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.
The first Argentine football champions, St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians, were crowned in 1891 in the first official championship. Alumni was the most successful club with 10 titles until its dissolution in 1911. River Plate is the most successful club, having won 38 titles to date.
Primera División champions (1891–present) The following is a list including all the Primera División champions since the first edition held in 1891.38 Campeones del Fútbol Argentino 1891-2013 by Diego Estévez, Ediciones Continente - For the first time since 1892, no league championship was held in 2020 after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the National Government allowed football competitions to return in October,El Gobierno dio vía libre para la vuelta del fútbol on Ámbito.com, 6 Oct 2020 AFA organised the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional, a domestic cup conceived as a contingency competition.
Season Champion Runner-up Third Place 1 1891 St. Andrew's Buenos Aires F.C. Old Caledonians – 1892 2 1893 Lomas AC Flores Quilmes 3 1894 Lomas AC Rosario AC Flores 4 1895 Lomas AC Lomas Academy Flores 5 1896 Lomas Academy Flores Lomas AC61897 Lomas AC Lanús AC Belgrano AC 7 1898 Lomas AC Lobos Belgrano AC 8 1899 Belgrano AC Lobos Lomas AC 9 1900 Alumni Lomas AC Belgrano AC 10 1901 Alumni Belgrano AC Quilmes 11 1902 Alumni Barracas AC Quilmes 12 1903 Alumni Belgrano AC Barracas AC 13 1904 Belgrano AC Alumni Lomas AC 14 1905 Alumni Belgrano AC Estudiantes (BA) 15 1906 Alumni Lomas AC Quilmes 16 1907 Alumni Estudiantes (BA) San Isidro 17 1908 Belgrano AC Alumni Argentino (Q) 18 1909 Alumni River Plate Quilmes 19 1910 Alumni Porteño Belgrano AC 20 1911 Alumni Porteño San Isidro 21 1912 Quilmes San Isidro Racing 1912 FAF Porteño Independiente Estudiantes (LP) 22 1913 Racing San Isidro River Plate 1913 FAF Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) Argentino (Q) 23 1914 Racing Estudiantes (BA) Boca Juniors 1914 FAF Porteño Estudiantes (LP) Independiente 24 1915 Racing San Isidro River Plate 25 1916 Racing Platense River Plate 26 1917 Racing River Plate Huracán 27 1918 Racing River Plate Boca Juniors 28 1919 Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) Huracán 1919 AAmF Racing Vélez Sarsfield River Plate 29 1920 Boca Juniors Banfield and Huracán 1920 AAmF River Plate Racing San Lorenzo 30 1921 Huracán Del Plata Boca Juniors 1921 AAmF Racing River Plate Independiente 31 1922 Huracán Sportivo Palermo Boca Juniors 1922 AAmF Independiente River Plate San Lorenzo 32 1923 Boca Juniors Huracán Sportivo Barracas 1923 AAmF San Lorenzo Independiente River Plate 33 1924 Boca Juniors Temperley Dock Sud 1924 AAmF San Lorenzo Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Independiente 34 1925 Huracán Nueva Chicago El Porvenir 1925 AAmF Racing San Lorenzo Almagro 35 1926 Boca Juniors Argentinos Juniors Huracán 1926 AAmF Independiente San Lorenzo Platense 36 1927 San Lorenzo Boca Juniors Lanús 37 1928 Huracán Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) 38 1929 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Boca Juniors River Plate 39 1930 Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) River Plate 40 1931 Estudiantil Porteño Almagro Sportivo Buenos Aires 1931 LAF Boca Juniors San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP) 41 1932 Sportivo Barracas Barracas Central Colegiales 1932 LAF River Plate Independiente Racing 42 1933 Dock Sud Nueva Chicago Banfield 1933 LAF San Lorenzo Boca Juniors Racing 43 1934 Estudiantil Porteño Banfield Defensores de Belgrano 1934 LAF Boca Juniors Independiente San Lorenzo 44 1935 Boca Juniors Independiente San Lorenzo 45 1936 (H) San Lorenzo Huracán Boca Juniors 1936 (C) River Plate San Lorenzo Racing 1936 (O) River Plate San Lorenzo 46 1937 River Plate Independiente Boca Juniors 47 1938 Independiente River Plate San Lorenzo 48 1939 Independiente River Plate and Huracán 49 1940 Boca Juniors Independiente River Plate 50 1941 River Plate San Lorenzo Newell's Old Boys51 1942 River Plate San Lorenzo Huracán 52 1943 Boca Juniors River Plate San Lorenzo 53 1944 Boca Juniors River Plate Estudiantes (LP) 54 1945 River Plate Boca Juniors Independiente 55 1946 San Lorenzo Boca Juniors River Plate 56 1947 River Plate Boca Juniors Independiente 57 1948 Independiente River Plate Estudiantes (LP) 58 1949 Racing River Plate Platense 59 1950 Racing Boca Juniors Independiente 60 1951 Racing Banfield River Plate 61 1952 River Plate Racing Independiente 62 1953 River Plate Vélez Sarsfield Racing 63 1954 Boca Juniors Independiente River Plate 64 1955 River Plate Racing Boca Juniors 65 1956 River Plate Lanús Boca Juniors 66 1957 River Plate San Lorenzo Racing 67 1958 Racing Boca Juniors San Lorenzo 68 1959 San Lorenzo Racing Independiente 69 1960 Independiente River Plate Argentinos Juniors 70 1961 Racing San Lorenzo River Plate 71 1962 Boca Juniors River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 72 1963 Independiente River Plate Racing 73 1964 Boca Juniors Independiente River Plate 74 1965 Boca Juniors River Plate Vélez Sarsfield 75 1966 Racing River Plate Boca Juniors 76 1967 Metropolitano Estudiantes (LP) Racing 1967 Nacional Independiente Estudiantes (LP) Vélez Sarsfield 77 1968 Metropolitano San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP) 1968 Nacional Vélez Sarsfield River Plate Racing 78 1969 Metropolitano Chacarita Juniors River Plate 1969 Nacional Boca Juniors River Plate San Lorenzo 79 1970 Metropolitano Independiente River Plate San Lorenzo 1970 Nacional Boca Juniors Rosario Central 80 1971 Metropolitano Independiente Vélez Sarsfield Chacarita Juniors 1971 Nacional Rosario Central San Lorenzo 81 1972 Metropolitano San Lorenzo Racing Huracán 1972 Nacional San Lorenzo River Plate Boca Juniors82 1973 Metropolitano Huracán Boca Juniors San Lorenzo 1973 Nacional Rosario Central River Plate Atlanta 83 1974 Metropolitano Newell's Old Boys Rosario Central Boca Juniors 1974 Nacional San Lorenzo Rosario Central Vélez Sarsfield 84 1975 Metropolitano River Plate Huracán Boca Juniors 1975 Nacional River Plate Estudiantes (LP) San Lorenzo 85 1976 Metropolitano Boca Juniors Huracán Estudiantes (LP) 1976 Nacional Boca Juniors River Plate 86 1977 Metropolitano River Plate Independiente Vélez Sarsfield 1977 Nacional Independiente Talleres (C) 87 1978 Metropolitano Quilmes Boca Juniors Unión 1978 Nacional Independiente River Plate 88 1979 Metropolitano River Plate Vélez Sarsfield 1979 Nacional River Plate Unión 89 1980 Metropolitano River Plate Argentinos Juniors Talleres (C) 1980 Nacional Rosario Central Racing (C) 90 1981 Metropolitano Boca Juniors Ferro Carril Oeste Newell's Old Boys 1981 Nacional River Plate Ferro Carril Oeste 91 1982 Metropolitano Estudiantes (LP) Independiente Boca Juniors 1982 Nacional Ferro Carril Oeste Quilmes 92 1983 Metropolitano Independiente San Lorenzo Ferro Carril Oeste 1983 Nacional Estudiantes (LP) Independiente 93 1984 Metropolitano Argentinos Juniors Ferro Carril Oeste Estudiantes (LP) 1984 Nacional Ferro Carril Oeste River Plate 94 1985 Nacional Argentinos Juniors Vélez Sarsfield 95 1985–86 River Plate Newell's Old Boys Deportivo Español 96 1986–87 Rosario Central Newell's Old Boys Independiente 97 1987–88 Newell's Old Boys San Lorenzo Racing 98 1988–89 Independiente Boca Juniors Deportivo Español 99 1989–90 River Plate Independiente Boca Juniors 100 1990–91 Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors River Plate 101 1991 Apertura River Plate Boca