2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
CountryArgentina
Dates17 August – 17 December 2023
Teams28
Matches played196
Goals scored389 (1.98 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luciano Gondou
Lucas Passerini
(9 goals each)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 28 November 2023.

The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2023, starting from the 8th round, for sponsorship reasons)[1] 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.[2]

The competition is contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2022 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2022 Primera Nacional (Belgrano and Instituto).[3] Boca Juniors were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.

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) will be played on a single-legged basis.[4]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2022, 13:00, at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza.[5] 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 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. Fair play ranking; 5. Draw.[4]

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 Huracán 14 8 2 4 19 11 +8 26 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 River Plate 14 7 3 4 24 16 +8 24
3 Banfield 14 6 5 3 11 6 +5 23
4 Rosario Central 14 6 5 3 17 13 +4 23
5 Independiente 14 6 5 3 15 11 +4 23
6 Vélez Sarsfield 14 6 4 4 17 14 +3 22
7 Instituto 14 4 8 2 11 7 +4 20
8 Colón 14 6 2 6 19 17 +2 20
9 Talleres (C) 14 4 5 5 15 15 0 17
10 Atlético Tucumán 14 4 5 5 9 12 −3 17
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 14 4 3 7 13 21 −8 15
12 Argentinos Juniors 14 3 5 6 19 23 −4 14
13 Barracas Central 14 3 5 6 10 21 −11 14
14 Arsenal 14 3 4 7 10 15 −5 13
Source: AFA

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing 14 6 6 2 22 16 +6 24 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Godoy Cruz 14 5 7 2 14 9 +5 22
3 Belgrano 14 5 6 3 20 18 +2 21
4 Platense 14 5 5 4 13 16 −3 20
5 Central Córdoba (SdE) 14 5 4 5 11 14 −3 19
6 Newell's Old Boys 14 5 3 6 14 10 +4 18
7 Boca Juniors 14 5 3 6 17 16 +1 18
8 San Lorenzo 14 3 9 2 11 11 0 18
9 Estudiantes (LP) 14 4 5 5 11 13 −2 17
10 Sarmiento (J) 14 3 7 4 8 8 0 16
11 Unión 14 3 7 4 10 13 −3 16
12 Defensa y Justicia 14 3 5 6 12 16 −4 14
13 Tigre 14 3 4 7 8 13 −5 13
14 Lanús 14 2 6 6 9 14 −5 12
Source: AFA

Results

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 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–1
Arsenal 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2
Atlético Tucumán 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0
Banfield 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0
Barracas Central 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1
Colón 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1
Huracán 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 3–0
Independiente 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Instituto 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
River Plate 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0
Rosario Central 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1
Talleres (C) 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 0–0
Vélez Sarsfield 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1
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 0–3 4–1
Boca Juniors 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–1
Central Córdoba (SdE) 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0
Defensa y Justicia 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Estudiantes (LP) 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–3
Godoy Cruz 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Lanús 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1
Newell's Old Boys 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Platense 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Racing 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2
San Lorenzo 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1
Sarmiento (J) 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Tigre 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0
Unión 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
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:[4]

  • In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals will be played at a neutral venue with the higher-seeded team hosting 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
      
Godoy Cruz
Banfield
 
 
Huracán
Platense
 
 
River Plate
Belgrano
 
 
Racing
Rosario Central

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Huracán QF1 Platense
Racing QF2 Rosario Central
River Plate QF3 Belgrano
Godoy Cruz QF4 Banfield

Matches

Huracán–Platense
Report
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
River Plate–Belgrano
Report
Referee: Facundo Tello
Godoy Cruz–Banfield
Report
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo

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 28 November 2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LA LIGA TIENE NUEVO "NAMING SPONSOR": EL ACTUAL TORNEO PASARÁ A LLAMARSE COPA SUR FINANZAS" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Se definió la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 31 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Se sorteó el fixture completo de la Liga Profesional y la Copa LPF 2023" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2023 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fixtures de la temporada 2023" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 3 November 2022.
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