1891 Argentine Primera División

1st season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1891 12 April – 13 September St.andrews_1891.jpg St. Andrew's shared the title with Old Caledonians St. Andrew's Old Caledonians (1st title) (none) ENG Frederick Archer (Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway) (7 goals) O. Caledonians 6–0 Belgrano F.C. Buenos Aires F.C. 2–6 O. Caledonians 21 71 1893 The 1891 Primera División was the first ever Argentine championship, making Argentina's the oldest football league outside the United Kingdom."Salvation army" by Tim Pears, The Guardian, Sunday 4 June 2006 This tournament was organized by the Argentine Association Football League whose president was F.L. Wooley. This league only lasted one season, so in 1892 no championship was held. In 1893 other Association with the same name would be established by Alexander Watson Hutton becoming current Argentine Football Association."Orígenes de la Asociación" on AFA website Summary The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing the other twice. Many of the results of individual games have been lost, hence the lack of goals for and against in the table below. Hurlingham registered in the tournament but did not take part of the same.Argentina 1891 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at the RSSSFIwanczuk Jorge Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina 1992 Centro para la Investigación de la Historia del Fútbol 978-950-43-4384-4 1st es History of amateur football in Argentina The Hurlingham team was retired by the president of the club, John Ravenscroft, in solidarity with Alexander Watson Hutton (who had resigned as director of St. Andrew's School after they refused to include the practise of football,Alexander Watson Hutton, el padre del fútbol argentino: el impulso de Domingo Sarmiento y la fundación de la AFA on TyC, 10 Mar 2023 so Alex Lamont did not call him to be part of the league).Hurlingham y los inicios del fútbol by Rody Rodríguez on Hurlingham al día, 28 Apr 2008 At the end of the season, St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians finished at the top position with 13 points each. They were declared joint champions, but played a playoff match to decide which team got to keep the medals, being St. Andrew's the winner. The current Association has not included this title in their documents, except in its web page where only St. Andrew's is listed as champion.Campeones de Primera División - AFA website, retrieved 10 Jul 2016 Final standings main WDL Q 5 2 OLD Old Caledonians STA St. Andrew's BARR Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway BAFC Buenos Aires F.C. BFC Belgrano F.C. HUR Hurlingham Predecessor of current Belgrano Athletic Club. The team's field (referred as "Highfield" or "Prado General Belgrano" by newspapers from that time) was located on the block bounded by Cabildo, Olleros, 11 de Septiembre, and Gorostiaga streets. Apart from football, the facility hosted baseball, cricekt, and rugby matches. The land was sold soon after the season ended. In 1892, a textile factory ("Sternberg") would be built on that place.https://archive.today/20251231152930/https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol-argentino-puso-fin-misterio-134-anos-highfield-cancha-fantasma-sede-primer-torneo_0_9ZLJt1DccJ.html El fútbol argentino le puso fin a un misterio de 134 años by Oscar Barnade on Clarín. 30 Dec 2025 This was not the club founded by the Hogg brothers but another football club that only participated in this championship. The team's jersey was red and white in vertical stripes while its venue was located in Flores, Buenos Aires. The team played its home games at Flores Old Ground.Los documentos demuestran que Alec Lamont es el verdadero y único padre del fútbol argentino by Atilio Garrido on AHIFU (Uruguayan football researchers). 1 May 2025 Hurlingham initially registered a team to participate but ultimately did not take part 6 1 1 32 11 6 1 1 23 12 2 2 4 19 24 2 1 5 18 22 1 1 6 10 33 0 0 0 0 0 green1 Champion QP QP complete Medal match 1891 Argentine Primera División final As the Association crowned both, St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians as champion, this match was held only to determine which team got to keep the medals. 13 September 1891 1891 Argentine Primera División Playoff St. Andrew's 3–1 yes Report Old Caledonians Moffatt E. Wilson J. Wilson Flores Old Ground Matches main FBR grey OLD Old Caledonians STA St. Andrew's BARR Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway BAFC Buenos Aires F.C. BFC Belgrano F.C. HUR Hurlingham 2–5 2–2 2–6 5–1 null 4–0 4–4 0–4 3–5 null 2–1 1–2 2–3 0–7 null 6–0 0–4 4–1 2–1 null 3–2 7–0 1–0 3–3 null null null null null null complete References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:1891 in Argentine football