2015 Club Atlético Independiente season

Independiente 2015 football season

Independiente
2015 season
President	Hugo Moyano
Manager	Jorge Almiron (until 26 May) Fernando Berón (Interim) Mauricio Pellegrino (from 4 June)
Stadium	Estadio Libertadores de América
Primera División	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Final (5th)
Copa Argentina	Elimited In Round of 16
Copa Sudamericana	Elimited Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Lucas Albertengo (9) All: Lucas Albertengo (10)
← Primera División 2014 Primera División 2016 →

The 2015 season Independiente Participate in the Argentine Primera División, Copa Argentina and the Copa Sudamericana .

Club

Kits

Supplier: Puma SE
Main Sponsor:: Correo OCA /
Secondary Sponsor: Audifarm Salud

Home Kit	Away Kit	3rd Kit	GK kit

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Diego Rodriguez	34	EU	2011	128	9	2017	Youth system	Second nationality: Italy
2	CB	Hernán Pellerano	29	EU	2015	18	0	2018	9,000,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
3	LB	Lucas Villalba	36	Non-EU	2012	48	0	2017	Youth system
4	DM	Jorge Ortiz	39	Non-EU	2015	18	0	2018	11,750,000 $
5	DM	Franco Bellocq	46	Non-EU	2014	27	0	2016	Youth system
6	CB	Emanuel Aguilera	30	Non-EU	2014	20	1	2017	260,000 $
7	LW	Francisco Pizzini	30	Non-EU	2011	57	4	2017	Youth system
8	CM	Jesús Méndez	39	Non-EU	2014	37	2	2015	450,000 $
9	CF	Diego Vera	29	Non-EU	2015	22	8	2018	15,000,000 $
10	RW	Cristian Rodríguez	28	EU	2015	12	2	2017	1,000,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
11	MF	Federico Mancuello (captain)	35	EU	2008	160	21	2016	Youth system	Second nationality: Italy
12	GK	Facundo Daffonchio	34	Non-EU	2011	0	0	2016	Youth system
13	GK	Gonzalo Rehak	31	Non-EU	2014	0	0	N/A	Youth system
14	CB	Víctor Cuesta	35	Non-EU	2014	58	2	2017	160,000 $
15	CB	Jorge Figal	30	Non-EU	2014	24	0	2017	Youth system
16	RM	Christian Ortiz	31	Non-EU	2012	1	1	2017	Youth system
17	RM	Juan Martínez Trejo	29	Non-EU	2012	26	2	2017	Youth system
18	FW	Lucas Albertengo	33	Non-EU	2015	30	10	2018	2,200,000 €
19	CF	Juan Martín Lucero	32	Non-EU	2014	39	8	2017	1,200,000 €
21	LB	Emiliano Papa	42	EU	2015	20	0	2017	1,400,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
22	GK	Germán Montoya	41	Non-EU	2014	1	0	2015	270,000 $
24	CB	Cristian Báez	34	Non-EU	2010	14	1	2016	Youth system
25	CB	Aléxis Zárate	30	Non-EU	2013	17	1	2017	Youth system
26	RB	Gustavo Toledo	34	Non-EU	2015	36	0	2018	8800,000 $
27	LM	Diego Rodríguez	34	EU	2015	12	1	2018	1,200,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
28	RW	Jorge Pereyra Díaz	33	Non-EU	2015	6	0	2015	Free
29	LW	Martín Benítez	29	Non-EU	2011	72	10	2017	Youth system
30	CB	Mauricio Victorino	41	EU	2015	12	1	2015	800,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
31	LB	Nicolás Tagliafico	31	EU	2015	38	1	2018	1,200,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
32	RW	Matías Pisano	32	EU	2013	93	7	2017	400,000 $	Second nationality: Italy
33	LM	Claudio Aquino	32	Non-EU	2015	20	0	2018	1,150,000 $
34	DM	Julián Vitale	28	Non-EU	2015	19	1	N/A	Youth system
36	LW	Ezequiel Vidal	28	Non-EU	2015	7	0	N/A	Youth system

Last updated: 30 November 2015
Source: Clubaindependiente.com, Futbolpasion.com, Copa Argentina
Ordered by squad number.

Current coaching staff


Position	Staff
Coach	Mauricio Pellegrino
Assistant Coach	Carlos Compagnucci
Assistant Coach	Xavi Tamarit
Fitness Coach	Gabriel Macaya
Goalkeepers coach	Pablo Cavallero
Reserve team Coach	Fernando Berón
Youth Department	Jorge Griffa
Doctor	Dr Luis Chiaradia
Doctor	Dr Sergio Mauro
Kinesiology	Gabriel De Brasi
Kinesiology	Julio Zunino
Massageist	Christian Trobec
Props	Daniel Sotelo
Props	Mariano Bagtano

