2026 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Season2026
Dates25 January – TBD 2026
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2027 →

The 2026 Liga Profesional de Fútbol will be the 136th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. Thirty teams will compete in the league: twenty-eight returning from the 2025 season as well as two promoted teams from the 2025 Primera Nacional (Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) and Estudiantes (RC)).[1][2] Estudiantes (LP) entered the season as the defending champions after winning the 2025 Torneo Clausura.

Competition format

The competition format for this season will consist of two tournaments (Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura) each with five stages. In the first stage, the thirty teams were divided into two groups of fifteen teams each and will play in a single round-robin format. Additionally, each team will play two inter-zone matches: against its rival from the other zone, and the second against a second team, determined by a draw. The top eight teams in each group will advance to the round of 16. The final stages (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) will be played on a single-leg basis.[3]

The winners of the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1 and Argentina 2, respectively. Qualification for international tournaments will be determined by the overall standings of the 2026 Primera División.

A new league title, "Campeón de Liga", was created for the team with the most points in the aggregate table. Although the title was established at the end of 2025, it was awarded retroactively to Rosario Central that same year.[4]

This season, two teams will be relegated to the Primera Nacional. One team will be relegated based on coefficients, and the team that finishes last in the 2026 aggregate table will also be relegated.

Club information

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2026 Argentine Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
Locations of the 2026 Argentine Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Club City Stadium Capacity
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella 35,180
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 25,000
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro 32,700
Banfield Banfield Florencio Sola 34,901
Barracas Central Buenos Aires Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia 4,400
Belgrano Córdoba Julio César Villagra 30,000
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires La Bombonera 54,000
Central Córdoba (SdE) Santiago del Estero Único Madre de Ciudades 30,000
Alfredo Terrera 16,000
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello 12,000
Deportivo Riestra Buenos Aires Guillermo Laza 3,000
Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Jorge Luis Hirschi 30,000
Estudiantes (RC) Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto Antonio Candini 12,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,544
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Mendoza Víctor Legrotaglie 11,000
Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314
Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América - Ricardo Enrique Bochini 52,853
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini 24,000
Instituto Córdoba Juan Domingo Perón 26,535
Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619
Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 38,095
Platense Florida Este Ciudad de Vicente López 28,530
Racing Avellaneda El Cilindro 55,880
River Plate Buenos Aires Mâs Monumental 83,196
Rosario Central Rosario Gigante de Arroyito 41,654
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 39,494
Sarmiento (J) Junín Eva Perón 19,000
Talleres (C) Córdoba Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282
Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540

Personnel and sponsoring

Club Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Other sponsors
Aldosivi Guillermo Farré Kappa Rapicuotas
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Plusmar, Guedikian Impresores, Grupo Moscuzza
    • Sleeves: SPI Astilleros
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Argentinos Juniors Nicolás Diez Umbro Rapicuotas
List
    • Front: BichoStore Tienda Online
    • Back: Angiocor, Lindo Campo, Vitta
    • Sleeves: Gráfica Led, DataCloud
    • Shorts: Angiocor, Pinturerías Megapint
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Atlético Tucumán Hugo Colace Kappa Caja Popular de Ahorros
List
    • Front: Sporting
    • Back: Construyo al Costo, Flecha Bus
    • Sleeves: Casino Parque
    • Shorts: Sporting, Seguridad OMEGA
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Banfield Pedro Troglio Macron Sur Finanzas
List
Barracas Central Rubén Darío Insúa Il Ossso Sports Sur Finanzas
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Turbodisel
    • Sleeves: Passline, Gentech Suplementos Deportivos
    • Shorts: Horcrisa, Fusion Tex Revestimientos, Secco
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Belgrano Ricardo Zielinski Umbro Banco Macro
List
    • Front: Sanos Salud
    • Back: Pauny, Playcet
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros
Boca Juniors Claudio Úbeda (caretaker) Adidas Betsson
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: DirecTV
    • Sleeves: Cetrogar
    • Shorts: Pax Assistance
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Central Córdoba (SdE) Lucas Pusineri Adhoc Banco Santiago del Estero
List
Defensa y Justicia Mariano Soso KDY Rapicuotas
List
    • Front: Tiper
    • Back: Viviendas Roca, Volkswagen Autotag
    • Sleeves: Pago 24
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros
Deportivo Riestra Gustavo Benítez Adidas Speed Unlimited
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Speed Unlimited
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Speed Unlimited
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Estudiantes (LP) Eduardo Domínguez RUGE Saint-Gobain
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Mateu Sports, Mejor Crédito
    • Sleeves: Bricks M2V
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Estudiantes (RC) Iván Delfino Mitre Deportes Río Cuarto
List
    • Front: Da Ros, YPF Marijo, Pinturas Micam
    • Back: Banco de Córdoba, Agro Imperio
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Nutrifarms, Bioetanol Río Cuarto
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Fernando Zaniratto Givova Rapicuotas
List
    • Front: Enova
    • Back: Construyo al Costo, Plusmar
    • Sleeves: Casablanca Pinturas
    • Shorts: Tamburini Amoblamientos
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Ariel Broggi Mitre None
List
    • Front: CEOSA
    • Back: El Cruce, Gobierno de Mendoza, Montemar, Vaypol
    • Sleeves: Secco
    • Shorts: Vaypol, Multiled, GyE 1908
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Huracán Diego Martínez Kappa Jeluz
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Casablanca Pinturas, Leiva Joyas
    • Sleeves: Flecha Bus
    • Shorts: Laboratorio IMAT, Grupo A
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros
Independiente Gustavo Quinteros Puma Sportsbet
List
    • Front: Rapicuotas
    • Back: Kanji, Pardo Hogar
    • Sleeves: Scienza Argentina
    • Shorts: BiBank
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Multiled, Rio Uruguay Seguros
Independiente Rivadavia Alfredo Berti Sport Lyon Banco Macro
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Edelcos
    • Sleeves: Diario UNO Mendoza
    • Shorts: ChangoMâs
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Instituto Daniel Oldrá Givova Banco Macro
List
    • Front: Befol
    • Back: GS BIO, Tecnored Latam
    • Sleeves: GS BIO, Nueva Chevallier
    • Shorts: GEA Cobertura de Salud
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Lanús Mauricio Pellegrino Umbro Mapei
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: Befol
    • Shorts: Nueva Chevallier, Pinturas Andina
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Newell's Old Boys Favio Orsi and
Sergio Gómez 		AIFIT City Center Online
List
    • Front: Lotería de Santa Fe, Sedilé
    • Back: Hospital Italiano Rosario, DR Química, Multiled
    • Sleeves: Voss 2000
    • Shorts: Italmédica
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros
Platense Walter Zunino Hummel Planes ESCO
List
    • Front: Transfarmaco, Empanadas Morita
    • Back: Civile Propiedades, Cilbrake Autopartes
    • Sleeves: Toshify
    • Shorts: Pinturas Andina, Emergencias Salud, Papelera Mas Pack
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Racing Gustavo Costas Kappa Betsson
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Cetrogar, Sur Finanzas
    • Sleeves: Rio Uruguay Seguros
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: EA Sports FC
River Plate Marcelo Gallardo Adidas Betano
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: DirecTV
    • Sleeves: Assist Card
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Rosario Central Jorge Almirón Le Coq Sportif City Center Online
List
    • Front: Lotería de Santa Fe, Techaarg
    • Back: Kanji
    • Sleeves: Voss 2000
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros
San Lorenzo Damián Ayude Atomik IEB Más
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Intermac Assistance, Flecha Bus
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Kanji
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Sarmiento (J) Facundo Sava Coach Naldo Digital
List
    • Front: Clínica La Pequeña Familia, FMC Argentina
    • Back: Laboratorio Quimeco, Alra sur Volkswagen, Aceros Perkusic
    • Sleeves: Sigma Agro
    • Shorts: Voy con Energía, Dinatech, Sistemas Junín, FD Agro, Nuseed, AGseed, Stoller
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Talleres (C) Carlos Tevez Le Coq Sportif Holcim
List
    • Front: Advanta
    • Back: Riing
    • Sleeves: Terrawind
    • Shorts: MSC Cruceros
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Tigre Diego Dabove Kappa Banco Macro
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Banco Macro
    • Sleeves: Yomel Argentina
    • Shorts: Pinturas Andina
    • Socks: None
    • Number: None
Unión Leonardo Madelón Givova OSPAT
List
    • Front: Vidalac, Transporte Pedrito, Multiled
    • Back: Flecha Bus, Gigared
    • Sleeves: Servicios Viales, Sin Culpa
    • Shorts: Flecha Bus, Sanatorio Santa Fe, Duracril, El Litoral
    • Socks: Vidalac
    • Number: None
Vélez Sarsfield Guillermo Barros Schelotto Macron Saphirus
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Banco Supervielle
    • Sleeves: Yerba Salam
    • Shorts: Turbodisel
    • Socks: None
    • Number: Rio Uruguay Seguros

