2006–07 Argentine Primera División


The 2006–07 Argentina Primera División was the 116th season of first division football in Argentina. Estudiantes (LP) won the Torneo Apertura and San Lorenzo won the Torneo Clausura.
Godoy Cruz, Nueva Chicago, and Belgrano were promoted from the 2005–06 Primera B Nacional.
At the end of the season, Belgrano and Quilmes were directly relegated to the Primera B Nacional and Huracán and Tigre promoted from Primera B Nacional after winning the relegation playoff against Godoy Cruz and Nueva Chicago respectively. Therefore, a total of four teams were relegated to the second division.

Torneo Apertura

Championship playoff

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes LP ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. Estudiantes won that match and was crowned as champion.
SeriesTeam 1Team 2Sco.VenueCity
FinalEstudiantes LPBoca Juniors2–1José Amalfitani StadiumBuenos Aires

Top scorers

PositionPlayerTeamGoals
1Rodrigo PalacioBoca Juniors12
1Mauro ZárateVélez Sársfield12
3Óscar CardozoNewell's Old Boys11
3Martín PalermoBoca Juniors11
3Mariano PavoneEstudiantes11
6Federico HiguaínNueva Chicago10
6Daniel MontenegroIndependiente10
8Claudio GrafLanús9
8Santiago SilvaGimnasia (La Plata)9
10Gonzalo HiguaínRiver Plate8
10Leonel NúñezArgentinos Juniors8
10Facundo SavaRacing8
10Néstor SilveraSan Lorenzo8

Torneo Clausura

By matchday 8, seven coaches had already been fired by their respective teams.

Relegation

Updated as of June 22, 2008; Source:

Promotion playoff

!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2