In this file picture taken on March 12, 2020 Argentina's Racing Club stadium, Cilindro de Avellaneda, is seen without supporters due to the Argentinian Government provision to ban mass events to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19, before the Copa Libertadores football match against Peru's Alianza Lima, in Avellaneda, Argentina. (JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

BUENOS AIRES - The remainder of the Argentinian football season has been canceled amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the head of the country's football association said on Monday.

Clubs in the top division, known as the Argentinian Superliga, will be spared relegation until 2022 because of the disruption caused by the health crisis.

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We are ending the tournaments. The idea is to start playing again when authorities allow it and with maximum security

Claudio Tapia, President, the Argentinian Football Association

"We are ending the tournaments," Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentinian Football Association (AFA), told the TNT television channel.

"The idea is to start playing again when authorities allow it and with maximum security."

Tapia said an official announcement would be made on Tuesday, adding that teams from lower divisions would still be promoted.

His comments came two days after Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez extended a national lockdown until May 10.

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The AFA's decision means the Superliga Cup, previously scheduled to end in May, has been aborted after just one round.

Boca Juniors claimed their 34th Argentinian first division title last month after a late strike from Carlos Tevez gave them a 1-0 victory over Gimnasia on the final weekend of the Superliga season.