The 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of the
Copa de la Liga Profesional
The Copa de la Liga Profesional (English: ''Professional League Cup''; officially named "Copa Diego Armando Maradona" in its first edition) is an official Argentine football cup competition. The cup was planned and organised by the "Liga Profesi ...
, an
Argentine domestic cup. It began on 25 January and ended on 5 May 2024.
The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the
2023 season
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as well as 2 promoted teams from the
2023 Primera Nacional (
Independiente Rivadavia and
Deportivo Riestra
Deportivo Riestra Asociación de Fomento Barrio Colón, also known as Deportivo Riestra, is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. The club is mainly focused on football, with the senior squad currently playing in Primera B Nacional, the seco ...
).
Rosario Central were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the Group stage.
After a 1–1 draw in the final,
Estudiantes (LP) won 4–3 on penalties against
Vélez Sarsfield to claim their first title in the tournament. As champions, Estudiantes (LP) qualified for the
2025 Copa Libertadores
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and the
2024 Trofeo de Campeones.
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) were played on a single-legged basis.
Draw
The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. The groups were the same as the
2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2023, starting from the 8th round, for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 17 August and ende ...
, except that the 2023 relegated teams,
Colón and
Arsenal
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, were replaced by the 2023 promoted teams,
Independiente Rivadavia and
Deportivo Riestra
Deportivo Riestra Asociación de Fomento Barrio Colón, also known as Deportivo Riestra, is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. The club is mainly focused on football, with the senior squad currently playing in Primera B Nacional, the seco ...
, respectively.
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
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Places
* Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
* Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
* Point ...
(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2.
Goal difference
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; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw.
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
Zone A
Zone B
Results
Zone A
Zone B
Interzonal matches
Final stages
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a
single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:
* The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played at a neutral venue, with the higher-seeded serving as the home team.
** If tied, a
penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.
* The Final was played at a neutral venue.
** If tied,
extra time
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would be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a
penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Matches
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Semi-finals
Matches
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Final
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Source
AFA
Top assists
Source
See also
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2024 Argentine Primera División
The 2024 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Sur Finanzas 2024 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 134th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season will begin on 12 May and will e ...
*
2024 Copa Argentina
References
External links
LPF official site
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