Argentina 2022 League Cup: Zone A & B Standings, Matches, and Overview

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.