| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Dates | 17 August – 16 December 2023 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rosario Central (1st title) |
| 2024 Copa Libertadores | Rosario Central |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 204 |
| Goals scored | 402 (1.97 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Lucas Passerini (10 goals) |
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The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2023, starting from the 8th round, for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the fourth edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 17 August and ended on 16 December 2023.[2]
The competition was 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.
Rosario Central won their first title after they defeated Platense 1–0 in the final.[4] As champions, Rosario Central qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones.
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.[5]
The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2022, 13:00, at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza.[6] 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:
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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.[5]
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:[5]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| River Plate | 2 | ||||||||||
| Belgrano | 1 | ||||||||||
| River Plate | 0 (0) | ||||||||||
| Rosario Central (p) | 0 (2) | ||||||||||
| Racing | 2(6) | ||||||||||
| Rosario Central (p) | 2(7) | ||||||||||
| Rosario Central | 1 | ||||||||||
| Platense | 0 | ||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||
| Banfield | 0 (3) | ||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 1(5) | ||||||||||
| Platense (p) | 1(6) | ||||||||||
| Huracán | 1(2) | ||||||||||
| Platense (p) | 1(4) | ||||||||||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Huracán | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Platense |
| Racing | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Rosario Central |
| River Plate | 2–1 | Belgrano |
| Godoy Cruz | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Banfield |
| Huracán | 1–1 | Platense |
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Mazzantti  41' |
Report | Ferreyra 87' |
| Penalties | ||
Cóccaro  Tobio  Alfonso Torrent |
2–4 | Pellegrino Suso Servetto Díaz |
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
| Racing | 2–2 | Rosario Central |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 80' Quintero 90+7' (pen.) |
Report | Campaz 45+6' (pen.) Sández 60' |
| Penalties | ||
| Quintero Martínez Moreno Hauche Vecchio Almendra Mura Sigali |
6–7 | Lovera Campaz Mallo Sández Quintana Ortiz Bianchi Komar |
Referee: Fernando Rapallini
| River Plate | 2–1 | Belgrano |
|---|---|---|
| Rondón 61' Colidio 90+3' |
Report | Passerini 80' |
Referee: Facundo Tello
| Godoy Cruz | 0–0 | Banfield |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| D. Rodríguez Conechny S. Rodríguez Allende López |
5–3 | Bisanz Insúa Remedi Quirós |
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Godoy Cruz | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Platense |
| River Plate | 0–0 (0–2 p) | Rosario Central |
Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer
| River Plate | 0–0 | Rosario Central |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| E. Díaz Palavecino G. Martínez Lanzini |
0–2 | Lovera Campaz Malcorra |
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Rosario Central | 1–0 | Platense |
| Rosario Central | 1–0 | Platense |
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| Lovera 39' |
Report |
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez
Colón and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played a playoff match at a neutral venue to determine which team would be relegated in the 2023 season. Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) won the match 1–0 and stayed in the Primera División, while Colón were relegated to the Primera Nacional.[7]
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1–0 | Colón |
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| Colazo 41' |
Report |
Referee: Andrés Merlos
The best team was a squad consisting of the most impressive players at the tournament.[8]
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Head coach Russo
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Substitutes
| Pos. | Player | Team |
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| GK | Diego Rodríguez
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Godoy Cruz |
| DF |  Facundo Mallo
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Rosario Central |
| DF | Fernando Tobio
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Huracán |
| DF | Fernando Alarcón
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Instituto |
| MF |  Luis Advíncula
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Boca Juniors |
| MF | Aníbal Moreno
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Racing |
| MF | Hernán López
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Godoy Cruz |
| MF | Claudio Aquino
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Vélez Sarsfield |
| MF |  Juan Fernando Quintero
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Racing |
| FW | Tadeo Allende
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Godoy Cruz |
| FW | Santiago Castro
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Vélez Sarsfield |
| FW | Luciano Gondou
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Argentinos Juniors |
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