2013–14 Argentine Primera División season

The 2013–14 Primera División season is the 85th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. It started on August 2, 2013 and will end on May 18, 2014. Twenty teams compete in the league, seventeen returning from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the Primera B Nacional Championship (Championship winners Rosario Central, runners-up Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) and 3rd place Olimpo). For first time Independiente didn´t compete in the Primera División championship.

In the first half of the season San Lorenzo became champion of the 2013 Torneo Inicial "Nietos Recuperados", winning the “Miguel Benancio Sánchez” League Cup.

Format

There will be two champions in the season. The champions (Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final winners) will meet in a season ending championship final to determine the super champion. The format for each tournament will remain the same as in previous seasons.

As in the previous season the last three teams on the relegation (average) table will be directly relegated.

Club information

Buenos Aires

Atlético de Rafaela

Belgrano

Estudiantes
Gimnasia

Olimpo

Colón

Rosario Central

Godoy Cruz

Newell's Old Boys

Locations of the 2013−14 Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.

All Boys

Argentinos Juniors

Arsenal

Boca Juniors

Racing

Lanús

San Lorenzo

Tigre

River Plate

Quilmes

Vélez Sarsfield

Locations of the 2013−14 Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Pre-season changes
Quilmes	Omar de Felippe	Resigned	June 22, 2013	Nelson Vivas	June 24, 2013[1]	N/A
All Boys	José Romero	Contract terminated	June 23, 2013	Julio César Falcioni	June 24, 2013[2]	N/A
Colón	Pablo Morant	Replaced	June 29, 2013	Rubén Forestello	June 29, 2013[3]	N/A
Tigre	Néstor Gorosito	Resigned	July 6, 2013	Diego Cagna	July 8, 2013[4]	N/A
Newell's Old Boys	Gerardo Martino	Contract terminated	July 10, 2013	Alfredo Berti	July 10, 2013[5]	N/A
Torneo Inicial changes
Racing	Luis Zubeldía	Resigned	August 24, 2013[6]	Carlos Ischia 1	August 30, 2013[7]	20th
Tigre	Diego Cagna	Sacked	September 10, 2013	Fabián Alegre 2	September 10, 2013[8]	19th
Racing	Carlos Ischia	Resigned	October 7, 2013[9]	Reinaldo Merlo 3	October 10, 2013[10]	20th
Colón	Rubén Forestello	Resigned	October 7, 2013	Mario Sciacqua 4	October 8, 2013[11]	17th
Quilmes	Nelson Vivas	Resigned	October 21, 2013	Blas Giunta	October 22, 2013[12]	16th
All Boys	Julio César Falcioni	Resigned	November 16, 2013	Ricardo Rodríguez	November 19, 2013[13]	17th
Inter-tournament changes
Godoy Cruz	Martín Palermo	Contract terminated	December 6, 2013	Jorge Almirón	December 9, 2013[14]	N/A
Argentinos Juniors	Ricardo Caruso Lombardi	Mutual agreement	December 10, 2013	Claudio Borghi	December 29, 2013[15]	N/A
San Lorenzo	Juan Antonio Pizzi	Resigned	December 20, 2013	Edgardo Bauza	December 26, 2013[16]	N/A
Vélez Sarsfield	Ricardo Gareca	Contract terminated	December 23, 2013	José Oscar Flores	December 26, 2013[17]	N/A
Colón	Mario Sciacqua	Replaced	January 1, 2014	Diego Osella	January 1, 2014[18]	N/A
Torneo Final changes

Torneo Inicial

The Torneo Inicial was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2 and ended on December 15, 2013. Originally the tournament should finish on December 8, but AFA decided to postpone two matches of the last round (Vélez Sarsfield-San Lorenzo and Newell's Old Boys-Lanús) one week as Lanús had to play the 2013 Copa Sudamericana final against Ponte Preta of Brazil. San Lorenzo won the title with a 0–0 draw at Vélez Sarsfield as outgoing champions Newell's Old Boys were held 2–2 in Rosario. San Lorenzo topped the Torneo Inicial with 33 points from 19 matches, two more than Vélez Sarsfield, Newell's Old Boys and Lanús. It was San Lorenzo's 12th league title in the professional era and first since the 2007 Clausura championship.^[19][20]
Also in this tournament Colón were deducted six points after their denial to pay the fee that was agreed upon with Mexican side Atlante over Juan Carlos Falcón back in 2007. Atlante decided to take this issue to FIFA and they won the case. Colón lost the appeal and were forced to pay US$ 600.000.^[21][22]
Additionally, on November 18 (16th round) the Colón players refused to participate in the match against Atlético de Rafaela, due to a failure to pay the squad's wages.^[23][24] Finally, on December 10, AFA gave the victory to Atlético de Rafaela (0−1), but they didn't deduct any point to Colón.^[25]

Standings

Source: Posiciones de Primera División Torneo Inicial 2013/2014
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 had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
^†Colón deducted 6 points.

