Season | 1902 | |
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Men's football | ||
Primera División | Alumni | |
Segunda División | Barracas A.C. II | |
Tercera División | Lomas Juniors | |
1902 in Argentine football saw Alumni win its 3rd consecutive league championship. Barracas Athletic (promoted in 1901) added to the tournament. [1] [2]
In international football, the Argentina national team played its first official game ever, a 6-0 win against Uruguay in Montevideo.
The first division championship was expanded to a 5-team league format, with each team playing the other twice.
Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
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1 | Alumni | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 |
2 | Barracas Athletic | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
3 | Quilmes | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | +0 |
4 | Belgrano AC | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -13 |
5 | Lomas AC | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
Rosario AC | 1-1 | Alumni |
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Rosario AC | 1-1 | Alumni |
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Rosario AC | 2-1 | Alumni |
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Report |
The Argentina national team played its second match ever, a 6–0 win against Uruguay in front of 8,000 spectators in the Paso del Molino stadium in Montevideo.
Lineup: José Buruca Laforia (Barracas AC), William Leslie (Quilmes), Walter Buchanan (Alumni), Eduardo Duggan (Belgrano AC), Carlos Buchanan (Alumni), Ernesto Brown (Alumni), Edward Morgan (Quilmes), Juan Moore (captain) (Alumni), Juan Anderson (Lomas AC), Carlos Dickinson (Belgrano AC), Jorge Brown (Alumni)
Date | Venue/City | Rival | Score | Scorers | Report |
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16 July 1902 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 6-0 | Dickinson, Arimalo o.g., Morgan, Carve o.g., Anderson, J. Brown | [3] |
1902 | Montevideo | Albion FC | 0-1 | [4] | |
1901 in Argentine football saw champion English High School changing its name to "Alumni Athletic Club", due to a regulation from the Association stating that football teams were not allowed to name the same as the Schools they belonged to.
1906 in Argentine football saw Alumni regaining the Argentine championship for the 6th time in seven seasons. The team also won the local Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires and internationals Tie Cup and Copa de Honor Cousenier, obtaining four titles within the same year.
1907 in Argentine football saw Alumni regain the Argentine championship winning its 7th Primera División title in eight seasons.
1908 in Argentine football saw Belgrano AC win its 3rd. title, ending a run of three consecutive championships for Alumni.
1909 in Argentine football saw Alumni win the championship, their 8th title in 10 seasons. Argentina won all three international trophies contested against Uruguay.
1912 in Argentine football saw the division of Argentine football into two rival associations, when Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) was established to organise its own championships. Thus, Quilmes won the official AFA tournament, while Porteño won the FAF title.
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