Polo Tournaments in Argentina
September to December (main season), with Argentine Open in November-December
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Polo Federal Leagues
The Polo Federal Leagues are the Asociación Argentina de Polo's foundational grassroots competitions, running across handicap levels from -2 to 8 goal and encompassing special categories for women, juniors, and veterans. The Federal Leagues are the bedrock of Argentine polo's extraordinary depth — the competitions that give the thousands of players outside the top-handicap elite meaningful competitive frameworks and development pathways. Held at regional venues across the country's polo heartlands in Buenos Aires province, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and beyond, the Leagues bring competitive polo to every corner of Argentina's polo-playing geography.
Bartolome Mitre Cup
The Bartolomé Mitre Cup is one of the Argentine polo calendar's most respected 15–20 goal tournaments, organised by the Asociación Argentina de Polo (AAP) and held at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Buenos Aires during the March–April Argentine autumn season. Named after Bartolomé Mitre, the Argentine statesman and journalist who founded the newspaper La Nación, the cup carries historic cultural resonance. At 15–20 goal, it sits in the competitive tier immediately below the Argentine Open and Triple Crown events, attracting strong professional and patron teams who are building toward top-goal competition. The Mitre Cup is prized for its competitive purity — serious polo in a less commercially pressured environment than the Triple Crown events.
Copa Republica Argentina
The Copa República Argentina is the Asociación Argentina de Polo's flagship open-format national tournament, welcoming teams across the full handicap spectrum from 0 to 40 goals. Unlike the elite-only Triple Crown events, the Copa República is deliberately inclusive, creating a unique spectacle where club-level teams from the Argentine interior compete in early rounds while the country's top professionals dominate the latter stages. Held primarily at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo, Buenos Aires, the tournament provides a pathway for Argentina's vast polo base — the deepest in the world — to experience competition at the nation's most historic ground. The Copa República reinforces the AAP's mission of polo as a national sport, not merely an elite pastime.
Polo Masters Argentina
The Polo Masters Argentina is a women's polo event on the World Women's Polo Tour (WWPT) circuit — the international series that has elevated women's polo onto a genuinely global competitive stage. Held in Argentina, the spiritual home of polo excellence, the event brings WWPT-calibre competition to the country whose men's game defines the sport globally, giving women's polo a showcase in the world's most polo-intensive environment. International professionals compete alongside Argentina's finest women's players in a format designed to maximise competitive quality and spectator appeal.
Tortugas Open
The Tortugas Open is one of Argentina's most prestigious Triple Crown tournaments, held each October at the Tortugas Country Club in Pilar, Buenos Aires province — approximately 45 kilometres north of the capital in the lush Pilar polo belt where many of Argentina's greatest clubs are concentrated. The Tortugas Open is the opening event of the Argentine Triple Crown (alongside the Hurlingham Open and the Argentine Open), played at 40-goal with the world's finest teams competing over six weeks. The Pilar area's polo infrastructure — multiple world-class clubs within a short radius — creates an atmosphere during October–December that is unique in world polo.
Copa Pilar
The Copa Pilar is a prestigious tournament held at the historic Club de Campo Villa de Madrid and Pilar de la Horadada venues, representing one of Spain's most celebrated summer polo events. Drawing international teams and high-goal players from across Europe and South America, it is a flagship fixture of the Spanish polo calendar.
Cámara de Diputados Cup
The Cámara de Diputados Cup is one of Argentina's prestigious AAP-sanctioned medium-high goal tournaments, held at the iconic Palermo polo complex in Buenos Aires. Part of the rich fabric of Argentine polo's secondary circuit — the events that run alongside and between the celebrated Triple Crown tournaments — the Cup provides important competitive opportunities for teams at the 20–26 goal level who are building toward or maintaining presence in Argentine polo's highly competitive upper tiers.
Hurlingham Open
The Hurlingham Open is the second leg of the prestigious Argentine Triple Crown, the holy grail of world polo. Played annually at the Hurlingham Club in Buenos Aires province — one of the oldest and most celebrated polo clubs in South America — the tournament has been contested since 1893 and stands as one of the oldest polo championships in the world. The Hurlingham grounds are legendary: lush Pampas grass fields maintained to the highest standard, accommodating teams competing at up to 40 goals of combined handicap. The tournament attracts the world's finest players, with La Dolfina, Ellerstina, La Natividad, and other elite Argentine teams battling for a title that sits just below the Argentine Open in prestige but is considered by many players as the most technically demanding of the three Crown events due to the demanding schedule it occupies in the season. Winning the Hurlingham Open is a statement of a team's depth and consistency, and a victory here has historically signalled title contention for the Open that follows weeks later.
FIP Youth World Championship
The FIP Youth World Championship is the premier international competition for polo players aged 18 and under, organised by the Federation of International Polo. Held on a rotating basis across member nations, it provides the next generation of elite players with their first experience of international team competition.
Argentine Open
The Argentine Open (Campeonato Argentino de Polo Abierto) is the pinnacle of world polo — the finale of Argentina's legendary Triple Crown and the most prestigious polo tournament on earth. Held each November and December at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo, Buenos Aires, the Open draws the four best teams in the world (La Dolfina, Ellerstina, Chapaleufú, and Alegría among the perennial contenders) and plays out across an intense six-week knockout format watched by tens of thousands of spectators daily. The atmosphere at Palermo during Argentine Open final week is electric — unique in world polo for combining elite-level sport with Argentina's extraordinary passion for equestrian culture.
Copa Republica Femenina
The Copa República Femenina is one of Argentina's most prestigious women's polo championships, reflecting the extraordinary development of the women's game within the country that has long dominated world polo at the elite male level. Argentina has invested significantly in women's polo development through the Asociación Argentina de Polo, and the Copa República Femenina is the showcase event for that investment — bringing together the country's best female players in a high-level competitive format that demonstrates just how far Argentine women's polo has come. The tournament attracts players from across Argentina's provincial polo centres and from the Buenos Aires clubs, with competitive fields that regularly include players at 4-goal and above. As FIP women's polo continues to grow internationally, the Copa República Femenina serves as an important qualifying and selection platform for Argentina's national women's team programme.
Campeonato Argentino Femenino 2027
The Campeonato Argentino Femenino is Argentina's national women's polo championship, organised by the Asociación Argentina de Polo (AAP) and held at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo, Buenos Aires. As the women's counterpart to the celebrated Triple Crown events, the Campeonato is Argentina's most prestigious women's polo competition and plays a central role in the global development of women's high-goal polo. Argentina produces the world's finest women's players — many of whom compete internationally for top teams in the UK, USA, and beyond — and the Campeonato provides the competitive environment that maintains that standard at home.
Polo in Argentina
Tournaments in Argentina are governed by Argentine Polo Association (AAP).
Playing Season: September to December (main season), with Argentine Open in November-December
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