1898 Argentine Primera División

The 1898 Argentine Primera División was the 7th season of top division football in Argentina. It was won by Lomas, achieving its 5th Argentine championship in 6 seasons. The runner-up was Lobos. Flores AC and Belgrano AC "B" left the championship, being replaced by Lobos -which returned to the Association- and new team United Banks.

Primera División

Season	1898
Champions	Lomas (5th title)
Promoted	Lobos United Banks
Relegated	(none)
Matches played	43
Top goalscorer	T.F. Allen (Lanús A.C.) (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Belgrano A.C. 7-1 Palermo A.C.
Biggest away win	Palermo A.C. 0-8 Lanús A.C.
← 1897 1899 →

Primera división

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lomas (C)	12	8	4	0	20	4	+16	20
2	Lobos	12	9	2	1	21	6	+15	20
3	Belgrano A.C.	12	8	1	3	24	10	+14	17
4	Lanús A.C.	12	6	1	5	29	12	+17	13
5	United Banks	12	4	2	6	16	20	−4	10
6	Palermo A.C.	12	2	0	10	10	47	−37	4
7	Banfield	12	0	0	12	3	24	−21	0

Source:
(C) Champions

Championship playoff

Lomas and Lobos finished first with 20 points each so they had to play a match to define a champion. After the first game was declared null by the Association attending to a request by Lobos, a second match was played, with Lomas winning the title.

Aug 28, 1898

Lomas	1−0	Lobos
	Report

Barker Memorial School, Lomas de Zamora

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Rematch

Sep 11, 1898

Lomas	2−1	Lobos
Anderson Jordan	Report

Barker Memorial School, Lomas de Zamora

Referee: W. McEwen

Team details

GK P. J. Grant DF Walter Stirling DF Joseph H. Walker MF Arthur Anderson MF Frederick Henry Jacobs MF Charles Williams Reynolds (c) FW Henry B. Anderson FW George Mervyn Comber FW James Oswald Anderson FW William Newton Stirling FW Frank John Chevallier Boutell GK Armando Coste DF Tomás Patricio Moore (c) DF Walter Buchanan MF T. Cavanagh MF Patrick M. Rath MF Eduardo Buchanan FW H. Wilson FW Juan José Moore FW Herbert Harold Jordan FW Eugenio F. Moore FW J. Negron