2013–14 Argentine Primera División season

The 2013–14 Primera División season was the 123rd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. It started on August 2, 2013 and ended on May 24, 2014. Twenty teams competed 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 did not compete in the Primera División championship.

Primera División
Season2013–14
ChampionsTorneo Inicial:
San Lorenzo
(15th title)
Torneo Final:
River Plate
(36th title)
Super Champions:
River Plate
RelegatedArgentinos Juniors
All Boys
Colón
2014 Copa LibertadoresSan Lorenzo
Lanús (via 2013 Copa Sudamericana)
Arsenal (via 2012–13 Copa Argentina)
2014 Copa SudamericanaBoca Juniors
Estudiantes (LP)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Godoy Cruz
Rosario Central
River Plate
Lanús (via 2013 Copa Sudamericana)
2015 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Boca Juniors
Matches played383
Goals scored812 (2.12 per match)
Top goalscorerTorneo Inicial:
César Pereyra
(10 goals)
Torneo Final:
Mauro Zárate
(13 goals)
Biggest home winRiver Plate 5–0 Quilmes (May 18, 2014)
Biggest away winArsenal 1–4 Belgrano (Nov. 30, 2013)
San Lorenzo 1–4 Lanús (Apr. 12, 2014)
Racing 0–3 San Lorenzo (Aug. 9, 2013)
San Lorenzo 0–3 Argentinos Juniors (Aug. 17, 2013)
Colón 0–3 Lanús (Oct. 19, 2013)
Lanús 0–3 Atlético de Rafaela (Feb. 16, 2014)
Highest scoringSan Lorenzo 4–2 Belgrano (Nov. 16, 2013)
Vélez Sarsfield 5–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (Mar. 29, 2014)
Racing 3–3 Estudiantes (LP) (Apr. 1, 2014)
Boca Juniors 4–2 Arsenal (Apr. 27, 2014)
Newell's Old Boys 4–2 All Boys (May 10, 2014)
(6 goals)
Longest winning runGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) -6 matches- (Apr. 3 - Apr. 26, 2014)
Longest unbeaten runArsenal (Aug. 2 - Oct. 12, 2013)
Vélez Sarsfield (Oct. 18, 2013 - Feb. 18, 2014)
Estudiantes (LP) (Mar. 2 - Apr. 19, 2014)
(11 matches)
Longest losing runRacing (Sep. 15 - Oct. 18, 2013)
Colón (Nov. 10, 2013 - Feb. 8, 2014)
Argentinos Juniors (Apr. 15 - May 17, 2014)
(6 matches)
2014 →

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. The winner of the 2014 Torneo Final "Nietos Recuperados", River Plate, won the "Presidente Raúl Alfonsín" League Cup. In the Superfinal, River Plate won the Campeonato Cup after a 1–0 victory over San Lorenzo in La Punta, San Luis.

Argentinos Juniors and All Boys were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship. The third relegated team was Colón, who lost a playoff match against Atlético de Rafaela

Format

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

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

Teams

The relegated teams of 2012–13 season were San Martín (SJ), Independiente and Unión. They played in the 2013–14 Primera B Nacional Championship. At the same time the 2012–13 Primera B Nacional Championship winners Rosario Central, runners-up Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) and 3rd place Olimpo were promoted at the end of the season.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013−14 Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
Locations of the 2013−14 Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Club City Stadium Capacity
All Boys Buenos Aires Islas Malvinas 21,000
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 24,800
Arsenal Sarandí Julio H. Grondona 16,300
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental 16,000
Belgrano Córdoba Julio César Villagra 28,000
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 49,000
Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 33,500
Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Ciudad de La Plata 53,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,544
Godoy Cruz Godoy Cruz Malvinas Argentinas 40,268
Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619
Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 38,095
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti 20,000
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario 30,200
Racing Avellaneda Presidente Juan Domingo Perón 55,389
River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 64,624
Rosario Central Rosario Dr. Lisandro de la Torre 41,654
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 39,494
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540

Statistics
Club Manager
All Boys Argentina Ricardo Rodríguez
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Claudio Borghi
Arsenal Argentina Martín Palermo
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina Jorge Burruchaga
Belgrano Argentina Ricardo Zielinski
Boca Juniors Argentina Carlos Bianchi
Colón Argentina Diego Osella
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Argentina Pedro Troglio
Godoy Cruz Argentina Jorge Almirón
Lanús Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Ricardo Lunari
Olimpo Argentina Walter Perazzo
Quilmes Argentina Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
Racing Argentina Fabio Radaelli
River Plate Argentina Ramón Díaz
Rosario Central Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo
San Lorenzo Argentina Edgardo Bauza
Tigre Argentina Fabián Alegre
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina José Oscar Flores

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

Interim Managers
Torneo Inicial

1.^ Argentina Fabio Radaelli was interim manager in the 5th round.
2.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager.
3.^ Argentina Ignacio Carlos González was interim manager in the 11th round.
4.^ Interim manager.

