1920 in Argentine football
1920 in Argentine football saw Boca Juniors retain the "Asociación Argentina de Football" (AFA) league title. In the dissident "Asociación Amateurs de Football" (AAm) River Plate ended the run of seven consecutive league titles for Racing Club de Avellaneda.[1]
| Season | 1920 | |
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In international football Argentina finished as runners up in Copa América 1920.
Primera División
Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato
Club Eureka disappeared when merging with Sportivo Palermo while the Association expanded the number of to 13 clubs participating. Banfield returned to Primera after promoting the last year while Sportivo Barracas came from rival league "Asociación Amateurs de Football". The rest of the teams were promoted to Primera through a resolution by the association, they were Del Plata, Sportivo del Norte (then Colegiales), Nueva Chicago, Lanús, and Sportivo Palermo.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 43 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 7 | +45 |
| 2 | Banfield | 31 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 21 | +14 |
| 3 | Huracán | 31 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 |
| 4 | Porteño | 30 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 |
| 5 | Del Plata | 26 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 |
| 6 | Sportivo Barracas | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -19 |
| 8 | Sportivo del Norte | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 47 | -28 |
| 9 | Estudiantes (LP) | 21 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 37 | -3 |
| 10 | Sportivo Palermo | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 52 | -26 |
| 11 | Lanús[3] | 15 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 12 | +12 |
| 12 | Sportivo Almagro[4] | 11 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 13 | Palermo | 9 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 28 | -14 |
Asociación Amateur de Football - Primera División
The tournament started with 17 teams then expanded to 19 when Lanús and Sportivo Almagro (that had previously left the Asociación Argentina) joined the league. Ferro Carril Oeste returned to the league after being relegated 2 years before. Barracas Central debuted in Primera after winning the Primera B (Aam) title last year. Sportivo Buenos Aires also debuted in the top division.
River Plate won its first championship ending with Racing Club run of 7 consecutive titles.
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 56 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 22 | +48 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 54 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 23 | +54 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 46 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +20 |
| 4 | Atlanta | 41 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 29 | +20 |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 41 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 32 | +14 |
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield | 39 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 32 | +28 |
| 7 | Platense | 37 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 39 | 12 |
| 8 | Independiente | 35 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 |
| 9 | San Isidro | 33 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 53 | -1 |
| 10 | Quilmes | 32 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | -13 |
| 11 | Estudiantil Porteño | 30 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 42 | -4 |
| 12 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 30 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 61 | -27 |
| 13 | Defensores de Belgrano | 27 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 40 | -12 |
| 14 | Barracas Central | 26 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 49 | -21 |
| 15 | Tigre | 22 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 77 | -39 |
| 16 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 18 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 64 | -31 |
| 17 | Sportivo Almagro[5] | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 |
| 18 | Lanús[6] | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 19 | Estudiantes (BA) | 13 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 90 | -59 |
Lower divisions
Primera B
- AFA Champion: El Porvenir
- AAm Champion: General Mitre
Primera C
- AFA Champion: Sportivo Avellaneda
- AAm Champion: Oriente del Sud
Domestic cups
Copa de Honor MCBA
- Champion: Banfield
| Banfield | 2-1 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Pambrún, López | Report | M. Martínez |
Copa Ibarguren
- Champion: Tiro Federal
| Boca Juniors | 2-1 [7] | Tiro Federal |
|---|---|---|
Calomino  5',Galíndez 52' |
Report | Walkens 11' |
| Tiro Federal | 4-0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Walkins 5', Podestá 10', 17', J. Cochrane 75' (pen.) |
Report |
Copa de Competencia (AAm)
- Champion: Rosario Central
| Rosario Central | 2-0 | Sp. Almagro |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes, Mascías | Report |
International cups
Argentina national team
Copa América
In 1920 the Argentina national team travelled to Chile to participate in the 4th edition of Copa América. They finished as runners-up to Uruguay for the third time.
Titles
Results
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Argentina scorers | Match Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 1920 | Montevideo |  Uruguay |
2 - 0 | Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo | ||
| 25 July 1920 | Buenos Aires | Uruguay |
1 - 3 | Copa Newton | ||
| 8 August 1920 | Buenos Aires | Uruguay |
1 - 0 | Copa Premier Honor Argentino | ||
| 12 September 1920 | Viña del Mar | Uruguay |
1 - 1 | Copa América 1920 | Echeverría | |
| 20 September 1920 | Viña del Mar |  Chile |
1 - 1 | Copa América 1920 | Dellavalle | |
| 25 September 1920 | Viña del Mar |  Brazil |
0 - 2 | Copa América 1920 | Echeverría, Libonatti | |
| 12 October 1920 | Buenos Aires | Brazil |
3 - 1 | Friendly | ||
References
- Argentina 1920 at RSSSF
- "Argentina: 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1920 at Historia y Futbol". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- Lanús abandoned the AAF to join the AAm after the 13th round of fixtures. The remaining 12 fixtures were awarded as wins to its opponents
- Sportivo Almagro abandoned the AAF to join the AAm after the 13th round of fixtures. The remaining 12 fixtures were awarded as wins to its opponents
- Sportivo Almagro defected from the AAF league at the halfway stage, therefore played half as many games as the rest of the league.
- Lanús defected from the AAF league at the halfway stage, therefore played half as many games as the rest of the league.
- A new game had to be played because Boca Jrs. fielded two ineligible players, Tesoriere and M. Martínez.