1916 in Argentine football

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Football in Argentina
Season1916
Men's football
Primera División Racing Club
Intermedia Sp. Barracas
Segunda División Huracán III [lower-alpha 1]
Tercera División Porteño
Copa de Honor Rosario Central
Copa de Competencia Rosario Central
Copa Ibarguren Racing Club
  1915 Flag of Argentina.svg 1917  

1916 in Argentine football saw Racing Club win their 4th consecutive league championship. Rosario Central won the Copa de Honor and the Copa de Competencia but they were beaten in both of the international finals.

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In international football Argentina hosted the first edition of Copa América (named "Campeonato Sudamericano" by then) where they finished as runners un to Uruguay although they won four minor trophies later in the year.

Primera División

Final standings

PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd
1 Racing Club 342115423910+29
2 Platense 302112632513+12
3 River Plate 292110922710+17
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 27219932112+9
5 Huracán 262111463116+15
6 Estudiantil Porteño 262110653722+15
7 San Lorenzo 23219571625-9
8 Porteño 22217863226+6
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 21218583129+2
10 Tigre 21218582228-6
11 Argentino de Quilmes 20217682523+2
12 Estudiantes (LP) 202168726260
13 San Isidro 20217682932-3
14 Boca Juniors 20217682529-4
15 Independiente 20216871317-4
16 Columbian [1] 19216782426-2
17 Atlanta 17215791724-7
18 Banfield 16214892031-11
19 Estudiantes (BA) 152155112733-6
20 Ferro Carril Oeste 152163122839-11
21 Belgrano AC 132153132040-20
22 Quilmes 82124151236-24
  Champion
  Relegated

Lower divisions

Intermedia

Segunda División

Domestic Cups

Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

Final

Rosario Central 1-0 Independiente [2]

Copa de Competencia Jockey Club

Final

Rosario Central 2-1 Independiente [3]

Copa Ibarguren

Final

Racing Club 6-0 Rosario Central [4]

(3rd title)

International cups

Tie Cup

Final

24 December 1916
Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 03 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol

Copa de Honor Cousenier

Final

10 December 1916
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 61 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central

Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao

Final

3 December 1916
Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Club 12 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional

Argentina national team

To commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence, Argentina hosted and participated in the first edition of the 1916 South American Championship, later named Copa América. Argentina finished as runners-up to Uruguay.

The national squad won the Copa Círculo de la Prensa, Copa Lipton, Copa Newton and Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo that year.

Copa Lipton

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2-1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report

Copa Newton

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3-1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report

Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1-0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report

Results

DateVenueRivalScoreCompetitionArg. scorers
6 July 1916 Buenos Aires Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6–1 1916 Copa América Ohaco 2, J.D. Brown 2, Marcovecchio 2
10 July 1916 Buenos Aires Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–1 1916 Copa América J. Laguna
12 July 1916 Buenos Aires Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–0Friendly
17 July 1916 Avellaneda Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0–0 1916 Copa América
15 August 1916 Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2–1 Copa Lipton
15 August 1916 Avellaneda Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3–1 Copa Newton
1 October 1916 Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–0 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
1 October 1916 Avellaneda Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7–2Copa Círculo de la Prensa
29 October 1916 Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–3Copa Círculo de la Prensa

Notes

  1. Reserve teams.

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