Below you find a regionwise analysis of the Argentine league - which regions provided how many teams to the league, and titles won per region.
Information is prepared as follows:
Name of the region ("Provincia" or "Capital Federal") in Spanish (official
language).
Population (census 2001).
Capital.
Regional totals of presences in First Level and League champions.
For all clubs: in the first column, seasons played by each club in First Level
from 1893 to 2001/2002.
In brackets, Argentine League championships won by the club from 1893 to
2001/2002.
At the bottom of the page, statistical tables by regions.
Notes:
There were 2 champions in the following seasons:
1912 - 1914
1919 - 1926
1931 - 1934
1967 - 1984
1991/2 - 2001/2
Several teams were moved between the regions "Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires"
and "Provincia de Buenos Aires". They are indicated by [moved].
If a club had its field in one region and its Secretary's Office in other one,
the field is used to define the region.
Information included amateur (1893 - 1934) and professional (1931 - 2001/2)
eras.
Tournaments between first and second levels to define promotions and relegations
were not included.
Pop.: 2.768.772
1045 presences by 47 clubs. 99 championships won by 11 clubs.
94 (31) River Plate
88 (26) Boca Juniors [moved]
88 (12) San Lorenzo de Almagro
84 ( 5) Huracán (BA)
83 ( 5) Vélez Sarsfield
81 ( 2) Ferro Carril Oeste (BA)
63 Atlanta
62 ( 2) Argentinos Juniors
53 Platense (VL) [moved]
31 Estudiantes (C) [moved]
23 ( 3) Belgrano Athletic [out of league]
(includes Belgrano "B" and Belgrano Extra)
22 ( 2) Porteño [out of league]
19 Chacarita Juniors [moved]
18 Defensores de Belgrano
17 ( 1) Sportivo Barracas
17 Almagro (includes Sportivo Almagro) [moved]
15 Barracas Central
15 Deportivo Español
14 All Boys
13 Nueva Chicago
13 Sportivo Palermo
12 (10) Alumni (includes English High School AC) [disbanded]
12 Colegiales (includes Sportivo del Norte)
11 Sportivo Buenos Aires [moved and out of league]
10 Excursionistas
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima BA [out of league]
8 Liberal Argentino [disbanded]
7 Del Plata [out of league]
7 Estudiantil Porteño [moved and out of league]
7 Palermo [moved and out of league]
6 Columbian (includes Hispano Argentino) [merged into Sportivo Almagro]
6 Flores [disbanded]
5 Alvear [out of league]
5 Universal (includes Platense (BA)) [disbanded]
4 Kimberley (BA) [out of league]
3 Comercio [out of league]
3 Deportivo Armenio
3 Retiro Athletic [disbanded]
3 Sportsman [out of league]
2 Buenos Aires English High School [out of league]
2 Floresta [disbanded]
2 Palermo Athletic [disbanded]
2 Sociedad Sportiva Argentina [disbanded]
1 Buenos Aires Railway [merged into Belgrano Athletic]
1 Eureka [merged into Sportivo Palermo]
1 Riachuelo [merged into Sportivo Barrcas]
1 Saint Andrew's [out of league]
