The 2024 Liga Profesional de Fútbol (officially the Torneo Betano 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the 134th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 10 May and ended on 16 December 2024.
Twenty-eight teams competed in the league: twenty-six returning from the 2023 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra), both teams were participating in Argentine Primera División for the first time in history from this season. River Plate were the defending champions.
On 25 May 2024, the match Godoy Cruz vs. San Lorenzo (3rd round) was suspended in the 48th minute after a fight broke out between the supporters of Godoy Cruz in the stands of the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. The AFA Disciplinary Court decided on 6 June 2024 to resume the match and play the remaining 42 minutes on a date to be determined behind closed doors. Godoy Cruz were deducted three points and had to play two games behind closed doors. They also had to pay San Lorenzo's travel expenses and a fine. On 8 August 2024, the Court of Appeals returned the three points to Godoy Cruz and upheld the other sentences. The match was resumed on 12 October 2024.
On 15 December 2024, Vélez Sarsfield won their 11th national league championship in the final round after defeating Huracán 2–0 and, at the same time, Newell's Old Boys defeated Talleres (C) 1–3. It was their first title since the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.
As winners of the 2024 Argentine Primera División, Vélez Sarsfield earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional in the 2024 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the winners of the 2024 Copa Argentina in the 2024 Supercopa Argentina. They also automatically qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.
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 2025 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1. The qualification for international tournaments was determined by an aggregate table of the 2024 Primera División and 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.
In this season two teams would be relegated to the Primera Nacional. One team would be relegated based on coefficients, while the bottom team of the aggregate table would also be relegated, however, on 17 October 2024, AFA decided that no teams would be relegated due to the league's expansion to 30 teams the next season.
Club information Stadiums and locations
ClubCityStadiumCapacity Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 24,380 Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro 32,700 Banfield Banfield Florencio Sola 37,245 Barracas Central Buenos Aires Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia2,700 Belgrano Córdoba Julio César Villagra 28,000 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires La Bombonera 57,446 Central Córdoba (SdE) Santiago del Estero Único Madre de Ciudades 30,000 Alfredo Terrera 16,000 Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello 8,000 Deportivo Riestra Buenos Aires Guillermo Laza 3,000 Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Jorge Luis Hirschi 30,018 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,500 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 44,000 Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini 25,000 Instituto Córdoba Juan Domingo Perón 35,535 Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619 Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 40,000 Platense Florida Este Ciudad de Vicente López 31,000 Racing Avellaneda El Cilindro 53,389 River Plate Buenos Aires Mâs Monumental 84,567 Rosario Central Rosario Gigante de Arroyito 41,654 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 47,964 Sarmiento (J) Junín Eva Perón 22,000 Talleres (C) Córdoba Mario Alberto Kempes 54,388 Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282 Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 25,000 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 49,540
