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.
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.
Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Racing Club | 34 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 10 | +29 |
2 | Platense | 30 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
3 | River Plate | 29 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 |
4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 27 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 |
5 | Huracán | 26 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 16 | +15 |
6 | Estudiantil Porteño | 26 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 |
7 | San Lorenzo | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -9 |
8 | Porteño | 22 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 |
9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 |
10 | Tigre | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 |
11 | Argentino de Quilmes | 20 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 |
12 | Estudiantes (LP) | 20 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
13 | San Isidro | 20 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 |
14 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
15 | Independiente | 20 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
16 | Columbian [1] | 19 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 |
17 | Atlanta | 17 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
18 | Banfield | 16 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -11 |
19 | Estudiantes (BA) | 15 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 33 | -6 |
20 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 |
21 | Belgrano AC | 13 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -20 |
22 | Quilmes | 8 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | -24 |
Racing Club 6-0 Rosario Central [4]
(3rd title)
24 December 1916 | |||
![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | |
10 December 1916 | |||
![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | |
3 December 1916 | |||
![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | |
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.
Date | Venue | Rival | Score | Competition | Arg. scorers |
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6 July 1916 | Buenos Aires | ![]() | 6–1 | 1916 Copa América | Ohaco 2, J.D. Brown 2, Marcovecchio 2 |
10 July 1916 | Buenos Aires | ![]() | 1–1 | 1916 Copa América | J. Laguna |
12 July 1916 | Buenos Aires | ![]() | 1–0 | Friendly | |
17 July 1916 | Avellaneda | ![]() | 0–0 | 1916 Copa América | |
15 August 1916 | Montevideo | ![]() | 2–1 | Copa Lipton | |
15 August 1916 | Avellaneda | ![]() | 3–1 | Copa Newton | |
1 October 1916 | Montevideo | ![]() | 1–0 | Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo | |
1 October 1916 | Avellaneda | ![]() | 7–2 | Copa Círculo de la Prensa | |
29 October 1916 | Montevideo | ![]() | 1–3 | Copa Círculo de la Prensa | |
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