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Argentine Primera División

Football League
NamePrimera División
CountriesArgentina
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Founded1893
Number of teams20
Levels1
Relegation toPrimera B Nacional
International cupCopa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Current championsEstudiantes (5th title)
Most championshipsRiver Plate (33 titles)
TV partnersCanal 7, Canal 9, Canal 26, C5N,
Crónica TV, CN23 (Apertura and Clausura);
América TV (only Clausura)

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The Primera División ( ) is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs from August to May of the following year. Each season is divided into two tournaments, the Apertura and Clausura, each with its own champion.

The Primera División was founded in 1893 and turned professional in 1931 when 18 clubs broke away from the amateur leagues to form a professional league. Since then, the season has been contested annually in four different formats and calendars. The league has been under its current format since the 1991 � 92 season. IFFHS ranks the Primera as the seventh strongest league in the world.

Since the start of professionalism, sixteen clubs have been the Argentine champion, although only four clubs have won ten or more titles. The most successful club is River Plate, who has won 33 titles. The current champion is Estudiantes de La Plata, who won their fifth title in the 2010 Apertura.

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Apertura and Clausura (1991-present) : 1970-1985
Club Home city Stadium First season in the
Primera División
First season
in current spell
Last title
All Boys Buenos Aires Islas Malvinas 1973 2010 � 11 N/A
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 1931 2004 � 05 2010 Clausura
Arsenal Sarandí Julio Humberto Grondona 2002 � 03 2002 � 03 N/A
Banfield Banfield Florencio Sola 1940 2001 � 02 2009 Apertura
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 1931 1931 2008 Apertura
Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 1966 1995 � 96 N/A
Estudiantes La Plata Centenario José Luis Meiszner  1931 1995 � 96 2010 Apertura
Gimnasia (La Plata) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 1931 1985 N/A
Godoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas 2006 � 07 2008 � 09 N/A
Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó 1931 2007 � 08 1973 Metropolitano
Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América 1931 1931 2002 Apertura
Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús � Néstor Díaz Pérez 1931 1992 � 93 2007 Apertura
Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 1939 1964 2004 Apertura
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti 2002 � 03 2010 � 11 N/A
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario José Luis Meiszner 1931 2010 � 11 1978 Metropolitano
Racing Avellaneda Presidente Juan Domingo Perón 1931 1986 � 87 2001 Apertura
River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 1931 1931 2008 Clausura
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 1931 1983 2007 Clausura
Tigre Victoria Coliseo de Victoria 1931 2007 � 08 N/A
Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 1931 1944 2009 Clausura

Apertura and Clausura (1991-present) : 1970-1985
Season Champion (title count) Runner-up Third Place
1931 Boca Juniors (1) San Lorenzo Estudiantes
1932 River Plate (1) Independiente Racing
1933 San Lorenzo (1) Boca Juniors Racing
1934 Boca Juniors (2) Independiente San Lorenzo
1935 Boca Juniors (3) Independiente San Lorenzo
1936 River Plate (2) San Lorenzo Racing
1937 River Plate (3) Independiente Boca Juniors
1938 Independiente (1) River Plate San Lorenzo
1939 Independiente (2) River Plate Huracán
1940 Boca Juniors (4) Independiente River Plate
1941 River Plate (4) San Lorenzo Newell's Old Boys
1942 River Plate (5) San Lorenzo Huracán
1943 Boca Juniors (5) River Plate San Lorenzo
1944 Boca Juniors (6) River Plate Estudiantes
1945 River Plate (6) Boca Juniors Independiente
1946 San Lorenzo (2) Boca Juniors River Plate
1947 River Plate (7) Boca Juniors Independiente
1948 Independiente (3) River Plate Estudiantes
1949 Racing (1) River Plate Platense
1950 Racing (2) Boca Juniors Independiente
1951 Racing (3) Banfield River Plate
1952 River Plate (8) Racing Independiente
1953 River Plate (9) Vélez Sársfield Racing
1954 Boca Juniors (7) Independiente River Plate
1955 River Plate (10) Racing Boca Juniors
1956 River Plate (11) Lanús Boca Juniors
1957 River Plate (12) San Lorenzo Racing
1958 Racing (4) Boca Juniors San Lorenzo
1959 San Lorenzo (3) Racing Independiente
1960 Independiente (4) River Plate Argentinos Juniors
1961 Racing (5) San Lorenzo River Plate
1962 Boca Juniors (8) River Plate Gimnasia (La Plata)
1963 Independiente (5) River Plate Racing
1964 Boca Juniors (9) Independiente River Plate
1965 Boca Juniors (10) River Plate Vélez Sársfield
1966 Racing (6) River Plate Boca Juniors

