Argentine Superliga is one of the best professional football leagues in the world. It is organized by the Argentine Football Association and the league is officially known as Liga Profesional de Ftbol. It is also called Torneo Binance.
Primera Division
Argentine Primera Division is a competitive soccer league in Argentina. It is the most popular football league in Argentina and it draws television audiences outside of South America. It is organized by the Asociacion del Futbol Argentino.
The Primera Division is a professional league that has been contested since 1931. There are at least 24 teams in the Superliga Argentina. In recent years, one team was relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
The winner of the Primera Division is eligible for the Copa de la Liga Profesional. This is a two-stage tournament that is played to determine the champion of Argentina. This tournament also qualifies teams for the Copa Libertadores.
One of the most popular markets in the soccer betting industry is the mercato retrocessione. This is a market that is based on the amount of points a team has earned in the past three seasons.
One of the biggest clubs in Argentina is River Plate. They are the current Argentine national champions. They have won 70 titles in their history. Other teams to look out for include Boca Juniors, Independiente and Racing Club de Avellaneda.
The Primera Division is more complicated than other leagues. It has been contested in four different calendars. It was originally organized by a homonymous entity. It was later decided to go professional.
Apertura and Clausura tournaments
Argentine football has a fast paced, exciting format. Apertura and Clausura tournaments are the opening and closing of the season in Latin America. These tournaments are played in countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Paraguay.
These tournaments are considered to be more exciting than the double round robin tournaments used in Europe. However, they also have a shorter amount of points to collect throughout the tournament.
For many Latin American leagues, the Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively new innovation. Ecuador adopted this format for its championships in 2005. The leagues are organized into three groups of six teams. The teams play home and away series. The winner of each group advances to the next group and earns the championship title.
The leagues of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Peru have tournaments as well. In Ecuador, the championship title is awarded during the first and second group of leagues.
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are held during the second half of the calendar year. The Apertura tournament is held in Guatemala and Honduras, while the Clausura is held in Mexico. The winner of the Clausura tournament is awarded the title of the national champion.
The leagues of Uruguay and Peru also have playoffs to determine the season champion. In both countries, the winner of the Apertura is awarded the title of the national champion.
Relegation system
Those of us who have played Football Manager might not be aware of the complex system of relegation that Argentina’s Superliga has. The relegation system in Argentina takes into account points earned by clubs over the last two seasons and divides them by the number of matches played.
As well as the relegation system in Superliga Argentina, Argentina has a promotion/relegation system for clubs affiliated to the Argentine Football Association. In this system, the best-ranked teams from the lower division are promoted to the higher division. The worst-ranked teams are automatically relegated. The relegated teams are replaced by a champion from the second division (Primera Nacional).
The first teams to be relegated under the new system were Ferro Carril Oeste and Racing de Cordoba. The clubs relegated under the old system were San Lorenzo and Nueva Chicago.
In the current season, there are 26 teams in the Superliga Argentina. In the previous season, there were 28 teams. There are also 26 regional tournaments which each comprise four teams. The winner of each regional tournament advances to the Nacional championship.
The Argentine Primera DivisiA3n is home to historic clubs, such as River Plate, La Plata, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors, Velez Sarsfield, and Rosario Central. These teams combined for 70 league championships.
In recent years, Argentina’s top-flight has featured a relegation system that has been criticized. Despite the controversies, the system is still being used.