1897 in Argentine football

Football in Argentina
Season	1897
Men's football
Primera División	Lomas

1897 in Argentine football saw Lomas win its 4th Primera División championship within 5 seasons played. Lomas won the title after winning the 2nd replay of the playoff against Lanús Athletic.^[1] The players of Lomas Academy (dissolved last year) returned to the main team.

Lanús A.C., Banfield and Palermo A.C. debuted while Belgrano A.C. registered a "B" team.^[2]

Primera división

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pts	G	W	D	L	Gf	Ga	Gd
1	Lomas	20	12	9	2	1	55	9	+46
2	Lanús A.C.	20	12	10	0	2	39	8	+31
3	Belgrano A.C.	19	12	9	1	2	47	15	+32
4	Flores	13	12	6	1	5	44	22	+22
5	Palermo Athletic	8	12	4	0	8	11	50	-39
6	Belgrano A.C. "B"	3	12	1	1	10	10	56	-46
7	Banfield	1	12	0	1	11	6	52	-46

Championship Playoffs

8 September 1897

Lomas AC	1-1	Lanús AC

12 September 1897

Lomas AC	0-0	Lanús AC

19 September 1897

Lomas AC	1-0	Lanús AC
Willie Stirling

References

^ "Final Tables Argentina 1891-1900". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
^ "Argentina 1897 at Historia y Fútbol". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[1] "Final Tables Argentina 1891-1900". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

[2] "Argentina 1897 at Historia y Fútbol". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

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