1931 Argentine Primera División
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| Season | 1931 |
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| Champions | Estudiantil Porteño (AFA) Boca Juniors (LAF) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1093 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alberto Zozaya (33) (LAF) |
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The 1931 Primera División season was the 40th season of top-flight football in Argentina and the first to be professional in the country, after eighteen clubs broke away from the amateur league structure to form the professional league, "Liga Argentina de Football" (LAF). The inaugural champions was Boca Juniors led by coach Mario Fortunato.[1] The top scorer of the championship was Alberto Zozaya of Estudiantes de La Plata with 33 goals.[2]
The official body (AFA) remained amateur under the denomination "Asociación Amateurs Argentina de Football".[3]
Contents
Asociación Argentina de Football (AFA)
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almagro [4] | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 26 |
| 2 | Estudiantil Porteño [4] | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 26 |
| 3 | Sp. Buenos Aires | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 22 |
| 4 | El Porvenir | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 21 |
| 5 | Excursionistas | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 17 |
| 6 | Nueva Chicago | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 17 |
| 7 | Argentino de Quilmes | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Sp. Palermo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 15 |
| 9 | Sp. Barracas | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 14 |
| 10 | Barracas Central | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 14 |
| 11 | Estudiantes (BA) | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 13 |
| 12 | Colegiales | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 13 |
| 13 | Defensores de Belgrano | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 9 |
| 14 | Banfield | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 9 |
| 15 | Argentino de Lomas | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 6 |
| 16 | San Fernando | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 2 |
Championship playoff
Estudiantil Porteño and Almagro finished level on points at the top of the table, so a championship playoff was played to proclaim a champion.[5]
Final
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27 December 1931
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| Estudiantil Porteño | 3-1 | Almagro |
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F. Martínez  25', 84'Bissio 70' |
Report | M. Fernández 42' |
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Sp. Barracas
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Cirilo Garigliano |
Liga Argentina de Football
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 50 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 45 |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 103 | 51 | +52 | 44 |
| 4 | River Plate | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 44 |
| 5 | Racing | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 51 | +30 | 43 |
| 6 | Independiente | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 43 |
| 7 | Chacarita Juniors | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 42 |
| 8 | Huracán | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 33 |
| 9 | Vélez Sarsfield | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 33 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 32 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 31 |
| 12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 30 |
| 13 | Platense | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Quilmes | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 29 |
| 15 | Talleres (RE) | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 24 |
| 16 | Tigre | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 23 |
| 17 | Lanús | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 43 | 82 | −39 | 22 |
| 18 | Atlanta | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 83 | −50 | 15 |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Zozaya | Estudiantes | 33 |
| 2 | Alejandro Scopelli | Estudiantes | 31 |
| 3 | Francisco Varallo | Boca Juniors | 27 |
| 4 | Herminio Masantonio | Huracán | 23 |
| 5 | Luis Sánchez | Platense | 20 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Argentina 1931 on RSSSF.com
- ↑ Argentina 1931 (amateur) on RSSSF.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Championship playoff
- ↑ Argentina 1931 (amateur) on RSSSF.com
