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The Apertura 2026 archive: both zones, the playoff bracket and the champion. Below, the format announced for 2027, which stays provisional until the regulation is out.

Clausura 2026: zone phase 22 league games left Updated 2026-11-01 17:37 (Argentina time)

Apertura 2026

Champion: Belgrano

Runner-up: River Plate

Playoffs

Round of 16

Estudiantes (LP)0Racing1
Ind. Rivadavia1Unión2
Boca2Huracán3
River2 (4)San Lorenzo2 (3)
Vélez0Gimnasia (LP)1
Argentinos2Lanús0
Talleres0Belgrano1
Central3Independiente1

Quarter-finals

Racing1Central2
Unión0Belgrano2
Huracán0Argentinos1
River2Gimnasia (LP)0

Semi-finals

Central0River1
Belgrano1 (4)Argentinos1 (3)

Final

River2Belgrano3

Scores after 90 minutes or extra time; penalties in brackets. Next to clubs still in: chance of reaching the next round.

Zone A

Estudiantes (LP)13116+1219
Boca23016+1322
Vélez32816+618
Talleres42616+417
Independiente52416+424
Lanús62416+318
San Lorenzo72216014
Unión82116+424
Instituto92116017
Defensa101916-318
Gimnasia (M)111916-814
Platense121616-510
Central Córdoba131616-1011
Newell's141516-1215
Riestra151116-75

Zone B

Ind. Rivadavia13416+1429
River22916+1022
Argentinos32916+417
Central42816+420
Belgrano52616+417
Gimnasia (LP)62616019
Huracán72216+417
Racing82116+217
Barracas92116015
Tigre102016+318
Sarmiento111916-713
Banfield121816-217
Atl. Tucumán131416-515
Aldosivi14816-136
Estudiantes (RC)15516-195
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Season 2027 Provisional

One table of 30 clubs: Apertura and Clausura are the two halves of 30 rounds

After each half the best 16 of that half play the playoffs (1st against 16th, and so on).

Only the league note exists; the regulation is not published yet. Details can change.

What the league announced for 2027

Quotes in the original Spanish.

What the regulation says

Quotes in the original Spanish.

Illustration: Torneo Apertura

2026 and 2027

Apertura 2026

  • Two zones, A and B
  • Everyone against everyone in the zone, plus interzonal games
  • The best of each zone reach the playoffs

Apertura 2027, provisional

  • One single table of 30 clubs
  • The first 15 rounds
  • Playoffs for the best 16

The 2027 format, step by step

  1. One tableAll 30 clubs play in one table, no zones, with a derby or an interzonal game every round.
  2. AperturaThe first 15 rounds. Then the best 16 play playoffs: first against the last qualifier, second against the second-to-last, and so on.
  3. ClausuraThe other 15 rounds. Everyone starts from zero and the playoffs decide the champion.
  4. Campeón de LigaThe club with the most points over the 30 rounds of the year.

Questions

Who won the Apertura 2026?

The tool above shows the champion, the final and the whole playoff bracket.

Do promedios stay in 2027?

Per the LPF note, yes: relegation by promedios (relegation averages) and by points in the annual table stays. How many go down and which tournaments count is for the regulation to say; until then we assume the same as in 2026, with the window from Apertura 2025.

How is the Clausura going?

The table, playoff and title chances are on the Torneo Clausura page.