Apertura and Clausura (1991-present) : 1970-1985
+Metropolitano/Nacional seasons
Season Champion (title count) Runner-up Third Place/Semifinalists
1967 Metropolitano Estudiantes (1) Racing Platense
Independiente
Nacional Independiente (6) Estudiantes Vélez Sársfield
1968 Metropolitano San Lorenzo (4) Estudiantes Vélez Sársfield
River Plate
Nacional Vélez Sársfield (1) River Plate Racing
1969 Metropolitano Chacarita Juniors (1) River Plate Racing
Boca Juniors
Nacional Boca Juniors (11) River Plate San Lorenzo
1970 Metropolitano Independiente (7) River Plate San Lorenzo
Nacional Boca Juniors (12) Rosario Central Chacarita Juniors
Gimnasia (La Plata)
1971 Metropolitano Independiente (8) Vélez Sársfield Chacarita Juniors
Nacional Rosario Central (1) San Lorenzo Independiente
Newell's Old Boys
1972 Metropolitano San Lorenzo (5) Racing Huracán
Nacional San Lorenzo (6) River Plate Boca Juniors
1973 Metropolitano Huracán (1) Boca Juniors San Lorenzo
Nacional Rosario Central (2) River Plate Atlanta
1974 Metropolitano Newell's Old Boys (1) Rosario Central Boca Juniors
Nacional San Lorenzo (7) Rosario Central Vélez Sársfield
1975 Metropolitano River Plate (13) Huracán Boca Juniors
Nacional River Plate (14) Estudiantes San Lorenzo
1976 Metropolitano Boca Juniors (13) Huracán Estudiantes
Nacional Boca Juniors (14) River Plate Huracán
Talleres
1977 Metropolitano River Plate (15) Independiente Vélez Sársfield
Nacional Independiente (9) Talleres Estudiantes
Newell's Old Boys
1978 Metropolitano Quilmes (1) Boca Juniors Unión
Nacional Independiente (10) River Plate Unión
Talleres
1979 Metropolitano River Plate (16) Vélez Sársfield Rosario Central
Independiente
Nacional River Plate (17) Unión Rosario Central
Atlético Tucumán
1980 Metropolitano River Plate (18) Argentinos Juniors Talleres
Nacional Rosario Central (3) Racing de Córdoba Newell's Old Boys
Independiente
1981 Metropolitano Boca Juniors (15) Ferro Carril Oeste Newell's Old Boys
Nacional River Plate (19) Ferro Carril Oeste Independiente
Vélez Sársfield
1982 Nacional Ferro Carril Oeste (1) Quilmes Talleres
Estudiantes
Metropolitano Estudiantes (2) Independiente Boca Juniors
1983 Nacional Estudiantes (3) Independiente Argentinos Juniors
Temperley
Metropolitano Independiente (11) San Lorenzo Ferro Carril Oeste
1984 Nacional Argentinos Juniors (1) Ferro Carril Oeste Estudiantes
Metropolitano Ferro Carril Oeste (2) River Plate San Lorenzo
Talleres
1985 Metropolitano Argentinos Juniors (2) Vélez Sársfield River Plate

Apertura and Clausura (1991-present) : 1970-1985
+European-styled seasons
Season Champion (title count) Runner-up Third Place
1985 � 86 River Plate (20) Newell's Old Boys Deportivo Español
1986 � 87 Rosario Central (4) Newell's Old Boys Independiente
1987 � 88 Newell's Old Boys (2) San Lorenzo Racing
1988 � 89 Independiente (12) Boca Juniors Deportivo Español
1989 � 90 River Plate (21) Independiente Boca Juniors

