2025 Estudiantes de La Plata season

Estudiantes de La Plata
2025 season
PresidentJuan Sebastián Verón
ManagerEduardo Domínguez
StadiumEstadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Torneo AperturaRound of 16
Torneo ClausuraChampions (7th title)
Copa ArgentinaRound of 32
Copa LibertadoresQuarter-finals
Supercopa InternacionalRunner-up

The 2025 season was the 120th for Club Estudiantes de La Plata and their 11th consecutive season in the Primera División. The club also competed in the Copa Argentina, Supercopa Internacional, and Copa Libertadores.

Squad

Current squad

As of 31 January 2025[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 Fabricio Iacovich
2 DF  ARG Facundo Rodríguez
4 DF  ARG Román Gómez
5 MF  ARG Santiago Ascacíbar
6 DF  ARG Santiago Núñez
7 MF  ARG José Sosa (captain)
8 MF  URU Gabriel Neves
9 FW  ARG Guido Carrillo
10 FW  URU Tiago Palacios
11 MF  ARG Facundo Farías
12 GK  ARG Matías Mansilla
13 DF  ARG Gastón Benedetti
14 DF  URU Sebastián Boselli (on loan from River Plate)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  PAR Santiago Arzamendia
16 FW  URU Mauro Méndez
17 FW  ARG Joaquín Tobio Burgos
18 FW  COL Edwuin Cetré
19 FW  COL Alexis Manyoma
20 DF  ARG Eric Meza
21 MF  ARG Ezequiel Piovi
22 MF  ARG Alexis Castro
23 FW  ARG Luciano Giménez
24 MF  ARG Bautista Kociubinski
25 MF  ARG Cristian Medina
27 FW  ARG Lucas Alario
29 FW  ARG Fabricio Pérez

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Cristian Medina Boca Juniors US$15,000,000 18 January 2025 [2]
DF Santiago Núñez Santos Laguna Undisclosed 27 January 2025 [3]
MF Lucas Piovi LDU Quito Undisclosed 28 January 2025 [4]
MF Facundo Farías Inter Miami CF Undisclosed 1 February 2025 [5]
DF Ramiro Funes Mori River Plate Free 22 February 2025
GK Fernando Muslera Galatasaray Free 24 June 2025 [6]
FW Matías Godoy Instituto Loan return 30 June 2025
DF Juan Guasone Salernitana Loan return 30 June 2025
DF Leandro González Pírez River Plate Free 11 July 2025 [7]

Transfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Enzo Pérez River Plate Free 3 January 2025
DF Juan Guasone Salernitana Loan 14 January 2025 [8]
FW Matías Godoy Instituto Loan 16 January 2025
MF Javier Altamirano Universidad de Chile Loan 21 January 2025 [9]
FW Mauro Méndez Banfield Loan 17 July 2025 [10]
FW Alexis Manyoma Colorado Rapids Loan 8 August 2025 [11]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 January 2025 10 May 2025 Matchday 1 Round of 16 17 5 7 5 18 21 −3 029.41
Torneo Clausura 13 July 2025 Matchday 1 10 5 1 4 11 11 +0 050.00
Copa Argentina 25 February 2025 1 June 2025 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Supercopa Internacional 8 July 2025 Finals Runner-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Copa Libertadores 1 April 2025 25 September 2025 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 6 1 3 14 7 +7 060.00
Total 40 17 10 13 46 43 +3 042.50

Last updated: 2 October 2025
Source: Competitions

Primera División

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Independiente Rivadavia 16 7 6 3 20 17 +3 27 Advance to round of 16
7 Barracas Central 16 7 5 4 20 18 +2 26
8 Estudiantes (LP) 16 5 6 5 18 19 −1 21
9 Newell's Old Boys 16 5 4 7 12 15 −3 19
10 Defensa y Justicia 16 5 4 7 18 22 −4 19
Source: AFA
Results by round
Round12345678910111213
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDWDWDWWLDLLD
Position
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
25 January 2025 1 Estudiantes 3–1 Unión La Plata
19:15 UTC−3
  • Palacios 8'
  • Burgos 11'
  • Ascacíbar 21'
Report
  • Verde 80'
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
29 January 2025 2 Huracán 0–0 Estudiantes Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
3 February 2025 3 Estudiantes 2–0 Racing La Plata
19:15 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
7 February 2025 4 Independiente Rivadavia 2–2 Estudiantes Mendoza
22:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Bautista Gargantini
11 February 2025 5 Estudiantes 1–0 Banfield La Plata
20:00 UTC−3 Alario 78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
15 February 2025 6 Aldovisi 2–2 Estudiantes Mar del Plata
17:00 UTC−3
  • Mottes 57'
  • Torres 77' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
21 February 2025 7 Estudiantes 3–2 Central Córdoba La Plata
19:15 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
1 March 2025 8 River Plate 0–2 Estudiantes Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Más Monumental
9 March 2025 9 Defensa y Justicia 1–0 Estudiantes Buenos Aires
17:00 UTC−3 Togni 87' Report Stadium: Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
15 March 2025 10 Estudiantes 1–1 Newell's Old Boys La Plata
18:30 UTC−3
  • Herrera 45+1'
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
27 March 2025 11 Barracas Central 2–1 Estudiantes Sarandí
18:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona
4 April 2025 12 Estudiantes 0–1 Belgrano La Plata
19:00 UTC−3 Report Fernández 41' Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
13 April 2025 13 Gimnasia 1–1 Estudiantes La Plata
18:00 UTC−3 Castro 33' Report Giménez 90+3' Stadium: Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo
19 April 2025 (2025-04-19) 14 Boca Juniors 2–0 Estudiantes Buenos Aires
20:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Nazareno Arasa
28 April 2025 15 Estudiantes 0–0 Tigre La Plata
19:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
2 May 2025 (2025-05-02) 16 Argentinos Juniors 4–0 Estudiantes Buenos Aires
15:30 UTC−3
  • Molina 26', 27'
  • Lescano 60'
  • Herrera 65'
Report Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Final stages
10 May 2025 Round of 16 Rosario Central 2–0 Estudiantes Rosario
16:30
Report Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito
Referee: Andrés Merlos

