1897 Argentine Primera División

6th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1897 Lomas (4th title) Lomas ac equipo 1897.jpg Lomas A.C., champion (none) William Stirling (Lomas AC) (20 goals) Belgrano AC 14-0 Palermo AC Banfield 1-10 Flores AC 44 1896 1898 The 1897 Argentine Primera División was the 6th season of top-flight football in Argentina.Final tables in Argentina: 1890s at RSSSF The championship was won by Lomas that achieved its 4th Argentine league title in 5 seasons. Lomas won the title after beating Lanús A.C. by 1-0 in a 3rd playoff match.Argentina 1897 playoff matches by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com The players of Lomas Academy (dissolved one year before) returned to its parent club, Lomas Athletic, while Lanús A.C., Banfield and Palermo A.C. made their debuts and Belgrano A.C. registered a "B" team to play the tournament."Argentina: 1ra. División 1897" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol blogsite, 19 Nov 2008 Final standings main WDL Q y 2 LOM Lomas LAN Lanús A.C. Not related to Club Atlético Lanús. The Lanús A.C. (previously, "Lanús Cricket Club") had been established in 1887 and played several AFA tournaments until its dissolution in 1914."Lanús Athletic Club" by Andrés A. Sosa on Hojas Sueltas, 1 July 2016"Ferrocarril y fútbol comparten sus orígenes" by Jorge Barberini and Néstor Saavedra, Todo Trenes magazine N° 42 n lanusac BEL Belgrano A.C. FLO Flores PAL Palermo A.C. BLB Belgrano A.C. "B" BAN Banfield 9 2 1 55 9 10 0 2 39 8 9 1 2 47 15 6 1 5 44 22 4 0 8 11 50 1 1 10 10 56 0 1 11 6 52 #d0e7ff Championship playoff A #d0e7ff Championship playoff B complete Championship final thumb|220px|Team of Lanús A.C. that played the final After both teams, Lomas and Lanús finished in the first position, they had to play a final to decide a champion. It finished 1–1 after extra time so a playoff was held four days later. As that match ended 0–0 with no modifications on the score during extra time, a second game was scheduled for September 19. The result was also a tie. Finally, Lomas defeated Lanús 1–0 in the third match, becoming Primera División champion.Desempates en el fútbol argentino by Ricardo Gorosito on CIHF, 15 Jan 2015 Type Date Team 1 Res. Team 2 Playoff 8 Sep Lomas 1–1 (a.e.t.) Lanús A.C. Playoff 2 12 Sep Lomas 0–0 (a.e.t.) Lanús A.C. Playoff 3 19 Sep Lomas 1–0 Lanús A.C. Playoff 8 Sep 1897 1897 Primera División Final Playoff Lomas 1–1 yes Report 1Report 2 Lanús A.C. Anderson (1–0) Brown (1–1) Lomas Field Lomas de Zamora Lomas played its local games in a field located on Meeks avenue between Fonrouge street and the Hospital."CAMPAÑA DE LOMAS AC EN 1897" by José Carluccio on Pura Historia Futbolera blogsite, 9 May 2018 n field 1,000 River Plate Sport & Pastime #324, 11 Sep 1897 Barrington B. Syer Team details GK H. RitchieDF A. AndersonDF SCO William LeslieMF Joseph E. WrightMF Frederick H. JacobsMF Lawrence JacobsFW George Mervyn ComberFW Frank John Chevallier Boutell FW SCO William StirlingFW James O. Anderson (c)FW G.E. Leslie GK Armando CosteDF Thomas Bridge (c)DF Walter Buchanan MF Italo Nóbili MF A. MillerMF W. DunnFW John J. Bridge FW Luis Nóbili FW ARG Jorge BrownFW C.P.C. ComberFW Héctor Munro Playoff 2 12 Sep 1897 Playoff 2 Lomas 0–0 yes Report Lanús A.C. Lomas Field Lomas de Zamora 2,000 Barrington B. Syer River Plate Sport & Pastime #325, 18 Sep 1897 Team details GK H. RitchieDF Joseph E. WrightDF SCO William LeslieMF A. AndersonMF Frederick H. JacobsMF Lawrence JacobsFW George Mervyn ComberFW C. GibsonFW Frank John Chevallier Boutell FW SCO William StirlingFW James O. Anderson (c) GK Armando CosteDF Thomas Bridge (c)DF Walter Buchanan MF Italo Nóbili MF A. MillerMF W. DunnFW John J. Bridge FW Luis Nóbili FW ARG Jorge BrownFW G. MinturnFW Charles P. Cautley Comber Playoff 3 19 Sep 1897 Playoff 3 Lomas 1–0 Report Lanús A.C. Stirling Lomas Field, Lomas de Zamora Barrington Bloomfield Syer Team details _lomasfutbol _lomasfutbol _lomasfutbol 336633 336633 336633 ffffff 000000 Lomas A.C. _whitehalf_right ffffff 000099 000099 ffffff 000000 Lanús A.C."List of clubs with their secretaries" on River Plate Sport & Pastime #318, 31 Jul 1897Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina, by Jorge Iwanczuk. Published by Autores Editores (1992) - 9504343848Historia - Los principios on CA Lanús website GK Percy L. Grey BridgerDF SCO William LeslieDF Joseph E. WrightMF Lawrence JacobsMF Frederick H. JacobsMF Arthur AndersonFW George Mervyn ComberFW Carlos GibsonFW James O. Anderson (c)FW SCO William StirlingFW Frank John Chevallier Boutell GK Armando CosteDF Thomas Bridge (c)DF Walter Buchanan MF Italo Nóbili MF A. MillerMF W. DunnFW John J. Bridge FW Luis Nóbili FW ARG Jorge BrownFW Héctor Munro FW Charles P. Cautley Comber Notes n References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:1897 in Argentine football m Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Province Category:September 1897 in South America