1904 in Argentine football

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Football in Argentina
Season1904
Men's football
Primera División Belgrano A.C.
Segunda División Barracas A.C. II
Tercera División Estudiantes (BA) III
  1903 Flag of Argentina.svg 1905  

1904 in Argentine football saw Belgrano A.C. winning the Argentine championship ending a run of four consecutive titles for Alumni. Estudiantes de Buenos Aires was promoted to Primera by the Association after the good campaigns made in lower divisions and the contribution made by the club to the practice of football.

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Flores did not register to play the tournament after a poor performance in the last season. [1]

Primera División

The 1904 championship had a 6 team, league format, with each team playing the other twice. [2]

Final standings

PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd
1 Belgrano AC 1810901309+21
2 Alumni 1310532189+9
3 Lomas AC 1110514910-1
4Barracas Athletic10105051316-3
5 Estudiantes (BA) 5102171227-15
6 Quilmes 210109819-11

Lower divisions

Primera B

Copa Bullrich

Primera C

International cup

Tie Cup

Final

Rosario A.C. Flag of Argentina.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Uruguay.svg CURCC
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W. Leslie

International friendlies

English team Southampton toured on Argentina that year, playing several friendly matches v. clubs and combined teams. It was the first time a professional British team visited Argentina. [3] [4]

DateVenue/CityRivalScore
26-Jun Buenos Aires Alumni 3–0
3-JulBuenos AiresBritánicos [lower-alpha 1] 3–0
6-JulBuenos Aires Belgrano A.C. 6–1
9-JulBuenos AiresArgentinos [lower-alpha 2] 8–0
10-JulBuenos AiresLiga Argentina [lower-alpha 3] 5−3

Notes

  1. Team formed by British players that played in the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
  2. Team formed by Argentinean players from the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
  3. All-star team of the Argentine league.

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References

  1. "Argentina 1904 at Historia y Futbol". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. Primera División Argentina 1904 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
  3. Historia del Fútbol Argentino, various authors, Editorial Eiffel, Buenos Aires, 1958.
  4. Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF.com