2006–07 Argentine Primera División Explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:2006–07
Winners:Apertura: Estudiantes (LP)
(5th title)
Clausura: San Lorenzo
(14th title)
Relegated:Belgrano
Quilmes
Nueva Chicago
Godoy Cruz
League Topscorer:Apertura: Rodrigo Palacio
(Boca Juniors), (12 goals)
Clausura: Martín Palermo
(Boca Juniors), (11 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Estudiantes (LP) 7-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
(15 Oct 2006)
Biggest Away Win:San Lorenzo 1-7 Boca Juniors
(25 Aug 2006)
Highest Scoring:San Lorenzo 1-7 Boca Juniors
(25 Aug 2006)
Prevseason:2005–06
Nextseason:2007–08

The 2006–07 Argentina Primera Division was the 116th season of first division football in Argentina. Estudiantes (LP) won the Torneo Apertura and San Lorenzo won the Torneo Clausura. Belgrano and Quilmes were relegated to the Primera B Nacional and Huracan and Tigre were promoted after winning the relegation playoff against Godoy Cruz and Nueva Chicago respectively.

Torneo Apertura

Championship playoff

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes LP ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. Estudiantes won that match and was crowned as champion.

Match details

GK 21 Mariano Andújar
DF 14 Marcos Angeleri
DF 6
DF 2
DF 19
MF 7
MF 20
MF 22 Rodrigo Braña
MF 11
FW 16
FW 17
Substitutes:
GK 25 Damián Albil
DF3 Mauricio Casierra
DF4 Josimar Mosquera
MF 24
MF 23
FW 29 Pablo Piatti
FW 18
Manager:
Diego Simeone
GK 1 Aldo Bobadilla
DF 4 Hugo Ibarra
DF 22
DF 6
DF 3
MF 27
MF 5
MF 19
FW 14 Rodrigo Palacio
FW 9
FW 7
Substitutes:
GK25
DF15
DF28
MF 2
MF 10
FW 29
FW 16 Marcelo Delgado
FW 30 Mauro Boselli
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Top scorers

PositionPlayerTeamGoals
1Rodrigo PalacioBoca Juniors12
1Mauro ZárateVélez Sársfield12
3Óscar CardozoNewell's Old Boys11
3Martín PalermoBoca Juniors11
3Mariano PavoneEstudiantes11
6Federico HiguaínNueva Chicago10
6Daniel MontenegroIndependiente10
8Claudio GrafLanús9
8Santiago SilvaGimnasia (La Plata)9
10Gonzalo HiguaínRiver Plate8
10Leonel NúñezArgentinos Juniors8
10Facundo SavaRacing8
10Néstor SilveraSan Lorenzo8

Torneo Clausura

By matchday 8, seven coaches had already been fired by their respective teams.[1]

Top scorers

PositionPlayerTeamGoals
1Martín PalermoBoca Juniors11
2Óscar CardozoNewell's Old Boys10
3Gastón FernándezSan Lorenzo9
4Racing8
4Darío CvitanichBanfield8
5Carlos LunaQuilmes7
5Rodrigo PalacioBoca Juniors7
5Mariano PavoneEstudiantes7
5José SandColón7

Relegation

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Relegation
1Boca Juniors488383214114
2Estudiantes (LP)615281194114
3River Plate606271193114
4Vélez Sarsfield735856187114
5San Lorenzo525673181114
6Lanús545859171114
7Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)546940163114
8Independiente495557161114
9Arsenal544462160114
10Rosario Central614552158114
11Banfield595939157114
12Racing584449151114
13Newell's Old Boys605138149114
14Colón534646145114
15Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)51439476
16435046139114
17Nueva Chicago434338Relegation Playoff Matches
18Godoy Cruz424238
19Belgrano414138Relegated to the Primera B Nacional
20Quilmes443921104114
Updated as of June 22, 2008; Source:AFA

Promotion playoff

|-!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1|-!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/04/20/um/m-01403941.htm El Torneo Clausura ya dejó a siete técnicos sin trabajo