Source: clubaindependiente.com

Transfers

Player In


No	Name	Nation	Pos	Moving From	Type	Fee (in €)
Summer
21	Emiliano Papa		Defender	Vélez Sarsfield	Free transfer	Free
18	Lucas Albertengo		Forward	Atlético Rafaela	Transfer (80%)	2,000,000
27	Diego Rodríguez		Midfielder	Godoy Cruz	Transfer (50%)	1,000,000
33	Claudio Aquino		Midfielder	Godoy Cruz	Transfer (50%)	1,000,000
20	José Valencia		Forward	Rosario Central	Loan In	1,000,000
17	Gabriel Graciani		Midfielder	Estudiantes (LP)	Loan In	600,000
26	Gustavo Toledo		Defender	Banfield	Transfer	850,000
31	Nicolás Tagliafico		Defender	Banfield	Transfer (50%)	1,000,000
30	Mauricio Victorino		Defender	Palmeiras	Free transfer	Free
Winter
24	Cristian Báez		Defender	Deportes Iquique	Loan Return	Free
4	Jorge Ortiz		Midfielder	Lanús	Transfer	11,750,000
2	Hernán Pellerano		Defender	Vélez Sarsfield	Transfer	9,000,000
28	Jorge Pereyra Díaz		Forward	Johor	Loan In	Free
9	Diego Vera		Forward	Estudiantes (LP)	Transfer	15,000,000
10	Cristian Rodríguez		Midfielder	Atlético de Madrid	Free transfer	Free

Total spending: €127,350,000

Player Out


No	Name	Nation	Pos	Moving to	Type	Fee (in €)
Summer
10	Federico Insúa		Midfielder	Millonarios	End of contract	Free
17	Patricio Vidal		Forward	Unión La Calera	Loan Out	1,000,000
34	Sergio Escudero		Defender	Belgrano	End of contract	Free
9	Sebastián Penco		Forward	Once Caldas	End of contract	Free
16	Jorge Iván Pérez		Midfielder	Freamunde	End of contract	Free
33	Leonel Miranda		Midfielder	Houston Dynamo	Loan Out	400,000
5	Marcelo Vidal		Midfielder	Olimpo	Loan Out	150,000
7	Rodrigo Gómez		Midfielder	Quilmes	Loan Out	1,000,000
14	Fabián Monserrat		Midfielder	Crucero del Norte	Loan Out	100,000
6	Sergio Ojeda		Defender	Gimnasia (J)	Loan Out	200,000
35	Maximiliano Herrera		Forward	Arsenal	End of contract	Free
23	Daniel Montenegro		Midfielder	Huracán	End of contract	Free
Winter
2	Cristian Tula		Defender	Free Agent	End of contract	Free
28	Gabriel Vallés		Defender	Free Agent	End of contract	Free
17	Gabriel Graciani		Midfielder	Atlético Rafaela	Loan Out	Free
-	Adrián Fernández		Forward	Club Libertad	Loan Out	Free
4	Néstor Breitenbruch		Defender	Quilmes	Loan Out	Free
9	Claudio Riaño		Forward	Unión	Released	Free
20	José Valencia		Forward	Free Agent	Released	Free

Total Income : €2,850,000

Net income: €124,500,000

Players out on loan


No	Name	Nation	Pos	Destination	Finish at
Summer
17	Patricio Vidal		Forward	Unión La Calera	30-06-2016
33	Leonel Miranda		Midfielder	Houston Dynamo	31-12-2015
5	Marcelo Vidal		Midfielder	Club Olimpo	31-12-2015
7	Rodrigo Gómez		Midfielder	Quilmes	30-06-2016
14	Fabián Monserrat		Midfielder	Crucero del Norte	31-12-2015
6	Sergio Ojeda		Defender	Gimnasia (J)	31-12-2015
Winter
17	Gabriel Graciani		Midfielder	Atlético Rafaela	30-06-2016
-	Adrián Fernández		Forward	Libertad	30-06-2016
4	Néstor Breitenbruch		Defender	Quilmes	31-12-2015
Previous seasons
-	Lucas Villafáñez		Midfielder	Panetolikos F.C.	30-06-2016
-	Leonel Buter		Forward	Chacarita Juniors	30-06-2016

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Copa De Oro

Independiente v Estudiantes

15 January 2015 Copa De Oro	Independiente	1 – 0	Estudiantes	Mar del Plata, Argentina
22:10	Lucero 52' Néstor Breitenbruch 68'	Report	Ezequiel Cerutti 54' Leonardo Gil 68' Paulo Rosales 73'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Federico Beligoy

Independiente v River Plate

27 January 2015 Copa De Oro	Independiente	0 – 4	River Plate	Mar del Plata, Argentina
22:10	Méndez Mancuello 30' Víctor Cuesta 70'	Report	Fernando Cavenaghi 21' Gonzalo Martínez 37' Mora 52' Balanta 69' Mayada 74' Pisculichi 85'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Standings

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	River Plate	2	1	1	0	4	0	4	4
2	Independiente	2	1	0	1	1	4	-3	3
3	Estudiantes	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1

Copa De Avellaneda

Independiente v Racing Club

1 February 2015 Copa De Avellaneda	Independiente	0 – 2	Racing Club	Mar del Plata, Argentina
22:10	Víctor Cuesta 43' Emanuel Aguilera 47' Benítez 63' Mancuello 68' Papa 70'	Report	Milito 40' Videla 45' Bou 49' Acevedo 63'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Pablo Lunati

Friendly

Summer

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Independiente

Cerro Porteño

10 January 2015 Training	Independiente	0 – 0	Cerro Porteño	Pilar
9:30		Report		Stadium: Country Mapuche

Independiente v Villa Dálmine

21 January 2015 Training	Independiente	1 – 0	Villa Dálmine	Pilar
	Albertengo 51'	Report		Stadium: Country Mapuche Referee: Marcelo Picullo
Note: Play two halves of 30 minutes.

