2017–18 Newell's Old Boys season

Newell's Old Boys
2017–18 season
	Part of Newell's squad in May 2018
Chairman	Eduardo Bermúdez
Manager	Juan Manuel Llop; Omar De Felippe
Stadium	Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Primera División	24th
2016–17 Copa Argentina	Round of 32
2017–18 Copa Argentina	Round of 64
Copa Sudamericana	First stage
Top goalscorer	League: Two players (3); All: Two players (3)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season is Newell's Old Boys' 56th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Current squad

As of 26 January 2018.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Luciano Pocrnjic
4	DF	ARG	José San Román
6	DF	ARG	Sebastián Domínguez
16	FW	ARG	Víctor Figueroa
17	FW	ARG	Mauricio Tévez
18	MF	ARG	Joaquín Torres
20	MF	ARG	Joel Amoroso
21	DF	ARG	Juan Sills
22	MF	ARG	Alexis Rodríguez
23	GK	ARG	Sebastián D'Angelo
24	FW	ARG	Ignacio Huguenet
26	FW	ARG	Héctor Fértoli
30	DF	ARG	Nehuén Paz
34	FW	ARG	Carlos Rotondi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
36	DF	ARG	Franco Escobar
38	DF	ARG	Braian Rivero
39	MF	ARG	Jalil Elías
43	MF	ARG	Brian Bustos
—	FW	ARG	Brian Sarmiento (on loan from Banfield)
—	DF	ARG	Bruno Bianchi (on loan from Atlético Tucumán)
—	FW	ARG	Daniel Opazo
—	DF	PAR	Danilo Ortiz (on loan from Godoy Cruz)
—	FW	STP	Luís Leal (on loan from Chiapas)
—	FW	ARM	Mauro Guevgeozián (on loan from Temperley)
—	GK	ARG	Nelson Ibáñez (on loan from Tigre)
—	MF	ARG	Nery Leyes (on loan from Atlético Tucumán)
—	GK	ARG	Nicolás Temperini

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	ARG	Lisandro Martínez (at Defensa y Justicia until 30 June 2018)
28	DF	ARG	Milton Valenzuela (at Columbus Crew SC until 8 December 2018)
33	FW	ARG	Matías Tissera (at Quilmes until 30 June 2018)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ARG	Francisco Fydriszewski (at Lugo until 30 June 2018)
—	DF	ARG	Gabriel Báez (at Venados until 30 June 2018)
—	MF	ARG	Iván Silva (at Guillermo Brown until 30 June 2018)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
16 July 2017	FW	Daniel Opazo	Cipolletti	Undisclosed^[2]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2017	FW	Ignacio Scocco	River Plate	Undisclosed^[2]^[3]
1 July 2017	DF	Maximiliano Pollacchi	Colegiales	Undisclosed^[2]
18 July 2017	MF	Eugenio Isnaldo	Asteras Tripolis	Undisclosed^[2]
19 July 2017	MF	Jacobo Mansilla	Tigre	Undisclosed^[2]
26 July 2017	MF	Maxi Rodríguez	Peñarol	Undisclosed^[2]
31 July 2017	MF	Federico Fattori	Nueva Chicago	Undisclosed^[2]
31 July 2017	FW	Franco Pérez	Morelia	Undisclosed^[2]
27 August 2017	MF	Emiliano Franco	Douglas Haig	Undisclosed^[2]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
6 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Mauro Guevgeozián	Temperley^[4]
14 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Bruno Bianchi	Atlético Tucumán^[2]
20 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Brian Sarmiento	Banfield^[5]
22 July 2017	30 June 2018	GK	Nelson Ibáñez	Tigre^[6]
27 July 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Nery Leyes	Atlético Tucumán^[7]
31 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Danilo Ortiz	Godoy Cruz^[2]
6 August 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Luís Leal	Chiapas^[2]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
1 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Gabriel Báez	Venados^[2]
10 August 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Lisandro Martínez	Defensa y Justicia^[2]
14 August 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Matías Tissera	Quilmes^[2]
15 August 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Iván Silva	Guillermo Brown^[2]
18 August 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Francisco Fydriszewski	Lugo^[2]
19 August 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Marcos Pérez	Sportivo Belgrano^[2]
26 January 2018	8 December 2018	DF	Milton Valenzuela	Columbus Crew SC^[8]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

