Overview
- The Torneo Apertura begins the last weekend of January with 16 regular dates, two zones and playoffs to determine the champion.
- The Torneo Clausura starts after the 2026 World Cup using the same format, and the Trofeo de Campeones is slated about a week after the league season concludes.
- The Copa Argentina opens in the first semester and runs all year as a single-elimination tournament involving clubs from every division.
- The schedule adds the Supercopa Argentina, the Supercopa Internacional and the new Recopa de Campeones; Estudiantes faces Rosario Central in the Supercopa Internacional, Independiente Rivadavia meets Estudiantes in the Supercopa Argentina, and the Recopa will feature the winners of those two plus the Copa Argentina under a defined points system.
- Rosario Central’s workload illustrates the congestion, with at least 42 official matches already assured for 2026 and projections up to 67 depending on progress, short of the club’s 1975 record of 72.