Independiente v Villa Dálmine

21 January 2015 Training	Independiente	1 – 0	Villa Dálmine	Pilar
	Benítez 59'	Report		Stadium: Country Mapuche Referee: Marcelo Picullo
Note: Play two halves of 30 minutes.

Independiente v Guillermo Brown

7 February 2015 Training	Independiente	2 – 0	Guillermo Brown	Avellaneda
9:30	Mancuello 4' Diego Rodriguez 28' (p)	Report		Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Miguel Gramajo
Note: Play two halves of 25 minutes.

Independiente v Guillermo Brown

7 February 2015 Training	Independiente	2 – 0	Guillermo Brown	Avellaneda
11:00	Aquino Benítez	Report		Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Miguel Gramajo
Note: Play two halves of 25 minutes.

Independiente v Club Camioneros

15 May 2015 Training	Independiente	0 – 1	Club Camioneros	Avellaneda
		Report	Martín Dopazo 37'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Miguel Gramajo
Note: Play two halves of 30 minutes.

Independiente v Club Camioneros

15 May 2015 Training	Independiente	2 – 0	Club Camioneros	Avellaneda
	Lucero 30', 55'	Report		Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Miguel Gramajo
Note: Play two halves of 30 minutes.

Winter

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Independiente

Club Libertad

27 June 2015 Training	Independiente	1 – 0	Club Libertad	Avellaneda
10:00	Benítez 56'			Stadium: Libertadores de América
Note: Play two halves of 30 minutes.

Independiente v Vélez Sarsfield

1 July 2015 Training	Independiente	2 – 0	Vélez Sarsfield	Avellaneda
	Diego Rodriguez 38' (p) José Valencia 49'	Report		Stadium: Libertadores de América

Independiente v Sarmiento

4 July 2015 Training	Independiente	1 – 1	Sarmiento	Avellaneda
9:45	Albertengo 50'	Report	Nahuel Quiroga 15'	Stadium: Libertadores de América

Independiente

Nacional

29 July 2015 Training	Independiente	3 – 2	Nacional	Avellaneda
	Juan Martín Lucero Aquino		González Fernández	Stadium: Villa Domínico

Independiente

Nacional

29 July 2015 Training	Independiente	0 – 1	Nacional	Avellaneda
				Stadium: Villa Domínico

Independiente

Danubio

3 August 2015 Training	Independiente	1 – 0	Danubio	Avellaneda
	Juan Martín Lucero 16'	Report		Stadium: Villa Domínico Referee: Miguel Gramajo
Note: Play two halves of 30 minutes.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Primera División	–	-	5th	14 February 2015	22 November 2015
Copa Argentina	Round of 32	-	Round of 16	26 April 2015	19 August 2015
2015 Copa Sudamericana	Second Round	-	Quarterfinals	26 August 2015	29 October 2015

Overview

Updated as of 2 November 2015

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primera División	33	16	12	5	52	27	+25	048.48
Copa Argentina	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	033.33
Copa Sudamericana	6	2	3	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Total	42	19	16	7	58	33	+25	045.24

Primera División

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Newell's Old Boys v Independiente

14 February 2015 Round 1	Newell's Old Boys	2 – 3	Independiente	Rosario
20:30	Rodríguez 53' (p) Figueroa 58' Bernardello 84'	Report	Víctor Cuesta 8' Albertengo 10', 32' Tagliafico 40' Mancuello 54' Rodríguez 71' (p) Gabriel Graciani 79'	Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Independiente v Sarmiento

22 February 2015 Round 2	Independiente	1 – 1	Sarmiento	Avellaneda
17:00	Rodríguez Berrini 37' Mancuello 68' Pisano 90+1'	Report	Renzo Spinacci 21' Nicolás Sánchez 55' Luna 74' Héctor Cuevas 83'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Federico Beligoy

Quilmes v Independiente

28 February 2015 Round 3	Quilmes	1 – 2	Independiente	Quilmes
20:10	Braña 33' Rodrigo Gómez 38' Buonanotte 73' Romero 77'	Report	Mancuello 8' Emanuel Aguilera 28' Pisano 66' Albertengo 67', 87' Víctor Cuesta 77'	Stadium: Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner Referee: Patricio Loustau