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table 		Replaced by Date of appointment
Newell's Old Boys Lucas Bernardi End of caretaker spell 16 November 2025 Pre-season Favio Orsi and
Sergio Gómez 		19 December 2025[5]
Platense Hernán Lamberti and
Guillermo Báez 		17 November 2025 Walter Zunino 24 November 2025[6]
Huracán Frank Kudelka End of contract 18 November 2025[7] Diego Martínez 3 December 2025[8]
Central Córdoba (SdE) Omar De Felippe 1 December 2025[9] Lucas Pusineri 5 December 2025[10]
Rosario Central Ariel Holan 11 December 2025[11] Jorge Almirón 15 December 2025[12]

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Aldosivi Federico Gino Emiliano Rodríguez Fernando Román Alejandro Villarreal
Argentinos Juniors Mateo Antoni Rubén Bentancourt Leandro Lozano
Atlético Tucumán Clever Ferreira Juan González Franco Nicola Maximiliano Villa
Banfield Agustín Alaniz Danilo Arboleda Mauro Méndez Diego Romero
Barracas Central Jhonatan Candia Yonatthan Rak
Belgrano Thiago Cardozo Bryan Reyna Federico Ricca Rodrigo Saravia
Boca Juniors Williams Alarcón Edinson Cavani Ander Herrera Carlos Palacios
Central Córdoba (SdE) Sebastián Cristóforo
Defensa y Justicia Lucas Ferreira Juan Manuel Gutiérrez César Pérez
Deportivo Riestra Yeison Murillo
Estudiantes (LP) Edwuin Cetré Gabriel Neves
Estudiantes (RC) Deyvis Jallaza
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Jan Carlos Hurtado Enzo Martínez Juan José Pérez Juan Pintado
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Juan José Franco
Huracán Facundo Waller
Independiente Matías Abaldo Gabriel Ávalos Rodrigo Fernández Pablo Galdames Felipe Loyola
Independiente Rivadavia Álex Arce Leonard Costa José Florentín Iván Villalba
Instituto Jhon Córdoba Matias Fonseca Manuel Romero
Lanús José Canale Ronaldo Dejesús Raúl Loaiza Gonzalo Pérez
Newell's Old Boys Josué Colmán Juan Espínola Martín Fernández Carlos González Jherson Mosquera Saúl Salcedo
Platense Edgar Elizalde Juan Pablo Goicochea Ronaldo Martínez Maximiliano Rodríguez
Racing Adrián Balboa Martín Barrios Gastón Martirena Richard Sánchez Duván Vergara
River Plate Sebastián Boselli Kevin Castaño Juan Fernando Quintero
Rosario Central Jaminton Campaz Enzo Giménez Facundo Mallo
San Lorenzo Orlando Gill Diego Herazo Jhohan Romaña
Sarmiento (J) Joaquín Ardaiz Iván Morales Renzo Orihuela Jhon Rentería Leandro Suhr
Talleres (C) Luis Angulo Miguel Navarro Juan Portilla Rick Rodrigo Guth
Tigre Ramón Arias Blas Armoa Alfio Oviedo Guillermo Soto
Unión Emiliano Álvarez Fernando Díaz Maizon Rodríguez
Vélez Sarsfield Claudio Baeza Álvaro Montero Michael Santos Diego Valdés

Players holding Argentinian dual nationality

They do not take up a foreign slot.

