The 2019–20 Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons) was the 130th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 26 July 2019 and ended on 9 March 2020.
Twenty-four teams competed in the league, twenty-two returning from the 2018–19 season and two promoted from the 2018–19 Primera B Nacional (Arsenal and Central Córdoba (SdE)). Racing were the defending champions.
On 7 March 2020, Boca Juniors won their 34th national league championship in the last round after they defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1–0 and, simultaneously, Atlético Tucumán and River Plate drew 1–1.
On 28 April 2020 AFA announced the abandonment of the Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season in all of its league competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International berths (except for the ones allocated to the Copa de la Superliga and Copa Argentina winners) were awarded according to the aggregate table of both the Primera División and Copa de la Superliga first stage until 17 March, when the Copa de la Superliga was suspended, while no teams were relegated in this season. Relegation from Primera División was suspended until 2022.
Competition format The season was contested by 24 teams. The season began on 26 July 2019 and was scheduled to end on 31 May 2020, featuring two tournaments: the Superliga and the Copa de la Superliga. In the Superliga, which was played from 26 July 2019 to 9 March 2020, each team played the other 23 teams in a single round-robin tournament. At the conclusion of the league season, the Primera División teams took part in the Copa de la Superliga, in which they were sorted into two groups of 12 teams each. Unlike the previous season, in which only the league matches were considered for international tournament qualification and relegation, in this season, Copa de la Superliga first stage matches would also be taken into account, for a total of 34 games.
Club information Stadia and locations
ClubCityStadiumCapacity Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella 35,354 Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 25,000 Arsenal Sarandí Julio Humberto Grondona 16,300 Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro 32,700 Banfield Banfield Florencio Sola 34,901 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 49,000 Central Córdoba (SdE) Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrera 16,000 Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 40,000 Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello 12,000 Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Ciudad de La Plata 53,000 Jorge Luis Hirschi 30,000 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,544 Godoy Cruz Godoy Cruz Malvinas Argentinas 40,268 Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314 Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América 52,853 Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619 Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 38,095 Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella 22,000 Racing Avellaneda Presidente Perón 55,389 River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 70,074 Rosario Central Rosario Gigante de Arroyito 41,654 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 39,494 Talleres (C) Córdoba Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000 Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540
Personnel ClubManagerKit manufacturerMain sponsor Aldosivi Favio Fernández (caretaker) KappaLa Nueva Seguros Argentinos Juniors Diego Dabove UmbroAutocredito Arsenal Sergio Rondina Sport LyonLa Nueva Seguros Atlético Tucumán Ricardo Zielinski UmbroSecco Banfield Javier Sanguinetti GivovaSeguros Orbis Boca Juniors Miguel Ángel Russo AdidasQatar Airways Central Córdoba (SdE) Alexis Ferrero and Sebastián Scolari (caretakers) Adhoc Banco Santiago del Estero Colón Eduardo Domínguez KelmePlus Art Defensa y Justicia Hernán Crespo Sport LyonPlanes ESCO Estudiantes (LP) Pablo Quatrocchi (caretaker) Under