Independiente v Belgrano

7 March 2015 Round 4	Independiente	1 – 2	Belgrano	Avellaneda
20:10	Mancuello 21', 77' Pisano 42'	Report	Olave 28' Escudero 32' Emiliano Rigoni 38' Farré 50' Pérez 75' (p)	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Diego Ceballos

Unión v Independiente

14 March 2015 Round 5	Unión	1 – 1	Independiente	Santa Fe
20:15	Rolando García Guerreño 5' Emanuel Brítez 17' Víctor Malcorra 21' (p) Enrique Triverio 86'	Report	Rodríguez Berrini 9' Albertengo 18' Víctor Cuesta 55' Aquino 61'	Stadium: 15 de Abril Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Independiente v Arsenal

21 March 2015 Round 6	Independiente	4 – 0	Arsenal	Avellaneda
20:15	Mancuello 1' Riaño 15' Rodríguez Berrini 18' Víctor Cuesta 20', 82' Emanuel Aguilera 39' Albertengo 63'	Report	Matías Zaldivia 22' Sarulyte 63'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

Godoy Cruz v Independiente

28 March 2015 Round 7	Godoy Cruz	2 – 2	Independiente	Mendoza
20:15	Sebastián Olivares 14' Juan Garro 26' Leandro Fernández 57' (p)	Report	Riaño 1' Tagliafico 19' Rodríguez Berrini 46' Méndez 47' Pisano 63' Papa 64'	Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Sergio Pezzotta

Independiente v Gimnasia (LP)

4 April 2015 Round 8	Independiente	1 – 1	Gimnasia (LP)	Avellaneda
20:15	Tagliafico 31' Rodríguez Berrini 38' Albertengo 41'	Report	Facundo Oreja 27' Barsottini 44' Coronel 45' Maximiliano Meza 57' Brum 86'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei

San Lorenzo v Independiente

11 April 2015 Round 9	San Lorenzo	1 – 0	Independiente	Buenos Aires
20:15	Villalba 34', 42' Mercier 41' Buffarini 53' Barrientos 82'	Report	Méndez 65'	Stadium: Pedro Bidegain Referee: Diego Abal

Independiente v Argentinos Juniors

18 April 2015 Round 10	Independiente	0 – 0	Argentinos Juniors	Avellaneda
20:15		Report	Patricio Matricardi 14' 59' Torrén 66'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Pablo Lunati

Banfield v Independiente

3 May 2015 Round 11	Banfield	1 – 1	Independiente	Banfield
16:00	Mauricio Asenjo 67' Domingo 69'	Report	Gustavo Toledo 11' Pisano 14' Méndez 31' Víctor Cuesta 90+1' Franco Bellocq 90+2'	Stadium: Florencio Solá Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Independiente v Boca Juniors

10 May 2015 Round 12	Independiente	1 – 1	Boca Juniors	Avellaneda
21:30	Albertengo 8' Mancuello 48' 89' Victorino 60'	Report	Burdisso 37' Castellani 66' Sara 82'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

Racing Club v Independiente

24 May 2015 Round 13	Racing Club	1 – 0	Independiente	Avellaneda
15:00	Milito 23' (p) Acuña 37' Videla 52' Cabral 91'	Report	Méndez 21' Franco Bellocq 85' Mancuello 89'	Stadium: Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Germán Delfino

Independiente v Tigre

30 May 2015 Round 14	Independiente	1 – 0	Tigre	Avellaneda
20:15	Albertengo 11' Méndez 75' 82'	Report	González Pirez 10' Arzura 44'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Saúl Laverni

Rosario Central v Independiente

7 June 2015 Round 15	Rosario Central	1 – 1	Independiente	Rosario
15:00	Villagra 20' Damián Musto 39' Niell 71'	Report	Emanuel Aguilera 37' Papa 40' Julián Vitale 44' Victorino 59' Albertengo 66'	Stadium: Dr. Lisandro de la Torre Referee: Diego Abal

Independiente v Olimpo

12 July 2015 Round 16	Independiente	3 – 1	Olimpo	Avellaneda
15:00	Méndez 16' José Valencia 18' Martín Benítez 76', 86'	Report	Acosta 21' Moiraghi 46' Sills 83'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Temperley v Independiente

19 July 2015 Round 17	Temperley	0 – 1	Independiente	Temperley
21:30	Aguirre 90'	Report	Albertengo 54' Víctor Cuesta 79'	Stadium: Alfredo Beranger Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei

Independiente v Atlético de Rafaela

25 July 2015 Round 18	Independiente	2 – 0	Atlético de Rafaela	Avellaneda
20:10	Benítez 6', 66' Vera 60' Méndez 74'	Report	Alexander Barboza Ullúa 22' Ferreyra 67' Bastía 72'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Fernando Echenique

Colón v Independiente

1 August 2015 Round 19	Colón	0 – 1	Independiente	Santa Fe
20:10	Germán Conti 45' Vegetti 52' Benegas 90'	Report	Ortiz 53' Vera 59'	Stadium: Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Germán Delfino

