2025 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol

The competition format for this season consisted of two tournaments (Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura) each with five stages. In the first stage, the 30 teams were drawn into two groups or zones of fifteen teams each and played in a single round-robin format. In addition, each team played two inter-zone matches: the first against its rival from the other zone, and the second against a second team, determined by a draw. The top eight teams in each group advanced to the round of 16. The final stages (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) were played on a single-leg basis. The winners of the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 1 and Argentina 2, respectively. Qualification for international tournaments was determined by the overall standings of the 2025 Primera División. This season, two teams were relegated to the Primera Nacional. One team was relegated on the basis of coefficients, while the team that finished at the bottom of the 2025 aggregate table was also relegated. ==Club information==

Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring Managerial changes Interim managers :1. Fernando Zaniratto was interim manager in the Torneo Apertura 3rd–4th rounds and the 2025 Copa Argentina round of 64. :2. Norberto Fernández and Julio Constantín were interim managers in the Torneo Apertura 5th round. :3. Marcelo Bravo was interim manager in the Torneo Apertura 9th–10th rounds. :4. Interim manager, but later promoted to manager. :5. Interim manager until the end of the Torneo Apertura. :6. Daniel Jiménez and Bruno Martelotto were interim managers in the Torneo Apertura 13th–14th rounds. :7. Nicolás Vazzoler was interim manager in the Torneo Apertura 14th–15th rounds and the 2025 Copa Sudamericana Group E 3rd round. :8. Tobías Kohan and Alejandro Kohan were interim managers in the 2025 Copa Sudamericana Group B 4th–6th rounds and the 2025 Copa Argentina round of 32. :9. Mariano Levisman was interim manager in the 2025 Copa Libertadores Group D 4th–6th rounds. :10. Carlos Matheu was interim manager in the Torneo Clausura 9th round. :11. Interim manager until the end of the Torneo Clausura. :12. Interim managers until the end of the Torneo Clausura. Zaniratto and Colace were promoted to managers after the end of the tournament. Foreign players • Players marked in bold joined the club during the inter-tournament period and only played with the respective team in the Torneo Clausura. • Players who participated in the Torneo Apertura but left the team during the inter-tournament period are listed in the last column. Players holding Argentinian dual nationality They did not take up a foreign slot. • Tobías Cervera (Aldosivi) • Juan José Cardozo (Argentinos Juniors) • Lucas Román (Atlético Tucumán) • Ignacio Abraham (Banfield) • Tomás Adoryán (Banfield) • Facundo Mater (Barracas Central) • Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano) • Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) • Lucas Blondel (Boca Juniors) • Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) • Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) • Lenny Lobato (Defensa y Justicia) • Antony Alonso (Deportivo Riestra) • Franco Fagúndez (Deportivo Riestra) • Santiago Arzamendia (Estudiantes (LP)) • Fernando Muslera (Estudiantes (LP)) • Tiago Palacios (Estudiantes (LP)) • Norberto Briasco (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)) • Luca Martínez (Godoy Cruz) • Hernán Galíndez (Huracán) • Leonardo Gil (Huracán) • Matko Miljevic (Huracán) • Luciano Cabral (Independiente) • Lautaro Millán (Independiente) • Matías Klimowicz (Instituto) • Armando Méndez (Lanús) • Thiago Gigena (Newell's Old Boys) • Andrew Pereira (Newell's Old Boys) • Gabriel Arias (Racing) • Giorgio Costantini (River Plate) • Paulo Díaz (River Plate) • Matías Galarza (River Plate) • Agustín Módica (Rosario Central) • Agustín Sández (Rosario Central) • Andrés Vombergar (San Lorenzo) • Javier Burrai (Talleres (C)) • Matías Catalán (Talleres (C)) • Ulises Ortegoza (Talleres (C)) • Jalil Elías (Tigre) • Imanol Machuca (Vélez Sarsfield) Source: AFA :a. Adoryán played his first international match during the inter-tournament period. Millán played his in September. :b. During the Torneo Apertura, Merentiel was listed as a foreign player. He obtained Argentine citizenship between the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura. :c. Machuca played his first international match during the inter-tournament period. After investigating the Football Association of Malaysia for document falsification, FIFA announced, on 26 September 2025, that Machuca would be suspended from professional football for one year. ==Draw==

The draw for the group stages was held on 20 December 2024, 14:30, at the AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 30 teams were drawn into two groups of fifteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches. ==Torneo Apertura==

The 2025 Torneo Apertura (officially the Torneo Betano Apertura 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the first tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 23 January and ended on 1 June 2025. Group stage In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis. In addition, each team played two inter-zone matches: the first against its rival from the other zone, and the second, in the eighth round, against a second team determined by a draw. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head results; 5. Fair play ranking; 6. Draw. Zone A Zone B Interzonal matches Final stages Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules: • In the round of 16, the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals, the higher-seeded team was the host. • If tied, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. • The Final was played at a neutral venue. • If tied, extra time would be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions. Bracket Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Statistics Top goalscorers Source: AFA Top assists Source: AFA ==Torneo Clausura==

The 2025 Torneo Clausura (officially the Torneo Betano Clausura 2025 for sponsorship reasons) Zone A Zone B Interzonal matches Final stages Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules: • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the higher seed was the host team. However, the final was played at a neutral venue. • If tied, extra time would be played. If the score is still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions. Bracket Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Statistics Top goalscorers Source: AFA Top assists Source: AFA ==Aggregate table==

International qualification The 2025 Torneo Apertura champions, 2025 Torneo Clausura champions and 2025 Copa Argentina champions earned a berth to the 2026 Copa Libertadores. The remaining berths to the 2026 Copa Libertadores as well as the ones to the 2026 Copa Sudamericana were determined by an aggregate table from the group stages of the 2025 Torneo Apertura and 2025 Torneo Clausura. The top three teams in the aggregate table not already qualified for any international tournament qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the next six teams qualified for the Copa Sudamericana. Relegation In this season, the bottom team of the aggregate table was relegated to the 2026 Primera Nacional. If two or more teams were level on points, extra matches would be played to decide which team would be relegated. Campeón de Liga On 20 November 2025, the AFA awarded Rosario Central the official title of "Campeón de Liga" for having earned the most points in the aggregate table. ==Relegation based on coefficients==

In addition to the relegation based on the aggregate table, one team was relegated at the end of the season based on coefficients, which took into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season (aggregate table points) and the two previous seasons (only seasons at the top flight were counted). The total tally was then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons, and an average was calculated. The team with the worst average at the end of the season was relegated to Primera Nacional. Source: AFA ==Attendances==