The 2004–05 Argentine First Division season saw Américo Gallego's Newell's Old Boys win the Apertura title after a fierce battle against Vélez Sársfield for the supremacy. Vélez soon got over the disappointment after winning the Clausura with Banfield finishing second despite playing most of the tournament with a young squad because they were also competing the Copa Libertadores de América.
Huracán de Tres Arroyos and Almagro were relegated to the Nacional B after lackluster performance while Argentinos Juniors and Instituto played the promotion against Atlético de Rafaela and Huracán, respectively. Both won their series and were able to stay in the top category of the Argentine Football.
Torneo Apertura
Team1Newell's Old Boys361910632211112Vélez Sársfield3419104521165 3River Plate3319964281994 Estudiantes La Plata301979322148 5San Lorenzo301986529227 6Rosario Central 301986519154 7Colón de Santa Fe2719766242228 Boca Juniors2619757221669 Banfield26196852422210 Racing Club26198292221111 Lanús26196852526 –112 Gimnasia de La Plata25196761623 –713 Arsenal de Sarandí24195951716114 Quilmes24196671418 –415 Independiente23196582326 –716 Argentinos Juniors22196491717017 Almagro221941051518 –318 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca171945102129 –819 Instituto14192891630 –1420 Huracán de Tres Arroyos121926111934 –15
Top Scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Lisandro LópezRacing Club122Jeremías CaggianoHuracán de Tres Arroyos82Osvaldo Miranda Almagro82Rolando ZárateVélez Sársfield83Nicolás FrutosGimnasia de La Plata73Claudio GrafLanús73Rodrigo PalacioBanfield73Emanuel Villa Rosario Central74Jairo Castillo Independiente64Diego GalvánOlimpo de Bahía Blanca64Ezequiel LavezziSan Lorenzo64Martín Palermo Boca Juniors64Hernán Peirone San Lorenzo6
Relegation
There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below
Torneo Clausura
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Vélez Sársfield39191162321418 2 Banfield 33 19 10 3 6 25 16 9 3 Racing Club 32 19 9 5 5 25 17 8 4 Estudiantes La Plata 31 19 8 7 4 28 23 5 5 Rosario Central 31 19 8 7 4 26 23 3 6 Arsenal de Sarandí 30 19 8 6 5 27 22 5 7 Gimnasia de La Plata 29 19 9 2 8 25 25 0 8 Lanús 28 19 7 7 5 36 27 9 9 Instituto 28 19 8 4 7 32 30 2 10 River Plate 27 19 8 3 8 31 29 2 11 Colón de Santa Fe 26 19 6 8 5 30 23 7 12 Independiente 26 19 6 8 5 29 26 3 13 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 26 19 7 5 7 18 22 -4 14 Newell's Old Boys 24 19 5 9 5 22 21 1 15 Boca Juniors 22 19 6 4 9 26 30 -4 16 San Lorenzo 22 19 6 4 9 23 29 -6 17 Argentinos Juniors 21 19 5 6 8 28 30 -2 18 Quilmes 20 19 5 5 9 16 23 -7 19 Almagro 13 19 3 4 12 22 44 -22 20 Huracán de Tres Arroyos 5 19 0 5 14 11 41 -30
Top Scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals 1 Mariano Pavone Estudiantes La Plata 16 2 Esteban Fuertes Colón de Santa Fe 11 3 Nicolás Frutos Independiente 10 4 José Luis Calderón Arsenal de Sarandí 9 4 Claudio Enría Gimnasia de La Plata 9 4 Josemir Lujambio Instituto 9
Relegation
TeamAveragePointsPlayed2002-032003-042004-05 River Plate 1.798 205 114 79/38 66/38 60/38 Boca Juniors 1.772 202 114 79/38 75/38 48/38 Vélez Sársfield 1.684 192 114 66/38 53/38 73/38 Banfield 1.500 171 114 48/38 64/38 59/38 San Lorenzo 1.491 170 114 56/38 62/38 52/38 Rosario Central 1.465 167 114 62/38 44/38 61/38 Racing Club 1.412 161 114 53/38 50/38 58/38 Newell's Old Boys 1.404 160 114 49/38 51/38 60/38 Colón de Santa Fe 1.395 159 114 57/38 49/38 53/38 Arsenal de Sarandí 1.386 158 114 49/38 55/38 54/38 Quilmes 1.368 104 76 N/A 60/38 44/38 Independiente 1.351 154 114 61/38 44/38 49/38 Estudiantes de La Plata 1.298 148 114 43/38 44/38 61/38 Lanús 1.289 147 114 51/38 42/38 54/38 Gimnasia de La Plata 1.211 138 114 46/38 38/38 54/38 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 1.167 133 114 51/38 39/38 43/38Argentinos Juniors1.1324338N/AN/A43/38Instituto1.1054238N/AN/A42/38Almagro0.9213538N/AN/A35/38Huracán de Tres Arroyos0.4471738N/AN/A17/38
"Promoción" playoff
DateHomeAwayResult July 6, 2005 Atlético de Rafaela Argentinos Juniors 2-1 July 10, 2005 Argentinos Juniors Atlético de Rafaela 3-0
Argentinos Juniors wins 4-2 and remains in the Argentine First Division
DateHomeAwayResult July 6, 2005 Huracán Instituto 1-2 July 10, 2005 Instituto Huracán 1-0 Instituto wins 3-1 and remains in the Argentine First Division
Lower Leagues
LevelTournamentChampion 2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura Primera B Nacional Clausura Tiro Federal Gimnasia de Jujuy 3rd Primera B Metropolitana Tigre 3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Ben Hur 4th Primera C Metropolitana Comunicaciones 5th Primera D Metropolitana Club Atlético Fénix
Clubs in international competitions Team / Competition2004 Recopa Sudamericana2004 Copa Sudamericana2005 Copa LibertadoresBoca JuniorsRunner up lost to CiencianoChampions defeated BolívarQuarterfinals eliminated by GuadalajaraRiver Plate Did not play2nd preliminary phase eliminated by ArsenalSemifinal eliminated by São PauloBanfield Did not play1st preliminary phase eliminated by ArsenalQuarterfinals eliminated by River PlateArsenal de Sarandí Did not playQuarterfinals eliminated by Bolívar did not qualifySan Lorenzo Did not play2nd preliminary phase eliminated by Boca JuniorsGroup stage eliminated(finished last in the group)Quilmes Did not play1st preliminary phase eliminated by San LorenzoGroup stage eliminated(finished 3rd in the group)
National team This section covers Argentina's games from August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005.
For the Olympic Games results, please see here. 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 AFA Argentina 2004–2005 by Javier Romiser at RSSSF.