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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