2022 Argentine Primera División

The 2022 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Binance 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 132nd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 3 June and ended on 25 October 2022.

Liga Profesional
Season2022
Dates3 June – 25 October 2022
ChampionsBoca Juniors (35th title)
RelegatedAldosivi
Patronato
Copa LibertadoresArgentinos Juniors
Boca Juniors
Huracán
Racing
River Plate
Patronato (via Copa Argentina)
Copa SudamericanaDefensa y Justicia
Estudiantes (LP)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Newell's Old Boys
San Lorenzo
Tigre
Matches played378
Goals scored826 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerMateo Retegui (19 goals)
Biggest home winRacing 5–0 Aldosivi
(26 June 2022)
River Plate 5–0 Estudiantes (LP)
(5 October 2022)
Biggest away winUnión 1–5 River Plate
(19 June 2022)
Colón 0–4 Argentinos Juniors
(26 September 2022)
Lanús 0–4 Argentinos Juniors
(6 October 2022)
Highest scoringBoca Juniors 5–3 Tigre
(15 June 2022)
Longest winning runAtlético Tucumán
6 games
Longest unbeaten runBoca Juniors
13 games
Longest winless runVélez Sarsfield
15 games
Longest losing runAldosivi
6 games
2021
2023

Twenty-eight teams competed in the league: the 26 teams that took part in the previous Primera División season as well as two promoted teams from the 2021 Primera Nacional (Tigre and Barracas Central). River Plate were the defending champions.

On 23 October 2022, Boca Juniors won their 35th national league championship in the last round after they and Independiente drew 2–2 and, simultaneously, River Plate defeated Racing 1–2.

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