Torneo Final

5.^ Interim manager.
6.^ Argentina Roberto González was interim manager in the 14th round.
7.^ Interim manager.

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.[24][25]
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.[26][27]
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.[28][29] Finally, on December 10, AFA gave the victory to Atlético de Rafaela (0−1), but they did not deduct any points from Colón.[30]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Lorenzo (C) 19 9 6 4 29 17 +12 33 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Lanús 19 8 7 4 32 18 +14 31
3 Vélez Sarsfield 19 8 7 4 24 16 +8 31
4 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 7 4 27 21 +6 31
5 Arsenal 19 7 9 3 22 19 +3 30
6 Belgrano 19 8 5 6 28 20 +8 29
7 Boca Juniors 19 8 5 6 25 24 +1 29
8 Atlético de Rafaela 19 8 5 6 25 25 0 29
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 9 4 16 14 +2 27
10 Rosario Central 19 7 5 7 22 24 −2 26
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 6 8 5 21 24 −3 26
12 Tigre 19 7 4 8 20 21 −1 25
13 Argentinos Juniors 19 7 4 8 17 19 −2 25
14 Godoy Cruz 19 6 6 7 17 17 0 24
15 Olimpo 19 6 5 8 19 25 −6 23
16 All Boys 19 5 7 7 19 19 0 22
17 River Plate 19 5 6 8 12 14 −2 21
18 Quilmes 19 5 6 8 14 23 −9 21
19 Racing 19 4 4 11 12 24 −12 16
20 Colón 19 3 3 13 8 25 −17 6[lower-alpha 1]
Source: AFA
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Colón deducted 6 points
 Primera División
2013 Torneo Inicial champion 
San Lorenzo
15th title

Results
Home \ Away 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
Legend: 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 was the second and final tournament of the season. It began on February 7 and ended on May 19, 2014. Colón was leader of the Torneo Final until the 11th round, then Estudiantes (LP), Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) and River Plate started to fight for the lead of the tournament until the last round. In the last round River Plate trashed Quilmes 5-0 as Estudiantes (LP) and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) were beaten 2–1 by Tigre and 0–1 by Boca Juniors respectively. Finally River Plate won the Torneo Final with a five-point margin over Boca Juniors, Estudiantes (LP) and Godoy Cruz in joint second place.[31][32] One of the fundamental moments in the title of River Plate was the victory 1–2 to Boca Juniors in the 10th round with a head goal of Ramiro Funes Mori in the last minutes of the match. This was their first away victory over Boca Juniors in 10 years.[33][34]
With Argentinos Juniors and All Boys relegated previously, the third relegation place had a dramatic final in the last round after Colón and Atlético de Rafaela scored injury-time winners to win their games, at home to Olimpo and away to Arsenal respectively, forcing a play-off match between them.[35]
At the end of the season Juan Sebastián Verón and Gabriel Heinze, captains of Estudiantes (LP) and Newell's Old Boys , finished their professional careers.[36]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 River Plate (C) 19 11 4 4 28 15 +13 37 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Boca Juniors 19 9 5 5 25 15 +10 32
3 Estudiantes (LP) 19 8 8 3 20 11 +9 32
4 Godoy Cruz 19 9 5 5 23 18 +5 32
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 9 4 6 24 19 +5 31
6 Vélez Sarsfield 19 9 3 7 34 26 +8 30
7 Colón 19 8 6 5 14 13 +1 30
8 Rosario Central 19 7 7 5 21 21 0 28
9 Lanús 19 8 4 7 21 23 −2 28
10 Olimpo 19 7 6 6 19 16 +3 27
11 San Lorenzo 19 7 6 6 19 20 −1 27
12 Newell's Old Boys 19 6 7 6 22 18 +4 25
13 Tigre 19 5 9 5 14 14 0 24
14 Quilmes 19 7 3 9 16 22 −6 24
15 Belgrano 19 3 11 5 17 21 −4 20
16 Atlético de Rafaela 19 4 8 7 22 28 −6 20
17 Arsenal 19 5 3 11 19 28 −9 18
18 Racing 19 4 5 10 19 24 −5 17
19 Argentinos Juniors 19 3 6 10 9 21 −12 15
20 All Boys 19 3 6 10 14 27 −13 15
Source:
(C) Champions
 Primera División
2014 Torneo Final champion 
River Plate
36th title

