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  • Independiente suffer first-ever relegation

    Argentina

    Independiente suffer first-ever relegation

    Saturday 15 June 2013

    For the first time in their history, Independiente have been relegated from Argentina's top flight after losing to San Lorenzo 1-0 on Saturday.

  • The Week in Quotes

    World Football

    The Week in Quotes

    Saturday 15 June 2013
    Featuring Simun Samuelsen on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s bad behaviour, Jose Mourinho on how he was Barcelona’s nemesis and Giovanni Trapattoni comparing the current Spain team to the Brazil one of Pele and Co.

Photos

  • Ecuadorean Antonio Valencia (C) is marked by Javier Mascherano (R)
  • Argentina's football player Angel Di Maria (R) vies with Ecuador's Luis Valencia
  • Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) gestures next to his teammate Marcos Rojo
  • Argentina's football player Lionel Messi (R) vies with Ecuador's Frickson Erazo
  • Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) kicks the ball marked by Ecuador's players Frickson Erazo and Jorge Guagua
  • Argentina's Lionel Messi receives directions from the coach Alejandro Sabella before going into the field during the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 South American qualifier football match against Euador in Quito on June 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO/PABLO COZZAGLIO

Latest Fixtures and Results

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

National League

Primera A

TeamMPWDLPts
1Vélez Sársfield19132441
2Newell's Old Boys1999136
3Atletico Belgrano19106336
4Lanús19104534
5Racing Club1996433

Association Information

Foundation year1893
Affiliated since1912
Official site
www.afa.org.ar
info
gerencia@afa.org.ar
Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
Viamonte 1366/76 BUENOS AIRES 1053
Phone: +54-11/4371 9400
Fax: +54-11/4375 4410
PresidentGRONDONA Julio H.
Vice PresidentSEGURA Luis
General SecretarySILVA Miguel
TreasurerLEMME Jose
Men's CoachSABELLA Alejandro (ARG)
Women's CoachBORRELLO Jose Carlos (ARG)
Media OfficerLEMME Jose
Futsal CoordinatorLORENZO Gustavo
Referee Coordinator-
JerseysLight blue/white
ShortsBlack
StockingsWhite
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Confederation

HONOURS

FIFA World Cup™ victories
  • Winner (1978, 1986)
  • Runners-Up (1930, 1990)
FIFA World Cup™ appearances
15 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Continental titles
  • Winner Copa America (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993)
  • Runners-Up Copa America (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959 (unofficial), 1967, 2004, 2007)
Best Results
  • Winner FIFA U-20 World Cup Final (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007), FIFA Confederations Cup (1992), Olympic Football Tournament Final (2004, 2008)
  • Runners-Up Olympic Football Tournament Final (1928, 1996), FIFA U-20 World Cup Final (1983), FIFA Confederations Cup (1995, 2005), FIFA Club World Cup (2007, 2009)
  • Third FIFA U-17 World Cup Final (1991, 1995, 2003)
  • Fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup Final (2001), FIFA U-20 World Cup Final (2003), FIFA Futsal World Cup Final (2004)

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