# 2024 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol
The 2024 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol, commercially the Torneo Betano 2024, was the second-half league tournament of the [Argentine Primera División](https://www.edgepedia.org/argentine-primera-division) season organized by the Liga Profesional de Fútbol under the [Argentine Football Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/argentine-football-association) (AFA). Twenty-eight teams played a single round robin of 27 matchdays between the weekend of 12 May and 15 December 2024, and Vélez Sarsfield won the title with a 2-0 victory over Huracán on the final day.[1](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004) • [2](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/torneo-betano/2024/12/15/velez-campeon/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Champion | Vélez Sarsfield, 51 points in 27 games (14 wins, 9 draws, 4 losses; 38 goals for, 16 against)[3](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/trofeo-de-campeones/2024/12/21/todo-sobre-el-trofeo-de-campeones/) |
| Deciding match | Vélez 2-0 Huracán, 15 December 2024, Estadio José Amalfitani; goals by Claudio Aquino (29') and Damián Fernández (40'), referee Facundo Tello[4](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/) |
| Runners-up | Talleres 48 points; Racing Club and Huracán 46 each; River Plate 43, Boca Juniors 42[1](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004) |
| Format | 28 teams, 27 matchdays, one match against each rival; ran from the weekend of 12 May to 15 December 2024[1](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004) |
| Title significance | Vélez's 11th league championship, its first domestic tournament in 12 years, and its first title in a tournament of more than 19 matchdays[5](https://velez.ar/club/historia) • [6](https://velez.com.ar/futbol/notas/2024/12/15/214141_velez-campeon) • [7](https://velez.com.ar/club/notas/2024/12/23/143547_vos-y-el-trofeo-de-campeon) |
| Aftermath | Estudiantes beat Vélez 3-0 in the Trofeo de Campeones on 21 December at the Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero[3](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/trofeo-de-campeones/2024/12/21/todo-sobre-el-trofeo-de-campeones/) |
| Relegations | The two relegations scheduled for the season were annulled by the AFA assembly in October 2024[8](https://elpais.com/argentina/2024-10-18/la-asociacion-del-futbol-argentino-desafia-a-milei-y-reelige-a-claudio-tapia-como-presidente.html) |
## Season structure
The 2024 Argentine season opened with the Copa de la Liga Profesional, won by [Estudiantes de La Plata](https://www.edgepedia.org/estudiantes-de-la-plata), and the Liga Profesional followed from mid-May.[9](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/cuando-empieza-la-liga-profesional-2024-dias-horarios-y-tv-nid06052024/) The league had a straightforward format by Argentine standards: all 28 teams met each other once over 27 matchdays, and the team with the most points was champion.[1](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004) The title carried a place in the 2025 [Copa Libertadores](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-libertadores), a match in the Trofeo de Campeones against the Copa de la Liga winner, and the Supercopa Argentina in 2025.[1](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004)
Relegation had been set at three teams for 2024, two by the general table and one by the three-season points average, as part of a planned gradual reduction of the first division.[10](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/institucional/2022/10/31/se-definio-la-temporada-2023/) In mid-October, however, the AFA assembly annulled the two relegations scheduled for the season and reelected Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia as president, extending term limits for federation officials; the league therefore finished with no teams going down.[8](https://elpais.com/argentina/2024-10-18/la-asociacion-del-futbol-argentino-desafia-a-milei-y-reelige-a-claudio-tapia-como-presidente.html) In December the AFA executive committee set the 2025 season at 30 teams with two tournaments in the year.[11](https://www.lpf.org.ar/notas/institucional/2024/12/13/temporada-2025-asi-se-jugara/)
