Primera División Argentina

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Background Information

The Primera División Argentina or Argentine Premier Division is the top division of Argentine football. Founded in 1893 and featuring 20 clubs, the Primera doesn't feature a traditional league/cup format. Instead the 20 clubs compete in 2 separate tournaments, the Clausura which runs from February to June and the Apertura which runs from August to December.

Past Winners Apertura/Clausura

1991-92 - River Plate/Newell's Old Boys

1992–93 - Boca Juniors/Velez Sarsfield

1993–94 - River Plate/Independiente

1994–95 - River Plate/San Lorenzo

1995–96 - Velez Sarsfield/Velez Sarsfield

1996–97 - River Plate/River Plate

1997–98 - River Plate/Velez Sarsfield

1998–99 - Boca Juniors/Boca Juniors

1999–00 - River Plate/River Plate

2000–01 - Boca Juniors/San Lorenzo

2001–02 - Racing/River Plate

2002–03 - Independiente/River Plate

2003–04 - Boca Juniors/River Plate

2004–05 - Newell's Old Boys/Velez Sarsfield

2005–06 - Boca Juniors/Boca Juniors

2006–07 - Estudiantes de la Plata/San Lorenzo

2007–08 - Lanus/River Plate

2008-09 - Boca Juniors/Velez Sarsfield

Championships Won

• 33 wins: River Plate
• 23 wins: Boca Juniors
• 14 wins: Independiente
• 10 wins: San Lorenzo
• 7 wins: Velez Sarsfield, Racing
• 5 wins: Newell's Old Boys
• 4 wins: Rosario Central, Estudiantes de la Plata
• 2 wins: Argentinos Juniors, Ferro Carril Oeste
• 1 win: Huracan, Lanus, Chacarita Juniors, Quilmes

The Clubs

The 20 teams who are currently in the Primera (as of the start of the 09 season) are:

   * Argentinos Juniors
   * Arsenal de Sarandi
   * Atlético Tucumán
   * CA Banfield
   * Boca Juniors
   * Chacarita Juniors
   * Colón de Santa Fe
   * Estudiantes de la Plata
   * Gimnasia La Plata
   * Godoy Cruz
   * Huracán
   * Independiente
   * Lanús
   * Newell's Old Boys
   * Racing Club
   * River Plate
   * Rosario Central
   * San Lorenzo
   * Tigre
   * Vélez Sársfield

Major portions of this page were written by: constantplanck