1951 Argentine Primera División

60th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División Racing 1951.jpg Racing Club, champions 1951 Racing (12th title) Lanús 10px Quilmes 10px Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 10px ARG Santiago Vernazza (22 goals) 1950 1952 The 1951 Argentine Primera División was the 60th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 15 and ended on December 5.Argentina 1951 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF Lanús promoted to Primera División as champion of Primera B "Argentina: 1ra. "B" AFA 1950" by José Carluccio, 15 May 2009 Banfield and Racing shared the 1st position at the end of the tournament so a two-game playoff match was held to decide a champion. Racing won the series winning their 12th league title (and third consecutive)."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1951" by José Carluccio, 21 May 2009 On the other hand, Quilmes and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) were relegated. League standings main WDL QR 2 BAN Banfield RCA Racing RIV River Plate IND Independiente LAN Lanús BOC Boca Juniors SLA San Lorenzo CHA Chacarita Juniors VEL Vélez Sársfield EST Estudiantes (LP) NEW Newell's Old Boys FCO Ferro Carril Oeste PLA Platense HUR Huracán ATL Atlanta QUI Quilmes GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 17 10 5 63 33 16 12 4 60 37 16 11 5 69 42 16 7 9 74 51 14 9 9 62 49 11 13 8 46 38 13 9 10 46 41 12 9 11 58 55 10 13 9 57 58 11 7 14 65 55 10 8 14 40 58 8 11 13 50 55 9 7 16 51 64 6 12 14 44 59 8 8 16 46 79 7 9 16 52 79 4 13 15 41 71 #d0e7ff Championship playoff A A #ffcccc Relegated R R complete Championship Playoff 1951 Argentine Primera División finals After finishing 1st in the table (with no goal difference considered), both teams, Banfield and Racing had to play a two-legged series to decide a champion. Team 1 Team 2 1st. leg Venue 1 City 1 2nd. leg Venue 2 City 2 Agg.Racing Banfield 0–0 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires 1–0 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires 1–0 References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Argentine Primera Division Primera Division