Argentine football league system

The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions (Primera Division and Primera B Nacional), and a series of regionalized lower divisions. Below the Primera B Nacional, leagues are split between those for clubs directly affiliated to the Argentine Football Association (mainly clubs from Greater Buenos Aires, but also some from the rest of the Buenos Aires Province and the Santa Fe Province), and those affiliated indirectly through their local leagues to the Association (covering the rest of the country). Clubs below the Primera B Nacional who are directly affiliated play in the Primera B Metropolitana, Primera C and Primera D, while those indirectly affiliated play in the Argentino A, Argentino B and Argentino C. These leagues make up the first five tiers of Argentine football. Below the fifth tier, there are various regional leagues for clubs indirectly affiliated. On the other hand, clubs directly affiliated have no league below the fifth (Primera D), therefore a club relegated from the Primera D has to spend one year without playing (disaffiliation).

Level	Divisions
1st	Primera División 20 clubs
2nd	Primera B Nacional 22 clubs divided in 2 series of 11
3rd	Primera B Metropolitana 22 clubs divided in 2 series of 11	Torneo Argentino A 39 clubs
4th	Primera C 20 clubs divided in 2 series of 10	Torneo Argentino B 113 clubs
5th	Primera D 18 clubs divided in 2 series of 9	Torneo Argentino C TBD
6th	Disaffiliation for one season	Regional leagues

2015

Level	Divisions
1st	Primera División 30 clubs
2nd	Torneo Nacional 20 clubs
3rd	Torneo Metropolitano A 22 clubs	Torneo Federal A 40 clubs
4th	Torneo Metropolitano B 20 clubs	Torneo Federal B 128 clubs
5th	Torneo Metropolitano C 16 clubs	Torneo Federal C 371 clubs
6th+		105 Regional leagues

References

Asociación del Fútbol Argentino – Reglamento General (in Spanish). Certámenes Oficiales (arts. 98-100). Retrieved 2010-10-28.

External links

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Formats	Metropolitano Nacional Apertura and Clausura
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