2024 Argentine Women's Primera División A Explained

Competition:Primera División A
Season:2024
Dates:9 March – 15 December 2024
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores Femenina
League Topscorer:Torneo Apertura:
Andrea Ojeda
(12 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Boca Juniors 8–0 UAI Urquiza
Biggest Away Win:Excursionistas 0–8 Boca Juniors
Highest Scoring:

Excursionistas 0–8 Boca Juniors
Matches:124
Total Goals:321
Longest Wins:Boca Juniors
Longest Unbeaten:Boca Juniors
Longest Winless:Excursionistas
Longest Losses:Excursionistas
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:25 June 2024

The 2024 Argentine Women's Primera División A is the 6th season of top-flight semi-professional women's football in Argentina and the 34th season overall. The league season began on 9 March and will end on 15 December 2024.[1]

Eighteen teams will compete in the league: sixteen returning from the 2023 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2023 Primera División B (Newell's Old Boys and San Luis FC), both teams will be participating in Primera División A for the first time in history from this season.[2] [3] Boca Juniors are the defending champions.

Competition format

The season is divided in two separate championships, called Apertura and Clausura. Both tournaments are run under a single round-robin, contested by 18 teams (16 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera División B). If each tournament is won by a different team, they will play a single-legged qualifier for the 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina.[1]

In this season the bottom four teams of an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments will be relegated to the Primera División B.

Club information

Stadia and locations

Most Argentine women's teams, with a few exceptions, play their home games in other facilities of their clubs and not in the main stadium, unless it is a special occasion, according to the club's interpretation. Both venues where it is most common for them to play at home and where they occasionally play are shown.

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Sola34,901
Campo de deportes Alfredo Palacios
BelgranoCórdobaJulio César Villagra35,000
Predio Armando Pérez
Boca JuniorsBuenos AiresAlberto J. Armando57,200
Complejo Pedro Pompilio
Estudiantes (BA)CaserosCiudad de Caseros16,740
Predio de Martín Coronado
ExcursionistasBuenos AiresExcursionistas7,200
Ferro Carril OesteBuenos AiresRicardo Etcheverri24,442
Predio de Pontevedra
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)La PlataJuan Carmelo Zerillo24,544
Estancia Chica
HuracánBuenos AiresTomás Adolfo Ducó48,314
Campo de Deportes Jorge Newbery
IndependienteAvellanedaLibertadores de América52,853
Predio de Villa Domínico
Newell's Old BoysRosarioMarcelo Bielsa38,095
Centro Jorge B. Griffa
PlatenseFlorida EsteCiudad de Vicente López28,530
Predio Alejandro Mariani Dolán
RacingAvellanedaPresidente Perón55,389
Predio Tita Mattiussi
River PlateBuenos AiresMâs Monumental83,196
River Camp
Rosario CentralRosarioGigante de Arroyito41,654
Arroyo Seco12,000
Ciudad Deportiva de Rosario Central
San LorenzoBuenos AiresPedro Bidegain39,494
Ciudad Deportiva
San Luis FCLa PuntaJuan Gilberto Funes15,062
Socios Fundadores de Estancia Grande
SATMoreno12 de Agosto700
UAI UrquizaBuenos AiresMonumental de Villa Lynch1,000
Rancho Taxco

Personnel

ClubManagerKit manufacturer
Banfield Indiana Fernández Athix
Belgrano Maximiliano Luján Erreà
Boca Juniors Florencia Quiñones Adidas
Estudiantes (BA) Roberto Hernández Coach
Excursionistas Claudio Paz Mut
Ferro Carril Oeste Franco Bertera Sport Lyon
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Silvana Villalobos Givova
Huracán Gastón Camargo Kappa
Independiente Pablo Goglino Puma
Newell's Old Boys AIFIT
Platense Matías Raia Hummel
Racing Héctor Bracamonte Kappa
River Plate Ignacio Lacal Adidas
Rosario Central Damián Ledesma Umbro
San Lorenzo Livio Prieto Nike
San Luis FC Carlos Casteglione Coach
SAT Rubén Noriega Camisetas Fan
UAI Urquiza Leandro Iglesias Retiel

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition
in table
Replaced byDate of appointment
Estudiantes (BA) Santiago Callaud29 November 2023[4] Pre-season Jessica Moreno6 December 2023[5]
Excursionistas Ignacio Lacal3 December 2023[6] Walter Martins25 January 2024[7]
River Plate Daniela Díaz4 December 2023[8] Ignacio Lacal8 January 2024[9]
Racing Agustín Benchimol7 December 2023[10] Héctor Bracamonte19 December 2023[11]
Huracán Juan Palermo19 December 2023[12] Igor Miranda23 January 2024[13]
Torneo Apertura changes
Estudiantes (BA) Jessica Moreno1 May 2024[14] 15th Roberto Hernández3 May 2024[15]
Excursionistas Walter Martins19 May 2024[16] 18th Claudio Paz 26 May 2024[17]
Huracán Igor Miranda10 June 2024[18] 17th Gastón Camargo 12 June 2024[19]
Newell's Old Boys Miguel Fullana13 June 2024[20] 8th Inter-tournament changes--><--!colspan=7Torneo Clausura changes-->
Interim managers

