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The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina), nicknamed La Albiceleste ('The White and Sky Blue'), represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina.
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. [3] It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,377 clubs and 37,161 officials, all according to FIFA) [1] and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. [4]
Until the agreement with Fox and Turner was signed, Argentine football matches were broadcast nationally by El Trece, Telefe, America TV, and Channel 7. Games were free in Argentina from 2009 to 2016 thanks to the "Fútbol para Todos" (Football for Everyone) program, when the National Government and AFA decided rescind the agreement. The ...
Nevertheless, the first championship was organised by the Argentine Association Football League (the first organised body in the country) in 1891. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Although the AAFL was dissolved that same year, AFA has recognised that championship as the first Primera División competition, adding it to its continuity.
Argentina national football team results (2020–present) This article includes a sports-related list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The Argentina football champion is the winner of the highest league in Argentine football, the Primera División. The league season have had different formats, since the original double round-robin until the Liga Profesional. The champion is the team with the most points at the end of the competition.
This is a non-exhaustive list of football clubs in Argentina, which is ordered according to the division they currently play in. There are two national divisions in Argentina ( Primera Division and Primera B Nacional ).
The "Copa Campeonato" trophy was awarded to Primera División champion from 1896 until 1926. [1] From 2013 to 2015, it was given to the Superfinal winner. [2]Since the creation of the first league in 1891, several official cups have been played in Argentina apart from the main competition, the Primera División championship.