The 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth and final edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, 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 as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra). 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 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, except that the 2023 relegated teams, Colón and Arsenal, were replaced by the 2023 promoted teams, Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra, 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 (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 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 HomeScoreAwaySarmiento (J)0–0Barracas CentralUnión4–1Huracán0–0San Lorenzo0–0Estudiantes (LP)Newell's Old Boys0–1Rosario CentralIndependiente0–1RacingRiver Plate1–1Boca JuniorsBelgrano2–2Talleres (C)Argentinos Juniors3–1PlatenseVélez Sarsfield2–2TigreDefensa y Justicia1–1Deportivo RiestraLanús1–1BanfieldCentral Córdoba (SdE)0–0Atlético TucumánInstituto0–2Godoy Cruz
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 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
Semi-finals
Matches
Final
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Miguel BorjaRiver Plate 13 2 Adrián MartínezRacing 12 3 Ignacio RamírezNewell's Old Boys 8 4 Edinson CavaniBoca Juniors 7 Miguel MerentielBoca Juniors 6 Alan LescanoArgentinos Juniors 6 Maximiliano RomeroArgentinos Juniors Lucas PasseriniBelgrano Damián PueblaInstituto Walter BouLanús Facundo ColidioRiver Plate Adam BareiroSan Lorenzo Federico GirottiTalleres (C) Braian RomeroVélez Sarsfield Source: AFA
Top assists Rank Player Club Goals 1 Esequiel BarcoRiver Plate 6 2 Gastón LodicoInstituto 5 Claudio AquinoVélez Sarsfield 4 Nicolás OrozArgentinos Juniors 4 Marcelo EstigarribiaAtlético Tucumán Bruno SepúlvedaBanfield Luis AdvínculaBoca Juniors Kevin ZenónBoca Juniors Kevin LópezDefensa y Justicia Pablo de BlasisGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Tomás ConechnyGodoy Cruz Matías RealiIndependiente Rivadavia Santiago SolariRacing Ignacio FernándezRiver Plate Ramón SosaTalleres (C) Lucas GambaUnión Source: AFA
See also 2024 Argentine Primera División 2024 Copa Argentina
References
External links LPF official site