1902 Argentine Primera División Explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:1902
Winners:Alumni (3rd title)
Promoted:Barracas A.C.
Relegated:(none)
Matches:17
Total Goals:52
League Topscorer: Jorge Brown (Alumni)
(11 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Alumni 10–0 Belgrano A.C.
Prevseason:1901
Nextseason:1903

The 1902 Argentine Primera División was the 11th season of top-flight football in Argentina. Alumni won its 3rd consecutive league championship. Barracas A.C. (promoted in 1901) added to the tournament.[1] [2]

The first division championship was expanded to a 5-team league format, with each team playing the other twice. The tournament started on May 11 and ended on September 21. There were not relegations.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg1902.html Argentina 1902 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
  2. Web site: Argentina 1902 at Historia y Fútbol . 2016-07-09 . 2013-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221142533/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-1ra-division-1902-162686 . dead .