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20-694: The idea of an Argentine "Supercup" came up in 2012 when the Argentine Football Association (AFA), in an attempt to bring innovation to the current system, established a competition that would be contested by champions of Primera División and Copa Argentina , taking inspiration from European cups. The first Supercopa was held that same year when Boca Juniors (champion of Copa Argentina relaunched in 2011 ) faced Arsenal de Sarandí (champion of 2012 Torneo Clausura ) at Estadio Bicentenario in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca . As

40-458: A change in how things were going, like eliminating corruption between some clubs and the AFA– and Luis Segura , who had taken charge after Grondona's death, with the intention of extending his mandate. With 75 presidents of different Argentine clubs voting, on election day something went wrong when the final count resulted in a draw of 38 to 38 (76 votes in total). The explanation given was that one of

60-441: A new league, the "Asociación de Football Amateur y Profesionales", which organized a parallel tournament until 1934 when the dissident association merged with LAF on 3 November 1934 to form the "Asociación del Football Argentino" which has remained since. In 2015, during the presidential elections to elect a new president for the body, there were two candidates to occupy Julio Humberto Grondona's chair, Marcelo Tinelli –who wanted

80-424: A unique league for the 1915 season. The second dissident league was formed in 1919 and named " Asociación Amateurs de Football ", organizing its own championships (as FAF had done) until 1926 when it merged to the official association. The dissident league included some of the most prominent teams, such as River Plate , Racing , Independiente and San Lorenzo , with the exception of Boca Juniors that remained in

100-404: Is an official national football cup of Argentina organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and contested by the winners of Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional . The competition is successor of Trofeo de Campeones organised by defunct Superliga Argentina , which was only played once. The first edition was planned to be held in 2020 but it was suspended due to

120-745: The 2019–20 Copa Argentina edition had been delayed due to covid 19 pandemic (it ended in December 2021, being won by Boca Juniors ) the AFA did not held the 2020 Supercopa. Instead, the Association chose to held the 2021 edition, scheduling it for March 2022. Nevertheless, the match was not played due to scheduling problems. In October 2022, it was announced that the Supercopa will be held in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates , after an agreement between

140-584: The Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the local Sports Council which includes four editions of the competition (up to 2026). Two months later, AFA announced that the winner of Trofeo de Campeones ( Racing in 2022 ) would contest the tournament leaving the winner of Copa Argentina ( Patronato in 2022 ) out of the competition. No reasons were given after the decision. Finally the AFA created an international version of Supercopa Argentina named " Supercopa Internacional " to be held in Abu Dhabi to fulfil

160-567: The COVID-19 pandemic therefore the trophy was first contested in 2021 when River Plate ( 2021 Primera División champion) and Colón ( 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional champion) faced each other. The match was held in Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on December 18, 2021. River Plate beat Colón 4–0, winning their first Trofeo de Campeones title. In October 2022,

180-572: The women's , children, youth, futsal , and other local leagues. The AFA also organised all the Primera División championships from 1893 to 2016–17 . From the 2017–18 season the " Superliga Argentina ", an entity which was administered independently and had its own statute, took over the Primera División championships. Nevertheless, the Superliga was contractually linked with the main football body. The last championship organised by

200-522: The Superliga was 2019–20 , shortly after the season ended the body was dissolved. The Argentine Association Football League (in English ) was founded on 21 February 1893 by Alexander Watson Hutton , considered "the father" of Argentine football. The Argentine Association is the oldest in South America and one of the oldest to be formed outside Europe . In 1906, Florencio Martínez de Hoz became

220-645: The association approved the creation of a new entity, named " Superliga Argentina de Fútbol ", which would take over the organization of the Primera División championship. The main European football leagues such as the English Premier League or the Spanish La Liga , that are organized by associations dedicated exclusively to those championships and run as separate entities from their respective National Associations, served as inspiration for

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240-696: The cases translating the original English names to Spanish. The list of names is the following: As of 22 May 2024 : The list of official competitions organized by the Argentine Football Association since its creation in 1893 are: The following table include competitions organized by dissident associations. Official Association Dissident Associations 34°36′02″S 58°23′09″W  /  34.60056°S 58.38583°W  / -34.60056; -58.38583 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional The Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional

260-478: The creation of the Superliga. The 2016–17 Primera División championship was the last tournament organized by the AFA. Starting with the 2017–18 season to 2019–20 season, the "Superliga Argentina" , an entity administered by itself with its own statute, organised Primera División championships. In March 2020, AFA dissolved the Superliga and took over the Primera División again. The body has been renamed several times since its establishment in 1893, in most of

280-510: The electors put a double vote and that mistake was not reported. As a result, the executive committee decided to postpone the election. After some meetings to put an end to the conflict, both candidates agreed to have another election in June 2016. In June 2016, AFA president Luis Segura was charged with "aggravated administrative fraud". Segura has been replaced on an interim basis by the AFA's executive secretary, Damián Dupiellet. In 2017,

300-512: The first Argentine-born president of the association. In 1912, the president of Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) , Ricardo Aldao, broke up with the association, establishing an own league, the " Federación Argentina de Football " which organized a parallel tournament. Some teams moved to the FAF were Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) , Independiente , Estudiantes (LP) and Atlanta . The league lasted until 1914 when rejoining Asociación Argentina de Football , forming

320-663: The main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torneo Regional Federal and Torneo Promocional Amateur ), including domestic cups : Copa Argentina , Supercopa Argentina , Copa de la Liga Profesional , Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the Supercopa Internacional . The body also manages all the Argentina national teams, including the Senior , U-20 , U-17 , U-15 , Olympic and women's squads. Secondly, it also organizes

340-399: The match ended in a 0–0 draw, the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out , won by Arsenal 4–3 which allow the club to won its first national cup ever. Goalkeeper Cristian Campestrini was Arsenal's most valuable player after stopping three penalties. For the second edition in 2012, AFA modified its statute to allow winner of 2013 Copa Campeonato (also named "Superfinal") to play against

360-473: The official "Asociación Argentina de Football". When both leagues merged for the 1927 season, the association was again renamed to "Asociación Amateur Argentina de Football" until the professionalization of the sport in 1931 when it switched to " Liga Argentina de Football ". The first round of the recently created professional championship was on 31 May 1931. Despite football turning professional in Argentina, some clubs wanted to remain amateur, so they formed

380-581: The previous commitment, contested between winners of Primera División and Trofeo de Campeones . On the other hand, the Supercopa Argentina will continue as usually. Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association ( Spanish : Asociación del Fútbol Argentino , locally [asosjaˈsjon del ˈfuðβol aɾxenˈtino] ; AFA ) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires . It organises

400-423: The winner of Copa Argentina. The "Superfinal" was a short-lived national cup contested by champions of Inicial and Final tournaments to decide the champion of the entire season. Although Copa Campeonato was in fact a national cup, the 2013 edition won by Vélez Sársfield to beating Newell's Old Boys was considered by AFA as a league title, therefore Vélez Sársfield played the Supercopa as Primera División champion. As

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