2006–07 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season2006–07
ChampionsApertura: Estudiantes (LP)
(5th title)
Clausura: San Lorenzo
(14th title)
RelegatedBelgrano
Quilmes
Nueva Chicago
Godoy Cruz
Top goalscorerApertura: Rodrigo Palacio
(Boca Juniors), (12 goals)
Clausura: Martín Palermo
(Boca Juniors), (11 goals)
Biggest home winEstudiantes (LP) 7-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
(15 Oct 2006)
Biggest away winSan Lorenzo 1-7 Boca Juniors
(25 Aug 2006)
Highest scoringSan Lorenzo 1-7 Boca Juniors
(25 Aug 2006)

The 2006–07 Argentina Primera Division was the 116th season of first division football in Argentina. Estudiantes (LP) won the Torneo Apertura and San Lorenzo won the Torneo Clausura. Belgrano and Quilmes were relegated to the Primera B Nacional and Huracan and Tigre were promoted after winning the relegation playoff against Godoy Cruz and Nueva Chicago respectively.

Torneo Apertura

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Estudiantes (LP) 19 14 2 3 35 12 +23 44 Championship playoff
2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Boca Juniors 19 14 2 3 41 17 +24 44 Championship playoff
3 River Plate 19 11 5 3 33 17 +16 38
4 Independiente 19 10 2 7 33 24 +9 32
5 Arsenal 19 9 5 5 26 22 +4 32
6 Lanús 19 9 4 6 26 24 +2 31
7 Vélez Sarsfield 19 8 6 5 25 18 +7 30
8 Rosario Central 19 8 4 7 28 22 +6 28
9 San Lorenzo 19 8 4 7 30 33 −3 28
10 Racing 19 7 5 7 22 19 +3 26
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 8 2 9 19 19 0 26
12 Belgrano 19 6 5 8 18 24 −6 23
13 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 7 2 10 21 40 −19 23
14 Nueva Chicago 19 6 4 9 20 32 −12 22
15 Banfield 19 4 8 7 21 26 −5 20
16 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 5 9 22 28 −6 20
17 Colón 19 5 3 11 20 34 −14 18
18 Godoy Cruz 19 3 8 8 19 26 −7 17
19 Newell's Old Boys 19 3 7 9 21 28 −7 16
20 Quilmes 19 2 3 14 23 38 −15 9
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship

Championship playoff

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes LP ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. Estudiantes won that match and was crowned as champion.

Series Team 1 Team 2 Sco. Venue City
Final Estudiantes LP Boca Juniors
2–1
 José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires

Match details

2006 Torneo Apertura Final
Final
Estudiantes LP2–1Boca Juniors
Sosa 65'
Pavone 81'		 Report Palermo 5'
Estudiantes (LP)
Boca Juniors

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 12
1 Mauro Zárate Vélez Sársfield 12
3 Óscar Cardozo Newell's Old Boys 11
3 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
3 Mariano Pavone Estudiantes 11
6 Federico Higuaín Nueva Chicago 10
6 Daniel Montenegro Independiente 10
8 Claudio Graf Lanús 9
8 Santiago Silva Gimnasia (La Plata) 9
10 Gonzalo Higuaín River Plate 8
10 Leonel Núñez Argentinos Juniors 8
10 Facundo Sava Racing 8
10 Néstor Silvera San Lorenzo 8

Torneo Clausura

By matchday 8, seven coaches had already been fired by their respective teams.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Lorenzo 19 14 3 2 34 17 +17 45 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Boca Juniors 19 11 6 2 38 20 +18 39
3 Estudiantes (LP) 19 10 7 2 28 17 +11 37
4 River Plate 19 9 6 4 26 17 +9 33
5 Arsenal 19 8 6 5 31 24 +7 30
6 Lanús 19 7 7 5 24 19 +5 28
7 Colón 19 7 7 5 28 24 +4 28
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 6 8 5 21 17 +4 26
9 Vélez Sarsfield 19 7 5 7 22 26 −4 26
10 Godoy Cruz 19 7 4 8 24 22 +2 25
11 Independiente 19 6 7 6 23 24 −1 25
12 Rosario Central 19 7 3 9 17 21 −4 24
13 Racing 19 5 8 6 28 30 −2 23
14 Newell's Old Boys 19 6 4 9 22 30 −8 22
15 Nueva Chicago 19 5 6 8 19 28 −9 21
16 Banfield 19 5 4 10 22 30 −8 19
17 Belgrano 19 4 6 9 24 27 −3 18
18 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 5 10 19 28 −9 17
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 4 5 10 11 22 −11 17
20 Quilmes 19 3 3 13 18 36 −18 12
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
2 Óscar Cardozo Newell's Old Boys 10
3 Gastón Fernández San Lorenzo 9
4 Facundo Sava Racing 8
4 Darío Cvitanich Banfield 8
5 Carlos Luna Quilmes 7
5 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 7
5 Mariano Pavone Estudiantes 7
5 José Sand Colón 7

Relegation

Pos
 Team 2004–05
Pts 		2005–06
Pts 		2006–07
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Boca Juniors 48 83 83 214 114 1.877
2 Estudiantes (LP) 61 52 81 194 114 1.702
3 River Plate 60 62 71 193 114 1.693
4 Vélez Sarsfield 73 58 56 187 114 1.64
5 San Lorenzo 52 56 73 181 114 1.588
6 Lanús 54 58 59 171 114 1.5
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 54 69 40 163 114 1.43
8 Independiente 49 55 57 161 114 1.412
9 Arsenal 54 44 62 160 114 1.404
10 Rosario Central 61 45 52 158 114 1.386
11 Banfield 59 59 39 157 114 1.377
12 Racing 58 44 49 151 114 1.325
13 Newell's Old Boys 60 51 38 149 114 1.307
14 Colón 53 46 46 145 114 1.272
15 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) — 51 43 94 76 1.237
16 Argentinos Juniors 43 50 46 139 114 1.219
17 Nueva Chicago — — 43 43 38 1.132 Relegation Playoff Matches
18 Godoy Cruz — — 42 42 38 1.105
19 Belgrano — — 41 41 38 1.079 Relegated to the Primera B Nacional
20 Quilmes 44 39 21 104 114 0.912

Updated as of June 22, 2008; Source:AFA

Promotion playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Tigre 3–1 Nueva Chicago 1–0 2–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Huracán 5–2 Godoy Cruz 2–0 3–2

See also

References

  1. ^ El Torneo Clausura ya dejó a siete técnicos sin trabajo