1928 in Argentine football

1928 in Argentine football saw the Primera División league expanded to include 36 teams. They played in a single league with each team playing the other only once.

Football in Argentina
Season1928
1927 1929

Huracán won its 4th. title in Primera.

Primera División

El Porvenir and Argentino de Banfield returned to the top division after their runs on Primera B while Liberal Argentino and Porteño were relegated.[1]

Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1Huracán583528257329+44
2Boca Juniors5735281610017+83
3Estudiantes (LP)533525378939+50
4Independiente523522857127+44
5Racing Club493523397738+39
6San Lorenzo473521596338+25
7River Plate463520696842+26
8Quilmes4335187107245+27
9Tigre4335187105548+7
10Ferro Carril Oeste4135193137851+27
11Banfield40351510106349+14
12Chacarita Juniors3935167126346+17
13Lanús3735157136446+18
14Argentinos Juniors36351310124540+5
15Estudiantil Porteño34351112125652+4
16Almagro34351210134453-9
17San Fernando3335129145556-1
18Talleres (RE)3335137154044-4
19Sportivo Palermo33351111134552-7
20Sportivo Barracas3235128154247-5
21Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)3235128153844-6
22Excursionistas32351110143546-11
23El Porvenir3135119155566-11
24Sportivo Buenos Aires3135119153851-13
25Platense2935109164050-10
26Argentino de Banfield2835910164659-13
27Atlanta2735115193660-24
28Estudiantes (BA)2735115193762-25
29Barracas Central273599174274-32
30Argentino de Quilmes2635106195868-10
31San Isidro263598184968-19
32Vélez Sarsfield263598183975-36
33Argentino del Sud [2]253597193459-25
34Liberal Argentino213577212971-42
35Defensores de Belgrano [2]1935411202979-50
36Porteño1135352731108-77
  Champion
  Relegated

Lower Divisions

Primera B

Primera C

Argentina national team

The national team played the football tournament where finished 2nd. to Uruguay. Therefore Argentina was awarded the silver medal.

Argentina would later defeat Uruguay twice, winning the Copa Newton by 1-0 in Avellaneda and then the Copa Lipton after a 2-2 in Montevideo, where Argentina won the trophy as visiting team, according to tournament rules.

Finals

Uruguay 1-1 Argentina
Petrone  23' Report Ferreira  50'
Attendance: 28.253
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Uruguay 2-1 Argentina
Figueroa  17'
Scarone  73'
Report Monti  28'
Attendance: 28.113
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Copa Newton

Argentina 1-0 Uruguay
Report
Avellaneda

Copa Lipton

Argentina 2-2 Uruguay
Report
Montevideo

References

  1. Argentina 1928 at RSSSF
  2. The clubs founders of the Asociación Amateur would only relegate when they occupied for second time one of the last four positions.
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