1920 in Argentine football
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1920 in Argentine football saw Boca Juniors
retain their "Asociación Argentina de Football" (AAF) league title. In the dissident "Asociación Amateurs de Football" (AAm) River Plate
ended the run of seven consecutive league titles for Racing Club de Avellaneda
.
In international football Argentina
finished as runners up in Copa América
1920
.
Dissident Cup
travelled to Chile
to participate in the 4th edition of Copa América
. They finished as runners-up to Uruguay
for the third time.
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
retain their "Asociación Argentina de Football" (AAF) league title. In the dissident "Asociación Amateurs de Football" (AAm) River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
ended the run of seven consecutive league titles for Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
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In international football Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
finished as runners up in Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
1920
South American Championship 1920
The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3, 1920....
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Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Against | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
43 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 7 | +45 |
| 2 | Banfield Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football... |
31 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 21 | +14 |
| 3 | Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
31 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 |
| 4 | Porteño | 30 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 |
| 5 | Del Plata | 26 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 |
| 6 | Sportivo Barracas Sportivo Barracas Sportivo Barracas was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, property of Club Sportivo Barracas. It was used mostly for football matches and was used as a venue during the South American Championship 1921 and South American Championship 1925. The stadium held 30,000 people.The stadium... |
25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -19 |
| 8 | Sportivo del Norte | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 47 | -28 |
| 9 | Estudiantes (LP) Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
21 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 37 | -3 |
| 10 | Sportivo Palermo | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 52 | -26 |
| 11 | Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
15 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| 12 | Sportivo Almagro Club Almagro Club Almagro is a sports club from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is mostly known for its football team which currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of Argentine football league system.... |
11 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 13 | Palermo | 9 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 9 | +19 |
Asociación Amateur de Football - Primera División
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Against | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
56 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 22 | +48 |
| 2 | Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
54 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 23 | +54 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 46 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 |
| 4 | Atlanta Club Atlético Atlanta Club Atlético Atlanta is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. Nicknamed Los Bohemios , its football team won the 2010/11 Primera B Metropolitana championship and promoted to the Primera B Nacional for the 2011/12 season.-History:The club was founded on October the 12th, 1904 in Buenos... |
41 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 29 | +20 |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 41 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 32 | +14 |
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
39 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 32 | +28 |
| 7 | Platense Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".... |
37 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 39 | +12 |
| 8 | Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
35 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 |
| 9 | 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:... |
33 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 53 | -1 |
| 10 | 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.... |
32 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | -13 |
| 11 | Estudantil Porteño | 30 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 42 | -4 |
| 11 | Ferro Carril Oeste Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway... |
30 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 61 | -25 |
| 13 | Defensores de Belgrano Defensores de Belgrano Defensores de Belgrano is a sports club from the Nuñez neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. the football team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association.... |
27 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 40 | -12 |
| 14 | Barracas Central Barracas Central Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine football club from Barracas, Buenos Aires in Argentina. A club once coached by Emilio Baldonedo, Barracas had previously claimed the 1944 and 1948 titles of the Primera Amateur Division and also the 1974 and 1981 titles of the Primera Division D... |
26 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 49 | -21 |
| 15 | Tigre Club Atlético Tigre Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina... |
22 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 77 | -39 |
| 16 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 18 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 64 | -31 |
| 17 | Sportivo Almagro Club Almagro Club Almagro is a sports club from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is mostly known for its football team which currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of Argentine football league system.... |
17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 |
| 18 | Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 19 | 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... |
13 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 90 | -59 |
Segunda División
- AAF Champions: El PorvenirClub El PorvenirClub El Porvenir is an Argentine football club, located in the Gerli neighborhood, which is part of the district of Lanús Partido in the Gran Buenos Aires....
- AAm Champions: General Mitre
Domestic cups
- Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos AiresCopa 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...
: BanfieldClub Atlético BanfieldClub Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football... - Copa IbargurenCopa IbargurenCopa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren or Copa Ibarguren is a defunct Argentine football tournament which was contested between 1913 and 1958.-History:...
: Tiro Federal
Dissident Cup
- Copa de Competencia Asociación Amateurs: Rosario CentralRosario CentralClub Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
Final
 Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
2–0 |  Universal |
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Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao
- Champions: NacionalClub Nacional de FootballClub 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....
(3rd title)
Final
| 20 November 1921 | |||
| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
1–2 | Nacional Club 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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Copa América
In 1920 the Argentina national teamArgentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
travelled to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
to participate in the 4th edition of Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
. They finished as runners-up to Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
for the third time.
Results
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Argentina scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| 18 July 1920 | 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... |
2 - 0 | Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or Copa Honor Uruguayo is a defunct international football tournament played in Montevideo between Uruguay and Argentina between 1911 and 1924... |
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| 25 July 1920 | 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... |
1 - 3 | 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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| 8 August 1920 | 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... |
1 - 0 | Copa Premier Honor Argentino Copa Premier Honor Argentino Copa Premier Honor Argentino or Copa Honor Argentino is a defunct international football tournament played in Buenos Aires between Argentina and Uruguay between 1908 and 1920. It was the counterpart of the Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo which was played in Montevideo.-History:The first edition of the... |
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| 12 September 1920 | Viña del Mar Viña del Mar Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located... |
1 - 1 | Copa América Copa América The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body... 1920 South American Championship 1920 The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3, 1920.... |
Echeverría | ||
| 20 September 1920 | Viña del Mar Viña del Mar Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located... |
1 - 1 | Copa América Copa América The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body... 1920 South American Championship 1920 The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3, 1920.... |
Dellavalle | ||
| 25 September 1920 | Viña del Mar Viña del Mar Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located... |
0 - 2 | Copa América Copa América The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body... 1920 South American Championship 1920 The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3, 1920.... |
Echeverría, Libonatti Julio Libonatti Julio Libonatti , is a former Italian Argentine football forward.Born in Rosario, Argentina, Libonatti started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys in 1917. He would play with Newell's Old Boys until 1925 when he transferred to Torino F.C.... |
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| 12 October 1920 | 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... |
3 - 1 | Friendly | |||
External links
- Argentina 1920 at rsssf
- Copa América 1920 at rsssf
- Argentina domestic cups at rsssf
- Copa Aldao at rsssf
- Honor Cup at rsssf