1912 Argentine Primera División

21st season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1912 14 April – 23 December Quilmes (AFA) Porteño (FAF) 1911 1913 The 1912 Argentine Primera División was the 21st season of top-flight football in Argentina. Two tournaments were held at the same time, due to the establishment of Federación Argentina de Football (FAF), a dissident association which organised its own championship. Thus, Quilmes won the official AFA tournament, while Porteño won the FAF title. The AFA season began on April 14 and ended on December 13 while the FAF season began on July 11 and ended on December 23.Argentina 1912 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com Asociación Argentina de Football – Copa Campeonato Primera División (AFA) Quilmes 1912.jpg Quilmes A.C., AFA champion 1912 14 April – 13 December Quilmes (1st title) Estudiantes (LP) 10px (none) ARG Alberto Ohaco (Racing) (10 goals) Quilmes 11–0 San Isidro Belgrano A.C. 0–6 Racing 1911 1913 Many former players of Alumni (dissolved one year later) went to play for Quilmes, which would be the champion. The tournament had no relegations.http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-asociacion-argentina-1912-166206 Argentina: 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1912 at Historia y Futbol 2016-07-20 2013-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005152351/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-asociacion-argentina-1912-166206 usurped Estudiantes (LP) (promoted) added to the championship. main WDL Q 5 y y 2 QUI Quilmes SIS San Isidro RCA Racing EBA Estudiantes (BA) BEL Belgrano AC RIV River Plate 7 1 2 24 8 C 5 1 3 16 22 4 2 4 24 16 4 0 5 15 18 3 1 6 20 20 3 1 6 8 23 #ccffcc A complete Federación Argentina de Football Primera División (FAF) Portenio1912.jpg Porteño, FAF champion 1912 14 July – 23 December Porteño (1st title) Argentino (Q) 10px Atlanta 10px Independiente 10px Kimberley 10px (none) ARG Ernesto Colla (Independiente) (12 goals) Kimberley 1–7 Independiente Argentino de Quilmes 7–1 Kimberley 1911 1913 In July 1912, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires disaffiliated from Asociación Argentina de Football, founding the Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) presided by Ricardo Aldao. Recently promoted teams Porteño and Estudiantes (LP) joined the new league, among other clubs. 1912 was the inaugural season of the dissident FAF league. This tournament was formed by 3 dissident teams from the Asociación Argentina (AAF): Estudiantes de La Plata, Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Porteño, plus the 4 teams promoted from the second division: Argentino de Quilmes, Atlanta, Independiente and Kimberley. The last club added was the recently created Sociedad Sportiva Argentina. main WDL Q y y 2 IND Independiente PRT Porteño ELP Estudiantes (LP) GEB Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) ARQ Argentino (Q) ATL Atlanta KIM Kimberley SSA Sociedad Sportiva Argentina 9 2 3 33 12 8 4 2 24 10 8 3 3 23 14 7 4 3 26 18 7 3 4 34 27 6 0 8 24 28 2 2 10 17 48 0 0 14 6 30 Independiente led the championship by goal average after beating a weakened Argentino de Quilmes team 5–0 in the final round. Nevertheless, the club offered to play Porteño (which had finished equaled on points with Independiente) a playoff to avoid criticism."Argentina: 1ra. División Federación Argentina 1912" by José Carluccio, 1 Dec 2008 IND #d0e7ff A A complete Championship playoff 1912 Argentine Primera División final Independiente and Porteño finished level on points at the top of the table, necessitating a championship playoff. The game was suspended at 87' after the Independiente players abandoned the pitch in protest at a disallowed goal by referee Carlos Aertz. The championship was then awarded to Porteño. Date Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City 23 Dec Porteño 1–1 Title awarded to Porteño after Independiente players left the field in protest. note aband Independiente Estadio GEBA Buenos Aires Notes note References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:1912 in Argentine football Category:1912 in South American football leagues