Primera División 2013 Torneo Inicial Champion
San Lorenzo 15th Title

Results

Home \ Away[1]

ALL

ARJ

ARS

ATR

BEL

BOC

COL

EST

GLP

GCR

LAN

NOB

OLI

QUI

RAC

RIV

RCE

SLO

TIG

VEL

All Boys

1–1

0–0

2–1

2–3

3–1

4–0

1–0

1–1

0–0

1–1

Argentinos Juniors

1–0

1–3

0–0

2–0

1–0

4–0

1–1

1–2

1–0

Arsenal

1–1

0–0

1–4

3–2

1–1

1–1

1–0

3–1

1–1

2–1

Atlético de Rafaela

1–0

1–1

1–0

2–1

3–1

2–1

0–2

2–0

0–0

2–2

Belgrano

1–0

3–2

1–2

2–0

1–2

0–1

3–0

0–1

2–0

3–0

Boca Juniors

0–2

2–1

2–0

1–1

2–3

2–0

2–0

1–1

2–1

2–1

Colón

0–1

0–1

0–3

2–2

1–0

1–1

2–1

0–2

0–2

Estudiantes (LP)

1–0

1–1

2–0

1–0

1–1

1–0

1–0

1–1

0–2

0–0

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

0–0

1–0

0–0

2–2

3–2

1–3

1–0

3–1

2–1

Godoy Cruz

2–0

3–1

1–1

2–2

1–0

2–1

0–1

0–0

2–0

Lanús

4–0

2–0

3–0

2–2

1–1

0–0

0–1

3–0

0–1

3–2

Newell's Old Boys

2–0

1–1

0–0

1–1

3–0

1–1

2–2

2–1

1–0

1–1

Olimpo

1–1

1–1

3–0

1–0

1–1

0–1

0–1

1–0

0–0

Quilmes

0–1

1–1

1–0

0–0

0–2

1–1

1–1

3–2

1–1

Racing

0–1

0–2

0–1

2–0

1–1

0–1

1–0

0–3

0–1

River Plate

1–0

1–0

0–0

0–1

1–2

1–2

1–3

1–0

3–0

Rosario Central

1–1

3–2

1–0

2–1

2–1

2–0

1–1

0–2

2–3

San Lorenzo

3–0

0–3

4–2

1–0

0–0

3–0

0–0

2–1

1–0

0–0

Tigre

2–1

3–1

1–0

1–1

2–3

2–1

0–1

3–1

2–0

1–2

Vélez Sarsfield

2–0

0–0

4–1

2–1

0–0

3–0

1–2

0–0

0–0

Source: Programación de Primera División Torneo Inicial 2013/2014
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	César Pereyra	Argentine	Belgrano	10
2	Mauro Matos	Argentine	All Boys	9
3	Emanuel Gigliotti	Argentine	Boca Juniors	8
	Ignacio Piatti	Argentine	San Lorenzo	8
	Diego Vera	Uruguayan	Atlético de Rafaela	8
6	Lucas Pratto	Argentine	Vélez Sarsfield	7
	Santiago Silva	Uruguayan	Lanús	7
8	Hernán Boyero	Argentine	Argentinos Juniors	6
	Julio Furch	Argentine	Arsenal	6
	Facundo Pereyra	Argentine	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	6
	Maxi Rodríguez	Argentine	Newell's Old Boys	6

Torneo Final

The Torneo Final is the second and final tournament of the season. It began on February 7 and will end on May 18, 2014.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Estudiantes (LP)	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3	Template:Fb round 2015 Copa Libertadores GS
2	All Boys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Argentinos Juniors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Atlético de Rafaela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Belgrano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Boca Juniors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Colón	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Godoy Cruz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Lanús	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Newell's Old Boys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Olimpo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Quilmes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	River Plate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Rosario Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	San Lorenzo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Tigre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Vélez Sarsfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Arsenal	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0

Updated to games played on February 7, 2014.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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 had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1]

ALL

ARJ

ARS

ATR

BEL

BOC

COL

EST

GLP

GCR

LAN

NOB

OLI

QUI

RAC

RIV

RCE

SLO

TIG

VEL

All Boys

Argentinos Juniors

Arsenal

Atlético de Rafaela

Belgrano

Boca Juniors

Colón

Estudiantes (LP)

1–0

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

Godoy Cruz

Lanús

Newell's Old Boys

Olimpo

Quilmes

Racing

River Plate

Rosario Central

San Lorenzo

Tigre

Vélez Sarsfield

Source: Programación de Primera División Torneo Inicial 2013/2014
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-

Own goal: Diego Braghieri for Estudiantes (LP)

Relegation

The relegation (or average) table is the table that averages the points over the last 3 seasons (each season consisting of two tournaments, "Inicial" and "Final"). Teams that have recently been promoted will only have one or two seasons counted under this table (and therefore less games played), thus each point they score increases their average more than the teams that have 3 seasons played.