Results
Home \ Away ALL ARJ ARS ATR BEL BOC COL EST GLP GCR LAN NOB OLI QUI RAC RIV RCE SLO TIG VEL
All Boys 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–2
Argentinos Juniors 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–1
Arsenal 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–3
Atlético de Rafaela 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1
Belgrano 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
Boca Juniors 1–1 4–2 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–0
Colón 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0
Estudiantes (LP) 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–1
Godoy Cruz 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1
Lanús 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2
Newell's Old Boys 4–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–1
Olimpo 3–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2
Quilmes 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0
Racing 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
River Plate 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 5–0 3–2 1–0 1–0
Rosario Central 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
San Lorenzo 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–3
Tigre 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2
Vélez Sarsfield 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–3 0–1 4–1 0–0
Source: Programación de Primera División Torneo Final 2013/2014
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Mauro Zárate  Argentine Vélez Sarsfield 13
2 Guido Carrillo  Argentine Estudiantes (LP) 9
3 Fernando Cavenaghi  Argentine River Plate 8
Emanuel Gigliotti  Argentine Boca Juniors 8
5 José Adolfo Valencia  Colombian Olimpo 7
6 Lucas Albertengo  Argentine Atlético de Rafaela 6
Carlos Carbonero  Colombian River Plate 6
Mariano Echeverría  Argentine Arsenal 6
Teófilo Gutiérrez  Colombian River Plate 6
10 Gabriel Graciani  Argentine Colón 5
Lucas Pratto  Argentine Vélez Sarsfield 5
Juan Román Riquelme  Argentine Boca Juniors 5
Diego Vera  Uruguayan Atlético de Rafaela 5

Superfinal

The 2013-14 Superfinal was played between San Lorenzo, winners of the 2013 Torneo Inicial, and River Plate, winners of the 2014 Torneo Final. River Plate did not count on defender Éder Álvarez Balanta nor striker Teófilo Gutiérrez, as both players were called up by José Néstor Pekerman for the Colombia national team to train for the 2014 World Cup. San Lorenzo did not count on defender Carlos Valdés, who also was training with the Colombia national team, and Ignacio Piatti, who was recovering from an injury.[37] River Plate defeated San Lorenzo 1–0 and as Super Champions they qualified to 2014 Copa Sudamericana and 2014 Supercopa Argentina. The only goal came from Germán Pezzella in the 73rd minute, a header after a free-kick from the left.[38]

Details
2013–14 Primera División Superfinal
San Lorenzo0–1River Plate
Report Pezzella 73'
Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, La Punta, San Luis

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana
Juan Belatti
Fourth official:
Mauro Vigliano

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
  • Buffarini (San Lorenzo) and Barovero (River Plate) finished the match as captains.

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 fewer 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 7651611881141.649
2 Vélez Sarsfield 6461611861141.632
3 River Plate —6458122761.605
4 Lanús 5567591811141.588
5 Newell's Old Boys 4874561781141.561
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) ——5757381.5
7 Arsenal 6260481701141.491
8 Belgrano 5559491631141.43
9 Rosario Central ——5454381.421
10 San Lorenzo 4458601621141.421
11 Estudiantes (LP) 5048591571141.377
12 Olimpo ——5050381.316
13 Tigre 6334491461141.281
14 Racing 5062331451141.272
15 Godoy Cruz 3849561431141.254
16 Quilmes —504595761.25
17 Atlético de Rafaela (O) 5043491421141.246
18 Colón (R) 604636†1421141.246 Primera B Nacional
19 All Boys (R) 5441371321141.158
20 Argentinos Juniors (R) 4937401261141.105
Source:[39]
†Colón deducted 6 points.

Relegation playoff

After three seasons, Colón and Atlético de Rafaela finished with the same average (142 points in 114 matches, Average 1.246). The tournament rules established that if two teams, at the end of the season, had the same average it was required a playoff game. Atlético de Rafaela won the match 0–1 and remained in the Primera División. In the other hand, after 19 seasons playing in the Primera División, Colón was relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship.[40]

Colón0–1Atlético de Rafaela
Report Depetris 56'
Referee: Diego Abal

International qualification

Qualification for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana tournament was awarded to the winners of the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División and the 5 best teams of this aggregate table (if not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage, or won the 2014 Torneo Final or were the aggregate table best team not yet qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores, or relegated).

Qualification for the 2015 Copa Libertadores tournament was awarded to the 2014 Torneo Final champion and the aggregate table best team not yet qualified. This aggregate table could also be used for award places for the 2015 Copa Libertadores if the 2014 Torneo de Transición champion is qualified and could be used as tiebreak for the 2013–14 Copa Argentina and the 2014 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team berths.[41]

