2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional

The 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2024 for sponsorship reasons)^[1] was the fifth and final edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 25 January and ended on 5 May 2024.^[2]

2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional

Tournament details
Country	Argentina
Dates	25 January – 5 May 2024
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Estudiantes (LP) (1st title)
2025 Copa Libertadores	Estudiantes (LP)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	203
Goals scored	451 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Miguel Borja (13 goals)
← 2023

The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2023 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra).^[3][4] Rosario Central were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the Group stage.

After a 1–1 draw in the final, Estudiantes (LP) won 4–3 on penalties against Vélez Sarsfield to claim their first title in the tournament.^[5] As champions, Estudiantes (LP) qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Trofeo de Campeones.

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 played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams advanced to the quarter-finals. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) were played on a single-legged basis.^[6]

Draw

The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. The groups were the same as the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, except that the 2023 relegated teams, Colón and Arsenal, were replaced by the 2023 promoted teams, Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra, respectively.^[7]

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, in the seventh round, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. Teams were 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. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw.^[6]

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

Zone A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	River Plate	14	7	6	1	26	10	+16	27	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Argentinos Juniors	14	7	5	2	25	14	+11	26
3	Barracas Central	14	7	5	2	20	15	+5	26
4	Vélez Sarsfield	14	7	4	3	14	13	+1	25
5	Talleres (C)	14	6	6	2	24	16	+8	24
6	Independiente	14	6	5	3	14	10	+4	23
7	Instituto	14	5	2	7	18	17	+1	17
8	Banfield	14	4	5	5	14	15	−1	17
9	Huracán	14	4	4	6	12	12	0	16
10	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	14	5	1	8	18	23	−5	16
11	Rosario Central	14	4	3	7	10	18	−8	15
12	Deportivo Riestra	14	3	4	7	8	16	−8	13
13	Atlético Tucumán	14	1	7	6	8	23	−15	10
14	Independiente Rivadavia	14	2	2	10	13	25	−12	8

Source: AFA

Zone B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Godoy Cruz	14	9	2	3	16	6	+10	29	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Estudiantes (LP)	14	8	3	3	19	9	+10	27
3	Defensa y Justicia	14	7	5	2	17	13	+4	26
4	Boca Juniors	14	7	4	3	20	12	+8	25
5	Racing	14	7	3	4	24	11	+13	24
6	Lanús	14	7	2	5	20	14	+6	23
7	Newell's Old Boys	14	6	3	5	13	15	−2	21
8	Unión	14	5	5	4	16	14	+2	20
9	Platense	14	4	6	4	10	14	−4	18
10	San Lorenzo	14	3	7	4	10	14	−4	16
11	Belgrano	14	3	5	6	19	21	−2	14
12	Central Córdoba (SdE)	14	2	5	7	10	20	−10	11
13	Sarmiento (J)	14	2	3	9	9	19	−10	9
14	Tigre	14	1	2	11	7	25	−18	5

Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ Away	ARG	ATU	BAN	BAR	DRI	GLP	HUR	IND	IRI	INS	RIV	ROS	TAL	VEL
Argentinos Juniors			4–2	3–3	2–0	2–0			2–1			3–0
Atlético Tucumán	0–0		0–3			3–2			2–2		0–0	1–1		0–0
Banfield				0–0	2–0		0–2	0–1		0–2			0–0	1–2
Barracas Central		2–0					1–0	2–2		3–2	0–2		2–1	1–1
Deportivo Riestra		1–0		0–1			0–0	1–0			0–3		0–1	1–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)			1–2	2–0	2–1		3–1		2–3	1–3
Huracán	1–1	4–0						0–0			1–0	2–0	1–2
Independiente	2–1	1–1				0–1					1–1	1–0	2–2
Independiente Rivadavia			1–2	1–3	1–2		2–0	0–1		0–2				0–1
Instituto	1–2	3–0			0–0		2–0	0–2			1–3		2–2
River Plate	1–1		1–1			3–1			2–0			2–1		5–0
Rosario Central			0–0	1–2	1–1	2–1			1–0	1–0
Talleres (C)	2–1	4–1				0–1			1–1		2–2	4–1		1–0
Vélez Sarsfield	0–0					3–1	1–0	0–1		1–0		1–0

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				1–1		0–1	0–1			0–4	1–1	4–1
Boca Juniors	3–2		2–0	0–0		1–0				4–2	2–1	1–1
Central Córdoba (SdE)	2–2					0–2		0–1		1–3	0–0	3–0
Defensa y Justicia			1–1		1–0		0–4	1–0	3–0					2–1
Estudiantes (LP)	1–0	1–0	5–0					2–0	1–2	0–0			2–0
Godoy Cruz				2–0	1–2		1–0	1–1				1–0	1–0	0–0
Lanús		2–1	0–1		1–2			0–2	3–0					2–2
Newell's Old Boys	1–0	1–3							0–0	0–4	2–2		1–0
Platense	1–1	0–0	1–0			1–2				0–0	0–0		3–1
Racing				1–1		0–2	2–0				4–1	0–1	3–0	0–1
San Lorenzo				0–2	1–1	1–0	0–2					1–0	2–0	0–0
Sarmiento (J)				2–3	3–1		0–1	0–1	0–1					1–2
Tigre	1–4	0–2	1–0	0–1			2–3					0–0		0–1
Unión	1–2	1–0	2–2		0–1			1–3	0–0

