Liga Profesional - Clausura

Argentina's Clausura tournament, decided by zonal play followed by a knockout final each year.

Argentina's Liga Profesional de Fútbol is the country's top professional division, with the national top flight dating back to 1891, making it one of the oldest football competitions in the world. Like Mexico, the modern Argentine calendar is split into two short tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, each crowning its own champion. This entry covers the Clausura, the closing tournament of the season. Clubs are divided into zones for a group-stage phase before the top finishers progress to a knockout play-off bracket, culminating in a single final that decides the champion, rather than the tournament simply going to whichever club tops an overall table. The competition features 30 clubs, home to some of the most storied names in world football, led by record champions River Plate, alongside fierce rivals Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Independiente and San Lorenzo. The Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors is among the most intense derbies anywhere in the sport. Leading finishers across the Argentine season qualify for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, while relegation is decided using an aggregate points system across recent seasons rather than a single Clausura table. For fans following live scores, the Clausura offers a compact zonal phase building to a dramatic, winner-takes-all knockout finish each year.