Liga Profesional de Fútbol
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2018-2019
Location
Argentina
Abbreviation
ARG1
Summary
The Primera División-Superliga Argentina (ARG1) is the top level of league style football competition in Argentina. Typically most ARG1 teams come from Greater Buenos Aires. At the end of the 2018-2019 ARG1 season, the ARG1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 2018-2019 ARG1 teams
- 1st place 2018-2019 Copa de la Superliga team
- 2020 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 4th place 2018-2019 ARG1 team
- 2020 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 1st-5th best 2018-2019 ARG1 teams that have not qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores
- 2nd place 2019 Copa de la Superliga team
Upon the completion of the 2018-2019 ARG1 season, all of the ARG1 teams will compete in a new competition called the Copa de la Superliga which runs from 12 April 2019 to 2 June 2019. Except for the Final, all match-ups are Home/Away, highest aggregate goals wins. If the aggregate goals is tied after the 2nd leg, the team with the most away goals advances. If still tied after applying the Away Goals rule, a penalty shoot-out is held. In the 1st Round, the top 6 ARG1 teams receive a bye. The winner of the 2019 Copa de la Superliga receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
Leagues Pyramid - Argentina
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ARG1 | Superliga Quilmes Clásica (Primera División) | 26 |
| ARG2 | Primera B Nacional | 25 |
| ARG3A | Primera B Metropolitana | 19 |
| ARG3B | Torneo Federal A | 35 |
| ARG4A | Primera C | 20 |
| ARG4B | Torneo Federal B | 160 |
| ARG5A | Primera D | 16 | ARG5B | Torneo Federal C | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 10 Aug 2018 - 7 Apr 2019 | 26: ARG1 (22), ARG2 (4) | ||
Season Format
Each ARG1 team plays one match against the other 25 ARG1 teams (either at home or away determined by the Argentine FA) for a total of 25 matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) playoff (only to decide champion), (2) goal difference, (3) goals scored, (4) head-to-head points, (5) head-to-head goal difference, then (6) head-to-head goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 ARG1 Regular season, the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th place ARG1 teams in the 2018-2019 ARG1 Relegation Table will be relegated to the ARG2, and four ARG2 teams will be promoted to the 2019-2020 ARG1 season.
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Copa de la Superliga - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sun - 2 Jun 2019
 | 20 | Boca Juniors | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes |
Copa de la Superliga - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Tigre | 60 | CA Tucumán |
| 18.05.19 | | 50 | CA Tucumán | Estadio José Dellagiovanna |
| 25.05.19 | | 01 | Tigre | Estadio Monumental José Fierro |
| Aggregate | Argentinos Juniors | 01 | Boca Juniors |
| 19.05.19 |  | 00 | Boca Juniors | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 26.05.19 | | 10 | Argentinos Juniors | La Bombonera |
Copa de la Superliga - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Tigre | 32 | Racing Club |
| 11.05.19 | | 20 | Racing Club | Estadio José Dellagiovanna |
| 14.05.19 | | 21 | Tigre | El Cilindro |
| Aggregate | CA Tucumán | 44 | River Plate |
| 11.05.19 | | 30 | River Plate | Estadio Monumental José Fierro |
| 14.05.19 | | 41 | CA Tucumán | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |
| Aggregate | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | Gimnasia La Plata |
| 12.05.19 | | 00 | Gimnasia La Plata | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 16.05.19 | | 12 | Argentinos Juniors | Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo |
| Aggregate | Vélez Sarsfield | 00 | Boca Juniors |
| 12.05.19 |  | 00 | Boca Juniors | Estadio José Amalfitani |
| 16.05.19 | | 00 | Vélez Sarsfield | La Bombonera | ||
| Boca Juniors advance on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Copa de la Superliga - Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CA Talleres | 34 | CA Tucumán |
