2014 Argentine Primera División Explained

Competition:	Primera División
Season:	2014
Winners:	Racing (17th title)
Relegated:	No relegation this season
Continentalcup1:	2015 Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Racing San Lorenzo (via 2014 Copa Libertadores) Huracán (via 2013–14 Copa Argentina) Estudiantes (LP) (via 2014 Copa Sudamericana)
Continentalcup2:	2015 Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Lanús Independiente Tigre Arsenal Belgrano River Plate (via 2014 Copa Sudamericana) Huracán (via 2014 Supercopa Argentina)
League Topscorer:	Lucas Pratto Maxi Rodríguez Silvio Romero (11 goals each)
Biggest Home Win:	(August 22, 2014) (September 8, 2014) (November 15, 2014) (November 29, 2014) (December 6, 2014)
Biggest Away Win:	(December 6, 2014)
Highest Scoring:	(September 13, 2014) (8 goals)
Matches:	190
Total Goals:	491
Prevseason:	2013–14
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 Torneo de Transición or Torneo Doctor Ramón Carrillo was the 124th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina.^[1] The season was scheduled to start on August 1, 2014 but was postponed after the death of Julio Grondona, president of the AFA on July 30.^[2] Finally, it began on August 8, 2014 and ended on December 14, 2014. Originally the last match of the tournament was scheduled on December 7 but as River Plate played the finals of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana the matches Racing-Godoy Cruz and River Plate-Quilmes were played on December 14.^[3] Twenty teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Primera B Nacional (Championship winners Banfield, runners-up Defensa y Justicia, and 3rd place Independiente).

Colón, Argentinos Juniors and All Boys had been relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship in the previous season.

Format

The team with most points was the champion and qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores group stage.

No teams were relegated this season as the league was expanded to 30 teams in the new 2015 Primera División.^{[4] [5]}

Club information

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	Manager
Arsenal	Sarandí	Julio H. Grondona	16,300
Atlético de Rafaela	Rafaela	Nuevo Monumental	16,000
Banfield	Banfield	Florencio Solá	34,901
Belgrano	Córdoba	Julio César Villagra	28,000
Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires	Alberto J. Armando	49,000
	Florencio Varela	Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello	12,000
Estudiantes (LP)	La Plata	Ciudad de La Plata	53,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	La Plata	Juan Carmelo Zerillo	24,544
Godoy Cruz	Godoy Cruz	Malvinas Argentinas	40,268
Independiente	Avellaneda	Libertadores de América	52,853
Lanús	Lanús	Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez	46,619
Newell's Old Boys	Rosario	Marcelo Bielsa	38,095
Olimpo	Bahía Blanca	Roberto Natalio Carminatti	20,000
Quilmes	Quilmes	Centenario	30,200
Racing	Avellaneda	Presidente Juan Domingo Perón	55,389
River Plate	Buenos Aires	Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti	61,321
Rosario Central	Rosario	Dr. Lisandro de la Torre	41,654
San Lorenzo	Buenos Aires	Pedro Bidegain	39,494
Tigre	Victoria	José Dellagiovanna	26,282
Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires	José Amalfitani	45,540

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Pre-season changes
Atlético de Rafaela	Jorge Burruchaga	Resigned	May 26, 2014^[6]	Roberto Sensini	June 8, 2014^[7]	N/A
Quilmes	Ricardo Caruso Lombardi	Mutual agreement	May 27, 2014^[8]	Pablo Quatrocchi	June 9, 2014^[9]	N/A
River Plate	Ramón Díaz	Resigned	May 27, 2014^[10]	Marcelo Gallardo	June 6, 2014^[11]	N/A
Defensa y Justicia	Diego Cocca	Resigned	June 8, 2014	Darío Franco	June 8, 2014^[12]	N/A
Racing	Fabio Radaelli	Replaced	June 8, 2014	Diego Cocca	June 8, 2014^[13]	N/A
Newell's Old Boys	Ricardo Lunari	Replaced	June 10, 2014	Gustavo Raggio	June 10, 2014^[14]	N/A
Independiente	Omar De Felippe	Resigned	July 16, 2014^[15]	Jorge Almirón	July 18, 2014^[16]	N/A
Godoy Cruz	Jorge Almirón	Resigned	July 17, 2014^[17]	Carlos Mayor	July 18, 2014^[18]	N/A
Torneo de Transición changes
Boca Juniors	Carlos Bianchi	Sacked	August 28, 2014^[19]	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	August 29, 2014^[20]	18th
Tigre	Fabián Alegre	Mutual agreement	September 1, 2014^[21]		September 5, 2014^[22]	16th
Godoy Cruz	Carlos Mayor	Sacked	November 2, 2014^[23]		November 3, 2014^[24]	17th
Rosario Central	Miguel Ángel Russo	Resigned	November 28, 2014		November 28, 2014^[25]	18th
Quilmes	Pablo Quatrocchi	Mutual agreement	December 5, 2014		December 5, 2014^[26]	20th

Interim Managers

1. Fabián Castro was interim manager in the 6th round.

2. Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager.

