1893 in Argentine football explained

Country:Argentina
Soccer:no
Season:1893
Division1:Primera División
Champions1:Lomas A.C.
Prevseason:1891
Nextseason:1894
Flagicon:yes

1893 in Argentine football saw the first league tournament organized by current Argentine Football Association. This league had been established by Alexander Watson Hutton,[1] considered "the father" of Argentine football. Lomas Athletic Club won its first title.

Only Buenos Aires al Rosario Railway survived from the 1891 championship.

Primera división

See main article: 1893 Argentine Primera División.

The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing the other twice.[2]

Argentine Association Football League

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1 Lomas AC158710262+24
2 Flores108503199+10
3 Quilmes Rovers983321211+1
4 English High School 1 48125625-19
5 Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway28026319-16

1 It was registered as the football team of the School. The English High School Athletic Club would be established in 1898.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7793&Itemid=128 "Orígenes de la Asociación" - AFA website
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg1893.html Argentina 1893 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF