1899 Argentine Primera División Explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:1899
Winners:Belgrano A.C. (1st title)
Relegated:(none)
League Topscorer: Percy Hooton (Belgrano A.C.) (3 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Belgrano A.C. 4-1 Lomas AC
Biggest Away Win:Palermo AC 0-8 Lanús A.C.
Matches:12
Prevseason:1898
Nextseason:1900

The 1899 Primera División was the 8th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on May 14 and ended on September 9.[1]

The league was reduced to only 4 teams after Palermo A.C., United Banks and Banfield left the Association. Banfield registered to the recently created Segunda División.[2] Belgrano A.C. won its first Primera División title.

Lanús A.C. only completed 2 games, with the other 4 fixtures being awarded to their opponents. The game between Lomas and Lobos was awarded to Lobos.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg1899.html Argentina 1899
  2. Web site: Argentina 1899 by Jose Carluccio at Historia y Futbol . 2012-09-27 . 2013-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220090910/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-1899-162276 . dead .