# 2006–07 Argentine Primera División

The 2006–07 Argentina Primera Division was the 116th season of first division football in Argentina. Estudiantes (LP) won the Torneo Apertura and San Lorenzo won the Torneo Clausura. Belgrano and Quilmes were relegated to the Primera B Nacional and Huracan and Tigre were promoted after winning the relegation playoff against Godoy Cruz and Nueva Chicago respectively.

## Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 44 | Championship playoff 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 44 | Championship playoff |
| 3 | River Plate | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 38 | |
| 4 | Independiente | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Lanús | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 30 | |
| 8 | Rosario Central | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 28 | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Racing | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 26 | |
| 11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 26 | |
| 12 | Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 23 | |
| 13 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 23 | |
| 14 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 22 | |
| 15 | Banfield | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 20 | |
| 16 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Colón | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 18 | |
| 18 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 17 | |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 16 | |
| 20 | Quilmes | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 9 | |

### Championship playoff

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes LP 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.
| Series | Team 1 | Team 2 | Sco. | Venue | City |
| Final | Estudiantes LP | Boca Juniors | 2–1 | José Amalfitani Stadium | Buenos Aires |

#### Match details

| Estudiantes (LP) | Boca Juniors |
| GK | 21 | Mariano Andújar |
| DF | 14 | Marcos Angeleri |
| DF | 6 | Agustín Alayes |
| DF | 2 | Pablo Álvarez |
| DF | 19 | Fernando Ortiz |
| MF | 7 | José Sosa |
| MF | 20 | Diego Galván |
| MF | 22 | Rodrigo Braña |
| MF | 11 | Juan Sebastián Verón |
| FW | 16 | Mariano Pavone |
| FW | 17 | Pablo Luguercio |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Damián Albil |
| DF | 3 | Mauricio Casierra |
| DF | 4 | Josimar Mosquera |
| MF | 24 | Gonzalo Saucedo |
| MF | 23 | Leandro Benítez |
| FW | 29 | Pablo Piatti |
| FW | 18 | Ezequiel Maggiolo |
| Manager: ||
| Diego Simeone ||
| GK | 1 | Aldo Bobadilla |
| DF | 4 | Hugo Ibarra |
| DF | 22 | Matías Cahais |
| DF | 6 | Daniel Díaz |
| DF | 3 | Claudio Morel |
| MF | 27 | Pablo Ledesma |
| MF | 5 | Fernando Gago |
| MF | 19 | Nery Cardozo |
| FW | 14 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| FW | 9 | Martín Palermo |
| FW | 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Pablo Migliore |
| DF | 15 | José María Calvo |
| DF | 28 | Jonathan Maidana |
| MF | 2 | Matías Silvestre |
| MF | 10 | Guillermo Marino |
| FW | 29 | Andrés Franzoia |
| FW | 16 | Marcelo Delgado |
| FW | 30 | Mauro Boselli |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo La Volpe ||

### Top scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Rodrigo Palacio | Boca Juniors | 12 |
| 1 | Mauro Zárate | Vélez Sársfield | 12 |
| 3 | Óscar Cardozo | Newell's Old Boys | 11 |
| 3 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 11 |
| 3 | Mariano Pavone | Estudiantes | 11 |
| 6 | Federico Higuaín | Nueva Chicago | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Montenegro | Independiente | 10 |
| 8 | Claudio Graf | Lanús | 9 |
| 8 | Santiago Silva | Gimnasia (La Plata) | 9 |
| 10 | Gonzalo Higuaín | River Plate | 8 |
| 10 | Leonel Núñez | Argentinos Juniors | 8 |
| 10 | Facundo Sava | Racing | 8 |
| 10 | Néstor Silvera | San Lorenzo | 8 |

## Torneo Clausura

By matchday 8, seven coaches had already been fired by their respective teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 45 | 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 39 | |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 33 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Lanús | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Colón | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 25 | |
| 11 | Independiente | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 24 | |
| 13 | Racing | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 23 | |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 22 | |
| 15 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 21 | |
| 16 | Banfield | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 19 | |
| 17 | Belgrano | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 18 | |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 17 | |
| 19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 17 | |
| 20 | Quilmes | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 12 | |

### Top scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 11 |
| 2 | Óscar Cardozo | Newell's Old Boys | 10 |
| 3 | Gastón Fernández | San Lorenzo | 9 |
| 4 | Facundo Sava | Racing | 8 |
| 4 | Darío Cvitanich | Banfield | 8 |
| 5 | Carlos Luna | Quilmes | 7 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Palacio | Boca Juniors | 7 |
| 5 | Mariano Pavone | Estudiantes | 7 |
| 5 | José Sand | Colón | 7 |

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2004–05 Pts | 2005–06 Pts | 2006–07 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 48 | 83 | 83 | 214 | 114 | 1.877 |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 61 | 52 | 81 | 194 | 114 | 1.702 |
| 3 | River Plate | 60 | 62 | 71 | 193 | 114 | 1.693 |
| 4 | Vélez Sarsfield | 73 | 58 | 56 | 187 | 114 | 1.64 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 52 | 56 | 73 | 181 | 114 | 1.588 |
| 6 | Lanús | 54 | 58 | 59 | 171 | 114 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 54 | 69 | 40 | 163 | 114 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Independiente | 49 | 55 | 57 | 161 | 114 | 1.412 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 54 | 44 | 62 | 160 | 114 | 1.404 |
| 10 | Rosario Central | 61 | 45 | 52 | 158 | 114 | 1.386 |
| 11 | Banfield | 59 | 59 | 39 | 157 | 114 | 1.377 |
| 12 | Racing | 58 | 44 | 49 | 151 | 114 | 1.325 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 60 | 51 | 38 | 149 | 114 | 1.307 |
| 14 | Colón | 53 | 46 | 46 | 145 | 114 | 1.272 |
| 15 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | — | 51 | 43 | 94 | 76 | 1.237 |
| 16 | Argentinos Juniors | 43 | 50 | 46 | 139 | 114 | 1.219 |
| 17 | Nueva Chicago | — | — | 43 | 43 | 38 | 1.132 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 18 | Godoy Cruz | — | — | 42 | 42 | 38 | 1.105 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 19 | Belgrano | — | — | 41 | 41 | 38 | 1.079 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | Quilmes | 44 | 39 | 21 | 104 | 114 | 0.912 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |
Updated as of June 22, 2008; Source:AFA

### Promotion playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Tigre | 3–1 | Nueva Chicago | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Huracán | 5–2 | Godoy Cruz | 2–0 | 3–2 |
* Huracán was promoted to 2007–08 Primera División by winning the playoff and Godoy Cruz was relegated to 2007–08 Primera B Nacional.
* Tigre was promoted to 2007–08 Primera División by winning the playoff and Nueva Chicago was relegated to 2007–08 Primera B Nacional.