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The 2005–06 Argentine First Division Apertura was a nail biter. After a head-to-head finish in the last weeks Boca Juniors took the trophy home. Gimnasia de La Plata will have to wait for their first-ever championship. The 2005–06 Argentine First Division Clausura saw Boca Juniors become the first team since River Plate in 1999–2000 to win the Apertura and the Clausura in the same season. This capped an amazing year for Boca, as they won every tournament they were eligible (they were not eligible for the Copa Libertadores after a dismal Clausura last season). Lanús were the big surprise of the Clausura, as they finished second in the league. Boca also achieved 80 points in a season for the first time since 1998/99 when they scored 89 points.

Argentina drew one of the most difficult groups in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, advanced to the second round but lost against hosts Germany in the quarter-finals.

After an abysmal season, Instituto and Tiro Federal were relegated to the Nacional B Division a few weeks before the end of the tournament. The next two worst teams in the relegation standings, Argentinos Juniors and Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, played a Promoción playoff (home and away) series against Huracán and Belgrano de Córdoba, respectively, for two spots in next year's Argentine First Division. Argentinos Juniors remains in the top category after drawing with Huracán twice. Olimpo, however, were relegated to Nacional B after losing twice to Belgrano.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Top Scorers

Relegation

There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below.

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

Top Scorers

Relegation

"Promoción" playoff

Argentinos Juniors remains in the Argentine First Division after a 3 - 3 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the First Division gets to stay in it.

Belgrano de Córdoba wins 4-2 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.

Lower leagues

Clubs in international competitions

Team / Competition	2005 Recopa Sudamericana	2005 Copa Sudamericana	2006 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors	Champions defeated Once Caldas	Champions defeated UNAM	did not qualify
Vélez Sársfield	did not play	Semifinal eliminated by UNAM	Quarterfinals eliminated by Guadalajara
Estudiantes de La Plata	did not play	First stage eliminated by Banfield	Quarterfinals eliminated by São Paulo
River Plate	did not play	Round of 16 eliminated by Corinthians	Quarterfinals eliminated by Libertad
Newell's Old Boys	did not play	First stage eliminated by Rosario Central	Round of 16 eliminated by Vélez Sársfield
Rosario Central	did not play	Round of 16 eliminated by Internacional	Group Stage eliminated (finished last in the group)

National team

This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

August 17, 2005	Hungary	1 – 2	Argentina	Budapest, Hungary
17:30 UTC+01	Torghelle 29'	(Report)	Rodríguez 17' Heinze 63'	Stadium: Stadium Puskás Ferenc

November 12, 2005	England	3 – 2	Argentina	Geneva, Switzerland
	Rooney 39' Owen 86', 90+2'	(Report)	Crespo 35' Ayala 54'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)

November 16, 2005	Qatar	0 – 3	Argentina	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+03		(Report)	Riquelme 70' Ayala 73' Cruz 73'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)

March 1, 2006	Croatia	3 – 2	Argentina	Basel, Switzerland
21:15 UTC+01	Klasnić 3' Srna 52' Šimić 90+2'	(Report)	Tevez 4' Messi 6'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 13,138 Referee: Markus Nobs (Switzerland)

May 30, 2006	Argentina	2 – 0	Angola	Salerno, Italy
21:00 UTC+01	Rodríguez 28' Sorín 36'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

2006 World Cup qualifiers

September 3, 2005 Round 16	Paraguay	1 – 0	Argentina	Asunción, Paraguay
17:00 UTC-04	Santa Cruz 14'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

October 9, 2005 Round 17	Argentina	2 – 0	Peru	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:10 UTC-04	Riquelme 81' (pen.) Guadalupe 90' (o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Attendance: 36,977 Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

October 12, 2005 Round 18	Uruguay	1 – 0	Argentina	Montevideo, Uruguay
22:30 UTC-03	Recoba 46'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)

2006 World Cup

June 10, 2006 Group stage	Argentina	2 – 1	Ivory Coast	Hamburg, Germany
21:00 UTC+01	Crespo 24' Saviola 38'	(Report)	Drogba 82'	Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg Attendance: 49,480 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

June 16, 2006 Group stage	Argentina	6 – 0	Serbia and Montenegro	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
15:00 UTC+01	Rodríguez 6', 41' Cambiasso 31' Crespo 78' Tevez 84' Messi 88'	(Report)		Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

June 21, 2006 Group stage	Netherlands	0 – 0	Argentina	Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+01		(Report)		Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

June 24, 2006 Round of 16	Argentina	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Mexico	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 UTC+01	Crespo 10' Rodríguez 98'	(Report)	Márquez 6'	Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

June 30, 2006 Quarter-finals	Germany	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Argentina	Berlin, Germany
17:00 UTC+01	Klose 80'	(Report)	Ayala 49'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
	Penalties
	Neuville Ballack Podolski Borowski		Cruz Ayala Rodríguez Cambiasso

External links

• AFA
• Argentina on FIFA.com
• Argentina 2005–2006 by Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF.

• 2005–06 in Argentine football
• Seasons in Argentine football
• 2005 in South American football
• 2006 in South American football
• 2005 in Argentine sport
• 2006 in Argentine sport