| 26.04.19 |  | 32 | CA Tucumán | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes |
| 04.05.19 | | 20 | CA Talleres | Estadio Monumental José Fierro |
| Aggregate | Lanús | 14 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 27.04.19 |  | 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | Estadio Ciudad de Lanús |
| 06.05.19 | | 20 | Lanús | Estadio José Amalfitani |
| Aggregate | Estudiantes La Plata | 11 | Racing Club |
| 27.04.19 |  | 11 | Racing Club | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
| 04.05.19 | | 00 | Estudiantes La Plata | El Cilindro |
| Aggregate | San Lorenzo | 21 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 28.04.19 |  | 10 | Argentinos Juniors | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 05.05.19 | | 11 | San Lorenzo | Estadio Pedro Bidegain |
| Aggregate | CA Aldosivi | 17 | River Plate |
| 28.04.19 |  | 11 | River Plate | Estadio José María Minella |
| 03.05.19 | | 60 | CA Aldosivi | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |
| Aggregate | Godoy Cruz | 25 | Boca Juniors |
| 28.04.19 |  | 12 | Boca Juniors | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas |
| 05.05.19 | | 31 | Godoy Cruz | La Bombonera |
| Aggregate | Tigre | 43 | Unión de Santa Fe |
| 29.04.19 | | 12 | Unión de Santa Fe | Estadio José Dellagiovanna |
| 04.05.19 | | 13 | Tigre | Estadio 15 de Abril |
| Aggregate | Gimnasia La Plata | 30 | Defensa y Justicia |
| 29.04.19 | | 10 | Defensa y Justicia | Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo |
| 05.05.19 | | 02 | Gimnasia La Plata | Estadio Norberto Tomaghello |
Copa de la Superliga - 1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CA Colón | 23 | Tigre |
| Aggregate | Gimnasia La Plata | 32 | Newell's Old Boys |
| 12.04.19 | | 01 | Newell's Old Boys | Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo |
| 21.04.19 | | 13 | Gimnasia La Plata | Estadio Marcelo Bielsa |
| Aggregate | San Martín de San Juan | 22 | CA Talleres |
| 13.04.19 |  | 20 | CA Talleres | Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez |
| 20.04.19 | | 20 | San Martín de San Juan | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | ||
| CA Talleres advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
| Aggregate | Belgrano de Córdoba | 34 | Lanús |
| 13.04.19 |  | 32 | Lanús | El Gigante de Alberdi |
| 20.04.19 | | 20 | Belgrano de Córdoba | Estadio Ciudad de Lanús |
| Aggregate | San Martín de Tucumán | 14 | Unión de Santa Fe |
| 13.04.19 |  | 11 | Unión de Santa Fe | Estadio La Ciudadela |
| 21.04.19 | | 30 | San Martín de Tucumán | Estadio 15 de Abril |
| Aggregate | Estudiantes La Plata | 21 | Banfield |
| 14.04.19 | | 01 | Banfield | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
| 19.04.19 | | 02 | Estudiantes La Plata | Estadio Florencio Sola |
| Aggregate | San Lorenzo | 00 | CA Huracán |
| 14.04.19 | | 00 | CA Huracán | Estadio Pedro Bidegain |
| 19.04.19 | | 00 | San Lorenzo | Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó | ||
| San Lorenzo advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| Aggregate | Argentinos Juniors | 43 | Independiente |
| 14.04.19 | | 32 | Independiente | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 21.04.19 | | 11 | Argentinos Juniors | Estadio Libertadores de América |
| Aggregate | Patronato de Paraná | 22 | Godoy Cruz |
| 15.04.19 |  | 11 | Godoy Cruz | Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
| 20.04.19 | | 11 | Patronato de Paraná | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | ||
| Godoy Cruz advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| Aggregate | CA Rosario Central | 23 | CA Aldosivi |
| 15.04.19 |  | 02 | CA Aldosivi | Gigante de Arroyito |
| 20.04.19 | | 12 | CA Rosario Central | Estadio José María Minella |
