1949 Argentine Primera División

58th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División Racing 1949.jpg Racing Club, champion 1949 Racing (10th title) Atlanta Ferro Carril Oeste Lanús ARG Juan José Pizzuti ARG Llamil Simes (26 goals each) 1948 1950 The 1949 Argentine Primera División was the 58th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 24 and ended on February 16, 1950.Argentina 1949 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com Atlanta and Ferro Carril Oeste returned to Primera, while Lanús was relegated. Racing won its 10th league title. For the first time, the AFA established as mandatory the use of squad numbers for Primera División matches. Displayed on players' backs, shirts had to be numbered from 2 to 11 so this rule was not mandatory for goalkeepers. The system entered into force since the 9th fixture on June 26.Así nació la tradición de usar números en las camisetas by Gustavo Farías on La Voz del Interior, 22 Aug 2013 Relegation system had been established in Argentina in 1937, when it was ruled that the worst placed teams would be relegated to Second Division.Ni sorpresa ni asombro, más de lo mismo en el fútbol argentino by Alejandro Fabbri on his website Due to the 1948 players' strike demanding better working conditions, relegations were suspended until the conflict was solved.A 75 años de la huelga más larga de la historia del fútbol argentino, Clarín, 2024 As the championship continued normally and the Ministry of Labour ruled the maximum salary for football players would be mn$ 1,500,Historia del fútbol argentino, por Juvenal. Capítulo X (1946–1950), El Gráfico, 12 Nov 2019 several players emigrated in search of better opportunities, most to Colombia which was not affiliated to FIFA by then. Some of the most notable footballers that emigrated were Adolfo Pedernera, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Pipo Rossi, Antonio Sastre, René Pontoni, and Julio Cozzi.HISTORIA DEL FÚTBOL. La huelga de futbolistas de 1948 by Raúl Mario Herrera on La Izquierda Diario, 24 Feb 2015"Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1949" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol, 9 May 2009website, Relegations came back for the 1949 season, with only one team to be relegated. Nevertheless, few weeks before the championship ended, the AFA established that in case of Boca Juniors (which made the worst performance in the club's history)Campeonato 1949 on Historia de Boca.com.ar or Huracán finished in the last position, relegations would be annulled. This decision was based on the poor campaign of both teams in the tournament.Otra reforma y esta vez, un cambio para el Guinness on Clarín, 21 Dec 2021 In the last fixture, Boca beat Lanús 5–1 and could avoid relegation. As Huracán defeating arch-rival Banfield 1–0, Lanús and Huracán finished in the last position, with 26 points each. As goal difference did not count, they had to play a series to define which team would be relegated to the Second Division. League standings main WDL QR 2 RCA Racing RIV River Plate PLA 2 Platense SLA San Lorenzo NEW Newell's Old Boys EST Estudiantes (LP) VEL Vélez Sársfield CHA Chacarita Juniors IND 8 Independiente BAN Banfield GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) RCE Rosario Central FCO 12 Ferro Carril Oeste ATL 12 Atlanta BOC Boca Juniors TIG 15 Tigre HUR Huracán LAN 17 Lanús 21 7 6 87 47 18 7 9 71 36 16 11 7 68 48 17 8 9 72 62 15 11 8 61 50 13 12 9 53 54 15 5 14 49 52 14 5 15 57 61 12 9 13 65 72 11 10 13 70 77 11 8 15 54 58 12 5 17 62 67 10 9 15 47 59 14 1 19 48 64 10 7 17 52 58 9 9 16 52 68 9 8 17 47 57 9 8 17 59 84 #bbf3bb Champions C #daf3f9 Runner-up playoff (W) D #daf3f9 Runner-up playoff (L) E pink Relegation playoff (W) R pink Relegation playoff (L) S complete Runner-up playoff Both River Plate and Platense finished 2nd. with 43 points and played a two-legged series to define the runners-up, in neutral venue. First leg 14 Dec 1949 Platense 1 River Plate 2 https://doctorcarluccio.blogspot.com/2013/01/campana-de-river-plate-en-1949.html Báez Labruna Coll Estadio Gasómetro Buenos Aires Charles Dean (England) Second leg 26 Dec 1949 River Plate 4 Platense 0 https://doctorcarluccio.blogspot.com/2013/01/campana-de-river-plate-en-1949.html Labruna Fizel Ramos Estadio