1917 in Argentine football

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Football in Argentina
Season1917
Men's football
Primera DivisiónRacing Club
IntermediaDef. Belgrano
Segunda DivisiónSp. Palermo
Tercera DivisiónSan Lorenzo [a]
Copa de HonorRacing Club
Copa de CompetenciaIndependiente
Copa IbargurenRacing Club
← 1916 Argentina 1918 →

1917 in Argentine football saw the two teams from Avellaneda dominate Argentine football. Racing Club won its fifth consecutive league title and two domestic cups, while Independiente won the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club.

In international football Argentina won three minor tournaments but finished as runners up to Uruguay in Copa América for the second time.

Primera División[edit]

Sportivo Barracas made its debut in Primera División, while Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Banfield were relegated at the end of the season.[1]

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1 Racing Club 35 20 16 3 1 58 4 +54
2 River Plate 30 20 12 6 2 35 14 +21
3 Huracán 28 20 11 6 3 42 15 +27
4 Boca Juniors 28 20 10 8 2 42 23 +19
5 Sportivo Barracas 21 20 6 9 5 25 22 +3
6 Estudiantes (LP) 21 20 8 5 7 28 28 0
7 Estudiantil Porteño 21 20 6 9 5 26 26 0
8 Independiente 20 20 7 6 7 29 24 +5
9 San Isidro 20 20 7 6 7 31 35 -4
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 20 4 11 5 19 24 -5
11 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 20 6 7 7 18 24 -6
12 San Lorenzo 18 20 6 6 8 29 27 +2
13 Porteño 18 20 7 4 9 20 30 -10
14 Columbian 18 20 8 2 10 18 35 -17
15 Platense 17 20 4 9 7 21 26 -5
16 Atlanta 16 20 6 4 10 29 41 -12
17 Tigre 16 20 6 4 10 23 36 -13
18 Argentino de Quilmes 16 20 6 4 10 21 37 -16
19 Estudiantes (BA) 15 20 6 3 11 25 31 -6
20 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 12 20 4 4 12 23 44 -21
21 Banfield 12 20 4 4 12 17 33 -16

  Champion

  Relegated

Lower divisions[edit]

Intermedia[edit]

Segunda División[edit]

Tercera División[edit]

Domestic cups[edit]

Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires[edit]

Final[edit]

Racing Club3–1 (aet)River Plate
Perinetti
Marcovecchio 		Report J. Taggino

Copa de Competencia Jockey Club[edit]

Final[edit]

Independiente2–1 (aet)Estudiantes (LP)
G. Galeano
Cánepa 		Report Calandra

Copa Ibarguren[edit]

Final[edit]

Racing Club3–2Rosario Central
J. Perinetti
Marcovecchio
N. Perinetti 		Report Blanco
Clarke

International cups[edit]

Tie Cup[edit]

Final[edit]

21 April 1918
Argentina Independiente 0–4 Uruguay Wanderers

Copa de Honor Cousenier[edit]

Final[edit]

31 April 1918
Uruguay Nacional 3–1 Argentina Racing Club

Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao[edit]

Final[edit]

19 April 1918
Uruguay Nacional 2–2 Uruguay Racing Club

Replay

9 July 1918
Argentina Racing Club 2–1 Uruguay Nacional

Argentina national team[edit]

Copa América[edit]

Argentina travelled to Uruguay to participate in the 2nd edition of Copa América. For the second time they finished in second place behind Uruguay.

Titles[edit]

Results[edit]

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Argentina scorers Match Report(s)
18 July 1917 Montevideo  Uruguay 0 - 2 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
15 August 1917 Avellaneda  Uruguay 1 - 0 Copa Lipton
2 September 1917 Montevideo  Uruguay 1 - 0 Copa Newton
3 October 1917 Montevideo  Brazil 4 - 2 Copa América 1917 Calomino, Ohaco 2, Blanco
6 October 1917 Montevideo  Chile 1 - 0 Copa América 1917 L. García og
14 October 1917 Montevideo  Uruguay 1 - 0 Copa América 1917
21 October 1917 Avellaneda  Chile 1 - 1 Friendly

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Reserve team.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Argentina 1917[dead link] by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSf]
  2. ^ 1917 Copa Ibarguren at RSSSF
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