# 2014 Argentine Primera División

The 2014 Torneo de Transición or Torneo Doctor Ramón Carrillo was the 124th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season was scheduled to start on August 1, 2014 but was postponed after the death of Julio Grondona, president of the AFA on July 30. Finally, it began on August 8, 2014 and ended on December 14, 2014. Originally the last match of the tournament was scheduled on December 7 but as River Plate played the finals of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana the matches Racing-Godoy Cruz and River Plate-Quilmes were played on December 14. Twenty teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Primera B Nacional (Championship winners Banfield, runners-up Defensa y Justicia, and 3rd place Independiente).
Colón, Argentinos Juniors and All Boys had been relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship in the previous season.

## Format

The team with most points was the champion and qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores group stage.
No teams were relegated this season as the league was expanded to 30 teams in the new 2015 Primera División.

## Club information

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| Arsenal | Sarandí | Julio H. Grondona | 16,300 | Martín Palermo |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental | 16,000 | Roberto Sensini |
| Banfield | Banfield | Florencio Solá | 34,901 | Matías Almeyda |
| Belgrano | Córdoba | Julio César Villagra | 28,000 | Ricardo Zielinski |
| Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires | Alberto J. Armando | 49,000 | Rodolfo Arruabarrena |
| Defensa y Justicia | Florencio Varela | Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello | 12,000 | Darío Franco |
| Estudiantes (LP) | La Plata | Ciudad de La Plata | 53,000 | Mauricio Pellegrino |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | La Plata | Juan Carmelo Zerillo | 24,544 | Pedro Troglio |
| Godoy Cruz | Godoy Cruz | Malvinas Argentinas | 40,268 | Daniel Oldrá |
| Independiente | Avellaneda | Libertadores de América | 52,853 | Jorge Almirón |
| Lanús | Lanús | Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez | 46,619 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
| Newell's Old Boys | Rosario | Marcelo Bielsa | 38,095 | Gustavo Raggio |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti | 20,000 | Walter Perazzo |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario | 30,200 | Marcelo Pontiroli |
| Racing | Avellaneda | Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | 55,389 | Diego Cocca |
| River Plate | Buenos Aires | Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti | 61,321 | Marcelo Gallardo |
| Rosario Central | Rosario | Dr. Lisandro de la Torre | 41,654 | Hugo Galloni |
| San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires | Pedro Bidegain | 39,494 | Edgardo Bauza |
| Tigre | Victoria | José Dellagiovanna | 26,282 | Gustavo Alfaro |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Buenos Aires | José Amalfitani | 45,540 | José Oscar Flores |

### Personnel and sponsors

| Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| Arsenal | Martín Palermo | Lotto | La Nueva Seguros |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Roberto Sensini | Reusch | SanCor |
| Banfield | Matías Almeyda | Penalty | Banco Provincia |
| Belgrano | Ricardo Zielinski | Lotto | Tersuave |
| Boca Juniors | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | Nike | BBVA |
| Defensa y Justicia | Darío Franco | Lyon | Dar Salud |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Mauricio Pellegrino | Adidas | DirecTV |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Pedro Troglio | Penalty | Liderar Seguros |
| Godoy Cruz | Daniel Oldrá | Lotto | Mendoza Espíritu Grande |
| Independiente | Jorge Almirón | Puma | Correo OCA |
| Lanús | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | KDY | Yamaha |
| Newell's Old Boys | Gustavo Raggio | Topper | Banco Ciudad |
| Olimpo | Walter Perazzo | Kappa | Bingo Bahía |
| Quilmes | Marcelo Pontiroli | Lotto | Quilmes |
| Racing | Diego Cocca | Topper | Banco Hipotecario |
| River Plate | Marcelo Gallardo | Adidas | BBVA |
| Rosario Central | Hugo Galloni | Olympikus | Banco Municipal |
| San Lorenzo | Edgardo Bauza | Lotto | Banco Ciudad |
| Tigre | Gustavo Alfaro | Kappa | Banco Macro |
| Vélez Sarsfield | José Oscar Flores | Topper | Samsung |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-season changes |||||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | Jorge Burruchaga | Resigned | May 26, 2014 | Roberto Sensini | June 8, 2014 | N/A |
| Quilmes | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Mutual agreement | May 27, 2014 | Pablo Quatrocchi | June 9, 2014 | N/A |
| River Plate | Ramón Díaz | Resigned | May 27, 2014 | Marcelo Gallardo | June 6, 2014 | N/A |
| Defensa y Justicia | Diego Cocca | Resigned | June 8, 2014 | Darío Franco | June 8, 2014 | N/A |
| Racing | Fabio Radaelli | Replaced | June 8, 2014 | Diego Cocca | June 8, 2014 | N/A |
| Newell's Old Boys | Ricardo Lunari | Replaced | June 10, 2014 | Gustavo Raggio | June 10, 2014 | N/A |
| Independiente | Omar De Felippe | Resigned | July 16, 2014 | Jorge Almirón | July 18, 2014 | N/A |
| Godoy Cruz | Jorge Almirón | Resigned | July 17, 2014 | Carlos Mayor | July 18, 2014 | N/A |
| Torneo de Transición changes |||||||
| Boca Juniors | Carlos Bianchi | Sacked | August 28, 2014 | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | August 29, 2014 | 18th |
| Tigre | Fabián Alegre | Mutual agreement | September 1, 2014 | Gustavo Alfaro | September 5, 2014 | 16th |
| Godoy Cruz | Carlos Mayor | Sacked | November 2, 2014 | Daniel Oldrá | November 3, 2014 | 17th |
| Rosario Central | Miguel Ángel Russo | Resigned | November 28, 2014 | Hugo Galloni | November 28, 2014 | 18th |
| Quilmes | Pablo Quatrocchi | Mutual agreement | December 5, 2014 | Marcelo Pontiroli | December 5, 2014 | 20th |
Interim Managers
    1.^ Fabián Castro was interim manager in the 6th round.
    2.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager.
    3.^ Interim manager.
    4.^ Interim manager.

