Big Five (Argentine football)

In Argentine football, the Big Five (Spanish: Cinco Grandes) refers to the traditional top five clubs: Boca Juniors, Independiente, Racing, River Plate and San Lorenzo. == History == The term was coined on August 4, 1937, when the Argentine Football Association (AFA) arranged a system of proportional representation for the sport clubs involved: the vote of clubs with either 15,000 members and at least 20 years playing the tournament and two or more championship titles would be weighted threefold, the vote of clubs with 20 years and 10,000 to 15,000 members or one championship would be weighted twofold, and the vote of the others would have the standard value.

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Big Five (Argentine football)

In Argentine football, the Big Five (Spanish: Cinco Grandes) refers to the traditional top five clubs: Boca Juniors, Independiente, Racing, River Plate and San Lorenzo. == History == The term was coined on August 4, 1937, when the Argentine Football Association (AFA) arranged a system of proportional representation for the sport clubs involved: the vote of clubs with either 15,000 members and at least 20 years playing the tournament and two or more championship titles would be weighted threefold, the vote of clubs with 20 years and 10,000 to 15,000 members or one championship would be weighted twofold, and the vote of the others would have the standard value.

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