The 2005–06 Argentine Primera División was the 115th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from 5 August 2005 to 14 May 2006.[1]
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2005 – 14 May 2006 |
| Champions | Apertura: Boca Juniors (27th title) Clausura: Boca Juniors (28th title) |
| 2007 Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) River Plate Banfield Vélez Sarsfield |
| 2006 Copa Sudamericana | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Banfield Vélez Sarsfield Lanús San Lorenzo |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
Tiro Federal (2004–05 Primera B Nacional champion)[2] and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (after beating Huracán in a second promotion playoff) were promoted from Primera B Nacional.[3][4][5]
Boca Juniors won both, Apertura and Clausura championships totalising 28 league titles to date,[6][7] while Instituto (C), Tiro Federal and Olimpo were relegated.[1]
| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August – 14 December |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (27th. title) |
| Promoted |
 |
| Top goalscorer |  Javier Cámpora (13) |
| Biggest home win | Newell's 5–0 Instituto (16 Nov) Banfield 5–0 S. Lorenzo (25 Nov) |
| Biggest away win | GELP 0–6 Vélez (20 Aug) |
| Highest scoring | S. Lorenzo 5–3 T. Federal (13 Nov) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 40 |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 37 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 33 |
| 4 | Independiente | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 32 |
| 5 | Banfield | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 28 |
| 6 | River Plate | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 28 |
| 7 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 28 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 28 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 28 |
| 10 | Colón | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 26 |
| 11 | Racing | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 25 |
| 12 | Olimpo | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 23 |
| 13 | Lanús | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 23 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 20 |
| 17 | Quilmes | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 19 |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 18 |
| 19 | Tiro Federal | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 15 |
| 20 | Instituto | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 15 |
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 January – 14 May |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (28th. title) |
| Relegated |
 |
| Top goalscorer |  Gonzalo Vargas (12) |
| Biggest home win | Argentinos 4–0 T. Federal (15 Apr) GELP 4–0 Quilmes (16 Apr) Boca Jrs. 4–0 Estudiantes LP (30 Apr) |
| Biggest away win | T. Federal 0–5 River (29 Jan) Instituto 0–5 Independiente (1 Feb) |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal 2–5 GELP (19 Mar) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 43 | 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Lanús | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | |
| 3 | River Plate | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 34 | |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Banfield | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31 | |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Olimpo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | |
| 10 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 | |
| 12 | Independiente | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 23 | |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 22 | |
| 15 | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 22 | |
| 16 | Colón | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 20 | |
| 17 | Quilmes | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 20 | |
| 18 | Racing | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 19 | |
| 19 | Instituto | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 13 | |
| 20 | Tiro Federal | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 12 |
| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Gonzalo Vargas |
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP |
12
|
2
|
Ernesto Farías |
River Plate |
11
|
| Martín Palermo |
Boca Juniors | ||
3
|
Ignacio Scocco |
Newell's Old Boys |
9
|
4
|
Sergio Agüero |
Independiente |
7
|
| Silvio Carrario |
Quilmes | ||
| Ezequiel Maggiolo |
Olimpo | ||
| Rodrigo Palacio |
Boca Juniors |
| Pos |
Team | 2003–04 Pts |
2004–05 Pts |
2005–06 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 75 | 48 | 83 | 206 | 114 | 1.807 | |
| 2 | River Plate | 66 | 60 | 62 | 188 | 114 | 1.649 | |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 53 | 73 | 58 | 184 | 114 | 1.614 | |
| 4 | Banfield | 64 | 59 | 59 | 182 | 114 | 1.596 | |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 62 | 52 | 56 | 170 | 114 | 1.491 | |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 51 | 60 | 51 | 162 | 114 | 1.421 | |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 38 | 54 | 69 | 161 | 114 | 1.412 | |
| 8 | Estudiantes (LP) | 44 | 61 | 52 | 157 | 114 | 1.377 | |
| 9 | Lanús | 42 | 54 | 58 | 154 | 114 | 1.351 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 55 | 54 | 43 | 153 | 114 | 1.342 | |
| 11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | — | — | 51 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | |
| 12 | Racing | 50 | 58 | 44 | 152 | 114 | 1.333 | |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 44 | 61 | 45 | 150 | 114 | 1.316 | |
| 14 | Independiente | 44 | 49 | 55 | 148 | 114 | 1.298 | |
| 15 | Colón | 49 | 53 | 46 | 148 | 114 | 1.298 | |
| 16 | Quilmes | 60 | 44 | 39 | 143 | 114 | 1.254 | |
| 17 | Argentinos Juniors | — | 43 | 50 | 93 | 76 | 1.224 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 18 | Olimpo | 39 | 43 | 49 | 131 | 114 | 1.149 | |
| 19 | Instituto | — | 42 | 28 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | Tiro Federal | — | — | 27 | 27 | 38 | 0.711 |
* Winner of the series; teams currently playing in Primera División are listed first
| Series | Team 1 (1st div) | Team 2 (2nd div) | 1st. leg | Venue 1 | City 1 | 2nd. leg | Venue 2 | City 2 | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Olimpo | Belgrano (C) |
1–2
|
Chateau Carreras | Córdoba |
1–2
|
Roberto Carminatti | Bahía Blanca |
4–2
|
2
|
Argentinos Juniors | Huracán |
1–1
|
Tomás A. Ducó | Buenos Aires |
2–2
|
Diego A. Maradona | Buenos Aires |
4–4 [note 1]
|
Belgrano de Córdoba promoted to Primera (relegating Olimpo), while Argentinos Juniors remained in the top division by sporting advantage (the series had ended 4–4 on aggregate)
