The 2017–18 season is Racing Club de Avellaneda's 33rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 2017–18 season | |
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| President | Víctor Blanco |
| Manager | Diego Cocca (until 27 November 2017) Juan Ramón Fleita (int.) (from 28 November 2017 to 17 December 2017) Eduardo Coudet (from 17 December 2017) |
| Stadium | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón |
| Primera División | 14th |
| 2016–17 Copa Argentina | Round of 32 |
| 2017–18 Copa Argentina | Round of 64 |
| Copa Sudamericana | Quarter-finals |
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Lisandro López (7) All: Lisandro López (8) |
Current squad edit
- As of 22 March 2018.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| 1 July 2017 | DF |  Lucas Orbán
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 Genoa
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€2,500,000 |
| 1 July 2017 | DF |  Juan Patiño
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Guaraní
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€1,250,000 |
| 1 July 2017 | DF | Miguel Barbieri
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Defensores de Belgrano
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€260,000 |
| 1 July 2017 | DF |  Egidio Arévalo Ríos
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 Veracruz
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Free |
| 18 July 2017 | MF | Augusto Solari
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River Plate
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€2,000,000 |
| 18 July 2017 | MF | Martín Ojeda
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Ferro Carril Oeste
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€500,000 |
| 19 July 2017 | FW |  Andrés Ibargüen
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Atlético Nacional
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€1,000,000 |
| 4 August 2017 | DF | Alexis Soto
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Banfield
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€1,350,000 |
| 15 August 2017 | FW | Enrique Triverio
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Toluca
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€1,250,000 |
| 15 August 2017 | GK | Javier García
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Tigre
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Free |
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Brian Fernández
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 Metz
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End of loan |
| 31 December 2017 | FW | Juan Dinenno
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 Deportivo Cuenca
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End of loan |
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Nicolás Oroz
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Chacarita Juniors
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End of loan |
| 5 January 2018 | MF | Neri Cardozo
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Monterrey
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Free |
| 18 January 2018 | FW | Ricardo Centurión
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Genoa
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€5,700,000 |
| 19 January 2018 | DF | Leonardo Sigali
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 Dinamo Zagreb
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€1,680,000 |
| 19 January 2018 | DF | Alejandro Donatti
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Tijuana
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€1,600,000 |
| 31 January 2018 | DF | Gonzalo Piovi
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Argentinos Juniors
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€800,000 |
Out edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| 1 July 2017 | MF | Luciano Aued
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 Universidad Católica
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Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Agustín Orion
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Colo-Colo
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Free |
| 1 July 2017 | FW | José Luis Gómez
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Lanús
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€2,200,000 |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Washington Camacho
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Rosario Central
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€810,000 |
| 6 July 2017 | DF | Gastón Campi
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Estudiantes de La Plata
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€525,000 |
| 18 July 2017 | MF | Francisco Cerro
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 Rayo Vallecano
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Free |
| 21 July 2017 | FW | Marcos Acuña
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 Sporting Lisbon
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€9,590,000 |
| 26 July 2017 | DF | Pablo Álvarez
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Huracán
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Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2017 | DF | Germán Voboril
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Universidad Católica
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Free |
| 3 August 2017 | MF | Gastón Díaz
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Vélez Sarsfield
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Free |
| 7 August 2017 | MF | Ezequiel Videla
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Instituto
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Free |
| 31 December 2017 | DF | Marco Torsiglieri
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Rosario Central
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End of loan |
| 5 January 2018 | FW | Andrés Ibargüen
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América
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€3,300,000 |
| 30 January 2018 | DF | Egidio Arévalo Ríos
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None | Fired |
Loan in edit
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
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| 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | Egidio Arévalo Ríos
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Veracruz[2]
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| 7 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | DF | Renzo Saravia
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Belgrano[2]
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Loan out edit
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | FW | Gustavo Bou
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Tijuana
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€3,000,000 |
| 18 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | DF | Yonathan Cabral
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Atlético Tucumán
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Free |
| 14 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | Facundo Castillón
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Lanús
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Free |
| 14 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | FW | Martín Pérez Guedes
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Mitre (Santiago del Estero)
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Free |
| 23 August 2017 | 31 December 2017 | FW | Brian Fernández
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Metz
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Free |
| 1 January 2018 | 31 December 2018 | FW | Santiago Rosales
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Olimpia
