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Soccer Betting - Argentinean League
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
The Primera División or first division is the top category of Argentinean soccer. Currently, there are 20 teams in the first division.
The Argentinean league is currently ranked among the top 5 in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. It is one of the most productive sources of players for the world's other top leagues such as the Bundesliga - Germany; Serie A - Italy, and La Liga from Spain.
The 20 teams play two single-round tournaments each year: the Clausura - Closing (February to June), and the Apertura – Opening (August to December). For this reason, there are two champions each season and contrasting to most European countries, Argentina does not have an official Cup contest.
This method to choose the champion was introduced in the 1980s. Starting in 1967, two championships were played each year: the Metropolitano, with the same structure as the old tournament, and the Nacional, which was open to teams from the provinces.
In the early years, only teams from Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires and La Plata were affiliated to the national association. Teams from Rosario and Santa Fé joined in later years. Originally, the Nacional was a regular one-group championship, from which the six best teams would advance to the Metropolitano.
In 1970 the tournaments were separated; the Metropolitano had its own qualifying groups, and the Nacional two groups and play-offs. In 1977 the Metropolitano became a one-group, two-round league championship.
Even though the current structure provides provincial teams a road to promotion, the supremacy of River Plate and Boca Juniors has only amplified since the mid-90s. Just one team from outside the Buenos Aires-Rosario federation has ever won a title (Estudiantes LP).
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