2004–05 in Argentine football

The 2004–05 Argentine First Division season saw Américo Gallego's Newell's Old Boys win the Apertura title after a fierce battle against Vélez Sársfield for the supremacy. Vélez soon got over the disappointment after winning the Clausura with Banfield finishing second despite playing most of the tournament with a young squad because they were also competing the Copa Libertadores de América.

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Huracán de Tres Arroyos and Almagro were relegated to the Nacional B after lackluster performance while Argentinos Juniors and Instituto played the promotion against Atlético de Rafaela and Huracán, respectively. Both won their series and were able to stay in the top category of the Argentine Football.

Torneo Apertura

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Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Newell's Old Boys 36 19 10 6 3 22 11 11
2 Vélez Sársfield 34 19 10 4 5 21 16 5
3 River Plate 33 19 9 6 4 28 19 9
4 Estudiantes La Plata 30 19 7 9 3 22 14 8
5 San Lorenzo 30 19 8 6 5 29 22 7
6 Rosario Central 30 19 8 6 5 19 15 4
7 Colón de Santa Fe 27 19 7 6 6 24 22 2
8 Boca Juniors 26 19 7 5 7 22 16 6
9 Banfield 26 19 6 8 5 24 22 2
10 Racing Club 26 19 8 2 9 22 21 1
11 Lanús 26 19 6 8 5 25 26 –1
12 Gimnasia de La Plata 25 19 6 7 6 16 23 –7
13 Arsenal de Sarandí 24 19 5 9 5 17 16 1
14 Quilmes 24 19 6 6 7 14 18 –4
15 Independiente 23 19 6 5 8 23 26 –7
16 Argentinos Juniors 22 19 6 4 9 17 17 0
17 Almagro 22 19 4 10 5 15 18 –3
18 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 17 19 4 5 10 21 29 –8
19 Instituto 14 19 2 8 9 16 30 –14
20 Huracán de Tres Arroyos 12 19 2 6 11 19 34 –15

Top Scorers

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Lisandro López Racing Club 12
2 Jeremías Caggiano Huracán de Tres Arroyos 8
2 Osvaldo Miranda Almagro 8
2 Rolando Zárate Vélez Sársfield 8
3 Nicolás Frutos Gimnasia de La Plata 7
3 Claudio Graf Lanús 7
3 Rodrigo Palacio Banfield 7
3 Emanuel Villa Rosario Central 7
4 Jairo Castillo Independiente 6
4 Diego Galván Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 6
4 Ezequiel Lavezzi San Lorenzo 6
4 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 6
4 Hernán Peirone San Lorenzo 6

Relegation

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There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

Torneo Clausura

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Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Vélez Sársfield 39 19 11 6 2 32 14 18
2 Banfield 33 19 10 3 6 25 16 9
3 Racing Club 32 19 9 5 5 25 17 8
4 Estudiantes La Plata 31 19 8 7 4 28 23 5
5 Rosario Central 31 19 8 7 4 26 23 3
6 Arsenal de Sarandí 30 19 8 6 5 27 22 5
7 Gimnasia de La Plata 29 19 9 2 8 25 25 0
8 Lanús 28 19 7 7 5 36 27 9
9 Instituto 28 19 8 4 7 32 30 2
10 River Plate 27 19 8 3 8 31 29 2
11 Colón de Santa Fe 26 19 6 8 5 30 23 7
12 Independiente 26 19 6 8 5 29 26 3
13 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 26 19 7 5 7 18 22 -4
14 Newell's Old Boys 24 19 5 9 5 22 21 1
15 Boca Juniors 22 19 6 4 9 26 30 -4
16 San Lorenzo 22 19 6 4 9 23 29 -6
17 Argentinos Juniors 21 19 5 6 8 28 30 -2
18 Quilmes 20 19 5 5 9 16 23 -7
19 Almagro 13 19 3 4 12 22 44 -22
20 Huracán de Tres Arroyos 5 19 0 5 14 11 41 -30

Top Scorers

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Mariano Pavone Estudiantes La Plata 16
2 Esteban Fuertes Colón de Santa Fe 11
3 Nicolás Frutos Independiente 10
4 José Luis Calderón Arsenal de Sarandí 9
4 Claudio Enría Gimnasia de La Plata 9
4 Josemir Lujambio Instituto 9

Relegation

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Team Average Points Played 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
River Plate 1.798 205 114 79/38 66/38 60/38
Boca Juniors 1.772 202 114 79/38 75/38 48/38
Vélez Sársfield 1.684 192 114 66/38 53/38 73/38
Banfield 1.500 171 114 48/38 64/38 59/38
San Lorenzo 1.491 170 114 56/38 62/38 52/38
Rosario Central 1.465 167 114 62/38 44/38 61/38
Racing Club 1.412 161 114 53/38 50/38 58/38
Newell's Old Boys 1.404 160 114 49/38 51/38 60/38
Colón de Santa Fe 1.395 159 114 57/38 49/38 53/38
Arsenal de Sarandí 1.386 158 114 49/38 55/38 54/38
Quilmes 1.368 104 76 N/A 60/38 44/38
Independiente 1.351 154 114 61/38 44/38 49/38
Estudiantes de La Plata 1.298 148 114 43/38 44/38 61/38
Lanús 1.289 147 114 51/38 42/38 54/38
Gimnasia de La Plata 1.211 138 114 46/38 38/38 54/38
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 1.167 133 114 51/38 39/38 43/38
Argentinos Juniors 1.132 43 38 N/A N/A 43/38
Instituto 1.105 42 38 N/A N/A 42/38
Almagro 0.921 35 38 N/A N/A 35/38
Huracán de Tres Arroyos 0.447 17 38 N/A N/A 17/38