At the end of the season Vélez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors tied the aggregate table best team with 61 points. Therefore, a playoff match between them was played on January 28, 2015. Boca Juniors won 1–0 and qualified to the 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.[42]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vélez Sarsfield 38 17 10 11 58 42 +16 61
2 Boca Juniors 38 17 10 11 50 39 +11 61 2014 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage and 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
3 San Lorenzo 38 16 12 10 48 37 +11 60
4 Lanús 38 16 11 11 53 41 +12 59 2014 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16[lower-alpha 1]
5 Estudiantes (LP) 38 14 17 7 36 25 +11 59 2014 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
6 River Plate 38 16 10 12 40 29 +11 58 2014 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage and 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 2]
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 15 12 11 45 43 +2 57 2014 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
8 Newell's Old Boys 38 14 14 10 49 39 +10 56
9 Godoy Cruz 38 15 11 12 40 35 +5 56 2014 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
10 Rosario Central 38 14 12 12 43 45 −2 54
11 Olimpo 38 13 11 14 38 41 −3 50
12 Belgrano 38 11 16 11 45 41 +4 49
13 Tigre 38 12 13 13 34 35 −1 49
14 Atlético de Rafaela 38 12 13 13 47 53 −6 49
15 Arsenal 38 12 12 14 41 47 −6 48
16 Quilmes 38 12 9 17 30 45 −15 45
17 Argentinos Juniors 38 10 10 18 26 40 −14 40
18 All Boys 38 8 13 17 33 46 −13 37
19 Colón 38 11 9 18 22 38 −16 36[lower-alpha 3]
20 Racing 38 8 9 21 31 48 −17 33
Source:
Notes:
  1. Lanús was qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana as the 2013 Copa Sudamericana champion.
  2. River Plate was qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana as 2013-14 Super Champions and the 2015 Copa Libertadores as the 2014 Torneo Final champion.
  3. Colón deducted 6 points.

Copa Libertadores playoff
2015 Copa Libertadores qualification
Boca Juniors1–0Vélez Sarsfield
Colazo 34' Report (1)
Report (2)

Boca Juniors qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage as Argentina 4.

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  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. "Ricardo Caruso Lombardi vuelve a Quilmes y quiere dirigir el miércoles ante Colón". Canchallena (in Spanish). February 17, 2014.
  20. "Tras la eliminación en la Copa, renunció Alfredo Berti como DT de Newell's". Canchallena (in Spanish). April 11, 2014.
  21. "La dirigencia de Arsenal aceleró la despedida de Gustavo Alfaro". Canchallena (in Spanish). April 15, 2014.
  22. "Arsenal eligió rápido tras la salida de Gustavo Alfaro: Martín Palermo". Canchallena (in Spanish). April 15, 2014.
  23. "Racing: Mostaza Merlo se despidió del plantel". Clarín (in Spanish). May 7, 2014.
  24. "San Lorenzo clinch Argentine title". Yahoo. December 15, 2013.
  25. "Torneo Inicial: San Lorenzo es el nuevo campeón del fútbol argentino". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 15, 2013.
  26. "Colón, Independiente To Suffer Points Deduction". Soccerly. November 1, 2013.
  27. "Por disposición de la FIFA, la AFA le descontará seis puntos a Colón por una deuda". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 1, 2013.
  28. "Colón match suspended after players refuse to take field". Buenos Aires Herald. November 18, 2013.
  29. "Escándalo en Colón: los futbolistas no se presentaron a jugar". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 18, 2013.
  30. "La AFA le dio por ganado el partido a Rafaela y no le descontó puntos a Colón". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 10, 2013.
  31. "Sweet dreams". Buenos Aires Herald. May 19, 2014.
  32. "River es campeón del fútbol argentino después de seis años y vivió una fiesta en Núñez". Canchallena (in Spanish). May 18, 2014.
  33. "Funes Mori Superclásico hero for victorious River". Buenos Aires Herald. March 30, 2014.
  34. "River le ganó a Boca 2-1 sobre el final y es escolta en el torneo". Canchallena (in Spanish). March 30, 2014.
  35. "Heart-stopping finish leaves relegation play-off for Colón, Rafaela". Buenos Aires Herald. May 18, 2014.
  36. "Heinze, Verón to take final bow in front of fans". Buenos Aires Herald. May 10, 2014.
  37. "Battle of champions: River v San Lorenzo". Buenos Aires Herald. 24 May 2014.
  38. "River le ganó a San Lorenzo y se quedó con todos los premios en el cierre de la temporada". Canchallena (in Spanish). 24 May 2014.
  39. "Promedios de Primera División Torneo Inicial 2012/2013". Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  40. "Atlético Rafaela le ganó a Colón, se salvó y lo mandó al descenso tras 19 años". Canchallena (in Spanish). 24 May 2014.
  41. "REGLAMENTO DEL CAMPEONATO DE PRIMERA DIVISION 2013/2014" (PDF). AFA (in Spanish). July 17, 2013.
  42. "Boca-Vélez 2015: los xeneizes ganaron con un golazo y se metieron en la fase de grupos de la Copa Libertadores 2015". Canchallena (in Spanish). January 28, 2015.
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