1903 in Argentine football

1903 in Argentine football saw champion Alumni win its fourth consecutive league championship. On 26 July 1903 Alumni 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".[1]

Football in Argentina
Season1903
Men's football
Primera DivisiónAlumni
Segunda DivisiónBarracas A.C. II
Tercera DivisiónEstudiantes (BA) III
← 1902 Argentina 1904 →

Primera División

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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"[2]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1 Alumni 18 10 9 0 1 40 4 +36
2 Belgrano AC 15 10 7 1 2 21 11 +10
3 Barracas Athletic 11 10 5 1 4 22 13 +9
4 Lomas AC 8 10 2 4 4 17 17 +0
5 Quilmes 8 10 3 2 5 14 22 -8
6 Flores 0 10 0 0 10 2 49 -47

Lower divisions

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  • Champion: Barracas A.C. II
  • Champion: San Martín A.C.

International cup

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Alumni  3-2 (aet)  Rosario A.C.
Report
Referee: R.W. Rudd

Argentina national team

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Results

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Date Venue/City Rival Score Scorers Comp. Report
13 September 1903 Buenos Aires   Uruguay 2-3 J. Brown (2) Friendly [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Argentina 1903 at Historia y Futbol". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. ^ Argentina 1903 at RSSSF