2006–07 season of Argentine football was the 116th season of competitive football in Argentina.
Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)
"Championship" playoff
Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata 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.
DateVenueOpponentsScoreDecember 13, 2006Estadio José AmalfitaniBoca Juniors vs. Estudiantes de La Plata 1 – 2
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Estudiantes de La Plata441914233512 +232Boca Juniors441914234117 +243River Plate381911533317 +164Independiente321910273324 +95Arsenal32199552622 +46Lanús31199462624 07Vélez Sársfield30198652518 +78Rosario Central28198472822 +69San Lorenzo28198473033 -310Racing Club26197572219 +311Gimnasia de Jujuy26198291919 012Belgrano23196581824 -613Gimnasia de La Plata231972102140 -1914Nueva Chicago22196492032 -1215Banfield20194872126 -516Argentinos Juniors20195592228 -617Colón de Santa Fe181953112034 -1418Godoy Cruz17193881926 -719Newell's Old Boys16193792128 -720Quilmes91923142338 -15
Top scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Rodrigo PalacioBoca Juniors121Mauro ZárateVélez Sársfield123Óscar CardozoNewell's Old Boys113Martín PalermoBoca Juniors113Mariano PavoneEstudiantes de La Plata116Federico HiguaínNueva Chicago106Daniel MontenegroIndependiente108Claudio GrafLanús98Santiago SilvaGimnasia de La Plata910Gonzalo HiguaínRiver Plate810Leonel NúñezArgentinos Juniors810Facundo SavaRacing Club810Néstor Silvera San Lorenzo8
Relegation
There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below.
Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)
By matchday 8th, seven coaches were already fired by their respective teams
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1San Lorenzo451914323417 +172Boca Juniors391911623820 +183Estudiantes de La Plata371910722817 +114River Plate33199642617 +95Arsenal30198653124 +76Lanús28197752419 +57Colón de Santa Fe28197752824 +48Argentinos Juniors26196852117 +49Vélez Sársfield26197572226 -410Godoy Cruz25197482422 +211Independiente25196762324 -112Rosario Central24197391721 -413Racing Club23195862830 -214Newell's Old BoysNewell's have been deducted 3 points for the incident in the game against River Plate.22196492230 -815Nueva Chicago21195681928 -916Banfield191954102230 -817Belgrano18194692427 -318Gimnasia de La Plata171945101928 -919Gimnasia de Jujuy171945101122 -1120Quilmes121933131836 -18
Top scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Martín PalermoBoca Juniors112Óscar CardozoNewell's Old Boys103Gastón FernándezSan Lorenzo94Facundo SavaRacing Club84Darío CvitanichBanfield85Carlos LunaQuilmes75Rodrigo PalacioBoca Juniors75Mariano PavoneEstudiantes de La Plata75José SandColón de Santa Fe7
Relegation
TeamAveragePointsPlayed2004–052005–062006–07 Boca Juniors 1.877 214 114 48/38 83/38 83/38 Estudiantes de La Plata 1.701 194 114 61/38 52/38 81/38 River Plate 1.693 193 114 60/38 62/38 71/38 Vélez Sársfield 1.640 187 114 73/38 58/38 56/38 San Lorenzo 1.587 181 114 52/38 56/38 73/38 Lanús 1.500 171 114 54/38 58/38 59/38 Gimnasia de La Plata 1.429 163 114 54/38 69/38 40/38 Independiente 1.412 161 114 49/38 55/38 57/38 Arsenal de Sarandí 1.403 160 114 54/38 44/38 62/38 Rosario Central 1.386 158 114 61/38 45/38 52/38 Banfield 1.377 157 114 59/38 59/38 39/38 Racing Club 1.324 151 114 58/38 44/38 49/38 Newell's Old Boys 1.307 149 114 60/38 51/38 38/38 Colón de Santa Fe 1.271 145 114 53/38 46/38 46/38 Gimnasia de Jujuy 1.236 94 76 N/A 51/38 43/38 Argentinos Juniors 1.219 139 114 43/38 50/38 46/38 Nueva Chicago 1.131 43 38 N/A N/A 43/38 Godoy Cruz 1.105 42 38 N/A N/A 42/38 Belgrano de Córdoba 1.079 41 38 N/A N/A 41/38 Quilmes 0.912 104 113 44/38 39/38 21/38
"Promoción" playoff
Teams and schedules will be decided based on average after the end of the Closing tournament.
DateHomeAwayResult June 21, 2007 Tigre Nueva Chicago 1-0 June 25, 2007 Nueva Chicago Tigre 1-2 Tigre wins 3-1 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. While Nueva Chicago is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.
DateHomeAwayResult June 20, 2007 Huracán Godoy Cruz 2-0 June 24, 2007 Godoy Cruz Huracán 2-3 Huracán wins 5-2 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. While Godoy Cruz is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.
Lower leagues
LevelTournamentChampionPromotedRelegated 2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura Primera B Nacional Clausura Olimpo Olimpo Olimpo Tigre San Martín (SJ) Huracán Villa Mitre Huracán (TA) 3rd Primera B Metropolitana Apertura Primera B Metropolitana Clausura Estudiantes de Buenos Aires Almirante Brown Almirante Brown El Porvenir 3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Apertura Torneo Argentino A Clausura Sportivo Desamparados Guillermo Brown Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza Douglas Haig, Central Norte San Martín de Mendoza 4th Primera C Metropolitana Apertura Primera C Metropolitana Clausura Acassuso Acassuso Acassuso Ituzaingó4th (interior) Torneo Argentino B Libertad Cipolletti Boca Unidos Candelaria, Centenario Alianza (CC), Sportivo Huracán (CR), Sarmiento (R) Atlético Uruguay 5th Primera D Metropolitana Apertura Primera D Metropolitana Clausura Berazategui L.N. Alem L.N. Alem Centro Español
Clubs in international competitions
Team / Competition2006 Recopa Sudamericana2006 Copa Sudamericana2007 Copa LibertadoresBoca JuniorsChampions defeated São PauloRound of 16 eliminated by Nacional MontevideoChampions defeated GrêmioLanús Did not playQuarterfinal eliminated by C.F. Pachuca did not qualifySan Lorenzo Did not playQuarterfinal eliminated by Toluca did not qualifyVélez Sársfield Did not playFirst stage eliminated by LanúsRound of 16 eliminated by Boca JuniorsRiver Plate Did not playRound of 16 eliminated by ParanaenseSecond stage eliminated(finished last in the group)Gimnasia La Plata Did not playQuarterfinals eliminated by Colo-ColoSecond stage eliminated(finished 3rd in the group)Banfield Did not playFirst stage eliminated by San LorenzoSecond stage eliminated(finished 3rd in the group)
National team This section covers Argentina's matches from the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup until the end of the 2007 Copa América.
Friendly matches
2007 Copa América
References
External links AFA Argentina on FIFA.com Argentina 2006–2007 by Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF.