2024 Argentine Primera División
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The 2024 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Betano 2024 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 134th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 10 May and will end on 15 December 2024.[2]
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 10 May – 15 December 2024 |
Copa Libertadores | Estudiantes (LP) (via Copa de la Liga Profesional) |
Matches played | 66 |
Goals scored | 147 (2.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Four players (4 goals each) |
Biggest home win | River Plate 3–0 Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 May 2024) River Plate 3–0 Belgrano (18 May 2024) Racing 3–0 Argentinos Juniors (20 May 2024) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3–0 Banfield (26 May 2024) |
Biggest away win | Tigre 0–4 Racing (24 May 2024) |
Highest scoring | Belgrano 4–4 Racing (12 May 2024) |
Longest winning run | Racing 3 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Talleres (C) 5 games |
Longest winless run | Central Córdoba (SdE) Tigre 5 games |
Longest losing run | Central Córdoba (SdE) 5 games |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2024. |
Twenty-eight teams will compete in the league: twenty-six returning from the 2023 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra), both teams will participating in Argentine Primera Division for the first time in history from this season.[3][4] River Plate are the defending champions.
On 25 May 2024, the match Godoy Cruz vs. San Lorenzo (3rd round) was suspended in the 48th minute after a fight broke out between the supporters of Godoy Cruz in the stands of the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.[5] The AFA Disciplinary Court decided on 6 June 2024 to resume the match and play the remaining 42 minutes on a date to be determined behind closed doors. Godoy Cruz were deducted three points and had to play two games behind closed doors. They also had to pay San Lorenzo's travel expenses and a fine.[6]