Independiente v Defensa y Justicia

14 August 2015 Round 20	Independiente	1 – 0	Defensa y Justicia	Avellaneda
21:10	Méndez 28' Benítez 30', 89' Víctor Cuesta 42'	Report	Rius 52' Rafael Delgado 54' Gabriel Arias 63' Julio Rodríguez 90+4'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

San Martín (SJ) v Independiente

22 August 2015 Round 21	San Martín (SJ)	1 – 1	Independiente	San Juan
18:10	Ledesma 24' (p) Capelli 61' Nicolás Pelaitay 61'	Report	Jorge Figal 32' Juan Martínez Trejo 32' Victorino 62' Benítez 85'	Stadium: Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Néstor Pitana

Independiente v Estudiantes (LP)

30 August 2015 Round 22	Independiente	1 – 1	Estudiantes (LP)	Avellaneda
21:30	Víctor Cuesta 34' Vera 52' Gustavo Toledo 64' Méndez 85'	Report	Fernández 12', 65' (p) Damonte 38' Diego Mendoza 65' 69' Domínguez 89'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Darío Herrera

Huracán v Independiente

5 September 2015 Round 23	Huracán	1 – 1	Independiente	Buenos Aires
18:10	Bogado 31' Ramón Ábila 90'	Report	Pellerano 11' Méndez 41' Lucero 47', 83' Gustavo Toledo 74'	Stadium: Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Diego Ceballos

Independiente v Racing Club

12 September 2015 Round 24	Independiente	3 – 0	Racing Club	Avellaneda
16:10	Méndez 19', 81' Benítez 32', 45' Vera 66', 85'	Report	Acuña 35' Bou 47' Camacho 79' Romero 89'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Patricio Loustau

Independiente v Nueva Chicago

19 September 2015 Round 25	Independiente	2 – 1	Nueva Chicago	Avellaneda
18:10	Lucero 13' Julián Vitale 56' Gustavo Toledo 78' Rodríguez 90'	Report	Nicolás Giménez 26', 39' Lucas Baldunciel 90+1'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Lanús v Independiente

27 September 2015 Round 26	Lanús	1 – 1	Independiente	Lanús
21:30	Gómez 21' Jorge Figal 41' (o.g.)	Report	Victorino 19' Lucero 63'	Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Independiente v River Plate

4 October 2015 Round 27	Independiente	3 – 0	River Plate	Avellaneda
21:30	Tagliafico 4' Méndez 16' Ortiz 19' Rodriguez 34' (p) Lucero 86'	Report	Maidana 15' Pisculichi 42' Barovero 45+1'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Néstor Pitana

Crucero del Norte v Independiente

17 October 2015 Round 28	Crucero del Norte	0 – 4	Independiente	Garupá
21:10	Adrián Alegre 27' Nicolas Dematei 36' Cólzera 45+1'	Report	Vera 21', 60' Méndez 32' Pellerano 36' Rodriguez 44' (p) Juan Martínez Trejo 77'	Stadium: Comandante Andrés Guacurarí Referee: Diego Ceballos

Aldosivi v Independiente

1 November 2015 Round 29	Aldosivi	1 – 0	Independiente	Mar del Plata
21:30	Sand 14' Matías Lequi 46' Martínez 87'	Report	Victorino 39' Rodríguez Berrini 54'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella

Independiente v Vélez Sarsfield

8 November 2015 Round 30	Independiente	1 – 0	Vélez Sarsfield	Avellaneda
21:30	Benítez 45' Rodriguez 90+8' (p)	Report	Caraglio 90+7' Aguerre 90+9'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Ariel Penel

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Rosario Central	30	16	11	3	47	26	+21	59	2016 Copa Libertadores group stage
4	Racing	30	16	9	5	40	23	+17	57	2016 Copa Libertadores group stage
5	Independiente	30	14	12	4	44	22	+22	54	2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage
6	Belgrano	30	14	9	7	33	23	+10	51
7	Estudiantes (LP)	30	14	9	7	34	28	+6	51

Source: AFA

Relegation table

Pos	Team	2012–13 Pts	2013–14 Pts	2014 Pts	2015 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg
1	Independiente	-	-	33	54	87	49	1.776
2	River Plate	64	58	39	49	210	125	1.68
3	Boca Juniors	51	61	31	64	207	125	1.656
4	San Lorenzo	58	60	26	61	205	125	1.64
5	Lanús	67	59	35	42	203	125	1.624
6	Newell's	74	56	25	40	195	125	1.266

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Independiente v Belgrano

19 November 2015 Semi Final	Independiente	4 – 1	Belgrano	Avellaneda
21:30	Rodríguez 12' Pellerano 17' Vera 35', 68' Rodríguez 48', 83' Méndez Benítez 65'	Report	Márquez 5', 17' Pérez 10' Barrios 36'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

Independiente v Racing Club

29 November 2015 Final	Independiente	0 – 2	Racing Club	Avellaneda
18:15	Rodríguez 51' Víctor Cuesta 80' Pellerano 85' Lucero	Report	Bou 37' Romero 40' Grimi 56' Díaz 83'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Germán Delfino