## International qualification

Argentina had 6 berths in the 2015 Copa Libertadores (The first 4 berths were for the second stage and the last 2 for the first stage). San Lorenzo (Argentina 1), and River Plate (Argentina 2), were qualified as the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2014 Torneo Final champions, respectively. The Torneo de Transición champions (Racing) obtained the Argentina 3 berth. The Argentina 4 berth was awarded to the 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified (Boca Juniors). The 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage berths (Argentina 5 and Argentina 6) were awarded via 2013–14 Copa Argentina (Huracán) and via 2014 Copa Sudamericana (Estudiantes (LP)), respectively.
Argentina had 7 berths in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana. River Plate was qualified as the 2014 Copa Sudamericana champions. The other 6 berths were awarded to the 5 best teams of the Torneo de Transición if they are not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage and the 2014 Supercopa Argentina champions, Huracán.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Racing | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 41 | 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | River Plate | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 39 | 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage and 2015 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 |
| 3 | Lanús | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 35 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 4 | Independiente | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 31 | 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 7 | Tigre | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 26 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 9 | Arsenal | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 26 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 10 | Belgrano | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 11 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 25 | |
| 13 | Atlético de Rafaela | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 25 | |
| 14 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 24 | |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 21 | |
| 16 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 21 | |
| 17 | Banfield | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 20 | |
| 19 | Olimpo | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 19 | |
| 20 | Quilmes | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 12 | |
* ↑ Qualified as 2014 Torneo Final champion and 2014 Copa Sudamericana champion
* ↑ Qualified as 2014 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team not yet qualified.
* ↑ Qualified as 2014 Copa Libertadores champion
* Primera División 2014 Torneo de Transición champion
* Racing 17th title

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | ATR | BAN | BEL | BOC | DYJ | EST | GLP | GCR | IND | LAN | NOB | OLI | QUI | RAC | RIV | RCE | SLO | TIG | VEL |
| Arsenal | | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | 1–6 | | 2–2 | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | | | 1–2 | | 2–0 | | |
| Banfield | | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | 3–1 | | | 2–3 | | 1–0 | |
| Belgrano | | 3–0 | | | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | | 4–0 | | | | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Boca Juniors | | 0–3 | | | | 2–0 | | 0–2 | | 3–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 0–2 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | | | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | | | 1–1 | | | 0–3 | | | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 2–0 |
| Godoy Cruz | | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | | 0–3 | | | 0–4 | | | 4–3 | |
| Independiente | | 3–0 | | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 5–3 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–4 |
| Lanús | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2–4 | | 0–3 | 3–3 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | | 3–1 | | |
| Olimpo | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | |
| Quilmes | 4–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| Racing | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| River Plate | | | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | | 2–0 | |
| Rosario Central | 3–1 | 0–2 | | | | | | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–3 | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 |
| San Lorenzo | | | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–3 | | | 0–2 | |
| Tigre | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | | 4–1 | | | 0–1 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–4 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lucas Pratto | Vélez Sarsfield | 11 |
| 1 | Maxi Rodríguez | Newell's Old Boys | 11 |
| 1 | Silvio Romero | Lanús | 11 |
| 4 | Gustavo Bou | Racing | 10 |
| 4 | Teófilo Gutiérrez | River Plate | 10 |
| 4 | Federico Mancuello | Independiente | 10 |
| 7 | Jaime Ayoví | Godoy Cruz | 9 |
| 7 | Brahian Alemán | Arsenal | 9 |
| 9 | Julio Furch | Belgrano | 8 |
| 10 | Carlos Luna | Tigre | 7 |
| 10 | Rubén Ramírez | Godoy Cruz | 7 |
| 10 | Pablo Vegetti | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 7 |
| 10 | Emilio Zelaya | Arsenal | 7 |