| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2018 – 7 April 2019 |
| Champions | Racing(18th title) |
| Relegated | Tigre San Martín (SJ) Belgrano San Martín (T) |
| Copa Libertadores | Racing Defensa y Justicia Boca Juniors Atlético Tucumán River Plate (viaCopa Argentina) Tigre (viaCopa de la Superliga) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Vélez Sarsfield Independiente Unión Huracán Lanús Argentinos Juniors (via Copa de la Superliga) |
| Matches | 325 |
| Goals | 719 (2.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lisandro López (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Independiente 4–0San Martín (T) (Nov. 7, 2018) Vélez Sarsfield 4–0Lanús (Apr. 6, 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Lanús 1–5River Plate (Sep. 28, 2018) Rosario Central 0–4Unión (Oct. 7, 2018) Godoy Cruz 0–4River Plate (Jan. 30, 2019) San Martín (SJ) 0–4Boca Juniors (Jan. 31, 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Tigre 4–4Banfield (Feb. 8, 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Boca Juniors andRacing 6 games |
| Longest winless run | San Lorenzo 13 games |
| Longest losing run | Argentinos Juniors,Huracán,Lanús andPatronato 5 games |
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The2018–19 Superliga Argentina (officially theSuperliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 129th season of top-flight professionalfootball in Argentina. The season began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019.[2]Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
Twenty-six teams competed in the league, twenty-four returning from the2017–18 season and two promoted from the2017–18 Primera B Nacional (Aldosivi andSan Martín (T)). Four teams (Temperley,Olimpo,Arsenal, andChacarita Juniors) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship in the previous tournament.
Racing won their eighteenth national league championship with one match to spare after a 1–1 draw against Tigre on 31 March 2019.[3][4]
The tournament was contested by 26 teams. It began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019. Each team played the other 25 teams in a singleround-robin tournament. The additional match against themain rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was once again omitted in this season. From 14 April to 2 June 2019, the Primera División played a new competition named "Copa de la Superliga".[5]
Interim managers
Darío Cavallo was interim manager in the 2017–18 Copa Argentinaround of 64.Rodrigo Acosta was interim manager in the 4th round.Martín De León was interim manager in the 6th round.Ariel Martos was interim manager in the 6th round.Juan Carlos Blengio was interim manager in the 7th round.Diego Monarriz was interim manager in the 11th round.Esteban Fuertes was interim manager until the end of 2018.Raúl Sanzotti was interim manager until the end of 2018.Floreal García was interim manager in the 20th round.Daniel Oldrá was interim manager in the 21st round.Pablo Quatrocchi was interim manager in the 21st and 22nd rounds.Marcelo Goux was interim manager in the 22nd round.
Carlos Benavídez.[60]They do not take foreign slot.
Raúl Bobadilla (Argentinos Juniors)Lucas Barrios (Huracán)
Norberto Briasco-Balekian (Huracán)
Pablo Hernández (Independiente)
Dylan Gissi (Patronato)Gabriel Arias (Racing)
Carlos Olses (Racing)Camilo Mayada (River Plate)Néstor Ortigoza (Rosario Central)
Joel Soñora (Talleres (C))
Mauricio Toni (Talleres (C))Source:AFA
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing(C) | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 57 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 53 | |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 51 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 45 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 40 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Independiente | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Unión | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 36 | |
| 9 | Tigre | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage[b] |
| 10 | Huracán | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 35 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 11 | Lanús | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Talleres (C) | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 33 | |
| 13 | Aldosivi | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 33 | |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | |
| 16 | Banfield | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 29 | |
| 17 | Estudiantes (LP) | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 29 | |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 29 | |
| 19 | Patronato | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 26 | |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 26 | |
| 21 | San Martín (SJ) | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 25 | |
| 22 | Belgrano | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 24 | |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 23 | |
