2019–20 Argentine Primera División
The 2019–20 Argentine Primera División - 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.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 July 2019 – 9 March 2020 |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (34th title) |
| Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors River Plate Racing Argentinos Juniors Vélez Sarsfield Defensa y Justicia (via Copa Sudamericana) San Lorenzo |
| Copa Sudamericana | Newell's Old Boys Talleres (C) Lanús Rosario Central Arsenal Independiente |
| Matches played | 276 |
| Goals scored | 631 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rafael Santos Borré Silvio Romero (12 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Independiente 5–0 Rosario Central (1 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Racing 1–6 River Plate (17 August 2019) Godoy Cruz 0–5 Talleres (C) (1 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Racing 1–6 River Plate (17 August 2019) Rosario Central 5–2 Godoy Cruz (2 November 2019) San Lorenzo 4–3 Lanús (8 March 2020) |
| Longest winning run | Boca Juniors 6 games |
| Longest winless run | Patronato 14 games |
| Longest losing run | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 7 games |
← 2018–19 2021 → | |
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.