The 2004–05

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season saw

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win the

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title after a fierce battle against Vélez Sársfield for the supremacy. Vélez soon got over the disappointment after winning the

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with Banfield finishing second despite playing most of the tournament with a young squad because they were also competing the

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and Almagro were relegated to the Nacional B after lackluster performance while

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and Instituto played the promotion against

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and

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, respectively. Both won their series and were able to stay in the top category of the Argentine Football.

Torneo Apertura

Top Scorers

Relegation

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Torneo Clausura

Top Scorers

Relegation

"Promoción" playoff

wins 4-2 and remains in the

Instituto wins 3-1 and remains in the

Lower Leagues

Clubs in international competitions

National team

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results, please see

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. Those results are not tallied here because the team is made of Under–23 players, not the full squad.

Friendly matches

2006 World Cup qualifiers

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

External links

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