The 2019–20 season is Banfield's 7th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season The first player to announce his departure from Banfield was left-back Adrián Sporle, who agreed a move to Dundee United of the Scottish Championship on 13 June 2019. Adrián Calello followed Sporle out the door, as the defensive midfielder rejoined Huracán on 19 June. Esteban Conde's arrival from Nacional was set on 20 June, following the goalkeeper's exit from the Uruguayan outfit being confirmed a day before. Banfield met Victoriano Arenas in back-to-back friendlies on 22 June, with the first encounter ending in a four-goal victory before the second ended goalless. Jonás Gutiérrez made his unofficial bow against Victoriano Arenas, having been signed days prior. He was followed to the club by Hernán Toledo (Deportivo Maldonado) and Israel Damonte (Huracán).

Their second pre-season encounter took place on 26 June against Argentino, as they again scored four unanswered goals with Hernán Toledo netting on his first appearance; Banfield, like with Victoriano Arenas, faced Argentino twice, with the other fixture ending in a 1–1 draw. Chacarita Juniors of the second tier were beaten 2–1 on 29 June in the first of two friendlies, as Agustín Fontana netted twice to take his pre-season goal tally to five; game two ended in defeat. A number of players loaned in/out in the previous campaign returned on and around 30 June. Nicolás Silva departed on 1 July as he joined Argentinos Juniors. Banfield made it four wins from pre-season on 3 July, defeating Arsenal de Sarandí 3–0; a secondary meet ended goalless at the Estadio Florencio Sola.

Luciano Lollo was snapped up on loan from River Plate on 6 July. A 0–0 draw and a 2–3 loss occurred on 9 July in a friendly with Patronato. Banfield and Vélez Sarsfield swapped victories in friendlies on 13 July. Sebastián Dubarbier put pen to paper with Banfield on 13 July, having previously played in the Spanish Segunda División for Deportivo La Coruña. Sergio Vittor, a centre-back from Racing Club, was loaned in by Hernán Crespo on 17 July. Emanuel Coronel (Brown) and Michael López (Fénix) were loaned out on 19 July, as Denis Brizuela headed to Villa Dálmine. Another loan deal was confirmed on that date, with Facundo Altamirano going to Buenos Aires' Estudiantes. Banfield fought Atlético Tucumán twice on 20 July, winning 1–0 and drawing 2–2.

Julián Carranza was sold to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami on 26 July, though was immediately loaned back until the end of the year.

July Banfield fell to defeat in the Primera División on their 2019–20 bow, losing one-nil away to Arsenal de Sarandí on 29 July.

August Banfield and Talleres announced, on 1 August, a loan swap was agreed involving Martín Payero and Junior Arias, with the two switching clubs until 30 June 2020. A penalty from Nicolás Bertolo sealed three points in the league against Estudiantes on 4 August. Banfield beat Sacachispas in a friendly on 7 August, as a goal from Matías Moya was followed by a brace from Agustín Fontana. A friendly with Ferro Carril Oeste was cancelled on 9 August due to poor weather. Mauricio Asenjo completed a loan to Nueva Chicago on 14 August. Banfield made it back-to-back away defeats in the Primera División on 16 August, as they lost to Argentinos Juniors at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona. Banfield lost to Boca Juniors on 25 August, having conceded after just twenty seconds.

On 31 August, Banfield and Defensa y Justicia played out a goalless draw in the league in Buenos Aires.

September Hernán Crespo parted ways with Banfield on 2 September, following just one win in five matches to start 2019–20. Julio César Falcioni was revealed as Crespo's replacement on 5 September.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of Birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Iván Arboleda GK Deportivo Pasto 12 Nicolás Sumavil GK Academy 26 Facundo Cambeses GK Academy 33 Esteban Conde GK Nacional Defenders 2 Renato Civelli CB Lille 4 Rodrigo Arciero RB Patronato 6 Luciano Lollo CB River Plate (loan) 14 Sergio Vittor CB Racing Club (loan) 16 Sebastián Dubarbier LB Deportivo La Coruña 25 Alexis Maldonado CB Academy 30 Jorge Rodríguez CB Academy 32 Franco Quinteros DF Academy 37 Federico Torres DF Academy Alexis Sosa CB Academy Rodrigo Tapia CB San Lorenzo (loan) Midfielders 3 Claudio Bravo LM Academy 5 Israel Damonte CM Huracán 8 Nicolás Bertolo LM River Plate 10 Jesús Dátolo LM Vitória 15 Nicolás Linares RM Academy 17 Jonás Gutiérrez LM Defensa y Justicia 18 Giuliano Galoppo AM Academy 24 Luciano Gómez AM Academy 27 Matías Moya AM River Plate (loan) 28 Feyiseitan Asagidigbi MF Academy 31 Lautaro Ríos MF Academy 34 Tomás Assennato MF Academy Forwards 7 Claudio Villagra LW Academy 9 Agustín Fontana CF Academy 11 Hernán Toledo LW Deportivo Maldonado (loan) 13 Junior Arias CF Talleres (loan) 21 Julián Carranza CF Inter Miami (loan) 22 Juan Álvarez RW Academy 23 Reinaldo Lenis RW Sport Recife 35 Agustín Urzi RW Academy 36 Juan Manuel Cruz FW Academy Sebastián Benega RW Academy Ignacio González FW Academy Out on loan Loaned to 19 Mauricio Asenjo CF Nueva Chicago 29 Martín Payero CM Talleres Facundo Altamirano GK Estudiantes (BA) Emanuel Coronel LB Brown Michael López CF Fénix