29 July 2017 Friendly	Talleres	2–0	Newell's Old Boys	Córdoba, Argentina
10:00	A. Araujo N. Giménez	Report		Stadium: Estadio La Boutique Referee: Federico Cejas (Argentina)

29 July 2017 Friendly	Talleres	2–0	Newell's Old Boys	Córdoba, Argentina
11:15	J. Komar J. Arias	Report		Stadium: Estadio La Boutique Referee: Federico Cejas (Argentina)

5 August 2017 Friendly	Newell's Old Boys	3–1	Belgrano	Rosario, Argentina
	J. San Román 28' V. Figueroa 59' B. Rivero 70'	Report	T. Figueroa 58'	Stadium: Polideportivo de Bella Vista

12 August 2017 Friendly	Patronato	1–1	Newell's Old Boys	Rosario, Argentina
	A. Balboa	Report	J. Torres	Stadium: Polideportivo de Bella Vista

12 August 2017 Friendly	Patronato	0–2	Newell's Old Boys	Rosario, Argentina
		Report	M. Tévez M. Tissera	Stadium: Polideportivo de Bella Vista

18 August 2017 Friendly	Newell's Old Boys	1–0	Talleres	Rosario, Argentina
	B. Bianchi	Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa

18 August 2017 Friendly	Newell's Old Boys	1–0	Talleres	Rosario, Argentina
	J. San Román	Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa

Primera División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
19	Patronato	27	8	9	10	26	32	−6	33
20	Rosario Central	27	8	8	11	30	41	−11	32	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]
21	Newell's Old Boys^[b]	27	8	6	13	23	28	−5	29
22	Lanús	27	6	11	10	20	37	−17	29
23	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	27	7	6	14	28	43	−15	27

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.^[13]^[14]
Notes:

^ Rosario Central qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017–18 Copa Argentina.
^ Newell's Old Boys were deducted one point for debts owed to former players. Originally AFA partially accepted the appeal by Newell's Old Boys reducing the penalty from three points to one point but a new appeal by Lanús overturned the decision. Finally, on 28 June 2019 CAS gave back two points to Newell´s Old Boys reducing the penalty to one point again.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	L
Position	13	22	14	16	18	20	19	19	22	18	22	24

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

28 August 2017 1	Newell's Old Boys	1–1	Unión Santa Fe	Rosario, Argentina
19:05	M. Guevgeozián 74' (pen.)	Report	D. Zabala 52'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)

11 September 2017 2	Huracán	1–0	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:05	I. Pussetto 45 2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

16 September 2017 3	Newell's Old Boys	2–0	Olimpo	Rosario, Argentina
16:15	L. Leal 69' J. Torres 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)

25 September 2017 4	Lanús	1–0	Newell's Old Boys	Rosario, Argentina
19:05	A. Silva 61'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

2 October 2017 5	Newell's Old Boys	0–0	Godoy Cruz	Rosario, Argentina
21:05		Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)

14 October 2017 6	Vélez Sarsfield	1–0	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires, Argentina
18:05	M. Vargas 33'	Report		Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

29 October 2017 7	Newell's Old Boys	2–1	Chacarita Juniors	Rosario, Argentina
11:05	B. Sarmiento 30' B. Bianchi 40'	Report	J. Álvarez 83'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

6 November 2017 8	Patronato	0–0	Newell's Old Boys	Paraná, Argentina
19:05		Report		Stadium: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)

17 November 2017 9	Newell's Old Boys	0–1	Belgrano	Rosario, Argentina
21:30		Report	J. Amoroso 89'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Pedro Argañaraz (Argentina)

26 November 2017 10	River Plate	1–3	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15	G. Martínez 67'	Report	L. Leal 73' B. Sarmiento 80' (pen.) H. Fértoli 85'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

