ɪts fˈɜːst əfˈɪʃəl pɹəfˈɛʃənəl tˈʊɹnəmənt tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, ænd səksˈiːdᵻd wʌt wʌz nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈiːɡə kˌæpɪɾɐlˈiːnə lˈiːɡ ʌvðə kˈæpɪɾəl, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ tˈʊɹnəmənt ðæt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
Its first official professional tournament took place in 1942, and succeeded what was known as the Liga Capitalina (League of the Capital), which was an amateur tournament that started in 1919.