Liga Tucumana de Fútbol is a football league based in Tucumán Province in Argentina.
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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. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and Catamarca. It is nicknamed El Jardín de la República, as it is a highly productive agricultural area.
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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, 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. [ citation needed ]
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.
The Campeonato Nacional was one of the two football tournaments that formed the Primera División season since 1967. The Nacional championship was played annually until its last edition in 1985.
As of 2009 there are 36 teams competing in the league playing in 6 groups of six. [1] This includes the following teams who in 2008–09 were also competing in one of the top 5 levels of the Argentine football system:
2008–09 season of Argentine football was the 118th season of competitive football in Argentina.
Atlético Tucumán, San Martín, La Florida, Concepción Fútbol Club, Atletico Famaillá, Atletico Concepción de Banda del Río Salí, Sportivo Guzmán, Amalia, Unión Tranviarios Automotor, Deportivo Aguilares and Ñuñorco.
Club Atlético Tucumán is an Argentinian 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 football team, which currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. They played for the first time in 2017 both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Club Atlético San Martín is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
Club Social y Deportivo La Florida, mostly known as La Florida is an Argentine football club from La Florida y Luisiana in Tucumán Province. The team currently plays in the regional competition of the Province, the Liga Tucumana de Fútbol.
In 2012 the four teams qualified for the semi finals were Amalia, Jorge Newbery, Lastenia and San Fernando. [2]
The most successful teams have traditionally been San Martín and Atlético. [3]
