Argentine football is considered one of the most complex and organized due to the multiplicity of tournaments and different qualification systems.

The season consists of several tournaments played at different times, with a specific system to determine who qualifies for continental tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

Chronological order of the season in Argentina:

1. Argentine League Cup (Copa de la Liga Profesional)

This tournament is played at the beginning of the season.

The teams are divided into two groups, each group includes 14 teams.

The top four teams from each group qualify for the final rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final in the knockout system).

The winner qualifies for the final round. cup Libertadores.

2. The Argentine Premier League (Liga Profesional)

starts after the end of the League Cup.

Number of clubs: It usually consists of 28 teams.

Tournament system: The tournament is played in the traditional league system (one round), where each team faces the other teams once.

The team that collects the largest number of points is crowned the Argentine League title.

This tournament is considered the main tournament. In the season.

The winner qualifies for the cup Libertadores.

General standings (Tabla General) )

The points achieved by each team in the Argentine League and the Argentine League Cup (in the group stage only) are added together to determine:

-Teams qualifying for the tournaments Continental:

 6 places in the Copa Libertadores:

Argentine League Cup Champion.

Argentine League Champion.

Argentine League Cup Champion.

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Argentine Cup Champion.

The best 3 teams in the overall standings (excluding the League Champion, League Cup Champion, and Cup Champion).

6 places in the Copa Sudamericana:

The next best 6 teams in the overall standings (excluding teams Qualified for the Libertadores).

-Teams Threatened with relegation.

The relegated teams are determined based on the average points (Promedios), not just the total points.

The average is calculated. By adding up the points the team achieved last time 3 seasons, then dividing it by the number of matches played.

The aim of this system is to protect the big teams from sudden relegation if they have a bad season.

A team is relegated to the second division.

But in the 2024 season, there is no relegation due to an exceptional decision taken by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), as it seeks to increase the number of clubs participating in the Premier League to 30.

3 . Copa Argentina

A tournament similar to the FA Cup with a knockout system.

It involves clubs from all divisions (first, second, and third).

4. Trofeo de Campeones (Champions Cup)

A match played between:

The champion of the Argentine Premier League.

The champion of the Argentine League Cup.

If the same team wins the league and the League Cup, it plays in the Champions Cup against the Argentine League Cup runner-up.

5. Supercopa Argentina:

It brings together the champion of the Argentine Premier League and the champion of the Argentine Cup (Copa Argentina).

The final match is played. As a single match to determine the winner of the title.

Despite its complex system, the Argentine football season reflects a mixture of enthusiasm and competition, and gives each team the opportunity to write history, whether in local tournaments or on the field. The continental arena.