25/01/2012 | Argentina

Eight clubs ask AFA to suspend relegations

A total of eight First Division “A” football clubs will ask the Argentine Football Association to reform the current system of tournaments and most important to suspend all relegations to “B” National second division.

06/10/2012 | Sports

San Lorenzo a step closer to relegation after Arsenal tie

San Lorenzo and Arsenal tied without goals in a boring match for the tenth round of the Inicial tournament, which was played in the City neighbourhood of Baj Flores.

15/10/2012 | Sports

Pizzi takes charge at San Lorenzo

Former Barcelona and Spain striker Juan Antonio Pizzi took his first practice session at San Lorenzo after accepting the task of ensuring the Argentine first division side are not relegated this season.

22/09/2011 | Sports

Spain puts squeeze on cash-strapped clubs

Financially-troubled Spanish clubs will no longer be able to escape relegation by going into administration after the government agreed a change in the law.

24/06/2012 | Sports

San Lorenzo still on after beating San Martín 3-1

San Lorenzo temporarily avoided relegation on Sunday after beating San Martín de San Juan 3-1 on the 19th and final round of the Clausura championship.  Both clubs will now play a promotion-relegation playoff.

28/06/2012 | Sports

San Lorenzo beat Instituto in first relegation match

San Lorenzo defeated Instituto 2-0 with two second half goals scored by Carlos Bueno for the first leg of the relegation. San Lorenzo is closet to its of remaining in First Division while the Córdoba team hope to return to the Argentine football elite division after six years.

27/06/2011 | Sports

JJ López quits as River coach

Juan José López has resigned as River’s coach, after the team was relegated to B National division for the first time in its 110 year history.

29/06/2011 | Sports

Gov't says River should not be sanctioned over incidents

Chief of Staff Aníbal Fernández assured that BA City government is the responsible for the incidents occurred last Sunday at the Monumental stadium “because although it had the power, it didn’t prevent some extra 14,000 fans from entering the stadium.”

30/06/2011 | Sports

Gimnasia relegated to the National B Division

Gimnasia & Esgrima de La Plata drew 1-1 with San Martín de San Juan in the second leg for the Promotion-Relegation play-off and was the fourth team relegated to the National B Division.

26/06/2011 | Sports

River plate relegated to second division

26/06/2011 | Sports

Heavily indebted River face big losses in second division

Relegation will bring huge financial hardship for "The Millionaires" as heavily indebted giants River Plate have been known since the early years of professional soccer in Argentina

26/06/2011 | Sports

'The only way for me to leave River is if I'm dead,' Pasarella

After River Plate was relegated to National B second division, its president, former player Daniel Pasarella said he will “hang on.” “I will have to be taken from here body in a body bag," Pasarella vowed.

17/06/2011 | Sports

A Saturday of Soccer: relegation to be defined

The main five matches that will define the situation of the bottom of the Clausura Tournament result will be held at 3pm. Tigre, River and Olimpo have to fight to avoid the games against the National B League, while Huracán, Gimnasia and Quilmes will try to avoid relegation.

22/06/2011 | Sports

Gimnasia knock Huracán out in play-off

Gimnasia & Esgrima de La Plata defeated Huracán 2-0 in thee play-off and led the team from Parque Patricios directly to the National B Division. Gimnasia will now have to face San Martín de San Juan for the promotion-relegation play-off to stay in the top division.

22/06/2011 | Sports

'I don't want River playing second division,' Maradona assures

Football icon and Boca Juniors fan Diego Maradona affirmed that he does not want River Plate to be relegated to the Primera B Nacional division.