The 2023 Liga Profesional de Fútbol (officially the Torneo Binance 2023, until the 26th round, for sponsorship reasons) was the 133rd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 27 January and ended on 30 July 2023.
Twenty-eight teams competed in the league: twenty-six returning from the 2022 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2022 Primera Nacional (Belgrano and Instituto). Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
River Plate won their 38th national league championship with two matches to spare after they defeated Estudiantes (LP) 3–1 on 15 July 2023.
Competition format The competition was run under a single round-robin, contested by 28 teams (26 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments will be determined by an aggregate table of the 2023 Primera División and 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.
In this season two teams were relegated to the Primera Nacional. One team was relegated based on coefficients, while the bottom team of the 2023 aggregate table would also be relegated.
Club information Stadia and locations
ClubCityStadiumCapacity Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 25,000 Arsenal Sarandí Julio Humberto Grondona 16,300 Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro 32,700 Banfield Banfield Florencio Sola 34,901 Barracas Central Buenos Aires Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia4,400 Belgrano Córdoba Julio César Villagra 30,000 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 54,000 Central Córdoba (SdE) Santiago del Estero Único Madre de Ciudades 30,000 Alfredo Terrera 16,000 Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 40,000 Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello 12,000 Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Jorge Luis Hirschi 30,000 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,544 Godoy Cruz Godoy Cruz Feliciano Gambarte 14,000 Malvinas Argentinas 42,000 Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314 Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América 52,853 Instituto Córdoba Juan Domingo Perón 26,535 Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619 Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 38,095 Platense Florida Este Ciudad de Vicente López 28,530 Racing Avellaneda El Cilindro 55,389 River Plate Buenos Aires Mâs Monumental 83,196 Rosario Central Rosario Gigante de Arroyito 41,654 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 39,494 Sarmiento (J) Junín Eva Perón 19,000 Talleres (C) Córdoba Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000 Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282 Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540
Personnel ClubManagerKit manufacturerSponsor Argentinos Juniors Pablo Guede Umbro Arsenal Darío Espínola (caretaker) Sport Lyon RapiCuota$ Atlético Tucumán Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez Umbro RapiCuota$ Banfield Julio César Falcioni Athix Sur Finanzas Barracas Central Sergio Rondina Il Ossso Sports La Nueva Seguros Belgrano Guillermo Farré Erreà Banco Macro Boca Juniors Mariano Herrón (caretaker) Adidas Betsson Central Córdoba (SdE) Omar De Felippe Adhoc Banco Santiago del Estero Colón Israel Damonte KDY Cablevideo Digital Defensa y Justicia Julio Vaccari Sport Lyon RapiCuota$ Estudiantes (LP) Eduardo Domínguez RUGE B•play Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Leonardo Madelón Givova RapiCuota$ Godoy Cruz Daniel Oldrá Fiume Sport CATA Internacional Huracán Diego Martínez Kappa DECRYPTO Independiente Carlos Tevez Puma Jeluz Instituto Diego Dabove Sport Lyon Banco Macro Lanús Ricardo Zielinski Erreà Mapei Newell's Old Boys Gabriel Heinze Givova City Center ONLINE Platense Martín Palermo Hummel TRF Racing Sebastián Grazzini and Ezequiel Videla (caretakers) Kappa DIGITAL Ad Expert River Plate Martín Demichelis Adidas Codere Rosario Central Miguel Ángel Russo Umbro City Center ONLINE San Lorenzo Rubén Darío Insúa Nike Brubank Sarmiento (J) Facundo Sava Coach Naldo Talleres (C) Javier Gandolfi Givova ICBC Argentina Tigre Lucas Pusineri Kappa Banco Macro Unión Kily González KDY OSPAT Vélez Sarsfield Sebastián Méndez Diadora B•play