Personnel and sponsoring ClubManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Other sponsors Argentinos Juniors Norberto Batista (caretaker) Umbro Rapicuotas Atlético Tucumán Facundo Sava Umbro Caja Popular de Ahorros Banfield Miguel Hernández (caretaker) Athix Sur Finanzas Barracas Central Rubén Darío Insúa Il Ossso Sports Sur Finanzas Belgrano Norberto Fernández (caretaker) Umbro Banco Macro Boca Juniors Fernando Gago Adidas Betsson Central Córdoba (SdE) Omar De Felippe Adhoc Banco Santiago del Estero Defensa y Justicia Pablo De Muner KDY Rapicuotas Deportivo Riestra Cristian Fabbiani Adidas Speed Unlimited Estudiantes (LP) Eduardo Domínguez RUGE Saint-Gobain Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Marcelo Méndez Givova Rapicuotas Godoy Cruz Ernesto Pedernera (caretaker) Fiume Sport CATA Internacional Huracán Frank Kudelka Kappa Independiente Julio Vaccari Puma Jeluz Independiente Rivadavia Alfredo Berti Sport Lyon Banco Macro Instituto Daniel Jiménez and Bruno Martelotto (caretakers) Givova Banco Macro Lanús Ricardo Zielinski Erreà Mapei Newell's Old Boys Mariano Soso AIFIT City Center Online Platense Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez Hummel Planes ESCO Racing Gustavo Costas Kappa RCA River Plate Marcelo Gallardo Adidas Codere Rosario Central Ariel Holan Umbro City Center Online San Lorenzo Miguel Ángel Russo Nike Brubank Sarmiento (J) Javier Sanguinetti Coach Naldo Digital Talleres (C) Alexander Medina Le Coq Sportif ICBC Argentina Tigre Sebastián Domínguez Kappa Banco Macro Unión Kily González KDY OSPAT Vélez Sarsfield Gustavo Quinteros Diadora Saphirus
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Positionin table Replaced by Date of appointment Independiente Rivadavia Alfredo Berti End of contract 16 November 2023 Pre-season Rodolfo de Paoli 24 November 2023 Boca Juniors Mariano Herrón End of caretaker spell 26 November 2023 Diego Martínez 29 December 2023 Talleres (C) Javier Gandolfi End of contract 27 November 2023 Walter Ribonetto 20 December 2023 Newell's Old Boys Gabriel Heinze 27 November 2023 Mauricio Larriera 29 November 2023 Sarmiento (J) Facundo Sava Resigned 28 November 2023 Sergio Rondina 12 December 2023 Barracas Central Sergio Rondina End of contract 6 December 2023 Alejandro Orfila 13 December 2023 Racing Ezequiel Videla End of caretaker spell 6 December 2023 Gustavo Costas 15 December 2023 Huracán Diego Martínez Resigned 7 December 2023 Facundo Sava 30 December 2023 Vélez Sarsfield Sebastián Méndez 8 December 2023 Gustavo Quinteros 23 December 2023 Tigre Lucas Pusineri Sacked 18 December 2023 Néstor Gorosito 28 December 2023 Platense Martín Palermo End of contract 18 December 2023 Sebastián Grazzini 28 December 2023 Central Córdoba (SdE) Omar De Felippe Mutual agreement 22 December 2023 Abel Balbo 22 December 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional changes Deportivo Riestra Matías Módolo Sacked 7 February 2024 12th Zone A Cristian Fabbiani 7 February 2024 Huracán Facundo Sava Resigned 18 February 2024 11th Zone A Frank Kudelka 5 March 2024 Atlético Tucumán Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez 19 February 2024 14th Zone A Facundo Sava 3 March 2024 Sarmiento (J) Sergio Rondina 20 February 2024 13th Zone B Israel Damonte 25 February 2024 Independiente Rivadavia Rodolfo de Paoli 24 February 2024 10th Zone A Martín Cicotello 1 March 2024 Platense Sebastián Grazzini Mutual agreement 27 February 2024 11th Zone B Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez 29 February 2024 Belgrano Guillermo Farré Resigned 13 March 2024 13th Zone B Juan Cruz Real 22 March 2024 Tigre Néstor Gorosito Mutual agreement 19 March 2024 14th Zone B Sebastián Domínguez 5 April 2024 Central Córdoba (SdE) Abel Balbo 7 April 2024 12th Zone B Juan Carlos Roldán 9 April 2024 San Lorenzo Rubén Darío Insúa Sacked 11 April 2024 9th Zone B Leandro Romagnoli 12 April 2024 Inter-tournament