The 2017–18

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...

- Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons) was the 128 season of top-flight professional

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. The season began on 25 August 2017 and ended on 14 May 2018. For the first time since 1893, the AFA did not organise the championship, now being administrated by the Superliga Argentina de Fútbol. Twenty-eight teams competed in the league, twenty-six returning from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional (

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

and

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. ...

). Four teams ( Aldosivi,

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...

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and

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) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship in the previous tournament.

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, who were the defending champions, won their thirty-third league title with one match to spare after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on 9 May 2018. As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for both the 2019 Copa Libertadores and the

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Competition format

The tournament was contested by 28 teams. Each team played the other 27 teams in a single

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. The additional match against the main rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was not played in this season.

Club information

Stadia and locations

Personnel

Managerial changes

Interim Managers
:1.

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was interim manager in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana second stage first leg. :2.

Leandro Benítez Leandro Benítez (born 5 April 1981) is a retired Argentina, Argentine Association football, footballer who usually played as a midfielder on the left side of the pitch. Career A native of Ensenada, Buenos Aires, Ensenada, Benítez grew in the ...

was interim manager in the 4th round. :3. Interim manager, but later promoted to manager. :4. Manuel Fernández was interim manager in the 5th round and the 2016–17 Copa Argentina

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. :5.

Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Adrián Gómez (born 8 December 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Gómez is best known for his seven-year period (1990–1997) in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 game ...

was interim manager in the 9th–12th rounds. :6. Juan Ramón Fleita was interim manager in the 11th and 12th rounds. :7. Luis Marabotto was interim manager in the 12th round. :8. Fabián Garfagnoli was interim manager in the 17th and 18th rounds. :9. Interim manager until the end of the tournament. :10. Interim manager in the 26th and 27th rounds and the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage second leg.

Foreign players

Players holding Argentinian dual nationality

Lucas Barrios Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres (; born 13 November 1984) is an Argentine-born Paraguayan former footballer. Barrios was known for his effectiveness in the target area. This earned him his nickname ''La Pantera'', which means ''The Panther''. Eve ...

(Argentinos Juniors) *

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(Defensa y Justicia) * David Depetris (Olimpo) *

Camilo Mayada Camilo Sebastián Mayada Mesa (born 8 January 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a full-back and midfielder for Primera División Paraguaya club Libertad. Club career A youth academy graduate of Danubio, Mayada made his ...

(River Plate) *

Rodrigo Mora Rodrigo Nicanor Mora Núñez (born 29 October 1987) is a former Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Rivera, Mora started his professional career with modest Juventud de Las Piedras. In 2008, aged 20, ...

(River Plate) *

Marcelo Larrondo Marcelo Alejandro Larrondo (born 16 August 1988) is an Argentine-born Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Early career Larrondo began his youth career with Fernández Álvarez in 2005. The next year, he moved ...

(River Plate) *

Néstor Ortigoza Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (; born 7 October 1984) is a professional football central midfielder, who currently plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Born in Argentina, he represented the Paraguay national team. Club career Ortigoza started his care ...

(Rosario Central) *

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(Talleres (C))

League table

Results

Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 27 rounds.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source
AFA

Top assists

Source

Relegation

Relegation at the end of the season is based on coefficients, which take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season and the three previous seasons (only seasons at the top-flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the total number of games played in the top flight on those four seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated to the

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. Source
AFA

Awards

The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season. *Best goalkeeper: Franco Armani ( River Plate) *Best defender: Alejandro Donatti (

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) *Best midfielder:

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( Talleres (C)) *Best forward: Santiago García ( Godoy Cruz) *Best save:

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( Independiente) against

*Best goal:

Edwin Cardona Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya (; born 8 December 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Argentine Primera Division club Racing Club and the Colombia national team. Club career Colombia Cardona made his professional deb ...

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) against River Plate *Best coach: Frank Darío Kudelka ( Talleres (C)) *Best player:

Cristian Pavón Cristian David Pavón (born 21 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atlético Mineiro. Club career Talleres Pavón played for Talleres de Córdoba's youth setup until 7 February 2012, when he signed hi ...

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) *Topscorer: Santiago García ( Godoy Cruz) *Honorary Award:

Daniel Montenegro Daniel Gastón Montenegro Casella (born 28 March 1979) is an Argentine former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Huracán and Independiente, having several spells with both c ...

( Huracán) *Breakthrough player:

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References

External links

AFA - SITIO OFICIAL
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Argentine Primera Division season Argentine Primera División seasons 2017–18 in Argentine football leagues

Competition format

Club information

Stadia and locations

Personnel

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Players holding Argentinian dual nationality

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Relegation

Awards

See also

References

External links