Pos	Team	2011–12 Pts	2012–13 Pts	2013–14 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Relegation
1	Boca Juniors	76	51	29	156	95	1.642
2	Vélez Sarsfield	64	61	31	156	95	1.642
3	Lanús	55	67	31	153	95	1.611
4	Newell's Old Boys	48	74	31	153	95	1.611
5	Arsenal	62	60	30	152	95	1.6
6	Belgrano	55	59	29	143	95	1.505
7	River Plate	—	64	21	85	57	1.491
8	San Lorenzo	44	58	33	135	95	1.421
9	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	—	—	26	26	19	1.368
10	Rosario Central	—	—	26	26	19	1.368
11	Racing	50	62	16	128	95	1.347
12	Estudiantes (LP)	50	48	27	125	95	1.316
13	Atlético de Rafaela	50	43	29	122	95	1.284
14	Tigre	63	34	25	122	95	1.284
15	Quilmes	—	50	21	71	57	1.246
16	All Boys	54	41	22	117	95	1.232
17	Olimpo	—	—	23	23	19	1.211
18	Colón	60	46	6†	112	95	1.179	Primera B Nacional
19	Argentinos Juniors	49	37	25	111	95	1.168
20	Godoy Cruz	38	49	24	111	95	1.168

Updated as of games played on December 15, 2013.
Source:^[26]
†Colón deducted 6 points.

References

1. ↑ "Nélson Vivas es el nuevo DT de Quilmes". Canchallena (in Spanish). June 25, 2013. 
2. ↑ "Julio Falcioni pone primera en All Boys". Canchallena (in Spanish). June 23, 2013. 
3. ↑ "Tras dejar San Martín (SJ), Rubén Forestello es el nuevo técnico de Colón". Canchallena (in Spanish). June 29, 2013. 
4. ↑ "Diego Cagna, a un paso de volver a ser el DT de Tigre". Canchallena (in Spanish). July 8, 2013. 
5. ↑ "Gerardo Martino no seguirá en Newell´s y Alfredo Berti será su reemplazante". Canchallena (in Spanish). June 27, 2013. 
6. ↑ "Luis Zubeldía se despide de Racing". El Gráfico (in Spanish). August 26, 2013. 
7. ↑ "Carlos Ischia es el nuevo técnico de Racing". Canchallena (in Spanish). August 30, 2013. 
8. ↑ "De paso, Cagnazo". Olé (in Spanish). September 10, 2013. 
9. ↑ "La crisis de Racing: otra vez sin DT ni rumbo futbolístico". Canchallena (in Spanish). October 8, 2013. 
10. ↑ "Ya es oficial: Mostaza Merlo inicia su tercer ciclo como DT de Racing". Canchallena (in Spanish). October 10, 2013. 
11. ↑ "Mario Sciaqcua asume otra vez como técnico interino en Colón". Canchallena (in Spanish). October 8, 2013. 
12. ↑ "Una chance de Primera: Blas Giunta es el nuevo técnico de Quilmes". Canchallena (in Spanish). October 23, 2013. 
13. ↑ "Ni Maradona, ni Zubeldía: el nuevo DT de All Boys es Ricardo Rodríguez". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 19, 2013. 
14. ↑ "Martín Palermo ya tiene reemplazante: Jorge Almirón es nuevo DT de Godoy Cruz". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 9, 2013. 
15. ↑ "Vuelve al primer amor: Claudio Borghi es otra vez el DT de Argentinos". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 29, 2013. 
16. ↑ "Edgardo Bauza, DT de San Lorenzo: "Tenía ganas de volver al país y más a un equipo tan grande"". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 26, 2013. 
17. ↑ "Omar Asad rechazó a Vélez, que ratificó al Turu Flores como nuevo DT". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 27, 2013. 
18. ↑ "Diego Osella, nuevo DT de Colón: "Cada partido será una final"". Canchallena (in Spanish). January 3, 2014. 
19. ↑ "San Lorenzo clinch Argentine title". Yahoo. December 15, 2013. 
20. ↑ "Torneo Inicial: San Lorenzo es el nuevo campeón del fútbol argentino". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 15, 2013. 
21. ↑ "Colón, Independiente To Suffer Points Deduction". Soccerly. November 1, 2013. 
22. ↑ "Por disposición de la FIFA, la AFA le descontará seis puntos a Colón por una deuda". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 1, 2013. 
23. ↑ "Colón match suspended after players refuse to take field". Buenos Aires Herald. November 18, 2013. 
24. ↑ "Escándalo en Colón: los futbolistas no se presentaron a jugar". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 18, 2013. 
25. ↑ "La AFA le dio por ganado el partido a Rafaela y no le descontó puntos a Colón". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 10, 2013. 
26. ↑ "Promedios de Primera División Torneo Inicial 2012/2013". Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 

External links

• 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season at Soccerway
• Official regulations
• Football-Lineups

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