The 1919 Argentine Primera División was the 28th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The official "Asociación Argentina de Football" (AFA) league championship was abandoned mid season by the majority of the clubs, which joined the new "Asociación Amateurs de Football" (AAmF) while six clubs remained with the official body.
| Season | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 March 1919 – 20 January 1920 |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (AFA) Racing (AAmF) |
← 1918 1920 → | |
In the AFA league, Boca Juniors was crowned champion with 14 fixtures to be played, while Racing won its 7th league title at AAmF.[1]
Club Eureka debuted in the AFA championship, while Vélez Sársfield played its first Primera División championship in the AAmF after being disaffiliated from the official body.[2]
Final tables
editAsociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato
editOut of 19 teams that started to compete in the championship, only 6 remained at the end of the season, after the first part of the tournament was annulled and re-started. The 13 teams that had been disaffiliated or expelled joined dissident "Asociación Amateurs de Football".
 Boca Juniors, AFA champion | |
| Season | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 September 1919 – 20 January 1920 [note 1] |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (1st title) |
| Promoted | Eureka  |
| Relegated | (none) |
| 1919 Copa Aldao | Boca Juniors |
| Top goalscorer |  Alfredo Garasini Alfredo Martín (both of Boca Juniors, 6 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Boca Juniors 7–0 Huracán |
| Biggest away win | San Lorenzo 2–6 Racing |
← 1918 1920 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 16 |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Huracán | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 4 |
| 4 | Eureka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sportivo Almagro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| 6 | Porteño | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asociación Amateurs de Football
edit Racing, AAmF champion | |
| Season | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 September – 28 December 1920 |
| Champions | Racing (7th title) |
| Promoted | Vélez Sársfield |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Goals scored | 279 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alberto Marcovecchio (Racing) (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Racing 10–2 Estudiantes (BA) |
| Biggest away win | Estudiantes (BA) 0–5 Atlanta Atlanta 0–5 Racing |
← 1918 1920 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing (C) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 26 |
| 2 | Vélez Sársfield | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 20 |
| 3 | River Plate | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | Defensores de Belgrano | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 | Atlanta | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 14 |
| 6 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 13 |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 13 |
| 8 | Independiente | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 12 |
| 9 | Platense | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 12 |
| 10 | Sportivo Barracas | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 12 |
| 11 | Estudiantil Porteño | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 11 |
| 12 | Tigre | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 9 |
| 13 | San Isidro | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 5 |
| 14 | Estudiantes (BA) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 3 |
Notes
edit- ^ These dates refer to the re-started season so the original championship had begun on March 16 and run until 31 August, when it was annulled by the after 9 rounds played. Out of 19 teams, only 6 remained for the re-started season.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Dissafiliated and moved to dissident league "Asociación Amateurs de Football".
References
edit- ^ Argentina 1919 at RSSSF
- ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División Asociacion Amateurs 1919 at Historia y Futbol". Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2016-07-26.