2021 Argentine Primera División
Biggest home win | Boca Juniors 8–1 Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 December 2021) |
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Biggest away win | Atlético Tucumán 0–4 Defensa y Justicia (24 November 2021) |
Highest scoring | Boca Juniors 8–1 Central Córdoba (SdE) (11 December 2021) |
Longest winning run | River Plate 8 games |
Longest unbeaten run | River Plate 18 games |
Longest winless run | Patronato 12 games |
Longest losing run | Aldosivi 8 games |
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The 2021 Argentine Primera División - Liga Profesional (officially the Torneo Socios.com for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 131st season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The league season began on 16 July and ended on 13 December 2021.[2]
Twenty-six teams competed in the league: the 24 teams that took part in the
were the defending champions.River Plate won their 37th national league championship with three matches to spare after they defeated Racing 4–0 on 25 November 2021.[4][5]
Competition format
The competition was run under a single round-robin, contested by 26 teams (24 from the previous edition plus 2 promoted from Primera Nacional). The champions qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores as Argentina 2. The qualification for international tournaments was determined by an aggregate table of the 2021 Primera División and 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional first stage tournaments.[6]