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Argentine Primera División
Organising body AFA
Founded 12 April 1891; 131 years ago[1][2]
First season 1891
Country Argentina
Confederation CONMEBOL
Number of teams 28 (2022)

Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Primera Nacional
Domestic cup(s) Copa Argentina
Supercopa Argentina
Copa Liga Profesional
Trofeo de Campeones
Supercopa Internacional
International cup(s) Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Current champions Boca Juniors (2022) (35th title)
Most championships River Plate (37 titles)[3][4]
Most appearances Hugo Gatti (765)[5][6]
Top goalscorer Arsenio Erico (295)[7]
TV partners ESPN Premium
TNT Sports (Argentina)[8]
List of international broadcasters
Website www.ligaprofesional.org.ar
Current: 2023 Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon]; English: "First

Division"), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for
sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina,[9] organised by
the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The Primera División is the country's premier football division and is the top
division of the Argentine football league system. It operates on a system
of promotion and relegation with the Primera Nacional (Second Division), with the
teams placed lowest at the end of the season being relegated. Since 2020,
relegation has been suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic.
With the first championship held in 1891,[10] Argentina became the first country
outside the United Kingdom (where the Football League had debuted in 1888, and
the Scottish and Irish Football Leagues in 1890) to establish a football league.[11] In
the early years, only teams from Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires, La
Plata and Rosario[12] were affiliated to the national association. Teams from other
cities would join in later years.
The Primera División turned professional in 1931 when 18 clubs broke away from
the amateur leagues to form a professional one. Since then, the season has been
contested annually in four different formats and calendars.
The Argentine championship was ranked in the top 10 as one of the strongest
leagues in the world (for 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015 period) by
the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Argentina
placed 4th after La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), and Bundesliga (Germany).[13]
Format and teams[edit]

Championship[edit]
Main article: 2023 Argentine Primera División
The 2023 season will be contested by 28 teams, including the 26 teams from
the previous season (so there were no relegations in 2021) plus the two teams
promoted from 2022 Primera Nacional. The league season began on 27 January
and will end on 5 August 2023.[14]
Participating teams played each other in a round-robin system totaling 27 rounds.
The team with most points at the end of the season crowned champion.
Relegation[edit]
Relegation is based on an averaging system.[15] At the end of the season, the two
teams with the worst three-year averages are relegated, while the winner and
runner-up of Primera Nacional championship are promoted to Primera.
Domestic cups[edit]
Main article: List of Argentine football national cups
The Primera División champion gains a place to play the Trofeo de Campeones de

la Liga Profesional v. the winner of Copa de la Liga Profesional.
The 4th. edition of Copa de la Liga Profesional will be held in the second semester
of 2023, when the league tournament concludes. It will begin on 20 August and will
end on 16 December. Teams will be divided into two zones (A and B) and will play
each other in a single round robin format, totalising 14 fixtures. [16]
International cups[edit]
Main article: Qualifying method of Copa Libertadores in Argentina
As of 2022, five clubs from Argentina are eligible to play the Copa Libertadores.
The champion of Primera División automatically qualifies for the tournament. The
other four teams best placed in the table at the end of the tournament (2nd to 5th)
are also eligible to play the Cup.
For the Copa Sudamericana, six teams are eligible. Clubs placed 6th to 11th in the
table at the end of the tournament, gain a place to play the cup.
History[edit]
Round-robin tournaments (1891–1966)[edit]
The Copa Campeonato was the first trophy awarded by the AFA, then abandoned[17] and re-issued from
2013[18] to 2015.
In 1891 the Association Argentine Football League was established, with Alex

Lamont of St. Andrew's Scots School as one of its board members.[19] The AAFL
was the first football league outside of the British Isles., [20] to establish a football
league. The first Primera División matches were played on 12 April 1891: Buenos
Aires FC vs. St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians vs. Belgrano FC.[1][2]
A single double round-robin tournament was played each year, and the team with
the most points was crowned as champion, except for 1936, during that year the
winners of Copa de Honor and the Campeonato played a match for the
championship title. The single tournament arrangement lasted until 1966.
During this period, the traditional "Big Five" clubs, namely, River Plate, Boca
Juniors, Independiente, Racing and San Lorenzo dominated Argentine football. No
other team besides them had won the league championship in these 36 years. [21][22][23]
[24]
The most serious title challenge came from Banfield in 1951, when they gained
the same points with Racing Club in the league table. However, they lost 1–0 in the
two-legged first place playoffs and gave the title to Racing. [23]
The averaging system for relegations was implemented for the first time in
the 1957 championship,[25] with Ferro Carril Oeste becoming the first team to be
relegated under that system.[26] Averaging continued until 1963, when the
championship returned to its old format (with the worst placed teams being
relegated).[27] Nevertheless, there were no relegations until 1967 (with Unión
(SF) and Deportivo Español being sent to Primera B after playing a relegation
tournament contested by teams of First and Second divisions to define the
promotions and relegations).[28]

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Argentine Primera División

Argentine Primera División

Organising body AFA

Founded 12 April 1891; 131 years ago[1][2]

First season 1891

Number of teams 28 (2022)

Relegation to Primera Nacional

Domestic cup(s) Copa Argentina

Copa Liga Profesional

International cup(s) Copa Libertadores

Current champions Boca Juniors (2022) (35th title)

Most championships River Plate (37 titles)[3][4]

Most appearances Hugo Gatti (765)[5][6]

Top goalscorer Arsenio Erico (295)[7]

TV partners ESPN Premium

TNT Sports (Argentina)[8]

List of international broadcasters

Current: 2023 Argentine Primera División

The Primera División (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon]; English: "First

Format and teams[edit]

The Primera División champion gains a place to play the Trofeo de Campeones de

In 1891 the Association Argentine Football League was established, with Alex

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