2005–06 Argentine Primera División

The 2005–06 Argentine Primera División was the 115th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 5, 2005 to May 14, 2006.[1]

Primera División
Season2005–06
DatesAugust 5, 2005 – May 14, 2006
ChampionsApertura & Clausura:
Boca Juniors (27th & 28th title)
PromotedTiro Federal
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
RelegatedInstituto (Cba)
Tiro Federal
Olimpo
2007 Copa LibertadoresBoca Juniors
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
River Plate
Banfield
Vélez Sarsfield
2006 Copa SudamericanaGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Banfield
Vélez Sarsfield
Lanús
San Lorenzo
Top goalscorerApertura:
Javier Cámpora (13)
Clausura:
Gonzalo Vargas (12)
Biggest home winNewell's 5-0 Instituto
(16 Nov 2005)
Banfield 5-0 San Lorenzo
(25 Nov 2005)
Biggest away winGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0-6 Vélez Sarsfield
(20 Aug 2005)
Highest scoringSan Lorenzo 5-3 Tiro Federal
(13 Nov 2005)

Boca Juniors won both, Apertura and Clausura championships totalising 28 league titles to date, while Instituto (C), Tiro Federal and Olimpo were relegated.

Torneo Apertura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boca Juniors 19 12 4 3 36 17 +19 40
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 28 19 +9 37
3 Vélez Sarsfield 19 10 3 6 26 16 +10 33
4 Independiente 19 8 8 3 34 22 +12 32
5 Banfield 19 5 13 1 25 15 +10 28
6 River Plate 19 8 4 7 31 22 +9 28
7 Estudiantes (LP) 19 8 4 7 23 22 +1 28
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 8 4 7 19 20 −1 28
9 San Lorenzo 19 8 4 7 33 39 −6 28
10 Colón 19 7 5 7 28 27 +1 26
11 Racing 19 7 4 8 28 27 +1 25
12 Olimpo 19 5 8 6 19 23 −4 23
13 Lanús 19 5 8 6 21 31 −10 23
14 Arsenal 19 5 7 7 23 24 −1 22
15 Rosario Central 19 5 7 7 20 29 −9 22
16 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 5 9 25 27 −2 20
17 Quilmes 19 4 7 8 20 27 −7 19
18 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 3 9 7 23 30 −7 18
19 Tiro Federal 19 4 3 12 22 31 −9 15
20 Instituto 19 2 9 8 11 27 −16 15
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Javier Cámpora Tiro Federal 13
2 Leonardo Pisculichi Argentinos Juniors 10
2 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 10
2 Gonzalo Vargas Gimnasia (La Plata) 10
2 José Luis Calderón Estudiantes 10
3 Nicolás Frutos Independiente 9
3 Sergio Agüero Independiente 9
3 Iván Moreno y Fabianesi Colón 9
4 Ezequiel Lavezzi San Lorenzo 8

Torneo Clausura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors 19 13 4 2 37 14 +23 43 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Lanús 19 10 5 4 26 15 +11 35
3 River Plate 19 9 7 3 39 24 +15 34
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 10 3 6 26 16 +10 33
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 9 5 5 31 22 +9 32
6 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 7 4 27 18 +9 31
7 Banfield 19 10 1 8 28 22 +6 31
8 San Lorenzo 19 7 7 5 15 14 +1 28
9 Olimpo 19 7 5 7 22 22 0 26
10 Vélez Sarsfield 19 5 10 4 21 18 +3 25
11 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 6 7 25 31 −6 24
12 Independiente 19 6 5 8 18 18 0 23
13 Rosario Central 19 5 8 6 15 17 −2 23
14 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 7 7 26 28 −2 22
15 Arsenal 19 5 7 7 17 20 −3 22
16 Colón 19 5 5 9 19 26 −7 20
17 Quilmes 19 5 5 9 11 28 −17 20
18 Racing 19 5 4 10 14 24 −10 19
19 Instituto 19 3 4 12 16 37 −21 13
20 Tiro Federal 19 3 3 13 15 39 −24 12
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Gonzalo Vargas Gimnasia (La Plata) 12
2 Ernesto Farías River Plate 11
2 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
3 Ignacio Scocco Newell's Old Boys 9
4 Sergio Agüero Independiente 7
4 Silvio Carrario Quilmes 7
4 Ezequiel Maggiolo Olimpo 7
4 Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors 7

Relegation
Pos
 Team 2003–04
Pts		 2004–05
Pts		 2005–06
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Boca Juniors 75 48 83 206 114 1.807
2 River Plate 66 60 62 188 114 1.649
3 Vélez Sarsfield 53 73 58 184 114 1.614
4 Banfield 64 59 59 182 114 1.596
5 San Lorenzo 62 52 56 170 114 1.491
6 Newell's Old Boys 51 60 51 162 114 1.421
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 38 54 69 161 114 1.412
8 Estudiantes (LP) 44 61 52 157 114 1.377
9 Lanús 42 54 58 154 114 1.351
10 Arsenal 55 54 43 153 114 1.342
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) — — 51 51 38 1.342
12 Racing 50 58 44 152 114 1.333
13 Rosario Central 44 61 45 150 114 1.316
14 Independiente 44 49 55 148 114 1.298
15 Colón 49 53 46 148 114 1.298
16 Quilmes 60 44 39 143 114 1.254
17 Argentinos Juniors — 43 50 93 76 1.224 Relegation Playoff Matches
18 Olimpo 39 43 49 131 114 1.149
19 Instituto — 42 28 70 76 0.921 Relegated to the Primera B Nacional
20 Tiro Federal — — 27 27 38 0.711

Promotion playoff
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Huracán 3–3 Argentinos Juniors 1–1 2–2
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Belgrano 4–2 Olimpo 2–1 2–1

See also

References
  1. Argentina 2005–06 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
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