Argentina’s top flight kicked off a new Professional League season with a structured Cup format already familiar to fans from the previous year. In the first half of 2022, the League Cup mirrored the earlier edition: two regional groups of 14 teams each, a round-robin within the group, and a cross-group clash that serves as the traditional intergroup contest. The top four from each group advanced to the quarterfinals, which were played as single-elimination matches at the home venue of the higher-ranked team in the overall standings. Semifinals and the final were staged at neutral sites across several provinces, underscoring the competition’s nationwide reach and festive atmosphere.
The other table: these are the 2022 Professional League Cup averages
ZONE A POSITION TABLE
| TEAM | GAMES | POINTS | GOAL DIFF |
| River Plate | 13 | 29 | +15 |
| River | 13 | 26 | +18 |
| Newell’s Old Boys | 13 | 23 | +4 |
| Defense and Justice | 13 | 22 | +6 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 13 | 22 | +4 |
| San Lorenzo | 13 | 21 | +2 |
| Sarmiento | 13 | 21 | -6 |
| Banfield | 13 | 18 | +3 |
| Unión | 13 | 17 | -a |
| San Lorenzo | 13 | 14 | -2 |
| Atlético Tucumán | 13 | 10 | -10 |
| Atlético | 13 | 10 | -10 |
| Patronato | 13 | 10 | -14 |
| Workshops | 13 | 8 | -13 |
ZONE B POSITION TABLE
| TEAM | GAMES | POINTS | GOAL DIFF |
| Universidad | 13 | 28 | +15 |
| Newell | 13 | 24 | +6 |
| Tiger | 13 | 20 | +7 |
| Aldosivic | 13 | 20 | +2 |
| Hurricane | 13 | 18 | +1 |
| Colón | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| Godoy Cruz | 13 | 16 | -a |
| Central Córdoba | 13 | 16 | -9 |
| Vélez | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Lanús | 13 | 14 | -a |
| Central Córdoba | 13 | 14 | -6 |
| Independent | 13 | 13 | -2 |
| Rosario Central | 13 | elf | -6 |
THE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE CUP 2022 LUMINAIRE
DATE 1
Thursday 10 February
Patronato 0-1 Argentinos (Zone A)
Sarmiento 1-0 Atlético Tucumán (Zone A)
Central Córdoba 3-1 Barracas Central (Zone B)
Newell’s 1-0 Defense and Justice (Zone A)
Friday 11 February
Arsenal 1-1 Rosario Central (Zone B)
Vélez 2-0 Aldosivi (Zone B)
Godoy Cruz 1-1 Tigre (Zone B)
Banfield 0-0 San Lorenzo (Zone A)
Saturday 12 February
Huracán 1-0 Lanús (Zone B)
Unión 1-0 River (Zone A)
Estudiantes 2-1 Independiente (Zone B)
Sunday 13 February
Racing 1-1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Zone A)
Platense 1-0 Talleres (Zone A)
Boca 1-1 Colón (Zone B)
DATE 2
Tuesday 15 February
Argentinos 3-0 Newell’s (Zone A)
Independiente 1-0 Arsenal (Zone B)
Rosario Central 1-0 Vélez (Zone B)
Lanús 2-0 Barracas Central (Zone B)
Huracán 2-3 Estudiantes (Zone B)
Wednesday 16 February
Tigre 1-1 Córdoba Central (Zone B)
Aldosivi 1-2 Boca (Zone B)
River 4-1 Banfield (Zone A)
DATE 3
Wednesday 17 February
Gymnastics 1-0 San Lorenzo (Zone A)
Colón 3-1 Godoy Cruz (Zone B)
Sarmiento 2-2 Banfield (Zone A)
Defense and Justice 2-2 Racing (Zone A)
Atlético Tucumán 2-2 Platense (Zone A)
Workshops 0-0 Unión (Zone A)
DATE 4
Thursday 24 February
Huracán 2-0 Vélez (Zone B)
Friday 25 February
Defense and Justice 3-2 Gimnasia (Zone A)
Platense 0-1 Banfield (Zone A)
Saturday 26 February
Rosario Central 1-2 Godoy Cruz (Zone B)
