1911 Argentine Primera División

The 1911 Argentine Primera División was the 20th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 30 and ended on November 26.[1]

Primera División
Season1911
ChampionsAlumni (10th title)
PromotedRacing Club
Relegated(none)
Matches played72
Top goalscorer Ricardo Malbrán
Ernesto Lett
Antonio Piaggio
(11 goals each)
Biggest home winAlumni 6–0 Estudiantes (BA)
Biggest away winQuilmes 0–7 Alumni
1910
1912

The championship featured 9 teams, with each team playing the other twice. Racing Club made its debut.

Alumni regain the championship for the third time in succession, by beating Porteño in a championship playoff. It was the team's 10th title in 12 seasons and was also its last tournament disputed so the football team was disbanded at the end of the season due to financial problems.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Alumni (C) 16 11 1 4 48 15 +33 23
2 Porteño 16 10 3 3 26 12 +14 23
3 San Isidro 16 7 4 5 29 24 +5 18
4 Racing 16 6 5 5 26 24 +2 17
5 River Plate 16 6 4 6 22 31 9 16
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 16 5 4 7 28 31 3 14
7 Belgrano A.C. 16 4 5 7 23 28 5 13
8 Estudiantes (BA) 16 2 8 6 20 36 16 12
9 Quilmes 16 2 4 10 23 43 20 8
Source:
(C) Champion.

Championship playoff

Alumni and Porteño finished level on points at the top of the table, being necessary the dispute of a playoff match, won by Alumni.[1][2]

1911 Argentine Primera División Final
Alumni2–1Porteño
A. Brown  38'
Weiss  55'
Report Genoud  84'

References

  1. Argentina 1911 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  2. Cien años de la despedida de Alumni by Ricardo Gorosito (CIHF), 4 May 1911
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