Big Five (Argentine football)

For the European football powers, see Big Five (association football).
Cover of Historia de los 5 Grandes del Fútbol Argentino, published in 1937, featuring the Big Five, fltr: Boca Juniors, River Plate, Racing, Independiente and San Lorenzo.

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.[1]

  1. ^ ¿Cómo nació el apodo de los cinco grandes del fútbol argentino? Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 10 Aug 2017