Racing Club v Independiente

6 December 2015 Final	Racing Club	1 – 2 (3 – 2 agg.)	Independiente	Avellaneda
	Sánchez 43' Acuña 52' Lollo 70' Cerro 89'	Report	Tagliafico 8' Rodríguez 66' Gustavo Toledo 69' Méndez 81' Ortiz 84' Lucero 90'	Stadium: Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Patricio Loustau

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
33	16	12	5	50	26	+24	60	10	5	2	29	11	+18	6	7	3	21	15	+6

Last updated: 2 November 2015.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H^[1]	H^[2]	A^[3]
Result	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W
Position	7	9	10	12	9	6	7	8	11	12	12	14	17	14	16	13	12	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	4	6	5	5	5	5	-	-	-

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa Argentina

Round of 64

Independiente v Alianza de Coronel Moldes

26 April 2015 Round of 64	Independiente	1 – 1 (4 – 1 p)	Alianza de Coronel Moldes	Córdoba
21:10	Victorino 45+' Papa 62' Emanuel Aguilera 71' Cristian Ortíz 86'	Report	Juan Reynoso 6' Felipe Mugnaini 37' Darío Rivadero 53'	Stadium: Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Sergio Pezzotta
	Penalties
	Lucero Victorino Cristian Ortíz Benítez		Julio Airaudo Darío Rivadero Jorge Zalazar

Round of 32

Independiente v Deportivo Español

7 August 2015 Round of 32	Independiente	1 – 0	Deportivo Español	Lanús
18:00	Vera 62', 88' Jesús Méndez 75'	Report	Francisco Gatti 48' Maximiliano Sosa 78' Santiago López 86'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Pedro Argañaraz

Round of 16

Independiente v Lanús

19 August 2015 Round of 16	Independiente	0 – 2	Lanús	La Plata
18:30	Víctor Cuesta 42' Méndez 45'	Report	Sergio González 24' Martínez 29' Ayala 34' Castellani 52'	Stadium: Estadio Único Referee: Diego Abal

Copa Sudamericana

Second stage

Arsenal v Independiente

26 August 2015 First leg	Arsenal	1 – 1	Independiente	Sarandí
19:00	Federico Lértora 31', 88' Iván Varga 76'	Report	Julián Vitale 69'	Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Independiente v Arsenal

16 September 2015 Second leg	Independiente	1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Arsenal	Avellaneda
21:15	Albertengo 86' Rodríguez 90+1'	Report	Silva 31' Sarulyte 67' Federico Lértora 76' Campos 81' Fabián Muñoz 87'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Andrés Cunha

Round of 16

Independiente

Club Olimpia

23 September 2015 First leg	Independiente	1 – 0	Club Olimpia	Avellaneda
21:30	Juan Martínez Trejo 45' Víctor Cuesta 66' Méndez 83' Ortiz 85'	Report	Carlos Rolón 53' Paniagua 86'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Héber Lopes

Club Olimpia

Independiente

30 September 2015 Second leg	Club Olimpia	0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.)	Independiente	Asunción
19:30	Torres 22' Carlos Rolón 28' Aranda 37' Salgueiro 85'	Report	Benítez 28'	Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Referee: Daniel Fedorzuck

Quarterfinals

Independiente

Santa Fe

21 October 2015 First leg	Independiente	0 – 1	Santa Fe	Avellaneda
20:45	Rodríguez 31' Pellerano 39'	Report	Anchico 39' Leyvin Balanta 65' Roa 71' Meza 79'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Santa Fe

Independiente

28 October 2015 Second leg	Santa Fe	1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Independiente	Bogotá
21:00	Meza 30' Yeison Gordillo 59'	Report	Mancuello 26' Rodríguez 59' Pellerano 62' Zapata 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Nemesio Camacho Referee: José Argote

