Despite the restructuring planned by the AFA, the chaos continues in the football of the world champion

In an informative Bulletin published by the Executive Committee of the AFA The future of the rise of Argentine soccer was established with issues that had already been made public -in the next three years the First National will have three relegations and three promotions from Primera B and Federal A- and others that surprised by what will happen with First B, C and D.

This way, in 2024 the First National will have 38 teams (adding one to the 37 of 2023, since two will be promoted to the Professional League but three will be relegated), and Primera B Metropolitana, which this season has 17 teams, will settle for 22 clubs from next year, although it remains to define how the reductions in the higher category will be defined among those directly and indirectly affiliated, to know how many will go up from C.

Meanwhile, for the unification of C and D, not many details have emerged so far: what is certain is that it will have professional status, and the number of participating teams will be around 26 or 27 clubs, contemplating that in 2023 the First C will have 19 participants and the First D, 11.

The Official Bulletin of the AFA on the restructuring of the promotion for 2024

• Relegations from the National First Category: during the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Seasons, three (3) teams per season will be relegated from the National First Category to the Metropolitan “B” First Category or to the Federal “A” Tournament, as appropriate. be their affiliation (directly or indirectly affiliated).

• Third promotion to the First National Category: in the 2023 Season, a third team will be promoted to the First National Category, which will emerge from a match to be played by the Winner of the “Reduced” Tournament of the First Category “B” Metropolitan 2023 , and the representative of the Federal Tournament “A” 2023 that arises in accordance with the regulations implemented for this purpose by the Federal Council.

• First Category “B” Metropolitan 2024: from the 2024 Season the First Category “B” Metropolitan, will be made up of twenty-two (22) teams. For this purpose, for this integration, the Demotions (of directly affiliated Clubs) from the National First Category will be taken into account, as well as the Promotions from the Metropolitan “B” First Category to the National First Category; which will make it possible to consider the number of First Category “C” teams required to obtain the number of twenty-two (22) teams mentioned in advance.

• Unification of the First “C” and “D” categories: from the 2024 Season the First “C” and “D” Categories will be integrated into a single Category, which will acquire the status of Professional.

The guidelines for its integration will be established opportunely, as well as the form of dispute with its variants.

What was seen in Qatar 2022 on the field was just a mirage. Argentine soccer is bleeding economically and organizationally.