022[27] 11th Zone A Omar De Felippe 5 April 2022[28]
Godoy Cruz Diego Flores Mutual agreement 9 April 2022[29] 10th Zone B Favio Orsi and
Sergio Gómez		 10 April 2022[30]
Atlético Tucumán Juan Manuel Azconzábal Resigned 10 April 2022[31] 14th Zone A Lucas Pusineri 11 April 2022[32]
San Lorenzo Pedro Troglio 13 April 2022[33] 10th Zone A Fernando Berón 5 14 April 2022[34]

Interim managers

1.^ Sergio Ramos and Salvador Daniele were interim manager in the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 4th round.
2.^ Gabriel Graciani was interim manager in the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 5th round.
3.^ Javier Gandolfi was interim manager in the 2021–22 Copa Argentina round of 64 and the 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th round.
4.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to manager.
5.^ Interim manager until the end of the Copa de la Liga Profesional.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Argentinos Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Banfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Barracas Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Colón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Defensa y Justicia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Estudiantes (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Godoy Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Huracán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Lanús 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Newell's Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Patronato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Platense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Rosario Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sarmiento (J) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Talleres (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Unión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

International qualification

The 2022 Argentine Primera División champions, 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions and 2021–22 Copa Argentina champions will earn 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 will be 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 will qualify for the Copa Libertadores, while the next six teams will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.[3]

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing 13 8 5 0 24 9 +15 29 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 8 4 1 32 17 +15 28
3 River Plate 13 8 2 3 29 11 +18 26 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Boca Juniors 13 6 6 1 17 11 +6 24 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
5 Newell's Old Boys 13 7 2 4 16 12 +4 23
6 Defensa y Justicia 13 6 4 3 25 19 +6 22
7 Argentinos Juniors 13 6 4 3 19 15 +4 22
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 13 6 3 4 21 19 +2 21
9 Sarmiento (J) 13 6 3 4 17 23 −6 21
10 Tigre 13 5 5 3 17 10 +7 20
11 Aldosivi 13 6 2 5 16 14 +2 20
12 Banfield 13 5 3 5 17 14 +3 18
13 Huracán 13 5 3 5 17 16 +1 18
14 Unión 13 5 2 6 10 11 −1 17
15 Colón 13 3 7 3 17 17 0 16
16 Godoy Cruz 13 3 7 3 20 21 −1 16
17 Barracas Central 13 5 1 7 14 23 −9 16
18 Vélez Sarsfield 13 3 6 4 11 11 0 15
19 Arsenal 13 2 8 3 18 18 0 14
20 Lanús 13 3 5 5 14 15 −1 14
21 San Lorenzo 13 3 5 5 14 16 −2 14
22 Central Córdoba (SdE) 13 3 5 5 14 20 −6 14
23 Independiente 13 2 7 4 14 18 −4 13
24 Rosario Central 13 3 2 8 13 19 −6 11
25 Atlético Tucumán 13 2 4 7 12 22 −10 10
26 Platense 13 2 4 7 11 21 −10 10
27 Patronato 13 3 1 9 10 24 −14 10
28 Talleres (C) 13 2 2 9 8 21 −13 8
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored.

Relegation

Relegation at the end of the season is 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 two teams with the worst average at the end of the season will be relegated to Primera Nacional. Relegation will be 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 477526148751.973
2 Boca Juniors 516324138751.84
3 Racing 425329124751.653
4 Vélez Sarsfield 397015124751.653
5 Defensa y Justicia 395922120751.6
6 Estudiantes (LP) 306128119751.587
7 Tigre ——2020131.538
8 Argentinos Juniors 425122115751.533
9 Talleres (C) 37668111751.48
10 Lanús 365614106751.413
11 Independiente 325813103751.373
12 Colón 216416101751.347
13 San Lorenzo 394814101751.347
14 Newell's Old Boys 383923100751.333
15 Unión 28531798751.307
16 Rosario Central 36501197751.293
17 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 24512196751.28
18 Barracas Central ——1616131.231
19 Banfield 27471892751.227
20 Huracán 22511891751.213
21 Aldosivi 22442086751.147
22 Sarmiento (J) —362157511.118
23 Central Córdoba (SdE) 26431483751.107
24 Arsenal 35331482751.093
25 Atlético Tucumán 32401082751.093
26 Platense —451055511.078
27 Godoy Cruz 18461680751.067 Relegation to Primera Nacional
28 Patronato 23371070750.933

Source: AFA

References
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  2. "Barracas Central ascendió a primera división por primera vez tras vencer a Quilmes por penales" (in Spanish). AFA. 20 December 2021.
  3. "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2022 de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. February 2022.
  4. "Sarmiento llegó a un acuerdo de palabra con Israel Damonte" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 8 December 2021.
  5. "Juan Manuel Azconzábal fue presentado como nuevo entrenador de Atlético Tucumán" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 December 2021.
  6. "Pedro Troglio es el nuevo entrenador de San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 29 December 2021.
  7. "Sanguinetti fue presentado como el nuevo director técnico de Newell´s" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 December 2021.
  8. "Luis Zubeldía confirmó que se va de Lanús: ¿asume en San Lorenzo?" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 December 2021.
  9. "Navidad granate: Jorge Almirón vuelve a Lanús" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 December 2021.
  10. "Leonardo Madelón será el nuevo DT de Arsenal" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 16 December 2021.
  11. "Eduardo Domínguez se va de Colón: ¿asoman Independiente y Boca?" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 December 2021.
  12. "Hubo enroque: Falcioni será el entrenador de Colón en lugar de Domínguez" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 January 2022.
  13. "Fin de un ciclo exitoso: el DT Alexander Medina no seguirá en Talleres" (in Spanish). La Voz. 23 December 2021.
  14. "Llegó la confirmación: Ángel Guillermo Hoyos es el nuevo DT de Talleres" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 14 January 2022.
  15. "Independiente tomó la decisión: Falcioni no sigue como técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 December 2021.
  16. "Independiente acordó lo económico y Eduardo Domínguez es el nuevo director técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 January 2022.
  17. "Rodolfo De Paoli dejó de ser el entrenador de Barracas Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 February 2022.
  18. "Barracas Central anunció a Alfredo Berti como su nuevo técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 February 2022.
  19. "Patronato se quedó sin entrenador: Iván Delfino ya no es el director técnico" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 March 2022.
  20. "Facundo Sava, nuevo DT de Patronato" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 March 2022.
  21. "Fassi anunció que Hoyos dejó de ser el técnico de Talleres" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 13 March 2022.
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  23. "Fin de ciclo: Kily González dejó de ser el DT de Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 20 March 2022.
  24. "Oficial: Leandro Somoza es el nuevo entrenador de Rosario Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 27 March 2022.
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  26. "Confirmado: Julio Vaccari seguirá siendo el entrenador de Vélez" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 April 2022.
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  29. "Diego Flores dejó de ser el director técnico de Godoy Cruz" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 10 April 2022.
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