| Copa de la Liga Profesional | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Num Teams: | 28 |
| Winners: | Rosario Central |
| Count: | 1 |
| Continental Cup Title: | 2024 Copa Libertadores |
| Continental Cup Qualifiers: | Rosario Central |
| Matches: | 204 |
| Goals: | 402 |
| Scoring Leader: | Lucas Passerini (10 goals) |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2023, starting from the 8th round, for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the fourth edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 17 August and ended on 16 December 2023.[2]
The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2022 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2022 Primera Nacional (Belgrano and Instituto).[3] Boca Juniors were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.
Rosario Central won their first title after they defeated Platense 1–0 in the final.[4] As champions, Rosario Central qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones.
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.[5]
The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2022, 13:00, at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza.[6] The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. As the draw was held before the identity of the second promoted team was known, the interzonal rivals of Godoy Cruz and Barracas Central were called Alternativa 1 and Alternativa 2, respectively. They were:
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| width=200px | Team 1 | width=200px | Team 2 | |
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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. Fair play ranking; 5. Draw.[5]
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:[5]
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Colón and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played a playoff match at a neutral venue to determine which team would be relegated in the 2023 season. Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) won the match 1–0 and stayed in the Primera División, while Colón were relegated to the Primera Nacional.[7]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucas Passerini | Belgrano | 10 | ||
| 2 | Luciano Gondou | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | Miguel Merentiel | Boca Juniors | align=center rowspan=2 | 7 |
| Adam Bareiro | San Lorenzo | ||||
| align=center rowspan=5 | 5 | Matías Cóccaro | Huracán | align=center rowspan=5 | 6 |
 Miguel Borja | River Plate | ||||
 Salomón Rondón | River Plate | ||||
| Jaminton Campaz | Rosario Central | ||||
| Santiago Castro | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||
| align=center rowspan=8 | 10 | Gabriel Ávalos | Argentinos Juniors | align=center rowspan=8 | 5 |
| Tomás Galván | Colón | ||||
| Matías Giménez Rojas | Independiente | ||||
| Adrián Martínez | Instituto | ||||
| Ronaldo Martínez | Platense | ||||
| Juan Fernando Quintero | Racing | ||||
| Baltasar Rodríguez | Racing | ||||
| Claudio Aquino | Vélez Sarsfield |
The best team was a squad consisting of the most impressive players at the tournament.[8]
| Pos. | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jorge Broun | Rosario Central | |
| DF | Emanuel Coronel | Banfield | |
| DF | Paulo Díaz | River Plate | |
| DF | Gastón Suso | Platense | |
| DF | Thomas Galdames | Godoy Cruz | |
| MF | Nicolás de la Cruz | River Plate | |
| MF | Ulises Sánchez | Belgrano | |
| MF | Ignacio Malcorra | Rosario Central | |
| FW | Ignacio Pussetto | Huracán | |
| FW | Lucas Passerini | Belgrano | |
| FW | Jaminton Campaz | Rosario Central | |
| Head coach | Miguel Ángel Russo | Rosario Central |
Substitutes
| Pos. | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Diego Rodríguez | Godoy Cruz | |
| DF | Facundo Mallo | Rosario Central | |
| DF | Fernando Tobio | Huracán | |
| DF | Fernando Alarcón | Instituto | |
| MF |  Luis Advíncula | Boca Juniors | |
| MF | Aníbal Moreno | Racing | |
| MF | Hernán López | Godoy Cruz | |
| MF | Claudio Aquino | Vélez Sarsfield | |
| MF | Juan Fernando Quintero | Racing | |
| FW | Tadeo Allende | Godoy Cruz | |
| FW | Santiago Castro | Vélez Sarsfield | |
| FW | Luciano Gondou | Argentinos Juniors |