Apertura and Clausura (1991-present) : 1970-1985
+Apertura/Clausura seasons
Season Champion (title count) Runner-up Third Place
1990 � 91 Apertura Newell's Old Boys (3) River Plate Vélez Sársfield
Clausura Boca Juniors (0) San Lorenzo Deportivo Mandiyú
1991 � 92 Apertura River Plate (22) Boca Juniors San Lorenzo
Clausura Newell's Old Boys (4) Vélez Sársfield Deportivo Español
1992 � 93 Apertura Boca Juniors (16) River Plate San Lorenzo
Clausura Vélez Sársfield (2) Independiente River Plate
1993 � 94 Apertura River Plate (23) Vélez Sársfield Racing
Clausura Independiente (13) Huracán Rosario Central
1994 � 95 Apertura River Plate (24) San Lorenzo Vélez Sársfield
Clausura San Lorenzo (8) Gimnasia (La Plata) Vélez Sársfield
1995 � 96 Apertura Vélez Sársfield (3) Racing Lanús
Clausura Vélez Sársfield (4) Gimnasia (La Plata) Lanús
1996 � 97 Apertura River Plate (25) Independiente Lanús
Clausura River Plate (26) Colón Newell's Old Boys
1997 � 98 Apertura River Plate (27) Boca Juniors Rosario Central
Clausura Vélez Sársfield (5) Lanús Gimnasia (La Plata)
1998 � 99 Apertura Boca Juniors (17) Gimnasia (La Plata) Racing
Clausura Boca Juniors (18) River Plate San Lorenzo
1999 � 00 Apertura River Plate (28) Rosario Central Boca Juniors
Clausura River Plate (29) Independiente Colón
2000 � 01 Apertura Boca Juniors (19) River Plate Gimnasia (La Plata)
Clausura San Lorenzo (9) River Plate Boca Juniors
2001 � 02 Apertura Racing (7) River Plate Boca Juniors
Clausura River Plate (30) Gimnasia (La Plata) Boca Juniors
2002 � 03 Apertura Independiente (14) Boca Juniors River Plate
Clausura River Plate (31) Boca Juniors Vélez Sársfield
2003 � 04 Apertura Boca Juniors (20) San Lorenzo Banfield
Clausura River Plate (32) Boca Juniors Talleres
2004 � 05 Apertura Newell's Old Boys (5) Vélez Sársfield River Plate
Clausura Vélez Sársfield (6) Banfield Racing
2005 � 06 Apertura Boca Juniors (21) Gimnasia (La Plata) Vélez Sársfield
Clausura Boca Juniors (22) Lanús River Plate
2006 � 07 Apertura Estudiantes (4) Boca Juniors River Plate
Clausura San Lorenzo (10) Boca Juniors Estudiantes
2007 � 08 Apertura Lanús (1) Tigre Banfield
Clausura River Plate (33) Boca Juniors Estudiantes
2008 � 09 Apertura Boca Juniors (23) Tigre San Lorenzo
Clausura Vélez Sársfield (7) Huracán Lanús
2009 � 10 Apertura Banfield (1) Newell's Old Boys Colón
Clausura Argentinos Juniors (3) Estudiantes Godoy Cruz
2010 � 11 Apertura Estudiantes (5) Vélez Sársfield Arsenal
Clausura

Titles by clubs :
Team Nº of titles Years/Tournaments Won
River Plate 33 1932, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional, 1985 � 86, 1989 � 90, 1991 Apertura, 1993 Apertura, 1994 Apertura, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1999 Apertura, 2000 Clausura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura, 2008 Clausura
Boca Juniors 23 1931, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969 Nacional, 1970 Nacional, 1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional, 1981 Metropolitano, 1992 Apertura, 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura
Independiente 14 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1967 Nacional, 1970 Metropolitano, 1971 Metropolitano, 1977 Nacional, 1978 Nacional, 1983 Metropolitano, 1988 � 1989, 1994 Clausura, 2002 Apertura
San Lorenzo 10 1933, 1946, 1959, 1968 Metropolitano, 1972 Metropolitano, 1972 Nacional, 1974 Nacional, 1995 Clausura, 2001 Clausura, 2007 Clausura
Vélez Sársfield 7 1968 Nacional, 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura, 2005 Clausura, 2009 Clausura
Racing 7 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1966, 2001 Apertura
Newell's Old Boys 5 1974 Metropolitano, 1987 � 88, 1990 � 91, 1992 Clausura, 2004 Apertura
Estudiantes 5 1967 Metropolitano, 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional, 2006 Apertura, 2010 Apertura
Rosario Central 4 1971 Nacional, 1973 Nacional, 1980 Nacional, 1986 � 87
Argentinos Juniors 3 1984 Metropolitano, 1985 Nacional, 2010 Clausura
Ferro Carril Oeste 2 1982 Nacional, 1984 Nacional
Huracán 1 1973 Metropolitano
Lanús 1 2007 Apertura
Banfield 1 2009 Apertura
Quilmes 1 1978 Metropolitano
Chacarita Juniors 1 1969 Metropolitano

Titles by city :
City Nº of titles Clubs
Buenos Aires 80 River Plate (33), Boca Juniors (23), San Lorenzo (10), Vélez Sársfield (7), Argentinos Juniors (3), Ferro Carril Oeste (2), Huracán (1)
Avellaneda 21 Independiente (14), Racing (7)
Rosario 9 Newell's Old Boys (5), Rosario Central (4)
La Plata 5 Estudiantes (5)
Lanús 1 Lanús (1)
Banfield 1 Banfield (1)
Quilmes 1 Quilmes (1)
San Martín 1 Chacarita Juniors (1)

Football in Argentina

National teamsArgentina, (women's), U-20, U-17, Olympic
League systemPrimera División (Amateur era, Topscorers) , Primera B Nacional, Primera B Metropolitana, Primera C Metropolitana, Primera D Metropolitana, Disaffiliation for one year, Torneo Argentino A, Torneo Argentino B, Torneo Argentino C, Regionals Football League

Top level football leagues of South America (CONMEBOL)

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