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 GK Esteban Conde Nacional 3 July 2019 LM Jonás Gutiérrez Defensa y Justicia 3 July 2019 CM Israel Damonte Huracán 13 July 2019 LB Sebastián Dubarbier Deportivo La Coruña

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 13 June 2019 LB Adrián Sporle Dundee United 3 July 2019 DM Adrián Calello Huracán 3 July 2019 RW Nicolás Silva Argentinos Juniors 19 July 2019 MF Denis Brizuela Villa Dálmine 26 July 2019 CF Julián Carranza Inter Miami

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 3 July 2019 LW Hernán Toledo Deportivo Maldonado 30 June 2020 6 July 2019 CB Luciano Lollo River Plate 30 June 2020 17 July 2019 CB Sergio Vittor Racing Club 30 June 2020 26 July 2019 CF Julián Carranza Inter Miami 31 December 2019 1 August 2019 CF Junior Arias Talleres 30 June 2020

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 19 July 2019 LB Emanuel Coronel Brown 30 June 2020 19 July 2019 CF Michael López Fénix 30 June 2020 19 July 2019 GK Facundo Altamirano Estudiantes (BA) 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 CM Martín Payero Talleres 30 June 2020 14 August 2019 CF Mauricio Asenjo Nueva Chicago 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season In early June 2019, exhibition matches were announced with Arsenal de Sarandí (3 July) and Patronato (9 July). On 19 June, Banfield added further friendlies with Victoriano Arenas (22 June), Chacarita Juniors (29 June), Vélez Sarsfield, Atlético Tucumán and an unknown opponent; though the latter never took place. The venue for the Chacarita friendly was confirmed on 23 July. Games with Argentino were scheduled on 20 June. Details for the Vélez Sarsfield encounter were released on 8 July.

Mid-season Ferro Carril Oeste were pencilled in for a mid-season friendly match on 6 August 2019 for 10 August, though was later moved to a day prior. Before facing Ferro, Banfield would meet Sacachispas.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 18Patronato 33 26 10 69 57 19Newell's Old Boys 29 29 9 67 56 20Banfield 35 29 4 68 57 21Colón 41 23 4 68 57 22Rosario Central 32 26 9 67 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.

Copa Argentina

Banfield were drawn to meet divisional rivals Talleres in the round of thirty-two in the Copa Argentina, with the encounter getting a date of 10 September; though it was originally tentatively scheduled for August.

Copa de la Superliga

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKIván Arboleda000000—00002CBRenato Civelli500000—50103LMClaudio Bravo400000—40204RBRodrigo Arciero200000—20105CMIsrael Damonte0(1)00000—0(1)0006CBLuciano Lollo300000—30107LWClaudio Villagra0(2)00000—0(2)0008LMNicolás Bertolo510000—51009CFAgustín Fontana1(3)10000—1(3)10010LMJesús Dátolo200000—200012GKNicolás Sumavil000000—000013CFJunior Arias400000—401014CBSergio Vittor510000—512015RMNicolás Linares000000—000016LBSebastián Dubarbier1(1)00000—1(1)01017LMMJonás Gutiérrez0(4)00000—0(4)00018AMGiuliano Galoppo000000—000019CFMauricio Asenjo000000—000021CFJulián Carranza0(1)00000—0(1)00022RWJuan Álvarez400000—401023RWReinaldo Lenis000000—000024AMLuciano Gómez500000—502025CBAlexis Maldonado000000—000026GKFacundo Cambeses000000—000027AMMatías Moya1(2)00000—1(2)00028MFFeyiseitan Asagidigbi000000—000029CMMartín Payero0(1)00000—0(1)00030CBJorge Rodríguez500000—500031MFLautaro Ríos000000—000032DFFranco Quinteros000000—000033GKEsteban Conde500000—500034MFTomás Assennato000000—000035RWAgustín Urzi300000—302036FWJuan Manuel Cruz000000—000037DFFederico Torres000000—0000–GKFacundo Altamirano000000—0000–RWSebastián Benega000000—0000–LBEmanuel Coronel000000—0000–FWIgnacio González000000—0000–CFMichael López000000—0000–CBAlexis Sosa000000—0000–CBRodrigo Tapia000000—0000–LWHernán Toledo000000—0000Own goals—0—0—0——0——— Statistics accurate as of 31 August 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1LM8Nicolás Bertolo100–1CB14Sergio Vittor100–1CF9Agustín Fontana100–1Own goals000–0Totals300–3—

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