1926 Argentine Primera División
The 1926 Argentine Primera División was the 35th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The AFA championship began on April 18 and ended on January 16, 1927. The AAm season began on April 4 and ended on November 21.
| Season | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 April 1926 – 16 January 1927 |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (AFA) Independiente (AAmF) |
← 1925 1927 → | |
All Boys, Colegiales, El Porvenir, Nueva Chicago, Sportivo Barracas and Temperley moved to rival league Asociación Amateurs when most of fixtures had been disputed.[1] Teams promoted where Sportivo Balcarce (AFA) and Talleres (RE) (AAm).
Boca Juniors won its 5th. league title (AFA) while Independiente obtained the AAm championship, achieving the 2nd. title for the club.
At the end of the season, Alvear, Argentino de Banfield, Boca Alumni, Del Plata, General San Martín, Palermo, Progresista, Sportivo Balcarce, Sportivo Dock Sud, Sportsman and Universal were relegated when the associations merged.[2]
Final tables Edit
Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato Edit
| Boca Juniors, AFA champions | |
| Season | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 April 1926 – 16 January 1927 |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (5th. title) |
| Promoted | Sportivo Balcarce |
| Relegated |
|
| Top goalscorer | Roberto Cherro (Boca Juniors) (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | – |
| Biggest away win | – |
← 1925 1927 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 | +63 | 32 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 3 | Huracán | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 24 |
| 4 | Sportivo Balcarce (R) | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 23 |
| 5 | Palermo (R) | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 |
| 6 | Argentino (B) (R) | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 20 |
| 7 | Chacarita Juniors | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 18 |
| 8 | Argentino (Q) | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 18 |
| 9 | San Fernando | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 17 |
| 10 | Boca Alumni (R) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 15 |
| 11 | Sportsman (R) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 15 |
| 12 | Alvear (R) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 15 |
| 13 | Universal (R) | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 14 |
| 14 | General San Martín (R) | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 |
| 15 | Dock Sud (R) | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 12 |
| 16 | Del Plata (R) | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 9 |
| 17 | Progresista (R) | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 8 |
| 18 | Porteño | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 2 |
Asociación Amateurs de Football Edit
| Independiente, AAmF champions | |
| Season | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 April – 21 November |
| Champions | Independiente (2nd. title) |
| Promoted | Talleres (RE) |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Top goalscorer | Manuel Seoane (Independiente) (29 goals) |
← 1925 1927 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente (C) | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 14 | +61 | 46 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 21 | +50 | 45 |
| 3 | Platense | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 37 |
| 4 | Racing | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 34 |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 |
| 6 | Lanús | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 33 |
| 7 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 31 |
| 8 | Sportivo Palermo | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 31 |
| 9 | Quilmes | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 29 |
| 10 | Sportivo Almagro | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 28 |
| 11 | River Plate | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 24 |
| 12 | Defensores de Belgrano | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 24 |
| 13 | Tigre | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 22 |
| 14 | Talleres (RE) | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 22 |
| 15 | Estudiantes (LP) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 21 |
| 16 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 20 |
| 17 | Barracas Central | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 19 |
| 18 | Estudiantil Porteño | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 |
| 19 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 |
| 20 | Excursionistas | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 19 |
| 21 | Banfield | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 19 |
| 22 | San Isidro | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 18 |
| 23 | Liberal Argentino | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 18 |
| 24 | Estudiantes (BA) | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 17 |
| 25 | Argentino del Sud | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 14 |
| 26 | Atlanta | 25 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 8 |