ðə fˈɜːst kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ðˈɛn bˈoʊkə dʒˈuːnjɚz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ælbˈɜːɾoʊ ɑːɹmˈændoʊ, hˌuː hæd ʃˈoʊd hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn mˈuːvɪŋ ðə mˈeɪn pɹˈaɪmɹə dᵻvˌɪsɪˈɑːn tˈiːmz tə ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv mˈɑːɹ dˈɛl plˈɑːɾə, ðə bˈɪɡɪst sˈiːsaɪd bˈiːtʃ ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt ɪn ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə.
The first competition was established by then Boca Juniors president Alberto Armando, who had showed his interest in moving the main Primera División teams to the city of Mar del Plata, the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina.