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1915 Argentine Primera División final
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1915 Primera División final RACING1915.JPG 1915 Primera División Racing Club, champions Racing 1 San Isidro 0 6 January 1916 Independiente Stadium Crucecita Héctor Alfano
The 1915 Argentine Primera División final was the match that determined the winner of 1915 season of Argentine Primera División. The final was contested by Racing and San Isidro, in order to decide a champion after both teams had finished tied on points (46 in 24 matches played) at the end of the tournament. Although Racing has a much larger goal difference than its rival (+90 vs +60) the Association decided to held a match to decide a champion.Argentina 1915 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.comRACING CLUB CAMPEÓN 1915 by Ricardo Maríngolo on Academia de Emociones. 6 Jan 2018 (archived)
It was the 2nd. league final contested by both clubs, only two years after they had first met.Argentina 1913 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com It was held in Estadio Crucecita of the homonymous city, home venue of C.A. ndependiente. Racing won their third consecutive league title after defeating San Isidro 1–0 with a goal by Alberto Marcovecchio.
Qualified teams
Team Previous finals app. Racing 1913 San Isidro 1913
Bold indicates winning years
Venue
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The final was held in Estadio Crucecita, located in the Crucecita town in Avellaneda Partido and home venue of Racing's arch-rival Club Atlético Independiente. The stadium operated from 1911 to 1928, when the club acquired a land to build a new stadium which would be opened in 1928."Independiente" on Viejos Estadios blogsite
Crucecita had a capacity of 10,000 spectators. After the stadium was dismantled, some of its wooden grandstands were placed at the new stadium.La Doble Visera, un estadio ejemplar al que dejaron caer by Alejandro Duchini on Página/12, 11 Mar 2022
Background
1915 Argentine Primera División
Both teams remained unbeaten at the end of the regular season. Racing and San Isidro also equalled on record (22 wins, and 2 draws) but the team of Avellaneda got a larger goal difference than its rival (scored 96 goals, an average of 4 goals per match). Racing achieved a considerable number of landslide wins over their rivals, some of the most notable were over Boca Juniors (6–0),Boca 0 – Racing 6, Campeonato 1915 on Historia de Boca Banfield (6–0), Hispano Argentino (7–0), River Plate (3–0), Estudiantil Porteño (6–0), Tigre (6–0), Porteño (4–0), Estudiantes de La Plata (4–0), Kimberley (4–0),Platense (5–0), and Defensores de Belgrano (6–0). The largest win was over Argentino de Quilmes (8–1).
On the other hand, San Isidro also achieved a number of highlighted wins, some of they were over Independiente (2–0), San Lorenzo (3–0), Belgrano A.C. (7–1), Tigre (4–1), Defensores de Belgrano (5–0), Kimberley (6–0), Estudiantes LP (3–0), and Hispano Argentino (5–0). Nevertheless the most notable of them was the 7–0 over Boca Juniors on October 10, which remains as the Xeneize'''s worst defeat ever in Primera División competitions.San Isidro 7 - Boca Jrs 0 (Primera División) on Historia de BocaBoca Juniors y las máximas goleadas recibidas en la historia de los torneos locales AFA on TNT.com.ar
Match details
6 Jan 1916 1915 Primera División Final Racing 1–0 Report San Isidro Marcovecchio 6 Estadio Independiente Crucecita Héctor Alfano
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GK Syla ArduinoDF Salvador PrestaDF Armando ReyesMF Ángel BetularMF Francisco OlazarMF Ricardo PepeFW Zoilo CanaveryFW Alberto OhacoFW Alberto MarcovecchioFW Juan HospitalFW Juan Perinetti
GK Carlos T. WilsonDF J. IriarteDF A. BrunoMF A. OlivieriMF José MorroniMF G. BadaraccoFW J. FernándezFW E. FernándezFW S. SayanesFW A. MariniFW I. Alzúa
Aftermath
The 1915 title was the third of seven consecutive league titles won by Racing Club, a record that still stands to date.Hazañas académicas: el heptacampeonato celeste y blanco on Racing Club websiteRacing Club, el heptacampeón argentino on Kodro MagazineRacing Club 1913-1919. El único heptacampeón del fútbol argentino. on Xenen.com.ar Those achievements made the club be recognised as the successor of British-origin club Alumni, which had been the most successful football team until its dissolution in 1911."Alumni: en el nombre del fútbol" on Clarín, 2003-04-21
The large number of titles won during the 1910s included five Copa Ibarguren, five Copa de Honor MCBA, two Copa de Honor Cousenier and one Copa Aldao. Those achievements made Racing become the most successful team of the decade with a total of 20 titles won. That big success plus their style of play (which established what was called the creole footballA cien años del primer título de Racing, cuando el fútbol se hizo criollo, Diario Río Negro, 2 Dec 2013Fútbol argentino: del deporte de elite al surgimiento de un fútbol criollo by Darío Brenman, La Izquierda Diario, 13 Sep 2018 to diffenciate it from the British style introduced by Alumni, Lomas,Fútbol: cuando este deporte inglés se argentinizó, y lo hizo en Lomas de Zamora on Dataconurbano.net or Quilmes during the first years of Argentine football)Historia on Quilmes A.C. earned Racing Club the nickname The Academy'',Una academia de fútbol by Pedro Uzquiza on Clarín. 21 Jul 2001 which still remains nowadays as their distinctive landmark nickname.¿Por qué a Racing le dicen "La Academia"? by Lucía Jauzat on Billiken, 6 Feb 2025Una academia de 100 años on Racingclub.com.arCuál es el origen de los apodos de los 28 equipos de la Liga Profesional on TyC, 1 May 2024
References
Category:1916 in Argentine football
Category:Racing Club matches
Category:Club Atlético San Isidro matches
Category:Football competitions in Avellaneda
Category:January 1916 in sports
Category:Argentine Primera División
Category:January 1916 in South America