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Barracas Central 16 5 8 3 19 17 +2 23 Advance to round of 16
7 Tigre 16 5 7 4 14 13 +1 22
8 Estudiantes (LP) 16 6 3 7 17 18 −1 21
9 Banfield 16 6 3 7 15 21 −6 21
10 Belgrano 16 4 8 4 13 11 +2 20
Source: AFA
Matches
14 July 2025 1 Unión 1–0 Estudiantes Santa Fe
21:15 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
21 July 2025 2 Estudiantes 2–1 Huracán La Plata
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
26 July 2025 3 Racing 0–1 Estudiantes Avellaneda
21:15 UTC−3 Report Stadium: El Cilindro
7 August 2025 4 Estudiantes 2–1 Independiente Rivadavia La Plata
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
17 August 2025 5 Banfield 3–2 Estudiantes Banfield
16:15 UTC−3
  • Auzmendi 54'
  • Ríos 61'
  • Río 63'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola
25 August 2025 6 Estudiantes 1–0 Aldosivi La Plata
19:15 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
30 August 2025 7 Central Córdoba 2–0 Estudiantes Santiago del Estero
17:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Alfredo Terrera
13 September 2025 8 Estudiantes 1–2 River Plate La Plata
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Final stages
23 November 2025 Round of 16 Rosario Central 0–1 Estudiantes Rosario
17:30 Report Cetré 30' Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito
Referee: Pablo Dóvalo
29 November 2025 Quarter-finals Central Córdoba 0–1 Estudiantes Santiago del Estero
21:30 Report Palacios 64' Stadium: Único Madre de Ciudades
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez
8 December 2025 Semi-finals Gimnasia y Esgrima 0–1 Estudiantes La Plata
17:00 Report Palacios 61' Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo
Referee: Facundo Tello
13 December 2025 (2025-12-13) Final Racing 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Estudiantes Santiago del Estero
21:00 Martínez 80' Report Carrillo 90+2' Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez
Penalties
Martínez
Vietto
García Basso
Martirena
Sosa
Pardo
Sosa
Cetré
Alario
Tobio Burgos
Meza
Rodríguez

Copa Argentina

25 February 2025 Round of 64 Estudiantes 2–1 Sarmiento (LB) Santa Fe
  • Tobio Burgos 18'
  • Pérez 89'
Report
Stadium: 15 de Abril
1 June 2025 Round of 32 Estudiantes 1–1
(2–4 p)
Aldosivi Florencio Varela
13:10 Castro 15' Report Giani 25' Stadium: Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Referee: Bryan Ferreyra
Penalties
Castro
Benedetti
Arzamendia
Ascacíbar
Torres
Preciado
Breitenbruch
Guerrico

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST BOT UCH CBO
1 Estudiantes 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to round of 16 1–0 1–2 2–0
2 Botafogo 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 3–2 1–0 2–0
3 Universidad de Chile 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–0 4–0
4 Carabobo 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1 0–2 1–2 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
1 April 2025 (2025-04-01) 1 Carabobo 0–2 Estudiantes Valencia, Venezuela
18:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Attendance: 5,372[12]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
8 April 2025 (2025-04-08) 2 Estudiantes 1–2 Universidad de Chile La Plata, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)
23 April 2025 (2025-04-23) 3 Estudiantes 1–0 Botafogo La Plata, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
7 May 2025 (2025-05-07) 4 Universidad de Chile 0–3 Estudiantes Santiago, Chile
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
14 May 2025 (2025-05-14) 5 Botafogo 3–2 Estudiantes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Attendance: 26,613[13]
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
27 May 2025 (2025-05-27) 6 Estudiantes 2–0 Carabobo La Plata, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Referee: Augusto Menéndez (Peru)

Final stages

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[14]

Round of 16

13 August 2025 (2025-08-13) First leg Cerro Porteño 0–1 Estudiantes Asunción, Paraguay
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
20 August 2025 (2025-08-20) Second leg Estudiantes 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Cerro Porteño La Plata, Argentina
19:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Quarter-finals

18 September 2025 (2025-09-18) First leg Flamengo 2–1 Estudiantes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
25 September 2025 (2025-09-25) Second leg Estudiantes 1–0
(2–2 agg.)
(2–4 p)
Flamengo La Plata, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Penalties

Supercopa Internacional

8 July 2025 Final Estudiantes 0–2 Vélez Sarsfield Avellaneda
20:30 UTC-3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Referee: Darío Herrera [15]

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