1896 Argentine Primera División

5th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1896 10 May – 15 August Lomas Academy (1st title) (none) ENG Thomas Fearnley Allen (Flores AC) ARG Juan Anderson (Lomas) (7 goals each) Lomas Academy 6−1 Belgrano A.C. Retiro A.C. 0−5 Lomas 21 1895 1897 The 1896 Primera División was the 5th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on May 10 and ended on August 15.Argentina 1896 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing each other twice.Argentina 1896 at RSSSF The title was won by Lomas Academy, the second team of Lomas Athletic Club, which played its last tournament being then dissolved. Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway merged with Belgrano Athletic Club which debuted that season.http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-1896-162207 Argentina 1896 at Historia y Fútbol 2012-09-27 2013-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130923091446/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-1896-162207 usurped Final table main WDL Q 2 LAC Lomas Academy FLO Flores LOM Lomas BEL Belgrano A.C. RET Retiro A.C. 6 0 2 18 10 C 5 0 3 17 8 4 1 3 16 11 3 2 3 10 15 0 1 7 6 23 green1 C complete References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:1896 in Argentine football