The Primera División, known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Argentine 🇦🇷 football league system ⚽️. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera Nacional (Second Division), with the teams placed lowest at the end of the season being relegated🔻. See below for our predictions for Argentine football – generated from our machine learning algorithm, and updated daily 🔥.
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With the first championship held in 1891, Argentina became the first country outside the United Kingdom (where the Football League had debuted in 1888, and the Scottish and Irish Football Leagues in 1890) to establish a football league. The first amateur Primera División matches were played on 12 April 1891. Buenos Aires FC vs. St. Andrew’s and Old Caledonians vs. Belgrano FC. Subsequently, the Primera División turned professional in 1931. 18 clubs broke away from the amateur leagues to form a professional one.
Since the first championship held in 1891, 28 clubs have won the Primera División title at least once. Specifically, River Plate and Boca Juniors are the two most successful teams.
The Argentine championship was ranked as one of the top ten strongest leagues worldwide in 2015. Specifically, Argentina placed 4th after La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), and Bundesliga (Germany). However, it has since descended to 19th in the 2021 list.
See below for Argentine football predictions and forecasts across the top leagues.