ArmourNone Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Mariano Messera and Leandro Martini Le Coq SportifEscudo Seguros Godoy Cruz Daniel Oldrá (caretaker) KelmeCATA Internacional Huracán Israel Damonte TBS Banca Ciudad Independiente Fernando Berón (caretaker) PumaEscudo Seguros Lanús Luis Zubeldía PeakYamaha Newell's Old Boys Frank Darío Kudelka UmbroGrupo Márquez Patronato Iván Delfino Sport Lyon Banco Entre Ríos Racing Sebastián Beccacece KappaRCA River Plate Marcelo Gallardo AdidasTurkish Airlines Rosario Central Kily González Under ArmourTCL San Lorenzo Mariano Soso NikeBanco Ciudad Talleres (C) Alexander Medina GivovaBBVA Unión Juan Manuel Azconzábal KappaOSPAT Vélez Sarsfield Mauricio Pellegrino KappaHitachi
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Positionin table Replaced by Date of appointment Newell's Old Boys Héctor Bidoglio Resigned 22 April 2019Pre-season Frank Darío Kudelka 24 May 2019 Huracán Antonio Mohamed 23 April 2019 Juan Pablo Vojvoda 31 May 2019 San Lorenzo Jorge Almirón Sacked 11 May 2019 Juan Antonio Pizzi 31 May 2019 Talleres (C) Juan Pablo Vojvoda End of contract 23 May 2019 Alexander Medina 6 June 2019 Defensa y Justicia Sebastián Beccacece 29 May 2019 Mariano Soso 5 June 2019 Independiente Ariel Holan Sacked 30 May 2019 Sebastián Beccacece 31 May 2019 Superliga changes Godoy Cruz Lucas Bernardi Sacked 19 August 2019 23rd Javier Patalano 19 August 2019 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Darío Ortiz Resigned 31 August 2019 24th Diego Maradona 5 September 2019 Banfield Hernán Crespo Sacked 31 August 2019 18th Julio César Falcioni 3 September 2019 Huracán Juan Pablo Vojvoda 15 September 2019 19th Israel Damonte 2 January 2020 Godoy Cruz Javier Patalano Replaced 24 September 2019 23rd Daniel Oldrá 24 September 2019 Aldosivi Gustavo Álvarez Resigned 27 September 2019 21st Guillermo Hoyos 10 October 2019 Independiente Sebastián Beccacece 26 October 2019 14th Lucas Pusineri 23 December 2019 San Lorenzo Juan Antonio Pizzi 31 October 2019 12th Diego Monarriz 1 November 2019 Patronato Mario Sciacqua 26 November 2019 21st Gustavo Álvarez 1 December 2019 Colón Pablo Lavallén Mutual agreement 6 December 2019 19th Diego Osella 18 December 2019 Boca Juniors Gustavo Alfaro End of contract 8 December 2019 1st Miguel Ángel Russo 27 December 2019 Godoy Cruz Daniel Oldrá Replaced 9 December 2019 24th Mario Sciacqua 9 December 2019 Racing Eduardo Coudet Signed by Internacional 14 December 2019 8th Sebastián Beccacece 16 December 2019 Defensa y Justicia Mariano Soso Resigned 21 January 2020 14th Hernán Crespo 27 January 2020 San Lorenzo Diego Monarriz Mutual agreement 22 February 2020 10th Mariano Soso 16 March 2020 Estudiantes (LP) Gabriel Milito Resigned 4 March 2020 13th Leandro Desábato 5 March 2020 Inter-tournament changes Colón Diego Osella Resigned 8 March 2020 N/A Eduardo Domínguez 9 March 2020 Vélez Sarsfield Gabriel Heinze 9 March 2020 Mauricio Pellegrino 16 April 2020 Unión Leonardo Madelón 12 March 2020 Juan Manuel Azconzábal 1 July 2020 Copa de la Superliga changes Central Córdoba (SdE) Gustavo Coleoni Resigned 17 March 2020 9th Zone A Alfredo Berti 1 June 2020 Inter-tournament changes Godoy Cruz Mario Sciacqua Sacked 15 May 2020 N/A Diego Martínez 26 May 2020 Banfield Julio César Falcioni End of contract 29 May 2020 Javier Sanguinetti 1 June 2020 Rosario Central Diego Cocca 16 June 2020 Kily González 23 June 2020 Copa Diego Armando Maradona changes Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Diego Maradona Deceased 25 November 2020 3rd Zone 6 Mariano Messera and Leandro Martini 26 November 2020 Central Córdoba (SdE) Alfredo BertiSacked 4 December 2020 3rd Zone 2 Alexis Ferrero and Sebastián Scolari 6 December 2020 Patronato Gustavo Álvarez 15 December 2020 6th Grupo A Iván Delfino 28 December 2020 Estudiantes (LP) Leandro Desábato Resigned 23 December 2020 4th Group B Pablo Quatrocchi 24 December 2020 Godoy Cruz Diego Martínez 28 December 2020 6th Group B Daniel Oldrá 29 December 2020 Independiente Lucas Pusineri End of contract 7 January 2021 5th Group A Fernando Berón 8 January 2021 Aldosivi Guillermo Hoyos Sacked 9 January 2021 6th Group A Favio Fernández 11 January 2021
