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Argentina First Division Betting Guide
The Argentinean First Division, also known as the Primera División Argentina, is Argentina’s highest level domestic football league. The league is regarded as one of the toughest and most competitive in international football, and is both the richest and most popular football league in Latin America.
The Argentina First Division, comprising 20 clubs, has an unusual format. Participating clubs compete in two round robin tournaments each season, with each regarded as a separate tournament. The Clausura runs from February to June, whilst the Apertura runs from August to December each year.
Relegation is determined by an average of all performances over three seasons, and the two clubs with the worst three year averages are relegated at the conclusion of each season.
Five Argentinean clubs qualify for the Copa Liberatodres each season, whilst another five gain entry to the Copa Sudamericana. Argentinean clubs have generally outperformed other Latin American countries in these regional tournaments.
Argentinean First Division Betting
The Argentinean First Division is the only Latin American league to attract significant international interest. The Superclasico, contested twice a year by Buenos Aires’ River Plate and Boca Juniors, is considered to be one of the most fiercely contested derbies in world football.
The high profile enjoyed by Argentinean club football translates into good betting coverage from bookmakers in the United Kingdom and in Europe. Argentinean First Division matches are covered in most live betting markets, and antepost outright winner betting markets for both the Clausura and Apertura are available throughout the year.
Argentinean First Division History
Argentina boasts one of the oldest football leagues in the world, as the first country outside the United Kingdom to set up a national league. The first national football league in Argentina, established in 1891, was a strictly amateur affair. However, after the First World War the sport enjoyed a massive boost in popularity, and became fully professional in 1931.
The Argentinean First Division has evolved constantly over the years, experimenting with various league formats and season schedules. Virtually the only aspect of First Division football that has remained consistent during the history of Argentinean football is the presence of two separate league competitions held each year.
The Argentinean First Division flirted briefly with a European style winter season between 1985 and 1991, however, this format proved to be unpopular with fans, and led to the reinstitution of the system of holding two separate league tournaments every year. Many believe that this league format has contributed directly to the strength of Argentinean football.
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