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Racing Club (ARG) | 25 | 17 -6-2 | 57 | - | 43 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 10 -3-0 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 15 -8-2 | 53 | - | 33 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 -4-1 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 -6-4 | 51 | - | 42 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 9 -1-2 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 -6-6 | 45 | - | 42 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | CA Tucumán | 25 | 12 -6-7 | 42 | - | 36 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 -7-7 | 40 | - | 34 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| 7 | Independiente (ARG) | 25 | 10 -8-7 | 38 | - | 35 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 8 | Unión de Santa Fe | 25 | 9 -9-7 | 36 | - | 29 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 4 -5-3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Tigre | 25 | 9 -9-7 | 36 | - | 39 | 42 | -3 | 12 | 3 -7-2 | 16 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 10 | CA Huracán | 25 | 9 -8-8 | 35 | - | 28 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| 11 | Lanús | 25 | 9 -7-9 | 34 | - | 27 | 32 | -5 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 12 | CA Talleres | 25 | 9 -6-10 | 33 | - | 25 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | CA Aldosivi | 25 | 9 -6-10 | 33 | - | 21 | 24 | -3 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 9 -5-11 | 32 | - | 23 | 30 | -7 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 7 -8-10 | 29 | - | 26 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 16 | Banfield | 25 | 6 -11-8 | 29 | - | 27 | 31 | -4 | 12 | 3 -6-3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 17 | Estudiantes La Plata | 25 | 7 -8-10 | 29 | - | 21 | 25 | -4 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 25 | 8 -5-12 | 29 | - | 21 | 32 | -11 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 -3-8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| 19 | Patronato de Paraná | 25 | 7 -5-13 | 26 | - | 29 | 37 | -8 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 -1-10 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
| 20 | CA Rosario Central | 25 | 6 -8-11 | 26 | - | 16 | 26 | -10 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 21 | San Martín de San Juan | 25 | 6 -7-12 | 25 | - | 24 | 34 | -10 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 22 | Belgrano de Córdoba | 25 | 4 -12-9 | 24 | - | 16 | 23 | -7 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 -6-6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 3 -14-8 | 23 | - | 21 | 30 | -9 | 12 | 2 -7-3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1 -7-5 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 24 | CA Colón | 25 | 4 -11-10 | 23 | - | 21 | 33 | -12 | 12 | 4 -7-1 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 -4-9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | -17 |
| 25 | San Martín de Tucumán | 25 | 4 -11-10 | 23 | - | 25 | 38 | -13 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 26 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 5 -7-13 | 22 | - | 15 | 28 | -13 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sun - 7 Apr 2019
| 11 | Defensa y Justicia | El Cilindro |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | El Gigante de Alberdi |
| 21 | Argentinos Juniors | Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
| 21 | CA Talleres | Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez |
| 23 | Tigre | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |
| 12 | Independiente | Gigante de Arroyito |
| 20 | CA Tucumán | Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
Sat - 6 Apr 2019
| 11 | Boca Juniors | Estadio José María Minella |
| 40 | Lanús | Estadio José Amalfitani |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | Estadio Florencio Sola |
| 00 | Estudiantes La Plata | Estadio 15 de Abril |
| 32 | CA Colón | Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo |
Fri - 5 Apr 2019
| 00 | San Lorenzo | Estadio La Ciudadela |
Mon - 1 Apr 2019
| 00 | San Martín de San Juan | Brigadier Gral. Estanislao López |
| 11 | San Martín de Tucumán | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
Sun - 31 Mar 2019
| 11 | Racing Club | Estadio José Dellagiovanna |
| 11 | Unión de Santa Fe | Estadio Norberto Tomaghello |
| 31 | Belgrano de Córdoba | Estadio Ciudad de Lanús |
| 02 | CA Rosario Central | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 10 | CA Aldosivi | Estadio Monumental José Fierro |