Argentine Primera División
professional football league from Argentina
Key facts
- Organising body
- AFA
- Founded
- 12 April 1891 ; 135 years ago ( 1891-04-12 )
- Country
- Argentina
- Confederation
- CONMEBOL
- Relegation to
- Primera Nacional
- Domestic cup s
- Copa Argentina , Supercopa Argentina , Trofeo de Campeones , Supercopa Internacional
- International cup s
- Copa Libertadores , Copa Sudamericana
- Current champions
- Belgrano , ( 2026 Apertura ) (1st title) Estudiantes LP , ( 2025 Clausura ) (7th title) Rosario Central , ( 2025 Liga ) (5th title)
- Most championships
- River Plate (38 titles)
- Most appearances
- Hugo Gatti (765)
- Top scorer
- Ángel Labruna (295)
- Broadcaster s
Article
The Primera División ( Spanish pronunciation: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon]; English: "First Division"), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo "Mercado Libre" (Torneo MELI) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), 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.
Argentina held its first championship in 1891, making it the first country outside the United Kingdom to establish a football league. The Football League had debuted in England in 1888, followed by the Scottish and Northern Irish leagues in 1890. In the early years, only teams from Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires, La Plata, Rosario, Santa Fe and Córdoba were affiliated to the national association. Teams from other cities would join in later years.