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 21 November 2015

			Primera División					Copa Argentina					Copa Sudamericana					Total
Nation	No.	Name		GS	Min.		Assist		GS	Min.		Assist		GS	Min.		Assist		GS	Min.		Assist
Goalkeepers
	1	Diego Rodríguez	31	31	2,955	4	0	2	2	189	0	0	6	6	573	0	0	39	39	3,717	4	0
	12	Facundo Daffonchio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	13	Gonzalo Rehak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	22	Germán Montoya	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	95	0	0
Defenders
	2	Hernán Pellerano	10	10	951	0	0	1	1	94	0	0	6	6	573	0	0	17	17	1,618	0	0
	3	Lucas Villalba	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	59	0	0
	6	Emanuel Aguilera	14	13	1,233	1	0	1	1	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14	1,328	1	0
	14	Víctor Cuesta	28	28	2,669	1	0	2	2	189	0	1	6	6	573	0	0	36	36	3,431	1	1
	15	Jorge Figal	5	4	359	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	359	0	0
	21	Emiliano Papa	18	13	1,008	0	1	2	2	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15	1,148	0	1
	24	Cristian Báez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	25	Alexis Zárate	1	1	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	2	1	105	0	0
	26	Gustavo Toledo	27	27	2,573	0	1	2	2	189	0	0	6	6	573	0	0	35	35	3,335	0	1
	30	Mauricio Victorino	10	10	957	1	0	2	2	190	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	1,147	1	0
	31	Nicolás Tagliafico	29	29	2,764	1	0	2	2	189	0	0	6	6	547	0	0	37	37	3,500	1	0
Midfielders
	4	Jorge Ortiz	12	8	694	0	3	2	1	77	0	0	6	5	547	0	0	20	14	1,235	0	3
	5	Franco Bellocq	11	4	603	0	0	1	1	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	5	698	0	0
	8	Jesús Méndez	22	21	1,735	1	8	2	2	126	0	0	3	3	275	0	0	27	26	2,136	1	8
	10	Cristian Rodríguez	6	4	379	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	306	0	0	11	6	685	2	1
	11	Federico Mancuello	15	13	1,191	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	188	0	0	17	15	1,379	3	3
	16	Cristian Ortiz	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	1	0
	17	Juan Martínez Trejo	8	5	424	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	224	1	0	11	8	648	2	0
	27	Diego Rodríguez	11	10	879	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10	879	1	0
	32	Matías Pisano	26	22	1,995	2	9	2	1	139	0	0	4	2	210	0	1	32	25	2,344	2	10
	33	Claudio Aquino	13	4	493	0	0	3	1	144	0	0	2	0	51	0	0	18	5	688	0	0
	34	Julian Vitale	12	8	864	0	0	2	2	189	0	0	5	3	289	1	0	19	13	1,342	1	0
Forwards
	7	Francisco Pizzini	7	2	283	0	1	1	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	331	0	1
	9	Diego Vera	13	9	941	7	0	2	2	189	1	0	6	6	546	0	0	21	17	1,676	8	0
	18	Lucas Albertengo	24	23	1,986	9	2	2	1	104	0	0	4	1	149	1	0	30	25	2,239	10	2
	19	Juan Martín Lucero	16	7	716	4	0	2	0	58	0	0	4	2	174	0	0	22	9	948	4	0
	28	Jorge Pereyra Díaz	5	2	207	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	6	2	222	0	0
	29	Martín Benítez	24	18	1,719	7	3	3	3	275	0	0	6	6	521	0	1	33	27	2,512	7	4
	36	Ezequiel Vidal	5	3	193	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	64	0	0	7	4	257	0	2
Players who no longer play for Independiente
	2	Cristian Tula	1	1	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	94	0	0
	4	Néstor Breitenbruch	2	1	103	0	0	1	1	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	150	0	0
	9	Claudio Riaño	8	6	665	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	665	2	1
	17	Gabriel Graciani	6	0	153	0	0	1	1	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	248	0	0
	20	José Valencia	9	3	319	1	1	1	1	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	391	1	1
	28	Gabriel Vallés	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals

Last updated on 20 November 2015

Rank	Player	Position	Primera División	Copa Argentina	Copa Sudamericana	Total
1	Lucas Albertengo	FW	9	0	1	10
2	Diego Vera	FW	7	1	0	8
3	Martín Benítez	FW	7	0	0	7
3	Diego Rodríguez	GK	4	0	0	4
4	Juan Martín Lucero	FW	4	0	0	4
5	Federico Mancuello	MF	3	0	0	3
6	Matías Pisano	MF	2	0	0	2
	Juan Martínez Trejo	MF	1	0	1	2
	Cristian Rodríguez	MF	2	0	0	2
	Claudio Riaño	FW	2	0	0	2
7	Víctor Cuesta	DF	1	0	0	1
	Diego Rodríguez	MF	1	0	0	1
	Emanuel Aguilera	DF	1	0	0	1
	Mauricio Victorino	DF	1	0	0	1
	Cristian Ortiz	MF	0	1	0	1
	Julián Vitale	MF	0	0	1	1
	Jesús Méndez	MF	1	0	0	1
	Nicolás Tagliafico	DF	1	0	0	1
	José Valencia	FW	1	0	0	1
Own goals			0	0	1	1
Total			48	2	4	54

Assists

Last updated on 20 November 2015

Rank	Player	Position	Primera División	Copa Argentina	Copa Sudamericana	Total
1	Matías Pisano	MF	9	0	1	10
2	Jesús Méndez	MF	8	0	0	8
3	Martín Benítez	FW	4	0	1	5
4	Federico Mancuello	MF	3	0	0	3
4	Jorge Ortiz	MF	3	0	0	3
5	Lucas Albertengo	FW	2	0	0	2
5	Ezequiel Vidal	FW	2	0	0	2
6	Emiliano Papa	MF	1	0	0	1
	Francisco Pizzini	FW	1	0	0	1
	Víctor Cuesta	DF	0	1	0	1
	Gustavo Toledo	DF	1	0	0	1
	Cristian Rodríguez	MF	1	0	0	1
	Claudio Riaño	FW	1	0	0	1
	Total		36	1	2	39

Clean sheets

Last updated on 9 November 2015

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Copa Argentina	Copa Sudamericana	Total
1	GK	1	Diego Rodríguez	11	1	3	15
Total				11	1	3	15

