2018–19 Argentine Primera División
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The 2018–19 Argentine Primera División – Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 129th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019.[2] Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 10 August 2018 – 7 April 2019 |
Champions | Racing (18th title) |
Relegated | Tigre San Martín (SJ) Belgrano San Martín (T) |
Copa Libertadores | Racing Defensa y Justicia Boca Juniors Atlético Tucumán River Plate (via Copa Argentina) Tigre (via Copa de la Superliga) |
Copa Sudamericana | Vélez Sarsfield Independiente Unión Huracán Lanús Argentinos Juniors (via Copa de la Superliga) |
Matches played | 325 |
Goals scored | 719 (2.21 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lisandro López (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Independiente 4–0 San Martín (T) (Nov. 7, 2018) Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 Lanús (Apr. 6, 2019) |
Biggest away win | Lanús 1–5 River Plate (Sep. 28, 2018) Rosario Central 0–4 Unión (Oct. 7, 2018) Godoy Cruz 0–4 River Plate (Jan. 30, 2019) San Martín (SJ) 0–4 Boca Juniors (Jan. 31, 2019) |
Highest scoring | Tigre 4–4 Banfield (Feb. 8, 2019) |
Longest winning run | Boca Juniors and Racing 6 games |
Longest winless run | San Lorenzo 13 games |
Longest losing run | Argentinos Juniors, Huracán, Lanús and Patronato 5 games |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Twenty-six teams competed in the league, twenty-four returning from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional (Aldosivi and San Martín (T)). Four teams (Temperley, Olimpo, Arsenal, and Chacarita Juniors) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship in the previous tournament.
Racing won their eighteenth national league championship with one match to spare after a 1–1 draw against Tigre on 31 March 2019.[3][4]