1912 Argentine Primera División

The 1912 Argentine Primera División was the 21st season of top-flight football in Argentina. Two tournaments were held at the same time, due to the establishment of Federación Argentina de Football (FAF), a dissident association which organised its own championship. Thus, Quilmes won the official AFA tournament, while Porteño won the FAF title.

Primera División
Season1912
ChampionsQuilmes (AFA)
Porteño (FAF)
← 1911
1913 →

The AFA season began on April 14 and ended on December 13 while the FAF season began on July 11 and ended on December 23.[1]

Final tables

Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato
Primera División (AFA)
Season1912
ChampionsQuilmes (1st title)
PromotedEstudiantes (LP)
Relegated(none)
Top goalscorer Alberto Ohaco (Racing)
(10 goals)
Biggest home winQuilmes 11–0 San Isidro
Biggest away winBelgrano A.C. 0–6 Racing
← 1911
1913 →

Many former players of Alumni (dissolved one year later) went to play for Quilmes, which would be the champion. The tournament had no relegations.[2] Estudiantes (LP) (promoted) added to the championship.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Quilmes (C) 10 7 1 2 24 8 +16 15
2 San Isidro 9 5 1 3 16 22 −6 11
3 Racing 10 4 2 4 24 16 +8 10
4 Estudiantes (BA) 9 4 0 5 15 18 −3 8
5 Belgrano AC 10 3 1 6 20 20 0 7
6 River Plate 10 3 1 6 8 23 −15 7
Source:
(C) Champion.

Federación Argentina de Football
Primera División (FAF)
Season1912
ChampionsPorteño (1st title9
PromotedArgentino (Q)
Atlanta
Independiente
Kimberley
Relegated(none)
Top goalscorer Ernesto Colla (Independiente)
(12 goals)
Biggest home winKimberley 1–7 Independiente
Biggest away winArgentino de Quilmes 7–1 Kimberley
← 1911
1913 →

In July 1912, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires disaffiliated from Asociación Argentina de Football, founding the Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) presided by Ricardo Aldao. Recently promoted teams Porteño and Estudiantes (LP) joined the new league, among other clubs.

1912 was the inaugural season of the dissident FAF league. This tournament was formed by 3 dissident teams from the Asociación Argentina (AAF): Estudiantes de La Plata, Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Porteño, plus the 4 teams promoted from the second division: Argentino de Quilmes, Atlanta, Independiente and Kimberley. The last club added was the recently created Sociedad Sportiva Argentina.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente 14 9 2 3 33 12 +21 20[lower-alpha 1]
2 Porteño (C) 14 8 4 2 24 10 +14 20[lower-alpha 1]
3 Estudiantes (LP) 14 8 3 3 23 14 +9 19
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 14 7 4 3 26 18 +8 18
5 Argentino (Q) 14 7 3 4 34 27 +7 17
6 Atlanta 14 6 0 8 24 28 −4 12
7 Kimberley 14 2 2 10 17 48 −31 6
8 Sociedad Sportiva Argentina 14 0 0 14 6 30 −24 0
Source:
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Independiente won the championship after winning its final game 5-0 against a weakened Argentino de Quilmes team. Nevertheless, the club offered to play runner-up Porteño in a playoff to avoid criticism.

Championship playoff

Independiente and Porteño finished level on points at the top of the table, necessitating a championship playoff. The game was suspended at 87' after the Independiente players abandoned the pitch in protest at a disallowed goal by referee Carlos Aertz. The championship was then awarded to Porteño.[1]

Final
1912 Primera División (FAF) Final
Porteño1-1
[note 1]		Independiente
J. Rithner  40' (pen) Report Lloveras  2'

Notes
  1. Porteño was crowned champion after the Independiente players abandoned the field.

References
  1. Argentina 1912 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  2. Argentina: 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1912 at Historia y Futbol
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