## The title race
The championship went to the last day with three teams still in contention: Vélez, Huracán, and Talleres de Córdoba, the latter riding a long winning run that had made its candidacy viable late in the season.[4](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/) Vélez led the table and hosted Huracán, the direct rival, at the Estadio José Amalfitani in Liniers, while Talleres visited [Newell's Old Boys](https://www.edgepedia.org/newells-old-boys); all matches were played simultaneously.[4](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/)
Vélez settled the match in the first half. Claudio Aquino scored in the 29th minute and Damián Fernández in the 40th, and Huracán never found a way back; Talleres, for its part, led briefly at Newell's but lost 1-2, ending its challenge.[4](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/) The final table put Vélez on 51 points, three clear of Talleres on 48, with Racing Club and Huracán on 46 and River Plate on 43.[1](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004)
**A title with history attached.** It was Vélez's 11th league championship, representing its 17th title overall, and its first domestic tournament since 2013.[5](https://velez.ar/club/historia) • [7](https://velez.com.ar/club/notas/2024/12/23/143547_vos-y-el-trofeo-de-campeon) The club also noted that it was the first time Vélez had won a tournament of more than 19 matchdays, leading the table throughout.[6](https://velez.com.ar/futbol/notas/2024/12/15/214141_velez-campeon) The team was coached by the Bolivian Gustavo Quinteros.[4](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/) The trophy came after a season in which Vélez had also reached the finals of the Copa de la Liga, losing to Estudiantes, and the Copa Argentina, losing to Central Córdoba.[4](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/)
## Trofeo de Campeones and the wider 2024 season
The Trofeo de Campeones closed the competitive year on 21 December at the Estadio Madre de Ciudades in [Santiago del Estero](https://www.edgepedia.org/santiago-del-estero). Estudiantes, the Copa de la Liga winner, beat Vélez 3-0 to take the trophy.[3](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/trofeo-de-campeones/2024/12/21/todo-sobre-el-trofeo-de-campeones/) • [12](https://velez.com.ar/futbol/notas/2024/12/21/235402_estudiantes-3-0-velez)
Across the 2024 season as a whole, the other domestic and regional titles went to Estudiantes (Copa de la Liga and Trofeo de Campeones), Central Córdoba (Copa Argentina), Vélez (Supercopa Argentina and Supercopa Internacional), and Racing Club ([Copa Sudamericana](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-sudamericana)).[13](https://ligasargentinas.com.ar/2024)
## References
1. [Así fue la Liga Argentina 2024: Tabla de posiciones, partidos y resultados, Sporting News](https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/liga-argentina-2024-tabla-posiciones-partidos-resultados-proxima-fecha/873ab60c52cc727c642cc004)
2. [¡Vélez campeón! – Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/torneo-betano/2024/12/15/velez-campeon/)
3. [Estudiantes, el más campeón – Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/trofeo-de-campeones/2024/12/21/todo-sobre-el-trofeo-de-campeones/)
4. [¡Vélez campeón de Argentina! – AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/velez-campeon-de-argentina-n/)
5. [Historia – Vélez Sarsfield](https://velez.ar/club/historia)
6. [¡VÉLEZ CAMPEÓN! – Vélez Sarsfield](https://velez.com.ar/futbol/notas/2024/12/15/214141_velez-campeon)
7. [Vos y el Trofeo – Vélez Sarsfield](https://velez.com.ar/club/notas/2024/12/23/143547_vos-y-el-trofeo-de-campeon)
8. [La Asociación del Fútbol Argentino desafía a Milei y reelige a Claudio Tapia como presidente – El País](https://elpais.com/argentina/2024-10-18/la-asociacion-del-futbol-argentino-desafia-a-milei-y-reelige-a-claudio-tapia-como-presidente.html)
9. [Cuándo empieza la Liga Profesional 2024 – La Nación](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/cuando-empieza-la-liga-profesional-2024-dias-horarios-y-tv-nid06052024/)
10. [Se definió la temporada 2023 – Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA](https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/institucional/2022/10/31/se-definio-la-temporada-2023/)
11. [Temporada 2025: así se jugará – Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA](https://www.lpf.org.ar/notas/institucional/2024/12/13/temporada-2025-asi-se-jugara/)
12. [Estudiantes 3-0 Vélez – Vélez Sarsfield](https://velez.com.ar/futbol/notas/2024/12/21/235402_estudiantes-3-0-velez)
13. [Divisiones del Fútbol Argentino 2024 – Ligas Argentinas](https://ligasargentinas.com.ar/2024)
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