Will relegation be eliminated to create a 30-team tournament? AFA considers changes for 2025

Will relegation be eliminated to create a 30-team tournament? AFA considers changes for 2025

In addition, it is proposed eliminate relegation for the current seasonwhich has already played eight dates in the Professional Leagueand with the League Cup already finished in mid-May.

A few months ago, in March, the AFA He called a meeting of the 28 clubs of the current Professional League to outline what the next season would be like.

How the last 30-team tournaments in Argentina were

The last time this tournament was held was during the season 2015when they were carried out 30 dates, from February 13 to December 6with a date that became known as “one of the classics.”

This tournament had as inaugural champion Mouthwho finished first with 64 points, followed by San Lorenzo with 61 and Rosario Central with 59. While in the descent, New Chicago and Northern Cruise were the ones condemned to go down to the First B National.

This championship was formed after the completion of the 2014 Transition Tournament, when from the B National 10 teams were promoted which included Colon, San Martin de San Juan, Argentinos, Chicago, Aldosivi, Union, Crucero, Temperley, Sarmiento and Huracan, and were added to the 20 that were already in the top category.

The 30 teams were maintained for 2016 but with an important modification since the calendar was also changed: during the first half of 2016 the tournament was played in two zones, while for the following half the first part of 2017 was implemented to complete the season.

In the first half of the 2016, Lanus He became champion of Transition Tournament after beating in the final San Lorenzo. Finally, in the 2016/17 First Division Championship The one who was crowned champion was Mouthagain, with 63 points. Second place River with 56.

The controversial tournament It endedwith respect to the number of teams, for the 2017/2018 seasongiven that the number was lowered to 28which remain to this day.

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