2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional

The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional is the fourth edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 17 August and will end on 17 December 2023.[1]

2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
CountryArgentina
Dates17 August – 17 December 2023
Teams28
Matches played137
Goals scored275 (2.01 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luciano Gondou
Lucas Passerini
(7 goals each)
← 2022
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2023.

The competition will be contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2022 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2022 Primera Nacional (Belgrano and Instituto).[2] Boca Juniors are the defending champions.

Format

For the group stage, the 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen teams each, playing on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team will play one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) will be played on a single-legged basis.[3]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2022, 13:00, at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza.[4] The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. As the draw was held before the identity of the second promoted team was known, the interzonal rivals of Godoy Cruz and Barracas Central were called Alternativa 1 and Alternativa 2, respectively. They were:

Interzonal matches
Team 1 Team 2

Group stage

In the group stage, each group will be played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, in the seventh round, each team will play one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. Teams will be ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fair play ranking; 5. Draw.[3]

The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarter-finals.

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 River Plate 10 6 2 2 20 10 +10 20 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Independiente 10 5 3 2 11 7 +4 18
3 Huracán 10 5 1 4 14 10 +4 16
4 Instituto 10 3 6 1 9 5 +4 15
5 Banfield 10 4 3 3 7 5 +2 15
6 Colón 10 4 2 4 13 12 +1 14
7 Vélez Sarsfield 10 4 2 4 11 11 0 14
8 Atlético Tucumán 10 3 5 2 6 6 0 14
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 10 4 2 4 11 15 −4 14
10 Rosario Central 10 3 4 3 8 9 −1 13
11 Talleres (C) 10 3 3 4 11 9 +2 12
12 Argentinos Juniors 10 3 3 4 15 16 −1 12
13 Arsenal 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 11
14 Barracas Central 10 3 1 6 8 19 −11 10
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: AFA

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgrano 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Racing 10 4 4 2 13 12 +1 16
3 Godoy Cruz 9 3 6 0 9 6 +3 15
4 Central Córdoba (SdE) 10 4 3 3 8 10 −2 15
5 Newell's Old Boys 9 4 2 3 11 6 +5 14
6 Platense 9 4 2 3 10 12 −2 14
7 Defensa y Justicia 10 3 4 3 9 8 +1 13
8 Unión 10 2 6 2 8 7 +1 12
9 Sarmiento (J) 10 2 5 3 7 7 0 11
10 Boca Juniors 10 3 1 6 13 14 −1 10
11 San Lorenzo 9 1 6 2 6 9 −3 9
12 Estudiantes (LP) 10 2 3 5 7 11 −4 9
13 Tigre 9 1 3 5 2 9 −7 6
14 Lanús 9 0 4 5 4 10 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: AFA

Zone A
Home \ Away ARG ARS ATU BAN BAR COL GLP HUR IND INS RIV ROS TAL VEL
Argentinos Juniors 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 3–1
Arsenal 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–1
Atlético Tucumán 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Banfield 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0
Barracas Central 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2
Colón 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1
Huracán 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 3–0
Independiente 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Instituto 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
River Plate 3–1 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–0
Rosario Central 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Talleres (C) 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–0
Vélez Sarsfield 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B
Home \ Away BEL BOC CCO DYJ EST GOD LAN NOB PLA RAC SLO SAR TIG UNI
Belgrano 4–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
Boca Juniors 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 0–3 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–0
Defensa y Justicia 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0
Estudiantes (LP) 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–3
Godoy Cruz 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Lanús 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–0
Newell's Old Boys 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
Platense 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Racing 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2
San Lorenzo 2–2 0–3 1–1
Sarmiento (J) 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0
Tigre 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0
Unión 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches
Home Score Away
Barracas Central 1–1 Sarmiento (J)
Colón 0–0 Unión
San Lorenzo 1–1 Huracán
Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Rosario Central 1–0 Newell's Old Boys
Racing 0–2 Independiente
Boca Juniors 0–2 River Plate
Talleres (C) 0–0 Belgrano
Platense 0–0 Argentinos Juniors
Tigre 0–0 Vélez Sarsfield
Arsenal 1–0 Defensa y Justicia
Banfield 1–0 Lanús
Atlético Tucumán 0–0 Central Córdoba (SdE)
Godoy Cruz 1–1 Instituto

Source:AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:[3]

  • In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals the higher-seeded team will host the leg.
  • The Final will be played at a neutral venue.
    • If tied, extra time will be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the champions.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Zone B runners-up
Zone A 3rd place
 
 
Zone A winners
Zone B 4th place
 
 
Zone A runners-up
Zone B 3rd place
 
 
Zone B winners
Zone A 4th place

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zone A winners QF1 Zone B 4th place
Zone B winners QF2 Zone A 4th place
Zone A runners-up QF3 Zone B 3rd place
Zone B runners-up QF4 Zone A 3rd place

Matches
Zone A winners–Zone B 4th place
Zone B winners–Zone A 4th place
Zone A runners-up–Zone B 3rd place
Zone B runners-up–Zone A 3rd place

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Winners QF1 SF1 Winners QF4
Winners QF2 SF2 Winners QF3

Matches
Winners QF1–Winners QF4
Winners QF2–Winners QF3

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Winners SF1 F Winners SF2

Match
Winners SF1–Winners SF2

Season statistics
As of 25 October 2023

See also

References
  1. "Se definió la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 31 October 2022.
  2. "Se sorteó el fixture completo de la Liga Profesional y la Copa LPF 2023" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 November 2022.
  3. "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2023 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. January 2023.
  4. "Fixtures de la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 3 November 2022.
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