2 December 2017 11	Newell's Old Boys	2–2	Racing Club	Rosario, Argentina
21:30	L. Leal 12' B. Sarmiento 33' (pen.)	Report	L. Martínez 21' L. López 64'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina)

10 December 2017 12	Rosario Central	1–0	Newell's Old Boys	Rosario, Argentina
17:00	G. Herrera 3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

January 2018 13	Newell's Old Boys	–	Arsenal de Sarandí	Rosario, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa

Copa Argentina

Win Draw Loss

5 September 2017 R32	Newell's Old Boys	1–2	Godoy Cruz	Santa Fe, Argentina
21:10	L. Galeano 24' (o.g.)	Report	F. Rodríguez 30' S. García 90 1'	Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Referee: Luis Álvarez (Argentina)

Copa Sudamericana

Win Draw Loss

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References

^ "Newell's Old Boys squad". Soccerway. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Newell's Old Boys transfers". Soccerway. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Mauro Guevgeozián es nuevo jugador de Newell's". Newell's Old Boys. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Brian Sarmiento vestirá la camiseta rojinegra". Newell's Old Boys. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Nelson Ibañez, nuevo arquero de Newell's". Newell's Old Boys. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Nery Leyes es nuevo jugador de Newell's". Newell's Old Boys. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Crew SC adds Milton Valenzuela as Young Designated Player". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO. BOLETIN Nº 5416. FALLO DICTADO POR EL TRIBUNAL DE DISCIPLINA DEPORTIVA EL 24/11/2017 Y PUBLICADO EL 27/11/2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. November 27, 2017.
^ "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO. BOLETIN Nº 5514. FALLOS DICTADOS POR EL TRIBUNAL DE APELACIONES PUBLICADOS EL 07/08/2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. August 7, 2018.
^ "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO. BOLETIN Nº 5568. TRIBUNAL DE APELACIONES. RESOLUCION DEL DIA 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. November 26, 2018.
^ "El TAS le devolvió dos puntos a Newell's" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. June 28, 2019.
^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.

[table_note_res_CLGS20.026273489476309-9] Rosario Central qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017–18 Copa Argentina.

[table_note_NOB0.026273489476309-14] Newell's Old Boys were deducted one point for debts owed to former players. Originally AFA partially accepted the appeal by Newell's Old Boys reducing the penalty from three points to one point but a new appeal by Lanús overturned the decision. Finally, on 28 June 2019 CAS gave back two points to Newell´s Old Boys reducing the penalty to one point again.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

[Soccerway_profile-1] "Newell's Old Boys squad". Soccerway. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[Soccerway_transfers-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Newell's Old Boys transfers". Soccerway. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[Goal.com_transfers-3] "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[M._Guevgeozián_joins-4] "Mauro Guevgeozián es nuevo jugador de Newell's". Newell's Old Boys. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[B._Sarmiento_joins-5] "Brian Sarmiento vestirá la camiseta rojinegra". Newell's Old Boys. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[N._Ibáñez_joins-6] "Nelson Ibañez, nuevo arquero de Newell's". Newell's Old Boys. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[N._Leyes_joins-7] "Nery Leyes es nuevo jugador de Newell's". Newell's Old Boys. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[8] "Crew SC adds Milton Valenzuela as Young Designated Player". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[10] "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO. BOLETIN Nº 5416. FALLO DICTADO POR EL TRIBUNAL DE DISCIPLINA DEPORTIVA EL 24/11/2017 Y PUBLICADO EL 27/11/2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. November 27, 2017.

[11] "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO. BOLETIN Nº 5514. FALLOS DICTADOS POR EL TRIBUNAL DE APELACIONES PUBLICADOS EL 07/08/2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. August 7, 2018.

[12] "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO. BOLETIN Nº 5568. TRIBUNAL DE APELACIONES. RESOLUCION DEL DIA 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. November 26, 2018.

[13] "El TAS le devolvió dos puntos a Newell's" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. June 28, 2019.

[rules-15] "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.

[16] "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.

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