Argentine División de Honor de Futsal

The Primera División de Futsal (formerly, División de Honor), is the main futsal league in Argentina. Organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA),[1] the first championship was held in 1986.

Argentine División de Honor de Futsal
Founded1986 (1986)
CountryArgentina
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPrimera B
Domestic cup(s)Copa Argentina
International cup(s)Copa Libertadores
Current championsSan Lorenzo
(2019)
Most championshipsPinocho (14)
WebsiteFutsal on AFA

The Argentine futsal league system is made up of four divisions (Primera A to Primera D), with a total of 87 clubs competing in all of them, which also take part of Copa Argentina de Futsal.

This league is the main division of futsal in Argentina, contested by clubs from the provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe. The Argentine league is regarded as one of the main futsal leagues in South America.[2]

Clubs

There are 16 clubs competing in the 2019 season, they are:

Club District Area
América del SudParque AvellanedaBuenos Aires
BanfieldBanfieldGreater Buenos Aires
Barracas CentralBarracasBuenos Aires
Boca JuniorsLa BocaBuenos Aires
17 de AgostoVilla PueyrredónBuenos Aires
Ferro Carril OesteCaballitoBuenos Aires
IndependienteAvellanedaGreater Buenos Aires
KimberleyVilla DevotoBuenos Aires
PinochoVilla UrquizaBuenos Aires
RacingAvellanedaGreater Buenos Aires
River PlateBelgranoBuenos Aires
San LorenzoBoedoBuenos Aires
SECLA [note 1]AvellanedaGreater Buenos Aires
Sociedad HebraicaPilarGreater Buenos Aires
El TalarAgronomíaBuenos Aires
Villa La ÑataBenavídez [note 2]Greater Buenos Aires

Champions

Season Champion
1986Rosario Central
1987Newell's Old Boys
1988Muñiz
1989Atlanta
1990Atlanta
1991River Plate
1992Boca Juniors
1993Boca Juniors
1994Newell's Old Boys
1995Dep. Laferrere
1996Atlanta
1997 ApLugano
1997 ClBoca Juniors
1998 ApBoca Juniors
1998 ClTigre
1999 ApSan Lorenzo
1999 ClSan Lorenzo
2000 ApArgentinos Juniors
2000 ClSan Lorenzo
2001 ApFranja de Oro
2001 ClSan Lorenzo
2002 ApVilla Modelo
2002 ClRiver Plate
2003 ApRiver Plate
2003 ClBoca Juniors
2004 ApArgentinos Juniors
2004 ClSan Lorenzo
2005 ApPinocho
2005 ClPinocho
2006 ApPinocho
2006 ClSan Lorenzo
2007 ApPinocho
2007 ClPinocho
2008 ApPinocho
2008 ClPinocho
2009 ApPinocho
2009 ClPinocho
2010 ApPinocho
2010 ClPinocho
2011 ApPinocho
2011 ClBoca Juniors
2012 ApBoca Juniors
2012 ClPinocho
2013 ApBoca Juniors
2013 ClBoca Juniors
2014 ApBoca Juniors
2014 ClBoca Juniors
2015 ClKimberley
2015 ApPinocho
2016Kimberley
2017Boca Juniors
2018San Lorenzo
2019San Lorenzo

Titles by club

The list include all the titles won by each club since the first futsal championship held in 1986

Club Titles Winning seasons
Pinocho142005 Ap, 2005 Cl, 2006 Ap, 2007 Ap, 2007 Cl, 2008 Ap, 2008 Cl, 2009 Ap, 2009 Cl, 2010 Ap, 2010 Cl, 2011 Ap, 2011 Cl, 2015 Cl
Boca Juniors121992, 1993, 1997 Cl, 1998 Ap, 2003 Cl, 2011 Cl, 2012 Ap, 2013 Ap, 2013 Cl, 2014 Ap, 2014 Cl, 2017
San Lorenzo81999 Ap, 1999 Cl, 2000 Cl, 2001 Cl, 2004 Cl, 2006 Cl, 2018, 2019
River Plate31991, 2002 Cl, 2003 Ap
Atlanta31989, 1990, 1996
Kimberley22015, 2016
Argentinos Juniors22000 Ap, 2004 Ap
Newell's Old Boys21987, 1994
Franja de Oro12001 Ap
Rosario Central11986
Tigre11998 Cl
Dep. Laferrere11995
Lugano11997 Ap
Muñiz11988
Villa Modelo12002 Ap

Notable players

Many notable Argentine football players started playing futsal when they were children. Some of them are Fernando Redondo, Juan Pablo Sorín, Andrés D'Alessandro, Esteban Cambiasso and Juan Román Riquelme (in Club Parque), Marcelo Gallardo in Estrella de Maldonado and Leandro Romagnoli in Franja de Oro.[2]

Notes

  1. Team of the Commercial Employees Union ("Sindicato de Empleados de Comercio" in Spanish).
  2. District located in Tigre Partido.

References

  1. Fixture Torneo Futsal 2019 on AFA website
  2. Los pies mágicos, El Gráfico, 27 Feb 2009
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