Standings, fixtures, results and everything you need to know about the Liga Profesional, the top tier of Argentine football, played by 30 clubs in two zones across the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
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CA Belgrano de Cordoba
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CA Platense
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CA Lanus
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3 - 1CA Banfield1 - 2Argentinos Juniors2 - 0CA Central Cordoba SE1 - 1CA Independiente Avellaneda1 - 1Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza2 - 2CA Barracas Central1 - 1Union de Santa Fe1 - 0CA River Plate (ARG)3 - 3Instituto AC Cordoba2 - 2CA San Lorenzo de Almagro0 - 3CA Talleres de Cordoba2 - 1CA Aldosivi1 - 2CA Rosario Central1 - 2Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata0 - 2CA Tigre1 - 0Independiente Rivadavia1 - 0Deportivo Riestra AFBC3 - 1Estudiantes de La Plata2 - 1Estudiantes Rio Cuarto0 - 5Velez Sarsfield1 - 0Racing Club Avellaneda0 - 1Boca Juniors1 - 0CA Belgrano de Cordoba2 - 0CA Huracan0 - 0Newell's Old Boys1 - 2Defensa y Justicia1 - 1CA Lanus0 - 1Atletico Tucuman1 - 2CA Platense2 - 0CA Sarmiento Junin1 - 1Union de Santa Fe1 - 1CA Barracas Central2 - 1CA Central Cordoba SE0 - 3CA River Plate (ARG)2 - 1CA Aldosivi1 - 2CA San Lorenzo de Almagro1 - 1CA Independiente Avellaneda2 - 3CA Rosario Central1 - 0Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza2 - 2CA TigreLiga Profesional standings
Zone tables, computed from full-time results, Clausura tournament, 2026 season. Updated Wed 4 Nov, 07:32 UTCZone A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Instituto AC Cordoba | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 33 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | +9 | 30 |
| 3 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +7 | 28 |
| 5 | CA Lanus | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 25 |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | +3 | 22 |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 21 |
| 8 | CA Independiente Avellaneda | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Union de Santa Fe | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | CA Platense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | CA Talleres de Cordoba | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Deportivo Riestra AFBC | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | CA Central Cordoba SE | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -14 | 10 |
Zone B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | CA Rosario Central | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +12 | 31 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +8 | 31 |
| 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +4 | 28 |
| 4 | CA River Plate (ARG) | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 23 |
| 5 | CA Belgrano de Cordoba | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 23 |
| 6 | CA Barracas Central | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 23 |
| 7 | Independiente Rivadavia | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | CA Sarmiento Junin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | CA Huracan | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Atletico Tucuman | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | CA Tigre | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Racing Club Avellaneda | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | CA Banfield | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | CA Aldosivi | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
What is Liga Profesional?
The Liga Profesional de Fútbol is the top tier of Argentine football, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and sponsored as the Torneo Betano. Thirty clubs are split into two zones of fifteen for the Apertura and the Clausura, and each tournament crowns its own champion.
Argentina held its first championship in 1891, making it the first country outside the United Kingdom to establish a football league, and the league turned professional in 1931. The AFA launched the Liga Profesional de Fútbol in May 2020, and the division grew to 30 clubs in 2025.
Belgrano won the 2026 Apertura, beating River Plate 3-2 in the final in Córdoba on 24 May 2026 for their first national league title. In 2025, Platense won the Apertura, Estudiantes (La Plata) won the Clausura, and Rosario Central were awarded the Campeón de Liga title on the aggregate table.
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mendoza) and Estudiantes (Río Cuarto) came up from the Primera Nacional for 2026.
How Liga Profesional works
Season structure
30 clubs are split into two zones of fifteen. In each tournament a club plays the other 14 clubs in its zone once, plus two interzonal matches, 16 matches in all. The Apertura ran from 22 January to 24 May 2026 and the Clausura runs from 23 July to 12 December. A win earns 3 points, a draw 1 and a defeat none.
Playoffs
The top eight in each zone reach a 16-team knockout phase. The round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are all single matches, with the higher seed at home except in the final, which is played at a neutral venue. Ties go to extra time and then penalties.