Disciplinary record

Last updated on 20 November 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Name
No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Primera División			Copa Argentina	Copa Sudamericana		Total
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Diego Rodríguez	1				1		2
12	GK		Facundo Daffonchio
13	GK		Gonzalo Rehak
22	GK		Germán Montoya
Defenders
2	DF		Hernán Pellerano	4				2		6
3	DF		Lucas Villalba
6	DF		Emanuel Aguilera	2			1			3
14	DF		Víctor Cuesta	9			1	1		11
15	DF		Jorge Figal	1						1
21	DF		Emiliano Papa	2			1			3
24	DF		Cristian Báez
25	DF		Alexis Zárate
26	DF		Gustavo Toledo	5						5
30	DF		Mauricio Victorino	5				1		6
31	DF		Nicolás Tagliafico	3						3
Midfielders
4	MF		Jorge Ortiz	2				1		3
5	MF		Franco Bellocq	2						2
8	MF		Jesús Méndez	13	12		2		1	15	2	1
10	MF		Cristian Rodríguez	1				1		2
11	MF		Federico Mancuello	3	1	1		1		4	1	1
16	MF		Cristian Ortiz
17	MF		Juan Martínez Trejo	1						1
27	MF		Diego Rodríguez	5		1				5		1
32	MF		Matías Pisano	3						3
33	MF		Claudio Aquino	1						1
34	MF		Julian Vitale	2						2
Forwards
7	FW		Francisco Pizzini
9	FW		Diego Vera	2			1			3
18	FW		Lucas Albertengo	2						2
19	FW		Juan Martín Lucero	2						2
28	FW		Jorge Pereyra Díaz
29	FW		Martín Benítez	4			1			5
36	FW		Ezequiel Vidal
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF		Cristian Tula
4	DF		Néstor Breitenbruch
9	FW		Claudio Riaño
17	MF		Gabriel Graciani	1						1
20	FW		José Valencia
28	DF		Gabriel Vallés
Total				75	3	2	7	8	1	90	3	'3

Penalties

Last updated on 9 November 2015 2015

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
14 February 2015	Diego Rodríguez	Yes	Newell's Old Boys	Primera División
4 October 2015	Diego Rodríguez	Yes	River Plate	Primera División
16 October 2015	Diego Rodríguez	Yes	Crucero del Norte	Primera División
22 October 2015	Diego Rodríguez	No	Santa Fe	Copa Sudamericana
8 November 2015	Diego Rodríguez	Yes	Vélez Sarsfield	Primera División

Overall

Last updated on 20 November 2015

	Total	Home	Away	Naturel
Games played	41	20	18	3
Games won	17	11	6	1
Games drawn	16	5	10	1
Games lost	7	3	3	1
Biggest win	4-0 vs Arsenal 4-0 vs Crucero del Norte	4-0 vs Arsenal	4-0 vs Crucero del Norte	1-0 vs Deportivo Español
Biggest loss	1-2 vs Belgrano 0-1 vs San Lorenzo 0-1 vs Racing Club 0-1 vs Santa Fe 0-1 vs Aldosivi	0-2 vs Racing Club	0-1 vs San Lorenzo 0-1 vs Racing Club 0-1 vs Aldosivi	0-2 vs Lanús
Biggest win (League)	4-0 vs Arsenal 4-0 vs Crucero del Norte	4-0 vs Arsenal	4-0 vs Crucero del Norte	N/A
Biggest win (Copa Argentina)	1-0 vs Deportivo Español	N/A	N/A	1-0 vs Deportivo Español
Biggest win (Copa Sudamericana)	1-0 vs Arsenal 1-0 vs Olimpia	1-0 vs Arsenal 1-0 vs Olimpia	-	N/A
Biggest loss (League)	1-2 vs Club Atlético Belgrano 0-1 vs San Lorenzo 0-1 vs Racing Club 0-1 vs Aldosivi	0-2 vs Racing Club	0-1 vs San Lorenzo 0-1 vs Racing Club 0-1 vs Aldosivi	N/A
Biggest loss (Copa Argentina)	0-2 vs Lanús	N/A	N/A	0-2 vs Lanús
Biggest loss (Copa Sudamericana)	0-1 vs Santa Fe	0-1 vs Santa Fe	-	N/A
Clean sheets	15	10	4	1
Goals scored	54	26	28	2
Goals conceded	31	12	16	3
Goal difference	+23	+14	+12	-1
Average GF per game	1.32	1.3	1.56	0.67
Average GA per game	0.76	0.6	0.89	1
Yellow cards	90	37	46	7
Red cards	6	5	1	-
Most appearances		–
Most minutes played		–
Most goals	Lucas Albertengo (10)	–
Worst discipline	Jesús Méndez (3RC) Jesús Méndez (14YC)	Jesús Méndez (2RC) Jesús Méndez (7YC)	Federico Mancuello (1RC) Jesús Méndez (6YC)	Jesús Méndez (2YC)
Penalties for	5	3	2	-
Penalties against	8	3	5	-