Interim managers 1. Néstor Apuzzo was interim manager in the 2019 Copa Libertadores group B 6th round and the 2018–19 Copa Argentina round of 64. 2. Diego Monarriz was interim manager in the 2018–19 Copa Argentina round of 64. 3. Néstor Apuzzo was interim manager in the 7th–16th rounds. 4. Fabio Radaelli was interim manager in the 9th round. 5. Fernando Berón was interim manager in the 11th–13th, 15th–16th and the postponed 2nd rounds. 6. Interim manager, but later promoted to manager. 7. Martín De León was interim manager in the 15th round. 8. Pablo Bonaveri was interim manager in the postponed 13th round. 9. Pablo De Muner was interim manager in the 17th round. 10. Leandro Romagnoli and Hugo Tocalli were interim managers in the 22nd–23rd rounds and the 2020 Copa de la Superliga 1st round. 11. Guillermo Morigi was interim manager in the 2020 Copa de la Superliga 1st round. 12. Marcelo Mosset was interim manager in the 2020 Copa de la Superliga 1st round. 13. Interim managers, but later promoted to managers. 14. Interim managers in the Copa Diego Armando Maradona until the end of the tournament. 15. Gabriel Graciani was interim manager in the Copa Diego Armando Maradona Fase Complementación 2nd–3rd rounds. 16. Interim manager in the Copa Diego Armando Maradona until the end of the tournament. 17. Interim manager in the 2019–20 Copa Argentina round of 64 and the Copa Diego Armando Maradona until the end of the tournament. 18. Interim manager in the Copa Diego Armando Maradona until the end of the tournament. 19. Interim manager in the Copa Diego Armando Maradona until the end of the tournament.
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Aldosivi Federico Gino Mario López Quintana Marcos Miers Sebastián Rincón Argentinos Juniors Edwar López Jonathan Sandoval Santiago Silva Arsenal Jhonatan Candia Atlético Tucumán Banfield Iván Arboleda Junior Arias Feyiseitan Asagidigbi Esteban Conde Reinaldo Lenis Pablo Velázquez Boca Juniors Júnior Alonso Jorman Campuzano Jan Carlos Hurtado Sebastián Villa Carlos Zambrano Central Córdoba (SdE) Dany Cure Joao Rodríguez Hugo Vera Oviedo Colón Leonardo Burián Guillermo Celis Mauro Da Luz Marcelo Estigarribia Rafael García Wilson Morelo Defensa y Justicia Washington Camacho Mauricio Duarte Raúl Loaiza Aldo Maiz Braian Ojeda Estudiantes (LP) Martín Cauteruccio Juan Fuentes Diego García Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Jonathan Agudelo Brahian Alemán Víctor Ayala Harrinson Mancilla Jesús Vargas Godoy Cruz Christian Almeida Jaime Ayoví Wilder Cartagena Miguel Merentiel Danilo Ortiz Richard Prieto Huracán Saúl Salcedo Antony Silva Independiente Renzo Bacchia Carlos Benavídez Martín Campaña Cecilio Domínguez Andrés Felipe Roa Gastón Silva Lanús Pablo Martínez Newell's Old Boys Ángelo Gabrielli Luís Leal Patronato Mathías Abero Gabriel Ávalos Hugo Silveira Racing Marcelo Díaz Eugenio Mena Matías Rojas River Plate Rafael Santos Borré Jorge Carrascal Nicolás de la Cruz Paulo Díaz Juan Fernando Quintero Robert Rojas Rosario Central Cristian González Federico Martínez Sebastián Ribas Diego Zabala San Lorenzo Ramón Arias Adam Bareiro Diego Rodríguez Ángel Romero Óscar Romero Talleres (C) Guilherme Parede Dayro Moreno Rafa Pérez Diego Valoyes Unión Sebastián Assis Javier Cabrera Javier Méndez Jorge Zules Caicedo Vélez Sarsfield Luis Abram Matías de los Santos Alexander Domínguez Pablo Galdames Cristian Núñez
Players with 30 months in a row on the same team Santiago García (Godoy Cruz) has played 30 months in a row on the same team, therefore, he does not take foreign slot and Godoy Cruz were allowed to sign a seventh foreign player.
Players holding Argentinian dual nationality They do not take foreign slot.
Matko Miljevic (Argentinos Juniors) Joel Soñora (Arsenal) Dylan Gissi (Atlético Tucumán) Dani Osvaldo (Banfield) Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors)