Please note, the results from the Superleague Cup will influence the Average Points table and Annual Overall Table (from 34 games) which decides relegation (over a three year period) and also the continental qualification. League calendar: For 2020/21: 23 matches per regular Premier Division season (July-March), plus an additional extra 11 games for the Superleague Cup (March-May). Number of clubs in top league: 24 in 2020/21, then one less team each year until a 20 team campaign is reached in 2024/25. But further changes can be patched in FM21, and if this happens, I will update this guide. So, for now the Argentine league system predominantly stays as it was handled previously in FM20. We know how some parts of the 2020/21 ‘ should’ have been played out, with a newly introduced ‘ 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional’ running from October through to January…but beyond this post-covid tournament it’s all become typically AFA again - with details and plans for 2021 only coming out in November 2020. These changes have placed Argentina at odds with the rest of the South American leagues, as they now run alongside a traditional European calendar (July to May), as opposed to more popular Central & South American calendar model of Apertura (opening) & Clausura (closing) stages. Domestic Argentine football has undergone a number of drastic changes over the last decade. But I would say the Argentine Football Association (AFA) are a level above this. Generally their decisions are often ill-timed and nonsensical, with rules being put into place year-on-year with little, to no, notice. Even if this post helps just one person in FM21, then it’s been worthwhile.ĬONMEBOL (the oldest continental confederation in the world) ‘govern’ South American football. The aim of this post has always been to tackle the “ I don't know enough about South American football, which means I won’t go there” attitude towards some of the most fun leagues in Football Manager. If you like this post, or think it will be useful to others, please share via the link at the bottom of this page. Additionally, I have only chosen these nations because they are leagues that are in Football Manager 2021, which do not need any database edits for players to manage in. Part Two will be an updated Club Guide for each league, featuring 18 teams across the 6 nations that may act as a save inspiration to you.ĭisclaimer(s): To avoid this becoming War & Peace in length, I have only focused on the top leagues of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru & Uruguay. Part One (today’s post) which deals with the updated league structures and the changes due to covid. So, I therefore bring you two further guides this year for FM21: This leaves Argentina as the only out-of-the-box league to play competitive domestic football in 2020 (more on this later). This applies to: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru & Uruguay. To clarify, this means no ‘going back in time’ and playing the 2020 campaigns. But the trade-off here is those South American leagues that have already finished (or near to) by the time the game is released, will now start at the beginning of the next season. Thankfully Sports Interactive’s Football Manager 2021 title has dealt with this in a balanced approach ( more on that here), and thus the temporary and fluid league arrangements that we saw over 2020 are not coded into the various South American structures (phew). The global covid-19 pandemic caused the continent's football to stop in March, and pause for several months (up to seven months in the case of Argentina, who only returned at the end of October). The year 2020 created upheaval to the various South American leagues, and for once it was not the fault of any particular Football Association or CONMEBOL.
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