Argentine League Restructure to 38 team league

The Argentine FA has approved plans to restructure the country's league system, where the number of clubs participating will increase from 20 to as many as 38 by the beginning of the 2012-2013 season.

The members of the board met on Monday to discuss the new arrangements, and have decided to reform the current Primera Division into a brand new championship which would incorporate sides from the current Nacional B Division, Argentina's second-level league, and the 2011-12 champions from Torneo A Argentino and Primera B Metropolitana, both of the nation's third-level leagues.

As AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis confirmed on Monday evening, the committee overwhelmingly voted in favour of unification during the same meeting which saw Sergio Batista removed from the head of the national team.

Few details were released about the proposed format of the new tournament, but Cherquis affirmed that if passed in a general meeting in three months time, the new-look competition would com into force in time for August 2012.

"In the meeting of the executive committee of the AFA it was approved, by 22 votes in favour against four abstentions and one absence, to create a new project to restructure Argentine football from next August. Now it will have to be approved by general assembly on October 18," the official confirmed after the meeting.

Cherquis continued to explain that a key goal of the changes was to open the game up to interior provinces of Argentina, historically weaker in comparison to clubs in the capital Buenos Aires.

"The new championship makes sense on a deeply federal level. It will have direct relegation and promotion and the average points issue will be eliminated. Besides this, in the coming season of the Primera Division there will be no relegation."

The new system would most likely see top-level football split into five zones of eight teams, with the 20 best-performing sides going on to fight for the league title and Copa Libertadores qualification in the second half of the year. The bottom clubs, meanwhile, would enter a distinct tournament to determine who would be relegated.

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The Argentine FA has approved plans to restructure the country's league system, where the number of clubs participating will increase from 20 to as many as 38 by the beginning of the 2012-2013 season.

The members of the board met on Monday to discuss the new arrangements, and have decided to reform the current Primera Division into a brand new championship which would incorporate sides from the current Nacional B Division, Argentina's second-level league, and the 2011-12 champions from Torneo A Argentino and Primera B Metropolitana, both of the nation's third-level leagues.

As AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis confirmed on Monday evening, the committee overwhelmingly voted in favour of unification during the same meeting which saw Sergio Batista removed from the head of the national team.

Few details were released about the proposed format of the new tournament, but Cherquis affirmed that if passed in a general meeting in three months time, the new-look competition would com into force in time for August 2012.

"In the meeting of the executive committee of the AFA it was approved, by 22 votes in favour against four abstentions and one absence, to create a new project to restructure Argentine football from next August. Now it will have to be approved by general assembly on October 18," the official confirmed after the meeting.

Cherquis continued to explain that a key goal of the changes was to open the game up to interior provinces of Argentina, historically weaker in comparison to clubs in the capital Buenos Aires.

"The new championship makes sense on a deeply federal level. It will have direct relegation and promotion and the average points issue will be eliminated. Besides this, in the coming season of the Primera Division there will be no relegation."

The new system would most likely see top-level football split into five zones of eight teams, with the 20 best-performing sides going on to fight for the league title and Copa Libertadores qualification in the second half of the year. The bottom clubs, meanwhile, would enter a distinct tournament to determine who would be relegated.

A move to save River Plate from relegation? Or just a genuine attempt to restructure the league?

Sushi Master wrote:Pretty pathetic attempt to save River.

Batigoal wrote:

Sushi Master wrote:Pretty pathetic attempt to save River.

*lol* what about reading the Article, the whole things starts next Season, so River will still have to play in the one season in the second league !!!

Interista809 wrote:Thats for the season after this season or even more...River will have to play in the second division anyways.

Ganso wrote:i wonder if this would happen if river didnt get relegated

this will be a mess btw.Everyone will be tired for the libertadores.

BeautifulGame wrote:

Interista809 wrote:Thats for the season after this season or even more...River will have to play in the second division anyways.

But wouldn't Riverplate have to stay in 2nd divison for 3 seasons atleast if not for this restructuring of the divisions? I read that relegation and promotion in Argentina 3 year cycle.Or am i confusing with something else?

7amood11 wrote:Does this mean that teams play each other once every season instead of twice?

BeautifulGame wrote:

Interista809 wrote:Thats for the season after this season or even more...River will have to play in the second division anyways.

But wouldn't Riverplate have to stay in 2nd divison for 3 seasons atleast if not for this restructuring of the divisions? I read that relegation and promotion in Argentina 3 year cycle.Or am i confusing with something else?

BarrileteCosmico wrote: Has nothing to do with River.