Argentine Primera División records and statistics
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This is a list of major records of the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system. The first season was held in 1891.
There have also been a number of changes in the competition format:
- Between 1891 and 1966 it was played during one year in a double round-robin tournament.
- Between 1967 and 1985 there were two championships per year (Metropolitano and Nacional).
- Between 1985 and 1991 it was contested via round-robin again, but with the European style calendar (season started in mid year).
- Since 1991, it is contested with an Apertura and Clausura format, meaning there are two champions per season.
- Since 2012, it is contested with a format similar to this last, with two champions per season, and a third, which is the winner of a final played between these two teams. The championships are named Inicial, which replaced the Apertura; and Final, which replaced the Clausura.