Colón 2-1 Barracas Central (Zone B)
Aldosivi 0-0 Central Córdoba (Zone B)
Independiente 2-2 Boca (Zone B)
Sunday 27 February
Sarmiento 2-1 Unión (Zone A)
Estudiantes 3-2 Arsenal (Zone B)
River 2-2 Racing (Zone A)
Argentinos 1-1 San Lorenzo (Zone A)
Monday 28 February
Workshops 1-2 Newell’s (Zone A)
Lanús 0-0 Tigre (Zone B)
DATE 5
Thursday 3 March
Central Córdoba 0-1 Rosario Central (Zone B)
Friday 4 March
Unión 1-0 Platense (Zone A)
Central Barracks 2-1 Aldosivi (Zone B)
Gimnasia 2-2 Argentinos (Zone A)
Saturday 5 March
San Lorenzo 0-1 River (Zone A)
Banfield 0-1 Sarmiento (Zone A)
Racing 1-0 Workshops (Zone A)
Sunday 6 March
Banfield 2-3 Defensa y Justicia (Zone A)
Newell’s 4-0 Atlético Tucumán (Zone A)
Boca 0-1 Huracán (Zone B)
Vélez 1-1 Estudiantes (Zone B)
Monday 7 March
Godoy Cruz – Independiente (Zone B)
Arsenal 2-2 Lanús (Zone B)
Tigre 1-0 Colón (Zone B)
DATE 6
Matchday coming March 11
Arsenal 0-0 Vélez (Zone B)
Platense 1-2 Banfield (Zone A)
Saturday 12 March
Aldosivi 1-0 Tigre (Zone B)
Huracán 1-3 Godoy Cruz (Zone B)
Rosario Central 1-3 Barracas Central (Zone B)
Sarmiento 2-2 Newell’s (Zone A)
Workshops 0-1 San Lorenzo (Zone A)
Sunday 13 March
Lanús 1-1 Colón (Zone B)
Unión 2-1 Banfield (Zone A)
River 4-0 Gimnasia (Zone A)
Estudiantes 0-1 Boca (Zone B)
Monday 14 March
Atlético Tucumán 0-4 Racing (Zone A)
Argentinos Juniors 0-1 Defensa y Justicia (Zone A)
Independent 1-1 Córdoba Central (Zone B)
DATE 7 | INTERZONAL
Friday March 18
Aldosivi 3-1 Independiente
Tigre 4-0 Platense
Central Barracks 2-1 Sarmiento
Saturday 19 March
Lanús 0-1 Banfield
San Lorenzo 0-0 Huracán
Colón 0-0 Unión
Independent 1-2 Racing
Sunday 20 March
Rosario Central 0-1 Newell’s
Gimnasia 1-1 Estudiantes
River 0-1 Mouth
Monday 21 March
Defensa y Justicia 1-1 Arsenal
Argentinos 1-0 Vélez
Tuesday 22 March
Atlético Tucumán 0-1 Central Córdoba
Workshops 2-1 Godoy Cruz
DATE 8
Thursday 31 March
Colón 1-3 Aldosivi
Friday 1 April
Gimnasia 2-1 Workshops (Zone A)
Central Córdoba 2-2 Huracán (Zone B)
Banfield 0-2 Argentinos (Zone A)
Central Barracks 0-1 Independiente (Zone B)
Saturday 2 April
Racing 4-1 Sarmiento (Zone A)
Godoy Cruz 3-3 Estudiantes (Zone B)
Vélez 3-1 Lanús (Zone B)
Defense and Justice 1-2 River (Zone A)
Boca 2-2 Arsenal (Zone B)
Sunday 3 April
San Lorenzo 1-1 Atlético Tucumán (Zone A)
Newell’s 3-1 Platense (Zone A)
Tigre 2-0 Rosario Central (Zone B)
DATE 9
Friday 8 April
Arsenal 3-3 Godoy Cruz (Zone B)
Atlético Tucumán 1-2 Gimnasia (Zone A)
Sarmiento 2-0 San Lorenzo (Zone A)
Rosario Central 2-2 Colón (Zone B)
Saturday 9 April
Newell’s Union 1-0 (Zone A)
Workshops 1-5 Defensa y Justicia (Zone A)
Independiente 1-1 Tigre (Zone B)
Vélez 0-0 Boca (Zone B)
Sunday 10 April
Banfield 0-1 Huracán
Students 5-0 Central Córdoba (Zone B)
Platense 0-1 Racing (Zone A)
River 4-2 Argentinos (Zone A)
Monday 11 April
Huracán 1-2 Barracas Central (Zone B)
Lanús 1-2 Aldosivi (Zone B)
DATE 10
Thursday 14 April
Gimnasia 1-3 Sarmiento (Zone A)
Friday 15 April
Tigre 2-1 Huracán (Zone B)
Aldosivi 1-0 Rosario Central (Zone B)
Central Córdoba 3-3 Arsenal (Zone B)
Newell’s 1-0 Ban Ban Trustees
Saturday 16 April
San Lorenzo 2-2 Platense (Zone A)
Colón 2-2 Independiente (Zone B)
Central Barracks 1-6 Students (Zone B)