Source: AFA

Draw

The draw for the group stages was held on 10 December 2025, 12:00, at the AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza.[13] The 30 teams were divided into two groups of fifteen, with one team from each of the interzonal matches.

Interzonal matches
Team 1 Team 2

Torneo Apertura

The 2026 Torneo Apertura (officially the Torneo Mercado Libre Apertura 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[14] will be the first tournament of the 2026 season. It will begin on 25 January and will end on 24 May 2026.

Group stage

In the group stage, each group will be played on a single round-robin basis. In addition, each team will play one inter-zone match. Teams will be ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw.

The top eight teams of each group will advance to the round of 16.

Standings

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
2 Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Defensa y Justicia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Deportivo Riestra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Estudiantes (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Instituto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lanús 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Newell's Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Platense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Talleres (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Unión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFA
Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
2 Argentinos Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Banfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Barracas Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Belgrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estudiantes (RC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Huracán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Independiente Rivadavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rosario Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sarmiento (J) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFA

Results

In the group stage, teams will play every other team in their group once (either home or away), plus two interzonal games, for a total of 16 rounds.[15]

Zone A
Home \ Away BOC CCO DYJ DRI EST GME IND INS LAN NOB PLA SLO TAL UNI VEL
Boca Juniors – – – – – – –
Central Córdoba (SdE) – – – – – – –
Defensa y Justicia – – – – – – –
Deportivo Riestra – – – – – – –
Estudiantes (LP) – – – – – – –
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) – – – – – – –
Independiente – – – – – – –
Instituto – – – – – – –
Lanús – – – – – – –
Newell's Old Boys – – – – – – –
Platense – – – – – – –
San Lorenzo – – – – – – –
Talleres (C) – – – – – – –
Unión – – – – – – –
Vélez Sarsfield – – – – – – –
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Zone B
Home \ Away ALD ARG ATU BAN BAR BEL ERC GLP HUR IRI RAC RIV ROS SAR TIG
Aldosivi – – – – – – –
Argentinos Juniors – – – – – – –
Atlético Tucumán – – – – – – –
Banfield – – – – – – –
Barracas Central – – – – – – –
Belgrano – – – – – – –
Estudiantes (RC) – – – – – – –
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) – – – – – – –
Huracán – – – – – – –
Independiente Rivadavia – – – – – – –
Racing – – – – – – –
River Plate – – – – – – –
Rosario Central – – – – – – –
Sarmiento (J) – – – – – – –
Tigre – – – – – – –
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Interzonal matches

Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the round of 16, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the higher seed will be the host team. However, the final will be played at a neutral venue.
    • If tied, extra time will be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the champions.

Torneo Clausura

The 2026 Torneo Clausura (officially the Torneo Mercado Libre Clausura 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[14] will be the second tournament of the 2026 season.

Group stage

In the group stage, each group will be played on a single round-robin basis. In addition, each team will play one inter-zone match. Teams will be ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw.

The top eight teams of each group will advance to the round of 16. Teams in relegation or in the relegation play-offs will not be eligible to play in the final stages.

Standings

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
2 Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Defensa y Justicia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Deportivo Riestra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Estudiantes (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Instituto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lanús 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Newell's Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Platense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Talleres (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Unión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFA
Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
2 Argentinos Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Banfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Barracas Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Belgrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estudiantes (RC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Huracán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Independiente Rivadavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rosario Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sarmiento (J) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFA

Results

In the group stage, teams will play every other team in their group once (either home or away), plus two interzonal games, for a total of 16 rounds.[15]

Zone A
Home \ Away BOC CCO DYJ DRI EST GME IND INS LAN NOB PLA SLO TAL UNI VEL
Boca Juniors – – – – – – –
Central Córdoba (SdE) – – – – – – –
Defensa y Justicia – – – – – – –
Deportivo Riestra – – – – – – –
Estudiantes (LP) – – – – – – –
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) – – – – – – –
Independiente – – – – – – –
Instituto – – – – – – –
Lanús – – – – – – –
Newell's Old Boys – – – – – – –
Platense – – – – – – –
San Lorenzo – – – – – – –
Talleres (C) – – – – – – –
Unión – – – – – – –
Vélez Sarsfield – – – – – – –
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Zone B
Home \ Away ALD ARG ATU BAN BAR BEL ERC GLP HUR IRI RAC RIV ROS SAR TIG
Aldosivi – – – – – – –
Argentinos Juniors – – – – – – –
Atlético Tucumán – – – – – – –
Banfield – – – – – – –
Barracas Central – – – – – – –
Belgrano – – – – – – –
Estudiantes (RC) – – – – – – –
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) – – – – – – –
Huracán – – – – – – –
Independiente Rivadavia – – – – – – –
Racing – – – – – – –
River Plate – – – – – – –
Rosario Central – – – – – – –
Sarmiento (J) – – – – – – –
Tigre – – – – – – –
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Interzonal matches

Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the round of 16, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the higher seed will be the host team. However, the final will be played at a neutral venue.
    • If tied, extra time will be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the champions.

Aggregate table

International qualification

The 2026 Torneo Apertura champions, 2026 Torneo Clausura champions and 2026 Copa Argentina champions will earn a berth to the 2027 Copa Libertadores. The remaining berths to the 2027 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2027 Copa Sudamericana will be determined by an aggregate table from the group stages of the 2026 Torneo Apertura and 2026 Torneo Clausura. The top three teams in the aggregate table not already qualified for any international tournament will qualify for the Copa Libertadores, while the next six teams will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.

Relegation

In this season, the bottom team of the aggregate table will be relegated to the 2027 Primera Nacional. If two or more teams are level on points, extra matches will be played to decide which team would be relegated.

Campeón de Liga

The team with the most points in the aggregate table will be awarded the league title, "Campeón de Liga".

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aldosivi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Argentinos Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Banfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
5 Barracas Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Belgrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Defensa y Justicia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Deportivo Riestra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Estudiantes (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Estudiantes (RC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Huracán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Independiente Rivadavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Instituto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Lanús 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Newell's Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Platense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Rosario Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Sarmiento (J) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Talleres (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Tigre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Unión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Primera Nacional
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head results 5) fair play ranking 6) drawing of lots.

Relegation based on coefficients

In addition to the relegation based on the aggregate table, one team will be relegated at the end of the season based on coefficients, which will take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season (aggregate table points) and the two previous seasons (only seasons at the top flight will be counted). The total tally will be then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons, and an average will be calculated. The team with the worst average at the end of the season will be relegated to Primera Nacional.

Pos Team 2024
Pts 		2025
Pts 		2026
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg Relegation
1 Boca Juniors 67 62 0 129 73 1.767
2 Racing 70 53 0 123 73 1.685
3 River Plate 70 53 0 123 73 1.685
4 Vélez Sarsfield 76 40 0 116 73 1.589
5 Argentinos Juniors 56 57 0 113 73 1.548
6 Rosario Central 47 66 0 113 73 1.548
7 Independiente 63 47 0 110 73 1.507
8 Huracán 62 47 0 109 73 1.493
9 Lanús 59 50 0 109 73 1.493
10 Talleres (C) 72 34 0 106 73 1.452
11 Estudiantes (LP) 63 42 0 105 73 1.438
12 Deportivo Riestra 48 52 0 100 73 1.37
13 Unión 60 39 0 99 73 1.356
14 Barracas Central 49 49 0 98 73 1.342
15 Defensa y Justicia 58 38 0 96 73 1.315
16 San Lorenzo 45 51 0 96 73 1.315
17 Platense 57 35 0 92 73 1.26
18 Independiente Rivadavia 46 43 0 89 73 1.219
19 Tigre 39 49 0 88 73 1.205
20 Instituto 53 34 0 87 73 1.192
21 Belgrano 49 37 0 86 73 1.178
22 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 48 38 0 86 73 1.178
23 Atlético Tucumán 50 34 0 84 73 1.151
24 Central Córdoba (SdE) 42 42 0 84 73 1.151
25 Newell's Old Boys 49 33 0 82 73 1.123
26 Banfield 41 35 0 76 73 1.041
27 Aldosivi — 33 0 33 32 1.031
28 Sarmiento (J) 35 35 0 70 73 0.959
29 Estudiantes (RC) — — 0 0 0 0
30 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) — — 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Primera Nacional

Source: AFA

See also

References

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