Argentine Football Association
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2024 | Vélez Sarsfield wins its most recent championship, extending its historical success. |
2024 | Vélez Sarsfield projected to win a championship in the latest season |
2024 | Launch of Torneo Promocional Amateur competition |
2024 | 17 de Agosto wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
2024 | Argentine Primera División de Futsal season with 18 clubs competing, representing various districts and neighborhoods primarily in the City of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province. |
December 15 2024 | Conclusion of the 2024 Argentine Primera División season |
October 17 2024 | AFA announces no relegations for the 2024 season, with the 2025 Primera División set to expand to 30 teams. |
May 12 2024 | Start of the 2024 Argentine Primera División season, featuring 28 teams including 26 from the previous season and two promoted from the 2023 Primera Nacional. |
2023 | River Plate claims its 38th Primera División title, maintaining its record as the most successful club in the league's history |
2023 | San Lorenzo wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship for the second consecutive year |
December 16 2023 | 4th edition of Copa de la Liga Profesional concludes, completing the tournament's 14 fixtures |
August 20 2023 | 4th edition of Copa de la Liga Profesional begins, with teams divided into two zones (A and B) playing in a single round robin format, totaling 14 fixtures. |
2022 | The Argentine Primera División established a qualification system for international cups, with five clubs becoming eligible to play in the Copa Libertadores: the league champion and the top four teams in the final table standings. |
2022 | The league implemented a new qualification structure for the Copa Sudamericana, with six teams (placed 6th to 11th in the final table) gaining entry to the tournament. |
2022 | Introduction of Supercopa Internacional competition |
2022 | San Lorenzo wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
2021 | Argentina's league ranking descended to 19th in the IFFHS international league rankings. |
2021 | River Plate wins another Primera División championship |
2021 | Paramount+ begins streaming Argentine Primera División matches in the United States. |
2021 | Establishment of Copa Federal de Fútbol Femenino competition |
2021 | Barracas Central wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
2020 | Primera División competition resumed after a brief interruption, and Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional was first organized. |
2020 | Boca Juniors wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
March 2020 | Mariano Elizondo resigned as president of the Superliga, following Claudio Tapia's criticisms one month earlier. |
March 2020 | AFA dissolved the Superliga and resumed direct control of the Primera División. |
2019 | San Lorenzo wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship for the second consecutive year |
July 2019 | Superliga Argentina is dissolved shortly after completing the 2019-20 season, returning primary football organization responsibilities to AFA. |
June 2019 | Superliga Argentina organizes its final Primera División championship before dissolution. |
2018 | San Lorenzo wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
August 2018 | From August 2018 to June 2019, the Superliga was contested by 26 teams, with four teams relegated to and two teams promoted from Primera B Nacional. |
2017 | Claudio Tapia becomes president of the Argentine Football Association and continues to hold the position as of the current date. |
2017 | Boca Juniors wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
July 2017 | Superliga Argentina takes over Primera División championships, operating independently but contractually linked with AFA. |
2016 | Continued use of the single tournament format with one champion per season, with no revival of the Copa Campeonato. |
2016 | National Government and AFA rescind the 'Fútbol para Todos' agreement, ending free football broadcasts. |
2016 | Kimberley won their second futsal championship |
2016 | Kimberley wins the Argentine Primera División de Futsal championship |
July 2016 | AFA concludes its direct organization of Primera División championships, with the 2016-17 season being its last fully managed league season. |
June 2016 | Luis Segura was charged with 'aggravated administrative fraud' and replaced by interim executive secretary Damián Dupiellet. |
January 2016 | In the first half of 2016, the league was contested by 30 teams, with one team relegated to and one team promoted from Primera B Nacional. |
2015 | The Argentine championship was ranked 4th strongest league worldwide by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), following La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), and Bundesliga (Germany). |
2015 | The league format changed to a tournament with 30 teams. The first five clubs from Zonas A & B of the 2014 Primera B Nacional season were promoted to the Primera División. |
2015 | The league format changed to a single tournament with only one champion per season, and the Copa Campeonato was discontinued. |
2015 | The previously rejected project for a new league format was successfully implemented, creating a new tournament structure that expanded the league. |
2015 | Presidential election between Marcelo Tinelli and Luis Segura ended in a draw, with the election postponed. |
2015 | Pinocho won the Clausura championship, and Kimberley won their first futsal championship |
2015 | Two championships were held: Apertura won by Pinocho and Clausura won by Kimberley |
2014 | Argentine football restructured, returning to a single tournament format after years of two annual tournaments (Apertura and Clausura). |
2014 | The Superfinal format continued, representing a significant change in the league's competitive structure during this period. |
2014 | The Argentine Primera División transitioned back to a single tournament format after previously having multiple tournament structures. |
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