changes Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Leonardo Madelón Mutual agreement 14 April 2024 N/A Marcelo Méndez 19 April 2024 Central Córdoba (SdE) Juan Carlos Roldán End of caretaker spell 14 April 2024 Lucas González 19 April 2024 Liga Profesional changes Defensa y Justicia Julio Vaccari Resigned 14 May 2024 23rd Francisco Meneghini 27 May 2024 Independiente Carlos Tevez 19 May 2024 20th Julio Vaccari 13 June 2024 Newell's Old Boys Mauricio Larriera Sacked 5 June 2024 11th Sebastián Méndez 19 June 2024 Banfield Julio César Falcioni Mutual agreement 14 June 2024 22nd Gustavo Munúa 22 June 2024 River Plate Martín Demichelis 28 July 2024 7th Marcelo Gallardo 5 August 2024 Central Córdoba (SdE) Lucas González Sacked 29 July 2024 28th Omar De Felippe 31 July 2024 Rosario Central Miguel Ángel Russo Resigned 2 August 2024 19th Matías Lequi 3 August 2024 Argentinos Juniors Pablo Guede Mutual agreement 20 August 2024 20th Cristian Zermatten 21 August 2024 Independiente Rivadavia Martín Cicotello Resigned 25 August 2024 17th Alfredo Berti 26 August 2024 Defensa y Justicia Francisco Meneghini 26 August 2024 27th Pablo De Muner 27 August 2024 Talleres (C) Walter Ribonetto Mutual agreement 26 August 2024 7th Alexander Medina 1 September 2024 Barracas Central Alejandro Orfila Resigned 27 August 2024 27th Rubén Darío Insúa 2 September 2024 Newell's Old Boys Sebastián Méndez 15 September 2024 24th Ricardo Lunari 16 September 2024 Boca Juniors Diego Martínez 28 September 2024 12th Fernando Gago 14 October 2024 San Lorenzo Leandro Romagnoli 13 October 2024 24th Miguel Ángel Russo 17 October 2024 Sarmiento (J) Israel Damonte Sacked 19 October 2024 23rd Javier Sanguinetti 12 November 2024 Rosario Central Matías Lequi Mutual agreement 9 November 2024 20th Ariel Holan 11 November 2024 Newell's Old Boys Ricardo Lunari End of caretaker spell 9 November 2024 27th Mariano Soso 27 November 2024 Banfield Gustavo Munúa Mutual agreement 13 November 2024 25th Miguel Hernández 14 November 2024 Instituto Diego Dabove Resigned 14 November 2024 14th Daniel Jiménez and Bruno Martelotto 15 November 2024 Godoy Cruz Daniel Oldrá 18 November 2024 17th Ernesto Pedernera 19 November 2024 Argentinos Juniors Cristian Zermatten End of caretaker spell 22 November 2024 23rd Norberto Batista 23 November 2024 Belgrano Juan Cruz Real Mutual agreement 26 November 2024 15th Norberto Fernández 27 November 2024
Interim managers 1. Walter Coyette was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th–9th rounds. 2. Diego Barrado was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th–8th rounds. 3. Martín Funes was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 7th round. 4. Federico Arias was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 8th round. 5. Norberto Fernández was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 11th round. 6. Juan Carlos Blengio was interim manager in the 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional Group stage 12th round. 7. Interim manager until the end of the Copa de la Liga Profesional. 8. Interim manager, but later promoted to manager. 9. Pablo Quatrocchi was interim manager in the 2nd–3rd rounds. 10. Hugo Tocalli was interim manager in the 3rd–5th rounds. 11. Adrián Coria was interim manager in the 5th round. 12. Marcelo Escudero was interim manager in the 9th round. 13. Cristian Zermatten was interim manager in the 12th–23rd rounds. 14. Mariano Levisman was interim manager in the 13th round. 15. Fernando Berón was interim manager in the 13th round. 16. Ricardo Lunari was interim manager in the 15th–22nd rounds. 17. Mariano Herrón was interim manager in the 17th round. 18. Martín Funes was interim manager in the 19th–22nd rounds. 19. Gabriel del Valle Medina was interim manager in the 23rd–24th rounds. 20. Interim manager until the end of the Liga Profesional. 21. Interim manager until the end of the Liga Profesional. Pedernera was promoted to manager after the end of the tournament.
Foreign players