2005–06 Argentine Primera División

Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 2005/2006.

Contents

Torneo Apertura

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Boca Juniors 19 12 4 3 36 17 +19 40 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Gimnasia (La Plata) 19 11 4 4 28 19 +9 37
3 Vélez Sársfield 19 10 3 6 26 16 +10 33
4 Independiente 19 8 8 3 34 22 +12 32
5 Banfield 19 5 13 1 25 15 +10 28
6 River Plate 19 8 4 7 31 22 +9 28
7 Estudiantes 19 8 4 7 23 22 +1 28
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 8 4 7 19 20 −1 28
9 San Lorenzo 19 8 4 7 33 39 −6 28
10 Colón 19 7 5 7 28 27 +1 26
11 Racing 19 7 4 8 28 27 +1 25
12 Olimpo 19 5 8 6 19 23 −4 23
13 Lanús 19 5 8 6 21 31 −10 23
14 Arsenal 19 5 7 7 23 24 −1 22
15 Rosario Central 19 5 7 7 20 29 −9 22
16 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 5 9 25 27 −2 20
17 Quilmes 19 4 7 8 20 27 −7 19
18 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 19 3 9 7 23 30 −7 18
19 Tiro Federal 19 4 3 12 22 31 −9 15
20 Instituto 19 2 9 8 11 27 −16 15

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top Scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Javier Cámpora Tiro Federal 13
2 Leonardo Pisculichi Argentinos Juniors 10
2 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 10
2 Gonzalo Vargas Gimnasia de La Plata 10
2 José Luis Calderón Estudiantes de La Plata 10
3 Nicolás Frutos Independiente 9
3 Sergio Agüero Independiente 9
3 Iván Moreno y Fabianesi Colón de Santa Fe 9
4 Ezequiel Lavezzi San Lorenzo 8

Torneo Clausura

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Boca Juniors 19 13 4 2 37 14 +23 43 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Lanús 19 10 5 4 26 15 +11 35
3 River Plate 19 9 7 3 39 24 +15 34
4 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 19 10 3 6 26 16 +10 33
5 Gimnasia (La Plata) 19 9 5 5 31 22 +9 32
6 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 7 4 27 18 +9 31
7 Banfield 19 10 1 8 28 22 +6 31
8 San Lorenzo 19 7 7 5 15 14 +1 28
9 Olimpo 19 7 5 7 22 22 0 26
10 Vélez Sársfield 19 5 10 4 21 18 +3 25
11 Estudiantes 19 6 6 7 25 31 −6 24
12 Independiente 19 6 5 8 18 18 0 23
13 Rosario Central 19 5 8 6 15 17 −2 23
14 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 7 7 26 28 −2 22
15 Arsenal 19 5 7 7 17 20 −3 22
16 Colón 19 5 5 9 19 26 −7 20
17 Quilmes 19 5 5 9 11 28 −17 20
18 Racing 19 5 4 10 14 24 −10 19
19 Instituto 19 3 4 12 16 37 −21 13
20 Tiro Federal 19 3 3 13 15 39 −24 12

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top Scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Gonzalo Vargas Gimnasia de La Plata 12
2 Ernesto Farías River Plate 11
2 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
3 Ignacio Scocco Newell's Old Boys 9
4 Sergio Agüero Independiente 7
4 Silvio Carrario Quilmes 7
4 Ezequiel Maggiolo Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 7
4 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 7

Relegation

Pos
Team 2003–04
Pts
2004–05
Pts
2005–06
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Boca Juniors 75 48 83 206 114 1.807
2 River Plate 66 60 62 188 114 1.649
3 Vélez Sársfield 53 73 58 184 114 1.614
4 Banfield 64 59 59 182 114 1.596
5 San Lorenzo 62 52 56 170 114 1.491
6 Newell's Old Boys 51 60 51 162 114 1.421
7 Gimnasia (La Plata) 38 54 69 161 114 1.412
8 Estudiantes 44 61 52 157 114 1.377
9 Lanús 42 54 58 154 114 1.351
10 Arsenal 55 54 43 153 114 1.342
11 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 0 0 51 51 38 1.342
12 Racing 50 58 44 152 114 1.333
13 Rosario Central 44 61 45 150 114 1.316
14 Independiente 44 49 55 148 114 1.298
15 Colón 49 53 46 148 114 1.298
16 Quilmes 60 44 39 143 114 1.254
17 Argentinos Juniors 0 43 50 93 76 1.224 Relegation Playoff Matches
18 Olimpo 39 43 49 131 114 1.149
19 Instituto 0 42 28 70 76 0.921 Relegated to the Primera B Nacional
20 Tiro Federal 0 0 27 27 38 0.711

"Promoción" playoff

Date Home Away Result
May 31, 2006 Huracán Argentinos Juniors 1 - 1
June 4, 2006 Argentinos Juniors Huracán 2 - 2

Argentinos Juniors remains in the Argentine First Division after a 3-3 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the First Division gets to stay in it.

Date Home Away Result
May 31, 2006 Belgrano de Córdoba Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 2 - 1
June 4, 2006 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca Belgrano de Córdoba 1 - 2

Belgrano de Córdoba wins 4-2 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. Olimpo de Bahía Blanca is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.

See also