2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional


The 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional was the fifth and final edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 25 January and ended on 5 May 2024.
The competition was contested by 28 teams, 26 returning from the 2023 season as well as 2 promoted teams from the 2023 Primera Nacional. Rosario Central were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the Group stage.
After a 1–1 draw in the final, Estudiantes (LP) won 4–3 on penalties against Vélez Sarsfield to claim their first title in the tournament. As champions, Estudiantes qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Trofeo de Campeones.

Format

For the group stage, the 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen teams each, playing on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams advanced to the quarter-finals. The final stages were played on a single-legged basis.

Draw

The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. The groups were the same as the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, except that the 2023 relegated teams, Colón and Arsenal, were replaced by the 2023 promoted teams, Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Riestra, respectively.

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, in the seventh round, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points ; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw.
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Zone A


Zone B


Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:

Quarter-finals

Matches

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Semi-finals

Matches

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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