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

Interzonal matches

Home	Score	Away
Sarmiento (J)	0–0	Barracas Central
Unión	4–1	Independiente Rivadavia
Huracán	0–0	San Lorenzo
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	0–0	Estudiantes (LP)
Newell's Old Boys	0–1	Rosario Central
Independiente	0–1	Racing
River Plate	1–1	Boca Juniors
Belgrano	2–2	Talleres (C)
Argentinos Juniors	3–1	Platense
Vélez Sarsfield	2–2	Tigre
Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Deportivo Riestra
Lanús	1–1	Banfield
Central Córdoba (SdE)	0–0	Atlético Tucumán
Instituto	0–2	Godoy Cruz

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

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:^[6]

• The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played at a neutral venue, with the higher-seeded serving as the home team.
  • If tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.
• The Final was played at a neutral venue.
  • If tied, extra time would be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Estudiantes (LP)	3
	Barracas Central	0
					Estudiantes (LP) (p)	1 (3)
					Boca Juniors	1 (1)
	River Plate	2
	Boca Juniors	3
									Estudiantes (LP) (p)	1 (4)
									Vélez Sarsfield	1 (3)
	Argentinos Juniors (p)	1 (3)
	Defensa y Justicia	1 (2)
					Argentinos Juniors	0 (2)
					Vélez Sarsfield (p)	0 (4)
	Godoy Cruz	1
	Vélez Sarsfield	2

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
River Plate	2–3	Boca Juniors
Godoy Cruz	1–2	Vélez Sarsfield
Argentinos Juniors	1–1 (3–2 p)	Defensa y Justicia
Estudiantes (LP)	3–0	Barracas Central

Matches

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20)

15:30

Argentinos Juniors	1–1	Defensa y Justicia
A. Rodríguez 85'	Report	Bogarín 10'
Penalties
Oroz Moyano Gondou Verón Montiel D. Rodríguez	3–2	Aguilera Burgos Godoy Soto López Molinas

Estadio Florencio Sola, Banfield

Referee: Andrés Merlos

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20 April 2024 (2024-04-20)

18:30

Estudiantes (LP)	3–0	Barracas Central
Carrillo 1', 61' Correa 85'	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, Florida

Referee: Darío Herrera

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20 April 2024 (2024-04-20)

21:30

Godoy Cruz	1–2	Vélez Sarsfield
Altamira 17'	Report	Romero 23', 67'

Estadio Único, Villa Mercedes

Referee: Sebastián Zunino

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21 April 2024 (2024-04-21)

15:30

River Plate	2–3	Boca Juniors
Borja 9' P. Díaz 90+6'	Report	Merentiel 45', 66' Cavani 61'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Attendance: 55,000^[8]

Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Estudiantes (LP)	1–1 (3–1 p)	Boca Juniors
Argentinos Juniors	0–0 (2–4 p)	Vélez Sarsfield

Matches

28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)

15:30

Argentinos Juniors	0–0	Vélez Sarsfield
	Report
Penalties
Verón Heredia Moyano Gondou	2–4	Méndez Vecino García Cáseres Lobato

Estadio Único de San Nicolás, San Nicolás de los Arroyos

Referee: Facundo Tello

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30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)

20:00

Estudiantes (LP)	1–1	Boca Juniors
Cetré 75' (pen.)	Report	Merentiel 40'
Penalties
Cetré Mancuso Carrillo Méndez	3–1	Cavani Merentiel Zenón Figal

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Referee: Nazareno Arasa

Final

Main article: 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional final

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)

15:30

Estudiantes (LP)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Vélez Sarsfield
Mancuso 13'	Report	Sarco 62'
Penalties
Piatti Mancuso Correa Cetré Ascacíbar Zuqui	4–3	Mammana Sarco García Cáseres Lobato Montoro

Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero

Referee: Nicolás Ramírez

Season statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Miguel Borja River Plate 13 2 Adrián Martínez Racing 12 3 Ignacio Ramírez Newell's Old Boys 8 4 Edinson Cavani Boca Juniors 7 Miguel Merentiel Boca Juniors 6 Alan Lescano Argentinos Juniors 6 Maximiliano Romero Argentinos Juniors Lucas Passerini Belgrano Damián Puebla Instituto Walter Bou Lanús Facundo Colidio River Plate Adam Bareiro San Lorenzo Federico Girotti Talleres (C) Braian Romero Vélez Sarsfield Source: AFA

Top assists Rank Player Club Goals 1 Esequiel Barco River Plate 6 2 Gastón Lodico Instituto 5 Claudio Aquino Vélez Sarsfield 4 Nicolás Oroz Argentinos Juniors 4 Marcelo Estigarribia Atlético Tucumán Bruno Sepúlveda Banfield Luis Advíncula Boca Juniors Kevin Zenón Boca Juniors Kevin López Defensa y Justicia Pablo de Blasis Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Tomás Conechny Godoy Cruz Matías Reali Independiente Rivadavia Santiago Solari Racing Ignacio Fernández River Plate Ramón Sosa Talleres (C) Lucas Gamba Unión Source: AFA

See also

• 2024 Argentine Primera División
• 2024 Copa Argentina