2017–18 Argentine Primera División


The 2017–18 Argentine Primera División - Superliga Argentina was the 128 season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 14 May 2018.
For the first time since 1893, the AFA did not organise the championship, now being administrated by the Superliga Argentina de Fútbol.
Twenty-eight teams competed in the league, twenty-six returning from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional. Four teams were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship in the previous tournament.
Boca Juniors, who were the defending champions, won their thirty-third league title with one match to spare after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima on 9 May 2018. As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for both the 2019 Copa Libertadores and the 2018 Supercopa Argentina.

Competition format

The tournament was contested by 28 teams. Each team played the other 27 teams in a single round-robin tournament. The additional match against the main rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was not played in this season.

Club information

Stadia and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Argentinos JuniorsBuenos AiresDiego Armando Maradona25,000
ArsenalSarandíJulio Humberto Grondona16,300
Atlético TucumánTucumánMonumental José Fierro32,700
BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Solá34,901
BelgranoCórdobaJulio César Villagra28,000
BelgranoCórdobaMario Alberto Kempes57,000
Boca JuniorsBuenos AiresAlberto J. Armando49,000
Chacarita JuniorsVilla Maipú:es:Estadio de Chacarita Juniors|Chacarita Juniors25,000
ColónSanta FeBrigadier General Estanislao López40,000
Defensa y JusticiaFlorencio VarelaNorberto "Tito" Tomaghello12,000
Estudiantes La PlataCiudad de La Plata53,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima La PlataJuan Carmelo Zerillo24,544
Godoy CruzGodoy CruzMalvinas Argentinas40,268
HuracánBuenos AiresTomás Adolfo Ducó48,314
IndependienteAvellanedaLibertadores de América52,853
LanúsLanúsCiudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez46,619
Newell's Old BoysRosarioMarcelo Bielsa38,095
OlimpoBahía BlancaRoberto Natalio Carminatti20,000
PatronatoParanáPresbítero Bartolomé Grella22,000
RacingAvellanedaPresidente Juan Domingo Perón55,389
River PlateBuenos AiresMonumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti61,321
Rosario CentralRosarioDr. Lisandro de la Torre41,654
San LorenzoBuenos AiresPedro Bidegain39,494
San Martín San JuanIngeniero Hilario Sánchez19,000
San Martín San JuanEstadio del Bicentenario25,286
Talleres CórdobaMario Alberto Kempes57,000
TemperleyTemperleyAlfredo Beranger13,800
TigreVictoriaJosé Dellagiovanna26,282
UniónSanta Fe15 de Abril22,852
Vélez SarsfieldBuenos AiresJosé Amalfitani45,540

Personnel

Managerial changes

Interim Managers

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6
Argentinos Juniors Javier Cabrera Beto da Silva Juan Camilo Saiz Jonathan Sandoval
Arsenal Diego Chaves Gonzalo González Rodrigo Pollero
Atlético Tucumán Mauricio Affonso Gonzalo Freitas Rafael García Andrés Lamas
Banfield Iván Arboleda Danilo Ortiz
Belgrano Epifanio García Mauro Guevgeozián Santiago Martínez Jonathan Ramis Hansell Riojas
Boca Juniors Wílmar Barrios Edwin Cardona Frank Fabra Nahitan Nández Sebastián Pérez
Chacarita Juniors Hernán Petryk Facundo Rodriguez
Colón Alexander Domínguez Marcelo Estigarribia Diego Vera
Defensa y Justicia Christian Almeida
Estudiantes Christian Alemán Andrés Ramiro Escobar Jacob Murillo Juan Ferney Otero
Gimnasia y Esgrima Omar Alderete Brahian Alemán Nicolás Dibble
Godoy Cruz Cristian Báez Leonardo Burián Santiago García Diego Riolfo Felipe Rodríguez Diego Viera
Huracán Saúl Salcedo
Independiente Fernando Amorebieta Martín Campaña Fernando Gaibor Diego Rodríguez Gastón Silva
Lanús Rolando García Guerreño Matías Rojas
Newell's Old Boys Luís Leal
Olimpo Michael Covea Gonzalo Porras Renzo Ramírez Emiliano Tellechea
Patronato Adrián Balboa Blas Cáceres Alberto Contrera Darwin González Sebastián Ribas
Racing
River Plate Rafael Santos Borré Nicolás De La Cruz Jorge Moreira Juan Fernando Quintero Marcelo Saracchi
Rosario Central Óscar Cabezas Washington Camacho Alfonso Parot
San Lorenzo Paulo Díaz Robert Piris Da Motta
San Martín Facundo Barceló Camilo Cándido Álvaro Fernández Maxi Rodríguez
Talleres Junior Arias Lucas Olaza Joao Rojas Santiago Silva Samuel Sosa
Temperley Williams Riveros Mathías Villasanti
Tigre Mathías Abero Carlos Rodríguez
Unión Matías Castro Yeimar Gómez Guillermo Méndez José Ariel Núñez Diego Zabala
Vélez Sarsfield Luis Abram Luis Amarilla

Players holding Argentinian dual nationality

Results

Teams played every other team once completing a total of 27 rounds.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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Top assists

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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 and the three previous seasons. The total tally is then divided by the total number of games played in the top flight on those four seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
TeamRelegation
1Boca Juniors64206358205103'
2San Lorenzo61345350198103'
3Racing57245545181103'
4Independiente54275346180103'
5Estudiantes 51325636175103'
6River Plate49185645168103'
7Godoy Cruz32334356164103'
8Talleres ——42468857'
9Lanús42385029159103'
10Argentinos Juniors———414127'
11Rosario Central59204432155103'
12Banfield50155435154103'
13Defensa y Justicia32254944150103'
14Colón34174941141103'
15Atlético Tucumán—3033369973'
1644254327139103'
17Unión41223243138103'
18Newell's Old Boys40164929134103'
19Belgrano51162640133103'
20Huracán30252948132103'
21Vélez Sarsfield29243738128103'
22San Martín 37233333126103'
23Patronato—2034338773'
24Tigre46203124121103'
25Temperley '30163723106103'
26Olimpo '36133815102103'
27Arsenal '2727271798103'
28Chacarita Juniors '———181827'

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Awards

The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season.