1896 Argentine Primera División

The 1896 Primera División was the 5th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on May 10 and ended on August 15.[1] The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing the other twice.[2]

Primera División
Season1896
ChampionsLomas Academy (1st title)
Relegated(none)
Matches played21
Top goalscorer T. F. Allen (Flores AC)
Juan Anderson (Lomas)
(7 goals each)
Biggest home winLomas Academy 6−1 Belgrano A.C.
Biggest away winRetiro A.C. 0−5 Lomas
1895
1897

The title was won by Lomas Academy, the second team of Lomas Athletic Club, which played its last tournament being then dissolved. Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway merged with Belgrano Athletic Club which debuted that season.[3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lomas Academy (C) 8 6 0 2 18 10 +8 12
2 Flores 8 5 0 3 17 8 +9 10
3 Lomas 8 4 1 3 16 11 +5 9
4 Belgrano A.C. 8 3 2 3 10 15 5 8
5 Retiro A.C. 8 0 1 7 6 23 17 1
Source:
(C) Champion.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.