Juniors San Lorenzo 1992 Clausura Newell's Old Boys Vélez Sarsfield Deportivo Español 102 1992 Apertura Boca Juniors River Plate San Lorenzo 1993 Clausura Vélez Sarsfield Independiente River Plate 103 1993 Apertura River Plate Vélez Sarsfield Racing 1994 Clausura Independiente Huracán Rosario Central 104 1994 Apertura River Plate San Lorenzo Vélez Sarsfield 1995 Clausura San Lorenzo Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Vélez Sarsfield 105 1995 Apertura Vélez Sarsfield Racing Lanús 1996 Clausura Vélez Sarsfield Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Lanús 106 1996 Apertura River Plate Independiente Lanús 1997 Clausura River Plate Colón Newell's Old Boys 107 1997 Apertura River Plate Boca Juniors Rosario Central 1998 Clausura Vélez Sarsfield Lanús Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 108 1998 Apertura Boca Juniors Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Racing 1999 Clausura Boca Juniors River Plate San Lorenzo 109 1999 Apertura River Plate Rosario Central Boca Juniors 2000 Clausura River Plate Independiente Colón 110 2000 Apertura Boca Juniors River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 2001 Clausura San Lorenzo River Plate Boca Juniors 111 2001 Apertura Racing River Plate Boca Juniors 2002 Clausura River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Boca Juniors 112 2002 Apertura Independiente Boca Juniors River Plate 2003 Clausura River Plate Boca Juniors Vélez Sarsfield 113 2003 Apertura Boca Juniors San Lorenzo Banfield 2004 Clausura River Plate Boca Juniors Talleres (C) 114 2004 Apertura Newell's Old Boys Vélez Sarsfield River Plate 2005 Clausura Vélez Sarsfield Banfield Racing 115 2005 Apertura Boca Juniors Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Vélez Sarsfield 2006 Clausura Boca Juniors Lanús River Plate 116 2006 Apertura Estudiantes (LP) Boca Juniors River Plate 2007 Clausura San Lorenzo Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) 117 2007 Apertura Lanús Tigre Banfield 2008 Clausura River Plate Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) 118 2008 Apertura Boca Juniors Tigre San Lorenzo 2009 Clausura Vélez Sarsfield Huracán Lanús 119 2009 Apertura Banfield Newell's Old Boys Colón 2010 Clausura Argentinos Juniors Estudiantes (LP) Godoy Cruz 120 2010 Apertura Estudiantes (LP) Vélez Sarsfield Arsenal 2011 Clausura Vélez Sarsfield Lanús Godoy Cruz 121 2011 Apertura Boca Juniors Racing Vélez Sarsfield 2012 Clausura Arsenal Tigre Vélez Sarsfield 122 2012 Inicial Vélez Sarsfield Newell's Old Boys Belgrano 2013 Final Newell's Old Boys River Plate Lanús 2012–13 Vélez Sarsfield Newell's Old Boys 123 2013 Inicial San Lorenzo Lanús Vélez Sarsfield 2014 Final River Plate Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) 124 2014 Transición Racing River Plate Lanús 125 2015 Boca Juniors San Lorenzo Rosario Central 126 2016 Lanús San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP) 127 2016–17 Boca Juniors River Plate Estudiantes (LP) 128 2017–18 Boca Juniors Godoy Cruz San Lorenzo 129 2018–19 Racing Defensa y Justicia Boca Juniors 130 2019–20 Boca Juniors River Plate Vélez Sarsfield – 2020 131 2021 River Plate Defensa y Justicia Talleres (C) 132 2022 Boca Juniors Racing River Plate 133 2023 River Plate (38) Talleres (C) San Lorenzo 134 2024 Vélez Sarsfield (11) Talleres (C) Racing 135 2025 Apertura Platense Huracán 2025 Clausura Estudiantes (LP) Racing 2025 Liga Rosario Central Boca Juniors Argentinos Juniors 136 2026 Apertura Belgrano River Plate 2026 Clausura 2026 Liga
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Titles by club
The list include all the titles won by each club since the first Primera División championship held in 1891. Clubs in italic no longer exist or are currently disaffiliated from the AFA.