| 24 | Colón | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 23 | |
| 25 | San Martín (T) | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 23 | |
| 26 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 22 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage[c] |
| 2018–19 Argentine Primera División champions |
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| Racing 18th title |
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 25 rounds.[62]
| Home \ Away | ALD | ARG | ATU | BAN | BEL | BOC | COL | DYJ | EST | GLP | GOD | HUR | IND | LAN | NOB | PAT | RAC | RIV | ROS | SLO | SMA | SMT | TAL | TIG | UNI | VEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldosivi | — | — | — | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | — | — |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Tucumán | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 4–1 | — | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | — |
| Banfield | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgrano | — | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
| Boca Juniors | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Colón | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
| Defensa y Justicia | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | — |
| Godoy Cruz | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 |
| Huracán | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Independiente | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Lanús | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Newell's Old Boys | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | — |
| Patronato | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–3 |
| Racing | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| River Plate | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Rosario Central | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | — |
| San Lorenzo | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| San Martín (SJ) | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| San Martín (T) | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Talleres (C) | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Tigre | — | 2–1 | — | 4–4 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| Unión | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–2 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
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 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 four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated toPrimera B Nacional.[2]
| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 63 | 58 | 51 | 172 | 82 | 2.098 | |
| 2 | Racing | 55 | 45 | 57 | 157 | 82 | 1.915 | |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 49 | 44 | 53 | 146 | 82 | 1.78 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 56 | 45 | 45 | 146 | 82 | 1.78 | |
| 5 | Independiente | 53 | 46 | 38 | 137 | 82 | 1.671 | |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 43 | 56 | 32 | 131 | 82 | 1.598 | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 53 | 50 | 23 | 126 | 82 | 1.537 | |
| 8 | Talleres (C) | 42 | 46 | 33 | 121 | 82 | 1.476 | |
| 9 | Estudiantes (LP) | 56 | 36 | 29 | 121 | 82 | 1.476 | |
| 10 | Banfield | 54 | 35 | 29 | 118 | 82 | 1.439 | |
| 11 | Vélez Sarsfield | 37 | 38 | 40 | 115 | 82 | 1.402 | |
| 12 | Lanús | 50 | 29 | 34 | 113 | 82 | 1.378 | |
| 13 | Colón | 49 | 41 | 23 | 113 | 82 | 1.378 | |
| 14 | Huracán | 29 | 48 | 35 | 112 | 82 | 1.366 | |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 33 | 36 | 42 | 111 | 82 | 1.354 | |
| 16 | Unión | 32 | 43 | 36 | 111 | 82 | 1.354 | |
| 17 | Aldosivi | — | — | 33 | 33 | 25 | 1.32 | |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 49 | 29 | 29 | 107 | 82 | 1.305 | |
| 19 | Rosario Central | 44 | 32 | 26 | 102 | 82 | 1.244 | |
| 20 | Argentinos Juniors | — | 41 | 22 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | |
| 21 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 43 | 27 | 29 | 99 | 82 | 1.207 | |
| 22 | Patronato | 34 | 33 | 26 | 93 | 82 | 1.134 | |
| 23 | Tigre(R) | 31 | 24 | 36 | 91 | 82 | 1.11 | Relegation toPrimera B Nacional |
| 24 | San Martín (SJ)(R) | 33 | 33 | 25 | 91 | 82 | 1.11 | |
| 25 | Belgrano(R) | 26 | 40 | 24 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | |
| 26 | San Martín (T)(R) | — | — | 23 | 23 | 25 | 0.92 |
Source:AFA
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season.[63]
Esteban Andrada (Boca Juniors)Javier Pinola (River Plate)Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield)Lisandro López (Racing)Alan Aguerre (Newell's Old Boys) againstSan LorenzoEmanuel Reynoso (Boca Juniors) againstSan Martín (T)Eduardo Coudet (Racing)Lisandro López (Racing)Lisandro López (Racing)Pablo Guiñazú (Talleres (C)),Rodrigo Mora (River Plate),Rodrigo Braña (Estudiantes (LP)) andSebastián Bertoli (Patronato)Matías Zaracho (Racing)
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