Racing 1-0 Unión (Zone A)
Sunday 17 April
Godoy Cruz 0-0 Vélez (Zone B)
Defensa y Justicia 1-1 Atlético Tucumán (Zone A)
Argentinos 2-1 Talleres (Zone A)
Boca 1-1 Lanús (Zone B)
Banfield 1-2 River (Zone A)
DATE 11
Tuesday 19 April
Arsenal 1-0 Central Barracks (Zone B)
Unión 1-2 San Lorenzo (Zone A)
Huracán 1-1 Colón (Zone B)
Estudiantes 2-1 Tigre (Zone B)
Platense 0-3 Gimnasia (Zone A)
Independiente 1-1 Aldosivi (Zone B)
Wednesday 20 April
Newell’s 1-0 Banfield (Zone A)
Vélez 1-2 Central Córdoba (Zone B)
Protection 2-3 Racing (Zone A)
Lanús 3-1 Rosario Central (Zone B)
Workshops 1-0 River (Zone A)
Boca 1-1 Godoy Cruz (Zone B)
Thursday 21 April
Sarmiento 2-1 Defensa y Justicia (Zone A)
Atlético Tucumán 2-4 Argentinos (Zone A)
DATE 12
Friday 22 April
Colón 2-2 Estudiantes (Zone B)
Saturday 23 April
Gimnasia 1-0 Unión (Zone A)
San Lorenzo 1-2 Banfield (Zone A)
Rosario Central 3-0 Independiente (Zone B)
Central Córdoba 1-2 Boca (Zone B)
Central Barracks 1-1 Vélez (Zone B)
Banfield 3-1 Workshops (Zone A)
Sunday 24 April
Racing 0-0 Newell’s (Zone A)
River 1-1 Atlético Tucumán (Zone A)
21:30 Defensa y Justicia – Platense (Zone A)
21:30 Godoy Cruz – Lanús (Zone B)
Monday 25 April
Tigre 0-0 Arsenal (Zone B)
Aldosivi 0-2 Huracán (Zone B)
Argentinos 0-0 Sarmiento (Zone A)
DATE 13
Wednesday 27 April
Newell’s 1-2 San Lorenzo (Zone B)
Friday 29 April
Estudiantes 2-1 Platense (Zone B)
Saturday 30 April
Atlético Tucumán 3-0 Talleres (Zone A)
Racing 1-1 Banfield (Zone A)
Vélez 3-2 Tigre (Zone B)
Boca 2-0 Barracas Central (Zone B)
Arsenal 2-0 Colón (Zone B)
Sarmiento 0-7 River (Zone A)
Lanús 1-0 Independiente (Zone B)
Monday 2 May
Godoy Cruz 1-0 Central Córdoba (Zone B)
Unión 1-2 Defensa y Justicia (Zone A)
Huracán 2-1 Rosario Central (Zone B)
Platense 1-1 Argentinos (Zone A)
DATE 14
Friday 6 May
6:30pm San Lorenzo – Racing (Zone A)
9:30pm Central Barracks – Godoy Cruz (Zone B)
Saturday 7 May
4:30pm Aldosivi – Arsenal (Zone B)
4:30pm Independiente – Huracán (Zone B)
4:30pm Tigre – Boca (Zone B)
7:00pm Rosario Central – Estudiantes (Zone B)
Sunday 8 May
4:00pm Workshops – Sarmiento (Zone A)
4:00pm Argentinos – Unión (Zone A)
4:00pm Defensa y Justicia – Banfield (Zone A)
4:00pm Gimnasia – Newell’s (Zone A)
9:00pm River – Platense (Zone A)
Monday 9 May
7:00pm Córdoba Central – Lanús (Zone B)
7:00pm Colón – Vélez (Zone B)
9:30pm Banfield – Atlético Tucumán (Zone A)
Note: The schedule above reflects matchdays and interzonal play that defined the early portion of the 2022 season in Argentina’s top flight. The League Cup served as a companion competition to the main league, giving teams a chance to compete for regional supremacy while accumulating league points. The format emphasized balanced group play, high-stakes knockout rounds, and travel across several provinces. The results and standings captured here provide a snapshot of the evolving standings during the season and illustrate the dynamic nature of Argentine football during this period.
Source attribution: This rewritten summary consolidates the original competition framework and match results into a coherent, readable narrative suitable for international audiences while preserving the core events and structure of the 2022 League Cup season.