Pop.: 13.818.677 Cap.: La Plata. 874 presences by 64 clubs. 48 championships won by 10 clubs. 91 (16) Racing Club (Avellaneda) 91 (15) Independiente (A) (Avellaneda) 89 ( 4) Estudiantes LP (La Plata) 78 ( 1) Gimnasia y Esgrima LP (La Plata) 59 Lanús 58 Banfield 51 ( 2) Quilmes (includes Quilmes Rovers) 41 Tigre (Victoria) 38 ( 1) Chacarita Juniors (General San Martín) [moved] 25 San Isidro [out of league] 24 Argentino de Quilmes 21 Platense (VL) (Vicente López) [moved] 17 ( 5) Lomas Athletic (Lomas de Zamora) [out of league] 16 ( 2) Estudiantil Porteño (Ciudadela) [moved and out of league] 12 El Porvenir (Gerli) 12 Talleres (RdE) (Remedios de Escalada) 11 Temperley 10 San Lorenzo (MdP) (Mar del Plata) 9 San Fernando [out of league] 8 Argentino de Banfield [includes Argentino de Lomas] 8 Argentino del Sud (Villa Domínico) [disbanded] 7 ( 1) Sportivo Dock Sud 6 Barracas Athletic (Lanús) [disbanded] 6 Kimberley (Mar del Plata) 6 Los Andes (Lomas de Zamora) 5 Boca Alumni (Wilde) [disbanded] 5 General San Martín (includes Villa Urquiza)[out of league] 5 Progresista (Gerli) [out of league] 5 Reformer (Campana) [disbanded] 4 Sportivo Buenos Aires (Isla Maciel) [moved and out of league] 3 Aldosivi (Mar del Plata) 3 Argentino de Temperley [alliance] 3 Lanús Athletic [merged into Lanús] 3 Lobos 3 Olimpo (Bahía Blanca) 3 San Martín Athletic [disbanded] 2 Boca Juniors (Wilde) [moved] 2 Círculo Deportivo (Nicanor Otamendi) 2 Estudiantes (C) (Caseros) [moved] 2 Huracán (IW) (Ingeniero White) 2 Jorge Newbery (Junín) 2 Loma Negra (Loma Negra) 2 ( 1) Lomas Academy (Lomas de Zamora) [merged into Lomas Athletic] 2 Sarmiento (Junín) 2 Sportivo Acassuso 2 Sportivo Alsina [out of league] 1 Alvarado (Mar del Plata) 1 Atlético San Fernando [merged into San Fernando] 1 Deportivo Italiano (Florida) 1 Deportivo Morón 1 Ferrocarril Sur (Remedios de Escalada) [disbanded] 1 Gutenberg (La Plata) [out of league] 1 Honor y Patria (Bernal) [disbanded] 1 Mariano Moreno (Junín) 1 Olivos [disbanded] 1 Palermo (Villa Lynch) [moved] 1 Puerto Comercial (Ingeniero White) 1 Ramón Santamarina (Tandil) [disbanded] 1 Ramsar (Ciudadela) [disbanded] 1 San Telmo (Isla Maciel) 1 Sportivo Almagro [moved and renamed Almagro] 1 Sportivo Balcarce (Florida) [out of league] 1 Unión Talleres - Lanús [disbanded] 1 United Banks (Lomas de Zamora) [disbanded]
Pop.: 333.661 Cap.: San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. None of the teams of Catamarca has played in First Level.
Pop.: 983.087 Cap.: Resistencia. 12 presences by 4 clubs. 9 Chaco For Ever (Resistencia) 1 Don Orione (Barranqueras) 1 Sarmiento (Resistencia) 1 Unión (General Pinedo) [out of league]
Pop.: 413.240 Cap.: Rawson. 4 presences by 2 clubs. 3 Huracán (CR) (Comodoro Rivadavia) 1 Independiente (T) (Trelew)
Pop.: 3.061.611 Cap.: Ciudad de Córdoba. 81 presences by 6 clubs. 27 Talleres (C) (Córdoba) 21 Belgrano (C) (Córdoba) 14 Instituto (Córdoba) 13 Racing (C) (Córdoba) 3 Estudiantes (RC) (Río Cuarto) 3 Unión San Vicente
Pop.: 929.236 Cap.: Ciudad de Corrientes. 11 presences by 2 clubs. 9 Deportivo Mandiyú (Corrientes) 2 Huracán Corrientes (includes Huracán (C))
Pop.: 1.156.799 Cap.: Paraná. 2 presences by 2 clubs. 1 Atlético Uruguay (Concepción del Uruguay) 1 Patronato (Paraná)
Pop.: 485.700 Cap.: Ciudad de Formosa. 1 presence by 1 club. 1 Sportivo Patria (Formosa)
Pop.: 611.484 Cap.: San Salvador de Jujuy. 25 presences by 3 clubs. 14 Gimnasia y Esgrima J (San Salvador de Jujuy) 6 Altos Hornos Zapla (Palpalá) 5 Atlético Ledesma
Pop.: 298.460 Cap.: Santa Rosa. 2 presences by 2 clubs. 1 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) (General Pico) 1 Santa Rosa
