Argentina · Tier 1

Primera División

In US-sports termsArgentina's top flight — a league that reshuffles its own format more often than MLB tweaks the playoffs. Currently around 30 clubs playing split seasons, Mexico-style.

What it is

Argentina's top division — home of Boca Juniors, River Plate, Racing and Independiente. The format changes frequently; in its current form roughly 30 clubs play two tournaments a year (Apertura and Clausura), each with a playoff.

How you get in

Avoid the drop — relegation currently runs through the season-long combined table — or come up from Primera Nacional.

What it feeds

Top finishers and tournament winners → Copa Libertadores; the next band → Copa Sudamericana. Bottom clubs drop to Primera Nacional.

Whatever the format is this year, one thing is constant: Boca vs River, the Superclásico — widely called the fiercest rivalry in world sports.

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Standings

The table as of our last update.

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Estudiantes de La Plata	16	9	4	3	+12	31
2	Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	+13	30
3	Vélez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	+6	28
4	Talleres de Córdoba	16	7	5	4	+4	26
5	Independiente	16	6	6	4	+4	24
6	Lanús	16	6	6	4	+3	24
7	San Lorenzo	16	5	7	4	0	22
8	Unión de Santa Fe	16	5	6	5	+4	21
9	Instituto	16	6	3	7	0	21
10	Defensa y Justicia	16	4	7	5	-3	19
11	Gimnasia de Mendoza	16	5	4	7	-8	19
12	Platense	16	3	7	6	-5	16
13	Central Córdoba (SdE)	16	4	4	8	-10	16
14	Newell's Old Boys	16	3	6	7	-12	15
15	Deportivo Riestra	16	1	8	7	-7	11
1	Deportivo Riestra	1	1	0	0	+3	3
2	Independiente	1	1	0	0	+2	3
3	Gimnasia de Mendoza	1	1	0	0	+1	3
4	Lanús	1	1	0	0	+1	3
5	Newell's Old Boys	1	1	0	0	+1	3
6	Vélez Sarsfield	1	1	0	0	+1	3
7	Platense	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Unión de Santa Fe	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Defensa y Justicia	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Central Córdoba (SdE)	1	0	0	1	-1	0
11	San Lorenzo	1	0	0	1	-1	0
12	Talleres de Córdoba	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Instituto	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Estudiantes de La Plata	1	0	0	1	-2	0
15	Boca Juniors	1	0	0	1	-3	0

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Independiente Rivadavia	16	10	4	2	+14	34
2	River Plate	16	9	2	5	+10	29
3	Argentinos Juniors	16	8	5	3	+4	29
4	Rosario Central	16	8	4	4	+4	28
5	Belgrano	16	7	5	4	+4	26
6	Gimnasia La Plata	16	8	2	6	0	26
7	Huracán	16	5	7	4	+4	22
8	Racing Club	16	5	6	5	+2	21
9	Barracas Central	16	5	6	5	0	21
10	Tigre	16	4	8	4	+3	20
11	Sarmiento	16	6	1	9	-7	19
12	Banfield	16	5	3	8	-2	18
13	Atlético Tucumán	16	3	5	8	-5	14
14	Aldosivi	16	0	8	8	-13	8
15	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	16	1	2	13	-19	5
1	Argentinos Juniors	1	1	0	0	+1	3
2	Belgrano	1	1	0	0	+1	3
3	Racing Club	1	1	0	0	+1	3
4	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	1	1	0	0	+1	3
5	Huracán	1	1	0	0	+1	3
6	Barracas Central	1	1	0	0	+1	3
7	Aldosivi	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Atlético Tucumán	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Independiente Rivadavia	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Sarmiento	1	0	0	1	-1	0
11	Rosario Central	1	0	0	1	-1	0
12	Gimnasia La Plata	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Tigre	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Banfield	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	River Plate	1	0	0	1	-1	0