Liga Tucumana de Fútbol is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
league based in
Tucumán Province
Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina.
Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighb ...
in
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
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 promot ...
, 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 The Campeonato Nacional was one of the two football tournaments that formed the Primera División season (along with the Metropolitano championship) since 1967. The Nacional championship was played annually until its last edition in 1985.
The Nac ...
, 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
Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its footba ...
,
San MartÃn,
La Florida,
Concepción Fútbol Club
Concepción Fútbol Club is an Argentine football, club based in the city of Concepción, Tucumán. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, the regionalised 4th division of the Argentine football league system
The Argentine footbal ...
,
Atletico Famaillá,
Atletico Concepción de Banda del RÃo SalÃ,
Sportivo Guzmán,
Amalia,
Unión Tranviarios Automotor,
Deportivo Aguilares 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.
Liga of champions
Total titles won by club
References
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Football in Tucumán Province
1977 establishments in Argentina
Sports leagues established in 1977