Pop.: 289.820 Cap.: Ciudad de La Rioja. 1 presence by 1 club. 1 Andino (La Rioja)
Pop.: 1.576.585 Cap.: Ciudad de Mendoza. 28 presences by 6 clubs. 9 Gimnasia y Esgrima M (Mendoza) 9 San Martín (M) 6 Independiente Rivadavia (Mendoza) 2 Huracán (SR) (San Rafael) 1 Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 1 Huracán Las Heras
Pop.: 963.869 Cap.: Posadas. 7 presences by 2 clubs. 5 Guaraní Antonio Franco (Posadas) 2 Bartolomé Mitre (Posadas)
Pop.: 473.315 Cap.: Ciudad de Neuquén. 1 presence by 1 club. 1 Alianza Cutral Co
Pop.: 552.677 Cap.: Viedma. 9 presences by 3 clubs. 6 Cipolletti 2 Deportivo Roca 1 Atlético Regina
Pop.: 1.079.422 Cap.: Ciudad de Salta. 17 presences by 3 clubs. 7 Central Norte (Salta) 6 Juventud Antoniana (Salta) 4 Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta)
Pop.: 622.094 Cap.: Ciudad de San Juan. 10 presences by 5 clubs. 4 Sportivo Desamparados 2 Juventud Alianza 2 San Martín (SJ) (Concepción) 1 Atlético Juventud [merged into Juventud Alianza] 1 Los Andes (SJ) [merged into Trinidad]
Pop.: 366.900 Cap.: Ciudad de San Luis. 1 presence by 1 club. 1 Alianza Juventud Pringles (San Luis) [disbanded]
Pop.: 197.191 Cap.: Río Gallegos. None of the teams of Santa Cruz has played in First Level.
Pop.: 2.997.376 Cap.: Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz. 177 presences by 8 clubs. 8 championships won by 2 clubs. 62 ( 4) Newell's Old Boys (Rosario) 60 ( 4) Rosario Central 26 Unión (Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz) 23 Colón (Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz) 2 Central Córdoba (Gobernador Gálvez) 2 Renato Cesarini (Rosario) 1 Argentino (Firmat) 1 Rosario Athletic [out of league]
Pop.: 806.347 Cap.: Ciudad de Santiago del Estero. 5 presences by 3 clubs. 3 Central Córdoba (SdE) (Santiago del Estero) 1 Estudiantes (SdE) (Santiago del Estero) 1 Güemes (Santiago del Estero)
Pop.: 100.960 Cap.: Ushuaia. None of the teams of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur has played in First Level.
Pop.: 1.336.664 Cap.: San Miguel de Tucumán. 32 presences by 5 clubs. 18 San Martín (San Miguel de Tucumán) 9 Atlético Tucumán 3 Atlético Concepción (Banda del Río Salí) 1 Concepción FC 1 Sportivo Guzmán
Region Pop. Presences Champions
Clubs Seasons Clubs Championships
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos
Aires 2.768.772 47 1045 11 99
Provincia de Buenos Aires 13.818.677 64 874 10 48
Santa Fe 2.997.376 8 177 2 8
Córdoba 3.061.611 6 81 - -
Tucumán 1.336.664 5 32 - -
Mendoza 1.576.585 6 28 - -
Jujuy 611.484 3 25 - -
Salta 1.079.422 3 17 - -
Chaco 983.087 4 12 - -
Corrientes 929.236 2 11 - -
San Juan 622.094 5 10 - -
Río Negro 552.677 3 9 - -
Misiones 963.869 2 7 - -
Santiago del Estero 806.347 3 5 - -
Chubut 413.240 2 4 - -
Entre Ríos 1.156.799 2 2 - -
La Pampa 298.460 2 2 - -
Formosa 485.700 1 1 - -
La Rioja 289.820 1 1 - -
Neuquén 473.315 1 1 - -
San Luis 366.900 1 1 - -
Catamarca 333.661 - - - -
Santa Cruz 197.191 - - - -
Tierra del Fuego, Antártida
e Islas del Atlántico Sur 100.960 - - - -Prepared and maintained by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (osvaldogorgazzi@yahoo.com.ar)
Last updated: 8 May 2003
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