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Positionin table Replaced by Date of appointment Central Córdoba (SdE) Abel Balbo Signed by Estudiantes (LP) 22 October 2022 Pre-season Leonardo Madelón 29 November 2022 Estudiantes (LP) Pablo Quatrocchi End of caretaker spell 22 October 2022 Abel Balbo 1 December 2022 Newell's Old Boys Adrián Coria 24 October 2022 Gabriel Heinze 7 November 2022 Arsenal Leonardo Madelón Resigned 24 October 2022 Carlos Ruiz and Martín Cicotello 22 November 2022 Platense Omar De Felippe 25 October 2022 Martín Palermo 5 November 2022 Godoy Cruz Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez Mutual agreement 28 October 2022 Diego Flores 3 November 2022 Rosario Central Carlos Tevez Resigned 3 November 2022 Miguel Ángel Russo 18 December 2022 Independiente Julio César Falcioni Mutual agreement 9 November 2022 Leandro Stillitano 12 November 2022 River Plate Marcelo Gallardo End of contract 13 November 2022 Martín Demichelis 16 November 2022 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Néstor Gorosito Mutual agreement 30 December 2022 Sebastián Romero 30 December 2022 Liga Profesional changes Colón Marcelo Saralegui Mutual agreement 20 February 2023 26th Néstor Gorosito 22 February 2023 Vélez Sarsfield Alexander Medina 25 February 2023 15th Ricardo Gareca 8 March 2023 Estudiantes (LP) Abel Balbo 4 March 2023 22nd Eduardo Domínguez 7 March 2023 Independiente Leandro Stillitano 18 March 2023 19th Ricardo Zielinski 14 April 2023 Boca Juniors Hugo Ibarra Sacked 28 March 2023 14th Jorge Almirón 10 April 2023 Unión Gustavo Munúa 4 April 2023 27th Sebastián Méndez 13 April 2023 Godoy Cruz Diego Flores 10 April 2023 17th Daniel Oldrá 11 April 2023 Barracas Central Alejandro Milano Mutual agreement 11 April 2023 21st Sergio Rondina 12 April 2023 Huracán Diego Dabove 7 May 2023 22nd Sebastián Battaglia 9 May 2023 Banfield Javier Sanguinetti 7 May 2023 23rd Julio César Falcioni 9 May 2023 Arsenal Carlos Ruiz and Martín Cicotello Resigned 8 May 2023 27th Federico Vilar 20 May 2023 Instituto Lucas Bovaglio Mutual agreement 3 June 2023 20th Diego Dabove 9 June 2023 Vélez Sarsfield Ricardo Gareca Resigned 4 June 2023 22nd Sebastián Méndez 27 June 2023 Tigre Diego Martínez Sacked 13 June 2023 20th Juan Sara 20 June 2023 Unión Sebastián Méndez Signed by Vélez Sarsfield 25 June 2023 21st Kily González 26 June 2023 Huracán Sebastián Battaglia Sacked 28 June 2023 25th Diego Martínez 3 July 2023 Atlético Tucumán Lucas Pusineri Resigned 30 June 2023 21st Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez 3 July 2023 Inter-tournament changes Sarmiento (J) Israel Damonte Resigned 29 July 2023 N/A Pablo Lavallén 2 August 2023 Central Córdoba (SdE) Leonardo Madelón Sacked 3 August 2023 Omar De Felippe 7 August 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional changes Independiente Ricardo Zielinski Resigned 20 August 2023 13th Zone A Carlos Tevez 22 August 2023 Tigre Juan Sara Sacked 28 August 2023 13th Zone B Lucas Pusineri 30 August 2023 Argentinos Juniors Gabriel Milito Resigned 30 August 2023 7th Zone A Pablo Guede 8 September 2023 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Sebastián Romero Mutual agreement 2 September 2023 14th Zone A Leonardo Madelón 5 September 2023 Lanús Frank Darío Kudelka 6 September 2023 12th Zone B Sebastián Salomón 7 September 2023 Arsenal Federico Vilar Resigned 18 September 2023 12th Zone A Darío Espínola 19 September 2023 Racing Fernando Gago 30 September 2023 1st Zone B Ezequiel Videla 2 October 2023 Lanús Sebastián Salomón Replaced 9 October 2023 14th Zone B Ricardo Zielinski 10 October 2023 Sarmiento (J) Pablo Lavallén Sacked 25 October 2023 9th Zone B Facundo Sava 27 October 2023 Colón Néstor Gorosito Resigned 26 October 2023 6th Zone A Israel Damonte 27 October 2023 Boca Juniors Jorge Almirón 5 November 2023 11th Zone B Mariano Herrón 6 November 2023
1. Originally Luca Marcogiuseppe would be manager of Arsenal along with Carlos Ruiz, but he resigned before the beginning of the season. Marcogiuseppe was replaced by Martín Cicotello. Interim managers 2. Marcelo Bravo and Hernán Manrique were interim managers in the 6th round. 3. Pedro Monzón was interim manager in the 2023 Copa Argentina round of 64 and the 9th–11th rounds. 4. Mariano Herrón was interim manager in the 9th–10th rounds and the 2023 Copa Libertadores Group stage 1st round. 5. Marcelo Mosset was interim manager in the 10th–11th rounds. 6. Interim manager, but later promoted to manager. 7. Darío Espínola was interim manager in the 16th–17th rounds. 8. Daniel Jiménez was interim manager in the 2023 Copa Argentina round of 64. 9. Marcelo Bravo was interim manager in the 2023 Copa Argentina round of 64, the postponed 17th round and the 20th–21st rounds. 10. Claudio Cabrera and Marcelo Broggi were interim managers in the 22nd round. 11. Cristian Zermatten was interim manager in the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 3rd round. 12. Salomón would be interim manager until the end of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, but only was interim manager in the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 4th–8th rounds. 13. Interim manager until the end of the Copa de la Liga Profesional. 14. Interim managers until the end of the Copa de la Liga Profesional.
