1903 Argentine Primera División

The 1903 Argentine Primera División was the 12th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 26 and ended on August 9.[1]

Primera División
Season1903
ChampionsAlumni (4th title)
PromotedFlores
Matches played30
Goals scored116 (3.87 per match)
Top goalscorerArgentina Jorge Brown (Alumni)
(12 goals)
Biggest home winAlumni 6–0 Flores
Biggest away winFlores 0–12 Barracas A.C.
1902
1904

Alumni won its fourth consecutive league championship. On 26 July 1903 the squad lost its first league game in four years. Flores A.C., which had left the Association in 1898, returned to the competition under the name "Club Atlético de Flores".[2]

The championship was expanded to a 6 team league format in 1903, with each team playing the other twice. In February 1903, the association changed its name from "The Argentine Association Football League" to "Argentine Football Association"[3]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Alumni (C) 10 9 0 1 40 4 +36 18
2 Belgrano A.C. 10 7 1 2 21 11 +10 15
3 Barracas A.C. 10 5 1 4 22 13 +9 11
4 Lomas 10 2 4 4 17 17 0 8
5 Quilmes 10 3 2 5 14 22 −8 8
6 Flores 10 0 0 10 2 49 −47 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1903 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Argentina 1903 at Historia y Futbol". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  3. ^ Argentina 1903 at RSSSF