"Promoción" playoff

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Date Home Away Result
July 6, 2005 Atlético de Rafaela Argentinos Juniors 2-1
July 10, 2005 Argentinos Juniors Atlético de Rafaela 3-0

Argentinos Juniors wins 4-2 and remains in the Argentine First Division

Date Home Away Result
July 6, 2005 Huracán Instituto 1-2
July 10, 2005 Instituto Huracán 1-0

Instituto wins 3-1 and remains in the Argentine First Division

Lower Leagues

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Level Tournament Champion
2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura
Primera B Nacional Clausura
Tiro Federal
Gimnasia de Jujuy
3rd Primera B Metropolitana Tigre
3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Ben Hur
4th Primera C Metropolitana Comunicaciones
5th Primera D Metropolitana Club Atlético Fénix

Clubs in international competitions

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Team / Competition 2004 Recopa Sudamericana 2004 Copa Sudamericana 2005 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Runner up
lost to
  Cienciano
Champions
defeated
  Bolívar
Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Guadalajara
River Plate did not play 2nd preliminary phase
eliminated by
  Arsenal
Semifinal
eliminated by
  São Paulo
Banfield did not play 1st preliminary phase
eliminated by
  Arsenal
Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  River Plate
Arsenal de Sarandí did not play Quarterfinals
eliminated by
  Bolívar
did not qualify
San Lorenzo did not play 2nd preliminary phase
eliminated by
  Boca Juniors
Group stage
eliminated
(finished last in the group)
Quilmes did not play 1st preliminary phase
eliminated by
  San Lorenzo
Group stage
eliminated
(finished 3rd in the group)

National team

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This section covers Argentina's games from August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005.

For the Olympic Games results, please see here. Those results are not tallied here because the team is made of Under–23 players, not the full squad.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

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August 18, 2004 Japan   1 – 2   Argentina Fukuroi, Japan
12:00 UTC+09 Suzuki   71' (Report) Galletti   4'
Santana   39'
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium,
December 30, 2004 Unofficial friendly Catalonia   0 – 3   Argentina Barcelona, Spain
(Report) Scaloni   1'
Rodríguez   51'
Galletti   73'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Xavier Moreno Delgado (Catalonia)
February 9, 2005 Germany   2 – 2   Argentina Düsseldorf, Germany
20:45 UTC+01 Frings   28' (pen.)
Kurányi   45'
(Report) Crespo   40' (pen.), 81' Stadium: LTU Arena
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
March 9, 2005 Mexico   1 – 1   Argentina Los Angeles, United States
20:00 UTC-08 Fuentes   23' (o.g.) (Report) Zárate   67' Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 51,345

2006 World Cup qualifiers

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September 4, 2004 Round 8 Peru   1 – 3   Argentina Lima, Peru
19:00 UTC-05 Soto   62' (Report) Rosales   14'
Coloccini   66'
Sorín   90+2'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental "U"
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
October 9, 2004 Round 9 Argentina   4 – 2   Uruguay Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:00 UTC-04 Lucho   6'
Figueroa   32'   54'
Zanetti   44'
(Report) C. Rodríguez   63'
Chevantón   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
October 13, 2004 Round 10 Chile   0 – 0   Argentina Santiago, Chile
20:00 UTC-04 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Chile
Attendance: 57,671
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
November 17, 2004 Round 11 Argentina   3 – 2   Venezuela Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC-04 Rey   3' (o.g.)
Riquelme   45+1'
Saviola   65'
(Report) Morán   31'
Vielma   72'
Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)
March 26, 2005 Round 12 Bolivia   1 – 2   Argentina La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC-04 Castillo   49' (Report) Figueroa   57'
Galletti   63'
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
March 30, 2005 Round 13 Argentina   1 – 0   Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:00 UTC-04 Crespo   65' (Report) Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
June 4, 2005 Round 14 Ecuador   2 – 0   Argentina Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC-05 Lara   53'
Delgado   89'
(Report) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 37,583
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
June 4, 2005 Round 15 Argentina   3 – 1   Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC-04 Crespo   3'   40'
Riquelme   18'
(Report) Roberto Carlos   71' Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti
Attendance: 49,497
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

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June 15, 2005 Group stage Argentina   2 - 1   Tunisia Cologne, Germany
18:00 CEST Riquelme   33' (pen.)
Saviola   57'
(Report) Guemamdia   72' (pen.) Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 28,033
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
June 18, 2005 Group stage Australia   2 - 4   Argentina Nuremberg, Germany
20:45 CEST Aloisi   61' (pen.), 70' (Report) Figueroa   12', 53', 89'
Riquelme   31' (pen.)
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
June 21, 2005 Group stage Argentina   2 - 2   Germany Nuremberg, Germany
20:45 CEST Riquelme   33'
Cambiasso   74'
(Report) Kurányi   29'
Asamoah   51'
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 42,088
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
June 26, 2005 Semi-finals Mexico   1 -1 (a.e.t.)
(5 - 6 p)
  Argentina Hanover, Germany
18:00 CEST Salcido   104' (Report) Figueroa   110' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 40,718
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Penalties
Pérez  
Pardo  
Borgetti  
Salcido  
Pineda  
Osorio  
  Riquelme
  Rodríguez
  Aimar
  Galletti
  Sorín
  Cambiasso
June 29, 2005 Final Brazil   4 - 1   Argentina Frankfurt, Germany
20:45 CEST Adriano   11', 63'
Kaká   16'
Ronaldinho   47'
(Report) Aimar   65' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 45,591
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
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