Foreign players As the championship ended on 30 July 2023, several players left their teams due to expiring contracts or loans, signed with other teams, or had their contracts terminated. Players in italics are those who left their club before the end of the tournament. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Argentinos Juniors Gabriel Ávalos Javier Cabrera Juan José Cardozo Fabricio Domínguez Alan Rodríguez Arsenal Juan Manuel Cuesta Flabián Londoño Luís Leal Santiago Paiva Atlético Tucumán Marcelo González Wilson Ibarrola Banfield Brahian Alemán Luis Mago Alejandro Piedrahita Nicolás Sosa Sebastián Sosa Sánchez Barracas Central Fernando Prado Kevin Quejada Belgrano Andrés Amaya Alex Ibacache Boca Juniors Luis Advíncula Miguel Merentiel Óscar Romero Bruno Valdez Sebastián Villa Central Córdoba (SdE) Mauricio Duarte Colón Carlos Arrúa Jorge Benítez José Neris Baldomero Perlaza Andrew Teuten Defensa y Justicia Ángel Benítez Rodrigo Bogarín Darío Cáceres Edwin Mosquera Agustín Sant'Anna Estudiantes (LP) Mauro Méndez Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Nicolás Fernández Thomas Galdames Enzo Larrosa Cristian Núñez Salomón Rodríguez Huracán Matías Cóccaro Guillermo Soto Independiente Baltasar Barcia Martín Cauteruccio Juan Cazares Mauricio Cuero Edgar Elizalde Diego Segovia Instituto Juan José Franco Joaquín Varela Lanús Felipe Aguilar Luciano Boggio José Canale Iván Cazal Raúl Loaiza Newell's Old Boys Willer Ditta Armando Méndez Jherson Mosquera Djorkaeff Reasco Jorge Recalde Gustavo Velázquez Platense Miguel Jacquet Ronaldo Martínez Racing Johan Carbonero Edwin Cardona Paolo Guerrero Óscar Opazo Matías Rojas River Plate Miguel Borja Paulo Díaz Robert Rojas Salomón Rondón Rosario Central Jaminton Campaz Jhonatan Candia Facundo Mallo Alan Rodríguez San Lorenzo Adam Bareiro Diego Perea Rafa Pérez Carlos Sánchez Sarmiento (J) Ayrton Cougo Emanuel Hernández Harrinson Mancilla Fernando Martínez Jean Rosso Talleres (C) Vicente Fernández Alan Franco Christian Oliva Michael Santos Ramón Sosa Diego Valoyes Tigre Blas Armoa Santiago Rojas Unión Bryan Castrillón Yeison Gordillo Junior Marabel Santiago Mele Thiago Vecino Vélez Sarsfield Leonardo Burián José Florentín Diego Godín
Players holding Argentinian dual nationality They do not take up a foreign slot.
Dylan Gissi (Banfield) Bruno Zapelli (Belgrano) Norberto Briasco (Boca Juniors) Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) Luciano Bocco (Central Córdoba (SdE)) Matías Soria (Godoy Cruz) Cristian Báez (Independiente) Juan José Cáceres (Lanús) Gabriel Arias (Racing) Catriel Cabellos (Racing) Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate)