# 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 5 August 2005 to 14 May 2006.
Tiro Federal (2004–05 Primera B Nacional champion) and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (after beating Huracán in a second promotion playoff) were promoted from Primera B Nacional.
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
### Final standings

| 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 |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | 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 y Esgrima LP | 10 |
| 2 | José Luis Calderón | Estudiantes LP | 10 |
| 3 | Nicolás Frutos | Independiente | 9 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero | Independiente | 9 |
| 3 | Iván Moreno y Fabianesi | Colón | 9 |

## Torneo Clausura
### Final standings

| 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 | |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Gonzalo Vargas | Gimnasia y Esgrima LP | 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
### Relegation table

| 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 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 19 | Instituto | — | 42 | 28 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | Tiro Federal | — | — | 27 | 27 | 38 | 0.711 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |

### Promotion playoff

* Winner of the series; teams currently playing in Primera División are listed first
| Series | Team 1 (1st div) | Team 2 (2nd div) | 1st. leg | Venue 1 | City 1 | 2nd. leg | Venue 2 | City 2 | Agg. |
| 1 | Olimpo | Belgrano (C) | 1–2 | Chateau Carreras | Córdoba | 1–2 | Roberto Carminatti | Bahía Blanca | 4–2 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | Huracán | 1–1 | Tomás A. Ducó | Buenos Aires | 2–2 | Diego A. Maradona | Buenos Aires | 4–4 |
Belgrano de Córdoba promoted to Primera (relegating Olimpo), while Argentinos Juniors remained in the top division by sporting advantage (the series had ended 4–4 on aggregate)