Liga Tucumana de Fútbol is a
football
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league based in
Tucumán Province in
Argentina.
It started in 1977 as a reorganised version of the Federación Tucumana de Fútbol (whose first championship was competed for in 1919) but is now effectively at the 6th level of the
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system include tournaments organised by the Argentine Football Association. Clubs affiliated to the body compete in the tournaments, which are split into categories or divisions.
Rules establish a system of promotion ...
, although prior to 1967 it was the main tournament for Tucumán teams. Between 1967-85 local teams were also able to qualify for the
Nacional championship, and then in 1985 the current Argentine structure was put in place meaning the league was effectively demoted a number of levels.
As of 2009 there are 36 teams competing in the league playing in 6 groups of six. This includes the following teams who in
2008–09 were also competing in one of the top 5 levels of the Argentine football system:
Atlético Tucumán,
San MartÃn
San MartÃn or San Martin may refer to:
People Saints
* Saint Martin (disambiguation)#People, name of various saints in Spanish
Political leaders
*Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico.
*Basilio San Martin (1849 ...
,
La Florida,
Concepción Fútbol Club,
Atletico Famaillá,
Atletico Concepción de Banda del RÃo SalÃ,
Sportivo Guzmán
This is a non-exhaustive list of football clubs in Argentina, which is ordered according to the division they currently play in.
There are two national divisions in Argentina ( Primera Division and Primera B Nacional). Below this level, league ...
,
Amalia,
Unión Tranviarios Automotor Unión may refer to:
Places
* Unión, Paraguay
* Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela
* Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay
* Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
* Unión, San Luis, Argentina
* Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentin ...
,
Deportivo Aguilares
''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to:
* Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club
* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico
* De ...
and
Ñuñorco.
In 2012 the four teams qualified for the semifinals were Amalia, Jorge Newbery, Lastenia and San Fernando.
The most successful teams have traditionally been San MartÃn and Atlético.
References
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Football in Tucumán Province
1977 establishments in Argentina
Sports leagues established in 1977