Gasómetro Buenos Aires Orlando Ruggiero Relegation series As Huracán and Lanús finished both in the last position, a two-legged series in neutral venues (no goal difference allowed) were conducted to define which team would be relegated. First leg 18 Dec 1949 Huracán 1 Lanús 0 Report 1 Vigo 60 Estadio Gasómetro Buenos Aires 35,000 Harry Hartless Second leg 24 Dec 1949 Lanús 4 Huracán 1 Report 1 Martínez 24 51Contreras 85 Daponte 87 Trejo 17 Independiente Stadium Avellaneda 30,000 Charles Dean (England) Playoff 1 Jan 1950 Huracán 3 Lanús 3 extra time not held https://www.globopedia.ar/2010/04/historia-1949.html Vigo 40 Filgueiras 41Lanza 48 Pairoux 13 33 77 Estadio Gasómetro Buenos Aires 65,000 Bert Cross (England) Note: Huracán players left the field at 90', therefore extra time not played. The AFA supported Huracán, alleging that the referee did not known the regulations. The match was annulled and a rematch scheduled to define relegation. With 2' remaining, Vigo scored the 4th. goal for Huracán, but referee Bert Cross annulled it after an indication by assistant Parker. Following that, the Huracán players left the field in disagreement with the decision. As they refused to come back to the field, Cross finished the match, and the extra time could not be carried out. Huracán players alleged they were waiting for the overtime in the dressing room until they heard the match had been suspended. On the other hand, Lanús requested the AFA they were declared winners according to rules. Nevertheless, on January 12 the association stated it was the referee who had been finished the match on his own therefore no punishment for Huracán players was conducted. The body also stated that Cross was not aware of the rules in case of the tie, and that was the reason he finished the game. As a result, a fourth match would be scheduled to define which team would be relegated. In case of a tie, two extra times of 30' each would be played."Descenso 1949, Huracán v. Lanús", 5 Sep 2014 Playoff rematch 16 Feb 1950 Huracán 3 Lanús 2 https://www.globopedia.ar/2010/04/historia-1949.html Trejo 34 40 Martínez 79 Lacasia 19Pairoux 37 p Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 40,000 Wally Muller (Austria) Team details _redborder _collarred _redborder ffffff ffffff ffffff 2B6DB8 999999 Huracán _collarwhite_buttons 8F2446 8F2446 8F2446 000000 999999 Lanús GK Enrique Ferro DF Héctor Uzal DF Juan M. Filgueiras MF Néstor Naya MF Juan C. Giménez MF Enrique Cerioni FW Octavio Caserio FW Omar E. Muraco FW Trejo FW José Vigo FW José LanzaSubstitutions: a b -->Manager: PAR Manuel Fleitas Solich? GK Antonio Gioffré DF Salvador Calvente DF González MF Armando Díaz MF León Stremblel MF Nicolás Daponte MF Carlos Lacasia MF Osvaldo Gil FW Norberto Pairoux FW Raúl Martínez FW Ramón MoyanoSubstitutions: a b -->Manager: ARG Mario Fortunato? Note: Abandoned at 80', score stood. Huracán won the series 4–2 on points, therefore Lanús was relegated. When the referee awarded Huracán a penalty kick after a doubtful foul, the Lanús players did not allow Huracán make the kick. The referee decided to suspend the match with 10' remaining. The AFA's Disciplinary Court ruled in favour of C.A. Huracán, declaring them winners of the series so Lanús was relegated to Primera B.Los Globetrotters on lanus.com.ar Unlike the previous match, rules were strictly followed and Lanús lost points due to their players abandoned the field. Aftermath Due to its irregularities, the event has been defined as "... one more immorality in the long series of shameful events that the history of Argentine football contains".,Historias Negras Del Futbol Argentino by Alejandro Fabbri, Capital Intelectual Ediciones, published Apr 2008 – 9789876140584La increíble historia del primer despojo que sufrió Lanús by Marcelo Calvente on La Defensa Digital, 21 Apr 2020 and "shameful",El día en que la AFA "falló" a favor de Huracán on Perfil, 17 Jul 2009 highlighting the controversial decisions from AFA's Disciplinary Court, using adjectives like "outrageous" to define it.Historias Inconfesables: El descenso de Lanús en 1950 by Carlos Aira on Abrí la Cancha, 13 May 2016 References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Argentine Primera Division Primera Division Category:1950 in Argentine football