1908 Argentine Primera División

The 1908 Argentine Primera División was the 17th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 26 and ended on November. The championship was reduced from 11 to 10 teams, with each team playing the other twice.[2]

Primera División
Season1908
ChampionsBelgrano A.C. (3rd title)
PromotedNacional (Floresta) [lower-alpha 1]
RelegatedSan Martín A.C.
Top goalscorer Eliseo Brown (Alumni)
(19 goals)
Biggest home winAlumni 12–0 Reformer
Biggest away winQuilmes 0–7 Alumni
1907
1909

Belgrano Athletic won its 3rd. title, ending a run of three consecutive league championships for Alumni.

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Belgrano A.C. (C) 18 15 1 2 49 20 +29 31
2 Alumni 18 13 1 4 74 18 +56 27
3 Argentino (Q) 18 12 1 5 44 26 +18 25
4 San Isidro 18 11 1 6 36 26 +10 23
5 Estudiantes (BA) 18 11 2 5 37 20 +17 22[lower-alpha 2]
6 Quilmes 18 8 1 9 46 54 8 17
7 Porteño 18 6 1 11 23 41 18 13
8 Reformer 18 3 2 13 10 57 47 8
9 Lomas 18 3 1 14 19 50 31 7
10 San Martín A.C. (R) 18 2 1 15 16 42 26 3[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Disaffiliated by the Association due to the poor conditions of its stadium, according to the rules. The team had played only 2 matches.[1]
  2. Docked 2 points
  3. Docked 2 points and was relegated at the end of the tournament

References

  1. Argentina 1908 at Historia y Futbol
  2. Argentina 1908 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
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