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€500,000 |
| 1 January 2018 | 31 December 2018 | DF | Juan Patiño
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Olimpia
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€125,000 |
| 5 January 2018 | 31 December 2018 | FW | Brian Fernández
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Unión La Calera
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Free |
| 9 January 2018 | 31 December 2018 | MF | Nicolás Oroz
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O'Higgins
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€67,000 |
| 14 February 2018 | 31 December 2018 | FW | Juan Dinenno
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Barcelona
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Free |
| 16 February 2018 | 31 December 2018 | DF | Sergio Vittor
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Universidad de Concepción
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€56,000 |
Friendlies edit
Pre-season edit
Win Draw Loss
| 20 July 2017 Friendly | Racing Club | 0–1 | Defensa y Justicia | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 09:30 | Report | I. Rivero  |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón |
| 20 July 2017 Friendly | Racing Club | 0–1 | Defensa y Justicia | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 10:45 | Report | N. Di Giano |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón |
| 10 August 2017 Friendly | Racing Club | 5–2 | Tristán Suárez | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Li. López D. González N. Oroz |
Report | J. Vatter Lu. López |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón |
| 14 August 2017 Friendly | Racing Club | 1–1 | San Telmo | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Li. López |
Report | N. Oviedo |
Stadium: Predio Tita Mattiussi |
| 14 August 2017 Friendly | Racing Club | 3–0 | San Telmo | Avellaneda, Argentina |
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Report | Stadium: Predio Tita Mattiussi |
Torneos de Verano edit
| 15 January 2018 | Racing Club | 0–1 | Temperley | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Soto  90+2' |
Report | Arregui 19' Sánchez Sotelo 31'Escobar 54' |
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella |
| 19 January 2018 | Independiente | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Racing Club | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Fernández 9' (pen.), 22' Amorebieta 56'Albertengo 81' |
Report | Martínez 26', 90' González 86'Barbieri  91' |
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella |
Primera División edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | Talleres (C) | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Independiente | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Racing | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 9 | Defensa y Justicia | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[3][4]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[3][4]
Notes:
- ^ River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 27 August 2017 1 | San Lorenzo | 1–1 | Racing Club | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 16:05 | E. Cerutti 52' |
Report | Li. López 13' |
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina) |
| 9 September 2017 2 | Racing Club | 4–1 | Temperley | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 20:05 | E. Triverio 45+2' M. Zaracho 65'S. Vittor 73'A. Ibargüen 86' |
Report | R. Costa 81' |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina) |
| 17 September 2017 3 | Banfield | 1–0 | Racing Club | Banfield, Argentina |
| 16:05 | D. Cvitanich 18' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina) |
| 24 September 2017 4 | Racing Club | 0–0 | San Martín | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 20:05 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) |
| 30 September 2017 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 2–0 | Racing Club | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20:05 | M. Quiroga 88' L. Pisculichi 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) |
| 14 October 2017 6 | Racing Club | 1–0 | Tigre | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 20:05 | A. Ibargüen 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina) |
| 28 October 2017 7 | Atlético Tucumán | 3–1 | Racing Club | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |
| 18:20 | F. Álvarez 4' G. Acosta 17'M. Barbieri 21' (o.g.) |
Report | L. Martínez 45+4' |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental José Fierro Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina) |
| 4 November 2017 8 | Racing Club | 1–1 | Talleres | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 | A. Ibargüen 66' |
Report | M. Torres 53' |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) |
| 19 November 2017 9 | Boca Juniors | 1–2 | Racing Club | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:15 | D. Benedetto 41' (pen.) |
Report | L. Martínez 37' A. Solari 54' |
Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina) |
| 25 November 2017 10 | Racing Club | 0–1 | Independiente | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 | Report | L. Fernández 30' |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina) |
| 2 December 2017 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 2–2 | Racing Club | Rosario, Argentina |
| 21:30 | L. Leal 12' B. Sarmiento 33' (pen.) |
Report | L. Martínez 21' Li. López 64' |
Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina) |
| 10 December 2017 12 | Racing Club | 3–1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 19:15 | Li. López 45+1', 72' L. Martínez 90+3' |
Report | B. Alemán 3' |
Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina) |
| January 2018 13 | Unión Santa Fe | – | Racing Club | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril |
Copa Argentina edit
Win Draw Loss
| 18 August 2017 R64 | Racing Club | 2–1 | Mitre | Banfield, Argentina |
| 21:10 | Li. López 78' L. Grimi 84' |
Report | R. Fergonzi 23' |
Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina) |
| 1 September 2017 R32 | Racing Club | 2–4 | Olimpo | Banfield, Argentina |
| 15:00 | M. Zaracho 39' D. González 45' |
Report | E. Tellechea 55' (pen.) T. Costa 69'F. Troyansky 71'L. Vila 90+4' |
Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina) |
Copa Sudamericana edit
Win Draw Loss
Second stage edit
| 27 July 2017 Second leg | Independiente Medellín | 2–3 (agg: 3–6) | Racing Club | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| 21:45 | L. Castro 4', 24' |
Report | D. González 45' P. Cuadra 61' (pen.)B. Mansilla 90' |
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Stadium Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay) |
Round of 16 edit
| 13 September 2017 First leg | Corinthians  | 1–1 | Racing Club | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 21:45 | Maycon 30' |
Report | E. Triverio 74' |
Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay) |
| 20 September 2017 Second leg | Racing Club | 0–0 (agg: a1–1) | Corinthians | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:45 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) |
Quarter-finals edit
| 24 October 2017 First leg | Libertad | 1–0 | Racing Club | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 21:45 | S. Salcedo 26' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
| 1 November 2017 Second leg | Racing Club | 0–0 (agg: 0–1) | Libertad | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 19:15 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
Copa Libertadores edit
Win Draw Loss
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References edit
- ^ "Racing Club squad". Soccerway. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Racing Club transfers". Soccerway. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- ^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.