3. Interim manager.

4. Interim manager.

International qualification

Argentina had 6 berths in the 2015 Copa Libertadores (The first 4 berths were for the second stage and the last 2 for the first stage). San Lorenzo (Argentina 1), and River Plate (Argentina 2), were qualified as the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2014 Torneo Final champions, respectively. The Torneo de Transición champions (Racing) obtained the Argentina 3 berth. The Argentina 4 berth was awarded to the 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified (Boca Juniors). The 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage berths (Argentina 5 and Argentina 6) were awarded via 2013–14 Copa Argentina (Huracán) and via 2014 Copa Sudamericana (Estudiantes (LP)), respectively.

Argentina had 7 berths in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana. River Plate was qualified as the 2014 Copa Sudamericana champions. The other 6 berths were awarded to the 5 best teams of the Torneo de Transición if they are not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage and the 2014 Supercopa Argentina champions, Huracán.^[27]

Standings

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
align=center rowspan=3	1	Lucas Pratto	Vélez Sarsfield	align=center	11
Maxi Rodríguez	Newell's Old Boys	align=center	11
Silvio Romero	Lanús	align=center	11
align=center rowspan=3	4	Gustavo Bou	Racing	align=center	10
Teófilo Gutiérrez	River Plate	align=center	10
Federico Mancuello	Independiente	align=center	10
align=center rowspan=2	7	Jaime Ayoví	Godoy Cruz	align=center	9
Brahian Alemán	Arsenal	align=center	9
align=center	9	Julio Furch	Belgrano	align=center	8
align=center rowspan=4	10	Carlos Luna	Tigre	align=center	7
Rubén Ramírez	Godoy Cruz	align=center	7
Pablo Vegetti	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	align=center	7
Emilio Zelaya	Arsenal	align=center	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: El campeonato de Primera División se llamará "Torneo Doctor Ramón Carrillo" . August 8, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
2. Web site: Por la muerte de Julio Grondona, se suspendió el fútbol argentino este fin de semana . July 30, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
3. Web site: La AFA confirmó que Racing-Godoy Cruz y River-Quilmes jugarán el 14 de diciembre . December 1, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
4. Web site: La AFA aprobó en general el nuevo torneo de 30 equipos . April 29, 2014 . MundoLaVoz . es.
5. Web site: AFA approves new 30 team Primera División . April 29, 2014 . buenosairesherald.com .
6. Web site: Jorge Burruchaga renunció como técnico de Rafaela . May 26, 2014 . Diario Popular . es.
7. Web site: Sensini arregló y será el nuevo entrenador de Atlético de Rafaela, reemplazando a Jorge Burruchaga . June 8, 2014 . Infobae . es.
8. Web site: Ricardo Caruso Lombardi se fue de Quilmes . May 27, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
9. Web site: Quilmes ya tiene director técnico: Pablo Quatrocchi . June 6, 2014 . Diario Popular . es.
10. Web site: Ramón Díaz renunció y se va de River en medio de los festejos por los títulos . May 27, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
11. Web site: Marcelo Gallardo, nuevo DT de River: "Es de lo más lindo que te puede pasar como entrenador" . June 6, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
12. Web site: OFICIAL: Defensa y Justicia, Franco nuevo entrenador . June 7, 2014 . Todomercadoweb . es . June 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043536/http://www.todomercadoweb.es/mercado-futbolistico/oficial-defensa-y-justicia-franco-nuevo-entrenador-84282 . March 4, 2016 . dead .
13. Web site: Ya tiene DT: Diego Cocca será el nuevo técnico de Racing . May 24, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
14. Web site: Gustavo Raggio, nuevo entrenador de Newell's . June 10, 2014 . Newell's Old Boys . es.
15. Web site: Renunció Omar De Felippe como entrenador de Independiente y lo reemplazaría Gabriel Milito . July 16, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
16. Web site: Independiente consiguió al reemplazante de De Felippe: Jorge Almirón será el entrenador . July 18, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
17. Web site: Godoy Cruz se quedó sin técnico: Jorge Almirón renunció por diferencias con la dirigencia . July 17, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
18. Web site: Carlos Mayor: "Estoy ilusionado y con mucha ambición" . July 18, 2014 . Los Andes . es.
19. Web site: Carlos Bianchi fue despedido por la dirigencia de Boca . August 28, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
20. Web site: Rodolfo Arruabarrena es el nuevo técnico de Boca: esta tarde dirigirá su primera práctica . August 29, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
21. Web site: Fabián Alegre dejó de ser el técnico de Tigre . September 2, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
22. Web site: Gustavo Alfaro, a un paso de ser el nuevo técnio de Tigre . September 5, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
23. Web site: Carlos Mayor dejó de ser el entrenador de Godoy Cruz . November 2, 2014 . Infobae . es.
24. Web site: Daniel Oldrá asumió como entrenador interino en Godoy Cruz . November 3, 2014 . Télam . es . November 29, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205124835/http://deportes.telam.com.ar/notas/201411/84007-daniel-oldra-entrenador-godoy-cruz.html . December 5, 2014 . dead .
25. Web site: Miguel Ángel Russo se fue de Rosario Central y ni siquiera dirige ante Racing . November 28, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
26. Web site: Fin de ciclo para Pablo Quatrocchi en Quilmes; contra River dirigirá Marcelo Pontiroli . December 5, 2014 . Canchallena . es.
27. Web site: REGLAMENTO DEL CAMPEONATO DE PRIMERA DIVISION 2014 . July 15, 2014 . AFA . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150515200839/http://afa.org.ar/images/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_Transici%C3%B3n_2014_-_Bol_4926.pdf . May 15, 2015 .