2013–14 Argentine Primera División season
The 2013–14 Primera División season was the 123rd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. It started on August 2, 2013 and ended on May 24, 2014. Twenty teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the Primera B Nacional Championship (Championship winners Rosario Central, runners-up Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) and 3rd place Olimpo). For first time Independiente did not compete in the Primera División championship.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Torneo Inicial: San Lorenzo (15th title) Torneo Final: River Plate (36th title) Super Champions: River Plate |
| Relegated | Argentinos Juniors All Boys Colón |
| 2014 Copa Libertadores | San Lorenzo Lanús (via 2013 Copa Sudamericana) Arsenal (via 2012–13 Copa Argentina) |
| 2014 Copa Sudamericana | Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Rosario Central River Plate Lanús (via 2013 Copa Sudamericana) |
| 2015 Copa Libertadores | River Plate Boca Juniors |
| Matches played | 383 |
| Goals scored | 812 (2.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Torneo Inicial: César Pereyra (10 goals) Torneo Final: Mauro Zárate (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | River Plate 5–0 Quilmes (May 18, 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Arsenal 1–4 Belgrano (Nov. 30, 2013) San Lorenzo 1–4 Lanús (Apr. 12, 2014) Racing 0–3 San Lorenzo (Aug. 9, 2013) San Lorenzo 0–3 Argentinos Juniors (Aug. 17, 2013) Colón 0–3 Lanús (Oct. 19, 2013) Lanús 0–3 Atlético de Rafaela (Feb. 16, 2014) |
| Highest scoring | San Lorenzo 4–2 Belgrano (Nov. 16, 2013) Vélez Sarsfield 5–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (Mar. 29, 2014) Racing 3–3 Estudiantes (LP) (Apr. 1, 2014) Boca Juniors 4–2 Arsenal (Apr. 27, 2014) Newell's Old Boys 4–2 All Boys (May 10, 2014) (6 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) -6 matches- (Apr. 3 - Apr. 26, 2014) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Arsenal (Aug. 2 - Oct. 12, 2013) Vélez Sarsfield (Oct. 18, 2013 - Feb. 18, 2014) Estudiantes (LP) (Mar. 2 - Apr. 19, 2014) (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Racing (Sep. 15 - Oct. 18, 2013) Colón (Nov. 10, 2013 - Feb. 8, 2014) Argentinos Juniors (Apr. 15 - May 17, 2014) (6 matches) |
← 2012–13 2014 → | |
In the first half of the season San Lorenzo became champion of the 2013 Torneo Inicial "Nietos Recuperados", winning the “Miguel Benancio Sánchez” League Cup. The winner of the 2014 Torneo Final "Nietos Recuperados", River Plate, won the "Presidente Raúl Alfonsín" League Cup. In the Superfinal, River Plate won the Campeonato Cup after a 1–0 victory over San Lorenzo in La Punta, San Luis.
Argentinos Juniors and All Boys were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship. The third relegated team was Colón, who lost a playoff match against Atlético de Rafaela.