Rosario Central win 2025 Liga Profesional after topping table | OneFootball

Rosario Central is the champion of the 2025 Professional League for finishing first in the Annual Table! With Claudio Tapia and Francisco Duarte as hosts, the Argentine football leaders met this Thursday to finalize details for the 2026 season and also decided to recognize the Canalla as the best team of the season. At the same time, it was decided not to play the International Super Cup, a final for which Platense was qualified.

While the Committee works on the structure for the next year, a rumor began to gain strength in Arroyito that could change the scene: the possible cancellation of the International Super Cup for this season. According to the rumor, the competition — which should face the local winner against an international champion — would not be played, and instead, the Canalla would be recognized for being the best team in the annual table.

The leaders, for the moment, neither confirm nor deny the version, but they do admit that any change would apply from next year, not immediately. Another possibility, also under informal debate, suggests an intermediate alternative: to maintain the International Super Cup and still award a star to the best team of the annual table. Although the topic is not on the official agenda of the day, the entity chaired by Carlos Belloso expects it to appear during the general debate, and therefore attended with an extensive delegation composed of Ángel Di María, Ariel Holan, Carolina Cristinziano (the first vice president and wife), and the leader himself.

Additionally, the Puerto Madero meeting will focus on reaffirming that the 2025 format will remain: Apertura and Clausura Tournaments, two zones of 15 teams, and 16 dates per championship. It will also be confirmed that there will be no local activity during FIFA windows, starting with the double date in March — when Argentina will play the Finalissima against Spain — and replicating in September, October, and November.

Another proposal under analysis is to replace interzonal matches with a second date of classics, an idea that some clubs view favorably to boost audience and ticket sales. On the other hand, the option to copy the English model and free up weekends to play the Argentine Cup does not gather consensus: the tournament would continue to be played during the week, except for exceptions.

Venues for the competitions in the first quarter of 2026 will also be discussed, with the Clausura already set in Santiago del Estero (13/12) and the Champions Trophy in San Nicolás (20/12). Additionally, the leaders will analyze tools to boost income, based on the 2025 report presented last month.

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