At the meeting of May 30, 2017, the Executive Committee of the Argentine Football Association accepted the provisional direct affiliation of the institution, ad referendum of the next ordinary assembly, and enabled its participation in the Primera D championship.5 This The decision aroused controversy, due to its surprise and unusual nature, and the known relationship of the main promoter of the entity with relevant figures of the ruling alliance: the president of the Nation, Mauricio Macri, and the vice president of the AFA, Daniel Angelici.

The causality between both events has been denied.6 His official debut occurred on September 3, 2017, with a 3-1 defeat against Victoriano Arenas, at the Saturnino Moure stadium.7 On October 19, 2017, the AFA Ordinary Assembly ratified the affiliation, which became effective.8 On June 20, 2019, he was promoted to Primera C, after beating Liniers in the reduced final by an aggregate of 2 to 0.9.

On Saturday, August 3, 2019, he debuted in the Primera C, the fourth category of Argentine soccer with a 2-0 victory for the local team against Victoriano Arenas.

At the end of 2018, Real Pilar reached second place in the partial table of the first round of the 2018-19 First D Championship, qualifying for the 2018-19 Argentine Cup.

In 2020 Real Pilar qualified again but was eliminated in the first instance by 3 to 1 against Lanús Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.