# 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional

The 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Sur Finanzas 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth and final edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 25 January and ended on 5 May 2024.
The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2023 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional (Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra). Rosario Central were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the Group stage.
After a 1–1 draw in the final, Estudiantes (LP) won 4–3 on penalties against Vélez Sarsfield to claim their first title in the tournament. As champions, Estudiantes (LP) qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Trofeo de Campeones.

## Format

For the group stage, the 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen teams each, playing on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams advanced to the quarter-finals. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) were played on a single-legged basis.

## Draw

The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. The groups were the same as the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, except that the 2023 relegated teams, Colón and Arsenal, were replaced by the 2023 promoted teams, Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra, respectively.

## Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, in the seventh round, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw.
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 27 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 26 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Barracas Central | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 26 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Vélez Sarsfield | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 25 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 5 | Talleres (C) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Independiente | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Instituto | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 | |
| 8 | Banfield | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | |
| 9 | Huracán | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 | |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 16 | |
| 11 | Rosario Central | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 15 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Riestra | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 13 | |
| 13 | Atlético Tucumán | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 10 | |
| 14 | Independiente Rivadavia | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 8 | |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 29 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 27 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 26 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 25 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 5 | Racing | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 24 | |
| 6 | Lanús | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 23 | |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Unión | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 9 | Platense | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 16 | |
| 11 | Belgrano | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 14 | |
| 12 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 | |
| 13 | Sarmiento (J) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 9 | |
| 14 | Tigre | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 5 | |

### Results
#### Zone A

| Home \ Away | ARG | ATU | BAN | BAR | DRI | GLP | HUR | IND | IRI | INS | RIV | ROS | TAL | VEL |
| Argentinos Juniors | | | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | | | 3–0 | | |
| Atlético Tucumán | 0–0 | | 0–3 | | | 3–2 | | | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 |
| Banfield | | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Barracas Central | | 2–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Riestra | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | | | | |
| Huracán | 1–1 | 4–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Independiente | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | | | 0–1 |
| Instituto | 1–2 | 3–0 | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | | | 1–3 | | 2–2 | |
| River Plate | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | | | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | | 5–0 |
| Rosario Central | | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | | |
| Talleres (C) | 2–1 | 4–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 0–0 | | | | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | |

#### Zone B

| Home \ Away | BEL | BOC | CCO | DYJ | EST | GOD | LAN | NOB | PLA | RAC | SLO | SAR | TIG | UNI |
| Belgrano | | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | |
| Boca Juniors | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2–2 | | | | | 0–2 | | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | |
| Defensa y Justicia | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | | 2–1 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | |
| Godoy Cruz | | | | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Lanús | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | | | 0–2 | 3–0 | | | | | 2–2 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1–0 | 1–3 | | | | | | | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | |
| Platense | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | |
| Racing | | | | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | | | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| San Lorenzo | | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Sarmiento (J) | | | | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | | 1–2 |
| Tigre | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | 2–3 | | | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 |
| Unión | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | | 1–3 | 0–0 | | | | | |

#### Interzonal matches

| Home | Score | Away |
| Sarmiento (J) | 0–0 | Barracas Central |
| Unión | 4–1 | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Huracán | 0–0 | San Lorenzo |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 0–0 | Estudiantes (LP) |
| Newell's Old Boys | 0–1 | Rosario Central |
| Independiente | 0–1 | Racing |
| River Plate | 1–1 | Boca Juniors |
| Belgrano | 2–2 | Talleres (C) |
| Argentinos Juniors | 3–1 | Platense |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2–2 | Tigre |
| Defensa y Justicia | 1–1 | Deportivo Riestra |
| Lanús | 1–1 | Banfield |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0–0 | Atlético Tucumán |
| Instituto | 0–2 | Godoy Cruz |
Source:AFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:
* The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played at a neutral venue, with the higher-seeded serving as the home team.
** If tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.
* The Final was played at a neutral venue.
** If tied, extra time would be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 3 | | | | |
| Barracas Central | 0 | | | | |
| Barracas Central | 0 | Estudiantes (LP) (p) | 1 (3) | | |
| | | Boca Juniors | 1 (1) | | |
| River Plate | 2 | Boca Juniors | 1 (1) | | |
| Boca Juniors | 3 | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 3 | | | Estudiantes (LP) (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 (3) |
| Argentinos Juniors (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 (3) |
| Defensa y Justicia | 1 (2) | | | | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 1 (2) | Argentinos Juniors | 0 (2) | | |
| | | Vélez Sarsfield (p) | 0 (4) | | |
| Godoy Cruz | 1 | Vélez Sarsfield (p) | 0 (4) | | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| River Plate | 2–3 | Boca Juniors |
| Godoy Cruz | 1–2 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Defensa y Justicia |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 3–0 | Barracas Central |

#### Matches
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Boca Juniors |
| Argentinos Juniors | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Vélez Sarsfield |