Argentina - Copa de la Liga Profesional

Argentina - Copa de la Liga Profesional

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The Copa de la Liga Profesional (English: Professional League Cup; officially named "Copa Diego Armando Maradona" in its first edition) is an official Argentine football cup competition. The cup was planned and organised by the "Liga Profesional de Fútbol", a body linked to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) that replaced the defunct Superliga Argentina. This cup was conceived as a contingency competition after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the death of Diego Maradona in November 2020, the competition was named after him. Nevertheless, the LPF executives decided to suppress the "Diego Maradona" name to keep distance from the conflict between Maradona's heirs and lawyer Matías Morla, owner of the brand and former representative of Maradona.

Boca Juniors was the first champion of the competition, after beating Banfield in the final.

Argentina - Copa de la Liga Profesional

Argentinská profesionální ligová fotbalová soutěž se zúčastňuje 28 týmů rozdělených do dvou skupin. Každá skupina má po 14 týmech, které hrají dvoukolově systémem každý s každým. Týmy na prvních dvou místech z každé skupiny postoupí do vyřazovací fáze, kde se utkají o titul.

Soutěž se hraje od roku 2020 a jejím prvním vítězem se stal Boca Juniors. Obhájcem titulu je River Plate.