Which body administers Argentina's men's national football team?

Argentina’s men’s national football team is administered by the Argentine Football Association, commonly abbreviated as AFA. In Spanish, the organization is called Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.

The AFA is Argentina’s national governing body for football. It organizes and oversees the country’s national teams, represents Argentine football internationally and manages the senior side’s participation in competitions such as the FIFA World Cup and Copa América. It also administers domestic football structures, though league organization has changed over time.

The association was founded in 1893, making it one of the oldest football governing bodies in the world. Argentina joined FIFA in 1912 and was a founding member of CONMEBOL in 1916, linking the national team to the wider South American football system.

A common confusion is treating CONMEBOL as the team’s administrator. CONMEBOL is the continental confederation that governs South American football and runs competitions such as the Copa América. The Argentine Football Association is the national association specifically responsible for Argentina.