The Argentine Association Football League was the first football association of Argentina and predecessor of current Argentine Football Association.[1] The association has a historic importance in football for having organised the first official championship outside the United Kingdom (which has the oldest football competition, the FA Cup established in 1871).[2]
By the 1890s, more than 20,000 inhabitants of Argentina were British, most of them employees of railway companies. They had introduced several sports to the country, with football among them.[3]
On March 7, 1891, the act of foundation of the "Argentine Association Football League" was signed.[4] Board members were F.L. Wooley (president),[1] Rovenscraf, Arcels, Mc Ewen, Hughes, Mc Intoch and Alec Lamont.[5][6]
Meeting to form a football league in Argentina, as chronicled by The Standard, 14 February 1891
The recently formed Association set three objectives:
The organisation of a championship played regularly
The establishment of an institution to rule the championship created
A code of regulations
The first Argentine football championship began on April 12, 1891, with five teams contesting the competition, they were, Old Caledonians, Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway, Buenos Aires Football Club,[note 1] Belgrano Football Club,[note 2] and St. Andrews.
The "alma mater" of the League was Alec Lamont, who was employee of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway and also player of St. Andrew's. Almost all of Old Caledonians players were workers of the company that was doing the sewerage in Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires and Rosario Railways players were also workers, who traveled from Campana to play the championship.
— Charles Douglas Moffatt, the MVP of the 1891 final, in an interview with Félix Frascara published on El Gráfico, 1934[3]
After organising the first championship (won by Old Caledonian and St. Andrew's), the Association was dissolved. Therefore no championship would be held in 1892 until a new association with the same name (currently Argentine Football Association) was established in 1893.
^Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina, by Jorge Iwanczuk – Autores Editores (1992) – ISBN9504343848
October 21, 2023
argentine, association, football, league, first, football, association, argentina, predecessor, current, argentine, football, association, association, historic, importance, football, having, organised, first, official, championship, outside, united, kingdom, . The Argentine Association Football League was the first football association of Argentina and predecessor of current Argentine Football Association 1 The association has a historic importance in football for having organised the first official championship outside the United Kingdom which has the oldest football competition the FA Cup established in 1871 2 Argentine Association Football LeagueArgentinaFounded7 March 1891Foldedc September 1891 132 years ago 1891 09 HeadquartersBuenos AiresPresidentF L Wooley Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory EditBy the 1890s more than 20 000 inhabitants of Argentina were British most of them employees of railway companies They had introduced several sports to the country with football among them 3 On March 7 1891 the act of foundation of the Argentine Association Football League was signed 4 Board members were F L Wooley president 1 Rovenscraf Arcels Mc Ewen Hughes Mc Intoch and Alec Lamont 5 6 nbsp Meeting to form a football league in Argentina as chronicled by The Standard 14 February 1891The recently formed Association set three objectives The organisation of a championship played regularly The establishment of an institution to rule the championship created A code of regulationsThe first Argentine football championship began on April 12 1891 with five teams contesting the competition they were Old Caledonians Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway Buenos Aires Football Club note 1 Belgrano Football Club note 2 and St Andrews The alma mater of the League was Alec Lamont who was employee of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway and also player of St Andrew s Almost all of Old Caledonians players were workers of the company that was doing the sewerage in Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires and Rosario Railways players were also workers who traveled from Campana to play the championship Charles Douglas Moffatt the MVP of the 1891 final in an interview with Felix Frascara published on El Grafico 1934 3 After organising the first championship won by Old Caledonian and St Andrew s the Association was dissolved Therefore no championship would be held in 1892 until a new association with the same name currently Argentine Football Association was established in 1893 See also EditArgentine Football Association 1891 Argentine Primera Division Football in ArgentinaNotes Edit Not related neither to the piooner football club nor to the rugby club Not related but probably a predecessor to Belgrano Athletic Club References Edit a b Historia de la AFA on AFA website FA Cup World soccer s oldest cup competition not aging well USA Today 22 Feb 2016 a b Hace 120 anos el futbol tenia su primer torneo local by Oscar Barnade Clarin 12 Apr 2011 Historia de futbol de AFA origenes 1891 1899 by Carlos Yametti Edicion del Autor 2011 ISBN 978 987 05 9773 5 Argentina 1891 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF Historia del Futbol Amateur en la Argentina by Jorge Iwanczuk Autores Editores 1992 ISBN 9504343848 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Argentine Association Football League amp oldid 1136955482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
