1920 Argentine Primera División

29th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1920 21 March 1920 – 9 January 1921 Boca Juniors (AFA) River Plate (AAmF) 1920 Copa Aldao Boca Juniors 1919 1921 The 1920 Argentine Primera División was the 29th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The AFA season began on March 21 and ended in January 1921 while the AAmF began on March 28 and also ended in January 1921. Boca Juniors won its 2nd. consecutive AFA championship while River Plate won the dissident Asociación Amateurs de Football (AAmF) title, putting an ended to the seven consecutive titles won by Racing.Argentina 1920 at RSSSF As champion of the AFA season, Boca Juniors qualified to the 1920 Copa Aldao. Final tables Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato Primera División (AFA) Boca 1920.jpg Boca Juniors, AFA champions 1920 21 March 1920 – 9 January 1921 Boca Juniors (2nd title) Banfield 10px Del Plata 10px Sp. del Norte 10px Nueva Chicago 10px Lanús 10px Sportivo Barracas 10px Sportivo Palermo 10px (none) 1920 Copa Aldao Boca Juniors ARG Fausto Lucarelli (Banfield) (15 goals) Boca Juniors 7–0 N. Chicago Sp. Palermo 0–6 Sp. Almagro 1919 1921 Club Eureka disappeared when merging with Sportivo Palermo while the Association expanded the number of to 13 clubs participating. Banfield returned to Primera after promoting the last year while Sportivo Barracas came from rival league "Asociación Amateurs de Football". The rest of the teams were promoted to Primera through a resolution by the association, they were Del Plata, Sportivo del Norte (then Colegiales), Nueva Chicago, Lanús, and Sportivo Palermo.http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-asociacion-argentina-1920-175840 Argentina: 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1920 at Historia y Futbol 2016-07-28 2013-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005144048/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-asociacion-argentina-1920-175840 usurped main WDL Q 5 y y 2 BOC Boca Juniors BAN Banfield HUR Huracán PRT Porteño PLA Del Plata BAR Sportivo Barracas NCH Nueva Chicago NOR Sportivo del Norte ELP Estudiantes (LP) SPP Sportivo Palermo LAN Lanús ALM Sportivo Almagro PAL Palermo 20 3 1 52 7 C 13 5 6 35 21 13 5 6 38 26 13 4 7 31 26 10 6 8 22 27 10 5 9 26 28 10 3 11 17 36 9 4 11 19 47 10 1 13 34 37 8 3 13 26 52 5 5 14 26 12 4 3 17 16 9 4 1 19 14 28 Lanús abandoned the AAF to join the AAm after the 13th round of fixtures. The remaining 12 fixtures were awarded as wins to its opponents Sportivo Almagro abandoned the AAF to join the AAm after the 13th round of fixtures. The remaining 12 fixtures were awarded as wins to its opponents green1 C complete Asociación Amateurs de Football Primera División (AAmF) River 1920.jpg River Plate, AAmF champions 1920 28 March 1920 – 9 January 1921 River Plate (1st title) Barracas Central 10px Ferro Carril Oeste 10px Sp. Buenos Aires 10px (none) ARG Santiago Carreras (Vélez Sársfield) (19 goals) Racing 7–0 Tigre Estudiantes (BA) 0–10 Independiente 1919 1921 The tournament started with 17 teams then expanded to 19 when Lanús and Sportivo Almagro (that had previously left the Asociación Argentina) joined the league. Ferro Carril Oeste returned to the league after being relegated 2 years before. Barracas Central debuted in Primera after winning the Primera B (Aam) title last year. Sportivo Buenos Aires also debuted in the top division. main WDL Q y 2 y RIV River Plate RCA Racing SLA San Lorenzo ATL Atlanta GEP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) VSÁ Vélez Sársfield PLA Platense IND Independiente SIS San Isidro QUI Quilmes EPT Estudiantil Porteño FCO Ferro Carril Oeste DFB Defensores de Belgrano BRC Barracas Central TIG Tigre SBA Sportivo Buenos Aires ALM Sportivo Almagro LAN Lanús EBA Estudiantes (BA) 25 6 3 70 22 C 25 4 5 77 23 17 12 5 58 30 17 7 10 49 29 17 7 10 46 32 17 5 12 60 32 16 5 13 51 39 12 11 11 58 47 12 9 13 52 53 13 6 15 35 48 9 12 13 38 42 12 6 16 34 61 9 9 16 28 40 9 8 17 28 49 9 4 21 38 77 6 6 22 33 64 6 5 6 22 21 6 3 8 14 23 4 5 25 31 90 Sportivo Almagro defected from the AAF league at the halfway stage, therefore played half as many games as the rest of the league. Lanús defected from the AAF league at the halfway stage, therefore played half as many games as the rest of the league. green1 C complete References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:1920 in Argentine football Category:1920 in South American football leagues Category:1921 in Argentine football