Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system, including domestic cups: Copa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina, Copa de la Liga Profesional, Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the Supercopa Internacional. The body also manages all the Argentina national teams, including the Senior, U-20, U-17, U-15, Olympic and women's squads. Secondly, it also organizes the women's, children, youth, futsal, and other local leagues.
Alexander Watson Hutton, the first president of the Argentine Football Association in 1893
Ricardo Aldao (1918–19), had also presided dissident Federación Argentina de Football
Adrián Beccar Varela presided from 1927 to his death in 1929
Adrián C. Escobar (1939–41)
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%.
The Estadio Ciudad de La Plata during a Primera División match in 2014
The first football match played in Argentina, as covered by The Standard, June 1867
Team of Southern Railway Athletic Club, with Alexander Watson Hutton as one of its players, 1888
Team of Alumni (in white shirt) before playing English club Southampton in Buenos Aires, 26 June 1904. Southampton was the first foreign club to tour Argentina, then followed by several British teams
