1906 in Argentine football
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1906 in Argentine football saw Alumni Athletic Club
regain the Argentine championship making it their 6th championship in seven seasons.
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|align=left| Lomas Athletic
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|align=left| San Martín Athletic
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|align=left| Estudiantes (BA)
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|align=left| Alumni Athletic Club
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|align=left| Quilmes
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|align=left| Belgrano Athletic
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|align=left| Argentino de Quilmes
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|align=left| Belgrano Athletic "B"
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| 7 October 1906
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|align=right|Alumni
|align=center| 4–0
|Lomas Athletic
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|30 August 1906
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Alumni
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| Belgrano Athletic
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|16 September 1906
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Nacional
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| Alumni
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|14 October 1906
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|align=right| Nacional
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| Alumni
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to win the 2nd edition of Copa Lipton
, in October they defeated Uruguay again to win the inaugural Copa Newton
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| 9 July 1906
| Buenos Aires
| South Africa combined
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| Unofficial friendly
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| 15 August 1906
| Montevideo
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|bgcolor="lightgreen"| 0 - 2
| Copa Lipton
| J. Brown
, Gonzales
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| 21 October 1906
| Buenos Aires
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|bgcolor="lightgreen"| 2 - 1
| Copa Newton
| Watson Hutton
, E. Brown
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Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
regain the Argentine championship making it their 6th championship in seven seasons.
Primera División
The 1906 championship was expanded to include 11 teams. The teams were split into two groups with each team playing the others in their group twice. The two group winners played in a championship deciderGroup A
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|align=left| Lomas Athletic
Lomas Athletic Club
Lomas Athletic Club is a sports club from Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest clubs still in existence, Lomas is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union...
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|align=left| San Martín Athletic
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|align=left| Estudiantes (BA)
Club Atlético Estudiantes
Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Buenos Aires or Estudiantes de Caseros, is a sports club from Caseros, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
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|align=left| San Isidro
San Isidro Athletic Club
San Isidro Athletic Club are a defunct football club from San Isidro, Argentina. The club were predecessors of Club Atlético San Isidro who have gone on to become the most successful club in Argentine rugby union-History:...
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|align=left| Reformer
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|align=left| Barracas Athletic
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- Barracas had 2 points deducted
Group B
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|align=left| Alumni Athletic Club
Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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|align=left| Quilmes
Quilmes Atlético Club
Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
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|align=left| Belgrano Athletic
Belgrano Athletic Club
Belgrano Athletic Club is an amateur sports club from the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union....
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|align=left| Argentino de Quilmes
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|align=left| Belgrano Athletic "B"
Belgrano Athletic Club
Belgrano Athletic Club is an amateur sports club from the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union....
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Championship final
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Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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|Lomas Athletic
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Segunda División
- Champions: Estudiantes (BA) IIClub Atlético EstudiantesClub Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Buenos Aires or Estudiantes de Caseros, is a sports club from Caseros, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
- Runners-up: Estudiantil Porteño
Domestic cup
- 1906 Copa de Honor MBACopa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos AiresCopa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires is a defunct Argentine domestic cup competition. It was contested fifteen times between 1905 and 1936, it was abandoned on one occasion in 1910.-List of champions:*1905: Alumni*1906: Alumni...
: Alumni Athletic ClubAlumni Athletic ClubAsociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
Final
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AlumniAlumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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Belgrano Athletic|
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Final
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NacionalClub Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
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AlumniAlumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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NacionalClub Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
|align=center| 3–1
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AlumniAlumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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Argentina national team
Argentina national team won their first trophies, on 15 August 1906 they won 3-2 against Uruguay in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
to win the 2nd edition of Copa Lipton
Copa Lipton
Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 29 times between 1905 and 1992.-Origin:...
, in October they defeated Uruguay again to win the inaugural Copa Newton
Copa Newton
Copa Newton is a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.-History:Copa Newton was first contested in 1906, one year after Copa Lipton was first played...
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Results
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| 9 July 1906
| Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
| South Africa combined
|bgcolor="pink"| 0 - 1
| Unofficial friendly
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| 15 August 1906
| Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
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|bgcolor="lightgreen"| 0 - 2
| Copa Lipton
Copa Lipton
Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 29 times between 1905 and 1992.-Origin:...
| J. Brown
Jorge Brown
Jorge Gibson Brown was an Argentine footballer who was one of the most important figures in the early years of Argentine football. He won 10 league titles and captained the Argentina national team between 1908 and 1913....
, Gonzales
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| 21 October 1906
| Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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|bgcolor="lightgreen"| 2 - 1
| Copa Newton
Copa Newton
Copa Newton is a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.-History:Copa Newton was first contested in 1906, one year after Copa Lipton was first played...
| Watson Hutton
Arnold Watson Hutton
Arnold Pencliffe Watson Hutton was an Argentine football striker for the Argentina national team. He also played cricket, tennis and waterpolo for Argentina....
, E. Brown
Eliseo Brown
Eliseo Brown was an Argentine international footballer who played as a forward.-Early life:Brown was an Argentine of Scottish origin....
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