International places and relegation
The Apertura and Clausura winners and the Copa Argentina champion earn Copa Libertadores places, and the other Libertadores and Sudamericana places go to the best clubs on the aggregate table. In 2026 two clubs go down to the Primera Nacional: the bottom club on the aggregate table and the club with the lowest points average over 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Campeón de Liga and tiebreakers
The club with the most points on the aggregate table is named Campeón de Liga, a title created at the end of 2025. Within a zone, clubs level on points are separated by goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head results and fair-play ranking, then a draw.
History and records
Past champions
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2026 Apertura | Belgrano |
| 2025 Campeón de Liga | Rosario Central (aggregate table) |
| 2025 Clausura | Estudiantes (La Plata) |
| 2025 Apertura | Platense |
| 2024 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 2023 | River Plate |
| 2022 | Boca Juniors |
| 2021 | River Plate |
| 2020 | No league title (Copa de la Liga played instead) |
| 2019/20 | Boca Juniors |
The story so far
The first championship was played in 1891 and professionalism arrived in 1931, when 18 clubs left the amateur leagues. For decades the title belonged to the Big Five of River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Racing and San Lorenzo, who were the only champions over a 36-year period.
The format has changed often. An averaging system for relegation was first used in 1957, the Metropolitano and Nacional tournaments replaced a single competition in 1967, a European-style season began in 1985, and three points for a win arrived in 1995/96. In 2020 no league championship was held and the AFA ran a Copa de la Liga instead.
Liga Profesional clubs, 2026
30 clubs in two zonesAldosiviJosé María Minella StadiumZone BArgentinos JuniorsDiego Armando Maradona StadiumZone BAtlético TucumánMonumental José FierroZone BBanfieldFlorencio Sola StadiumZone BBarracas CentralClaudio Chiqui Tapia StadiumZone BBelgranoJulio César Villagra StadiumApertura championsBoca JuniorsLa BomboneraZone ACentral CórdobaÚnico Madre de CiudadesZone ADefensa y JusticiaNorberto Tomaghello StadiumZone ADeportivo RiestraGuillermo Laza StadiumZone AEstudiantes (Río Cuarto)Antonio Candini StadiumPromoted, Zone BEstudiantes (La Plata)Jorge Luis Hirschi StadiumZone AGimnasia (La Plata)Juan Carmelo Zerillo StadiumZone BGimnasia (Mendoza)Víctor Legrotaglie StadiumPromoted, Zone AHuracánTomás Adolfo Ducó StadiumZone BIndependienteLibertadores de América StadiumZone AIndependiente RivadaviaBautista Gargantini StadiumZone BInstitutoJuan Domingo Perón StadiumZone ALanúsCiudad de Lanús StadiumZone ANewell's Old BoysMarcelo Bielsa StadiumZone APlatenseCiudad de Vicente López StadiumZone ARacing ClubEl CilindroZone BRiver PlateMonumentalZone BRosario CentralGigante de ArroyitoZone BSan LorenzoPedro Bidegain StadiumZone ASarmiento (Junín)Eva Perón StadiumZone BTalleresMario Alberto Kempes StadiumZone ATigreJosé Dellagiovanna StadiumZone BUnión15 de Abril StadiumZone AVélez SarsfieldJosé Amalfitani StadiumZone ALiga Profesional FAQs
How many teams are in the Liga Profesional?
There are 30 clubs in 2026, split into two zones of 15. Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mendoza) and Estudiantes (Río Cuarto) came up from the Primera Nacional.
How many games does each team play?
In each tournament a club plays 16 matches: the 14 other clubs in its zone once, plus two interzonal matches. A win earns 3 points, a draw 1 point and a defeat none.
How do the playoffs work?
The top eight in each zone reach a 16-team knockout phase of single matches, with the final at a neutral venue. Ties go to extra time and then penalties.
How does relegation work?
Two clubs go down to the Primera Nacional in 2026. One is the bottom club on the aggregate table, and the other is the club with the lowest points average over 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Who won the 2026 Apertura?
Belgrano beat River Plate 3-2 in the final on 24 May 2026 in Córdoba, winning their first national league title.
When does the 2026 Clausura end?
The Clausura began on 23 July 2026 and the final is scheduled for 12 December 2026.
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