{{Short description|Brand of association footballs}} The '''Adidas Argentum''' is a family and brand of [[Ball (association football)|association football balls]]. Used as official match balls of [[Argentine Primera División|Argentine football championship]], the Argentum balls, in order to distinguish them in their construction, have had the year of adoption in their names.
Before the adoption of the brand, as official match balls of the Argentine football championships were used variants of [[Adidas Tricolore|Adidas Tango]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tango Argentina is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2004 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/tango-argentina-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2004 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> of [[Adidas Roteiro]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roteiro AFA is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2005 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/roteiro-afa-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2005 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> of [[Adidas Teamgeist]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teamgeist AFA is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2006-2007 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/teamgeist-afa-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2006-2007 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teamgeist 2 AFA is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2008 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/teamgeist-2-afa-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2008 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[Adidas Terrapass|Terrapass]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terrapass AFA is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2009-2010 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/terrapass-afa-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2009-2010 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> of [[Adidas SpeedCell]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speedcell AFA is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2011 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/speedcell-afa-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2011 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> and of [[Adidas Tango 12]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tango 12 AFA is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2012 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/tango-12-afa-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2012 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> However, the first real brand created for [[Argentine Football Association|AFA]] was [[Adidas Prime#Adidas Prime 2|Adidas Tafugo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Tafugo is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2013 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-tafugo-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2013 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Tafugo Derby is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2013 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-tafugo-derby-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2013 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref>
== 2014–2017 == From 2014 to 2017 the line of Argentum balls adopted the technology developed with [[Adidas Brazuca]]. '''Adidas Argentum''', used for [[2014 Argentine Primera División]], had the same template of Adidas Brazuca, but with a bluish coloration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2014 Primera División Argentina Ball |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/01/adidas-argentum-2014-primera-division.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2014 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2014 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> A silver variant, '''Argentum Derby''', was used in the [[Superclásico|Superclásicos]] of the same season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum Derby 2014 Superclásico Ball Unveiled |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/adidas-argentum-derby-2014-superclasico.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum Derby is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2014 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-derby-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2014 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> '''Adidas Argentum 2015''', used for [[2015 Argentine Primera División]], showed a bluish and black template, with the same shape of [[Adidas Conext#Adidas Conext 15|Adidas Conext 15]] balls.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2015 Argentina Primera División Ball Released |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/10/adidas-argentum-2015-ball.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2015 is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2015 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2015-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2015 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> '''Adidas Argentum 2016''', used for [[2016 Argentine Primera División]], showed again a bluish decoration, but it adopted the same template as the balls that replaced the line started with Brazuca, which was first used for [[Adidas Beau Jeu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2016 Ball Released |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2016/01/adidas-argentum-2016-ball.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2016 is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2016 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2016-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2016 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> '''Adidas Argentum 2017''', used for [[2016–17 Argentine Primera División]] and [[2017–18 Argentine Primera División|2017–18 Argentine Superliga]], adopted the same template as the balls that replaced the line of Adidas Conext 15, which was first used for [[Adidas Krasava]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2017 Ball Released |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2017/01/adidas-argentum-2017-ball.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-12-05 |title=Adidas Argentum 2017 |url=https://foot-ballz.com/adidas-argentum-2017/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=FOOT-BALLZ.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2017 is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2017 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2017-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2017 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2017 is official match ball of Superliga Argentina 2017/2018 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2017-official-match-ball-of-superliga-argentina-2017-2018 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref>
== 2018–2021 == Between 2018 and 2021 the line of Argentum balls adopted the same technology of [[Adidas Telstar 18]]. Adidas presented as official match ball of [[2018–19 Argentine Primera División|2018–19 Argentine Superliga]] '''Adidas Argentum 2018''', that showed pinkish lozenges and a sun-inspired yellow drawing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crazy Adidas Argentum 2018-2019 Superliga Argentina Ball Released |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2018/07/adidas-argentum-2018-2019-superliga-argentina-ball.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-12-05 |title=Adidas Argentum 2018 |url=https://foot-ballz.com/adidas-argentum-2018/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=FOOT-BALLZ.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2018 is official match ball of Superliga Argentina 2018/2019 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2018-official-match-ball-of-superliga-argentina-2018-2019 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> For [[2019–20 Argentine Primera División|2019–20 Argentine Superliga]] was used '''Adidas Argentum 2019''', that was decorated with a bluish variant of [[Adidas Conext#Adidas Conext 19|Adidas Conext 19]] pattern.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-12-06 |title=Adidas Argentum 2019 |url=https://foot-ballz.com/adidas-argentum-2019/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=FOOT-BALLZ.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2019 is official match ball of Superliga Argentina 2019/2020 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2019-official-match-ball-of-superliga-argentina-2019-2020 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> '''Adidas Argentum 2021''', the official match ball of [[2021 Argentine Primera División]], was decorated with a colorful variant of [[Adidas Uniforia]] and [[Adidas Tsubasa]] pattern.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 21 Superliga Argentina 2021 Ball Revealed |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2021/01/adidas-argentum-21-superliga-argentina.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-08-12 |title=Adidas Argentum 21 |url=https://foot-ballz.com/adidas-argentum-21/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=FOOT-BALLZ.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 21 is official match ball of Superliga Argentina 2020/2021 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-21-official-match-ball-of-superliga-argentina-2020-2021 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> Another variant of the same pattern was used for the decoration of '''Adidas Argentum 2022''', the official match ball of [[2022 Argentine Primera División]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2021-22 Ball Released |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2021/09/adidas-argentum-2021-22-ball-released.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 2021 is official match ball of Superliga Argentina 2021 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-2021-official-match-ball-of-superliga-argentina-2021 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Since 2022 == Since 2022 the balls adopted the ''SpeedShell'' technology developed for [[Adidas Al Rihla]] and its variants. The official match ball of [[2022 Argentine Primera División]] was '''Adidas Argentum Gotán''', that was decorated with a purple triadic pattern, that paid partially omage to [[Adidas Tango]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Ball of The Year? Futuristic Adidas Argentum 2022-23 Ball Released |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2022/08/futuristic-adidas-argentum-2022-23-ball.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum Gotan is official match ball of Superliga Argentina 2022 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-gotan-official-match-ball-of-superliga-argentina-2022 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref> Adidas announced as official match ball [[2023 Argentine Primera División]] and [[2024 Argentine Primera División]] '''Adidas Argentum 1893'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Adidas Argentina 23-24 Ball Leaked |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2023/08/adidas-argentina-23-24-ball.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Argentum 1893 is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2023-2024 {{!}} Football Balls Database |url=https://football-balls.com/ball-details/adidas-argentum-1893-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2023-2024 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=football-balls.com |language=en}}</ref>
== References == <references />
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[[Category:Adidas footballs|Argentum]] [[Category:Argentine Primera División]]