1951 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Racing Club, champions
Season1951
ChampionsRacing (12th title)
PromotedLanús
RelegatedQuilmes
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Top goalscorerArgentina Santiago Vernazza (22 goals)
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The 1951 Argentine Primera División was the 60th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 15 and ended on December 5.[1] Lanús promoted to Primera División as champion of Primera B [2]

Banfield and Racing shared the 1st position at the end of the tournament so a two-game playoff match was held to decide a champion. Racing won the series winning their 12th league title (and third consecutive).[3]

On the other hand, Quilmes and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) were relegated.

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Banfield 32 17 10 5 63 33 +30 44 Championship playoff
2 Racing 32 16 12 4 60 37 +23 44
3 River Plate 32 16 11 5 69 42 +27 43
4 Independiente 32 16 7 9 74 51 +23 39
5 Lanús 32 14 9 9 62 49 +13 37
6 Boca Juniors 32 11 13 8 46 38 +8 35
7 San Lorenzo 32 13 9 10 46 41 +5 35
8 Chacarita Juniors 32 12 9 11 58 55 +3 33
9 Vélez Sársfield 32 10 13 9 57 58 −1 33
10 Estudiantes (LP) 32 11 7 14 65 55 +10 29
11 Newell's Old Boys 32 10 8 14 40 58 −18 28
12 Ferro Carril Oeste 32 8 11 13 50 55 −5 27
13 Platense 32 9 7 16 51 64 −13 25
14 Huracán 32 6 12 14 44 59 −15 24
15 Atlanta 32 8 8 16 46 79 −33 24
16 Quilmes 32 7 9 16 52 79 −27 23 Relegated
17 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 32 4 13 15 41 71 −30 21
Source: [citation needed]

Championship Playoff

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After finishing 1st in the table (with no goal difference considered), both teams, Banfield and Racing had to play a two-legged series to decide a champion.[3]

Team 1 Team 2 1st. leg Venue 1 City 1 2nd. leg Venue 2 City 2 Agg.
Racing Banfield
0–0
 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
1–0
 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
1–0

Match details

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1951 Primera División Final
First leg
Racing0–0Banfield
Report
Referee: England Ernest Wilbraham
Second leg
Banfield0–1Racing
Report Boyé 46'
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: England Bentley Cross
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Top scorers

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Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina Santiago Vernazza River Plate
22
2
 Argentina Gustavo Albella Banfield
21
Argentina José Florio Lanús
3
 Argentina Manuel Pelegrina Estudiantes LP
19

References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1951 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. "B" AFA 1950" by José Carluccio, 15 May 2009
  3. ^ a b "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1951" by José Carluccio, 21 May 2009
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