1. Nicolás Heredia was interim manager in the 11th round.

2. Eduardo Quintairos was interim manager in the 12th round.

3. Sergio Vergara was interim manager in the 13th–14th rounds..

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on March 9 and will end on 21 July.[1]

Standings

Results

Teams will play every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 17 rounds.[21]

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Andrea OjedaBoca Juniors12
2 Rocío BuenoRacing10
align=center rowspan=23 Sindy RamírezRacingalign=center rowspan=28
Kimberlyn CamposSan Luis FC
align=center rowspan=35 Alicia ZarachoFerro Carril Oestealign=center rowspan=37
Marilyn EsquivelGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Florencia GaetánGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
align=center rowspan=38 Raquel PolichFerro Carril Oestealign=center rowspan=36
Mayra AcevedoBelgrano
Ichika EgashiraRiver Plate
Source: AFA

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season. It will begin on August 4 and will end on 8 December.[1]

Standings

Copa Libertadores Femenina qualification

The winners of the Apertura tournament and the winners of the Clausura tournament will face each other in a play-off match in order to qualify for the 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina. It is expected to take place on December 15.If the same team wins both tournaments it will automatically qualify to the competition.[1]

Aggregate table

In this season, relegation will be determined by an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The bottom four teams will be relegated to the 2025 Primera División B. If two or more teams are level on points, extra matches will be played to decide which team will be relegated.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reglamento del Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino de Primera División "A" 2024. Asociación del Fútbol Argentino . 29 February 2024 . Spanish.
  2. Web site: La historia de San Luis FC, el club que hizo historia y jugará en Primera el próximo año . Diario Olé . 9 November 2023 . Spanish.
  3. Web site: El femenino de Newell's Old Boys venció a Talleres y ascendió por primera vez en su historia . Rosario3 . 17 December 2023 . Spanish.
  4. Web site: Santiago Callaud dejó de ser el DT de Las Matadoras . 29 November 2023 . Club Atlético Estudiantes . Spanish.
  5. Web site: Club Atlético Estudiantes on Instagram: "Jessica Moreno es la nueva directora técnica del plantel profesional femenino". 6 December 2023 . Instagram . Spanish.
  6. Web site: Excursionistas Fútbol Femenino on Instagram: "Luego de la gran campaña realizada en la temporada 2023, la mejor en la historia de la institución, las autoridades de Excursionistas y el Cuerpo Técnico conformado por Ignacio Lacal, Cristian Kolisek y Ramiro Montoya aceptaron de común acuerdo no extender el vínculo contractual." . 3 December 2023 . Instagram . Spanish.
  7. Web site: Excursionistas Fútbol Femenino on Instagram: "WALTER MARTINS, NUEVO DT DE EXCURSIONISTAS." . 25 January 2024 . Instagram . Spanish.
  8. Web site: La cordobesa Daniela Díaz renunció como DT del femenino de River: las razones . 4 December 2023 . La Voz del Interior . Spanish.
  9. Web site: El nuevo cuerpo técnico de fútbol profesional femenino . 8 January 2024 . River Plate . Spanish.
  10. Web site: Racing Club on Instagram: "Después de la reunión entre Daniel García, responsable del Departamento de Fútbol Femenino, y Agustín Benchimol, se acordó que el actual cuerpo técnico, cuyo contrato vencía a fin de 2023, no continúe al frente del primer equipo de cara a la próxima temporada." . 7 December 2023 . Instagram . Spanish.
  11. Web site: Bracamonte, el ex Boca que llegó a Racing como técnico . 19 December 2023 . Diario Olé . Spanish.
  12. Web site: Juan Gabriel Palermo on Instagram: "HASTA SIEMPRE GLOBO !" . 19 December 2023 . Instagram . Spanish.
  13. Web site: El mercado de pases del fútbol femenino: altas y bajas de la Primera División . 23 January 2024 . Diario Olé . Spanish.
  14. Web site: Jessica Moreno dejó de ser la DT del plantel femenino: las estadísticas. 1 May 2024 . Club Atlético Estudiantes . Spanish.
  15. Web site: Roberto Hernández es el nuevo DT del plantel femenino.. 3 May 2024 . Club Atlético Estudiantes . Spanish.
  16. Web site: Excursionistas Fútbol Femenino on X: "Al finalizar el partido el cuerpo técnico encabezado por Walter Martins y Myriam Martelli presentaron su renuncia." . 19 May 2024 . X . Spanish.
  17. Web site: Excursionistas Fútbol Femenino on X: " Claudio Paz ya firmó su contrato y mañana dirigirá su primera práctica al frente del equipo." . 26 May 2024 . X . Spanish.
  18. Web site: FutFemme on Instagram: "IGOR MIRANDA DEJÓ DE SER EL ENTRENADOR DE HURACÁN" . 10 June 2024 . Instagram . Spanish.
  19. Web site: Stv Huracán on Instagram: "Nuevo DT para las Quemeras" . 12 June 2024 . Instagram . Spanish.
  20. Web site: Miguel Fullana no continuará como DT de Newell’s . 13 June 2024 . Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys. . Spanish.
  21. Web site: Se sorteó el fixture del torneo de la Primera División Femenina 2024 . 15 February 2024 . Asociación del Fútbol Argentino . Spanish.