1929 in Argentine football
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1929 saw the 35 teams in the "Asociación Amateurs Argentina de Football" Primera División divided into two groups. The top 2 of each group qualified for the final stages of the tournament, which was eventually won by Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
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The season was marred by mass abandonment of games, defending Argentine champions Huracán
withdrew from 8 of their fixtures leaving them to finish in 14th place in their group. Several other teams withdrew from multiple games. Abandonments of games, discontinuations, and withdrawals were quite common in these early seasons (cf., for instance, the second half of the 1930 season ).
Playoff
3rd/4th playoff
Minor championships
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División...
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The season was marred by mass abandonment of games, defending Argentine champions 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...
withdrew from 8 of their fixtures leaving them to finish in 14th place in their group. Several other teams withdrew from multiple games. Abandonments of games, discontinuations, and withdrawals were quite common in these early seasons (cf., for instance, the second half of the 1930 season ).
Group A
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División... |
28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | 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.... |
27 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | 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... |
24 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | 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... |
24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | 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.... |
21 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 6 | Talleres (RE) Club Atlético Talleres de Remedios de Escalada Club Atlético Talleres, usually called Talleres de Remedios de Escalada or simply Talleres, is a sports club sited in Remedios de Escalada neighborhood, in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina... |
19 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | San Fernando | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| 8 | Colegiales Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina) Club Atlético Colegiales is an Argentine football club that currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system.-History:... |
17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 9 | El Porvenir Club El Porvenir Club 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.... |
17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
| 10 | Estudiantes La Plata 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.... |
16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| 11 | 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... |
15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| 12 | Argentino del Sud | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| 13 | 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... |
14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -5 |
| 14 | 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... |
13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| 15 | 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... |
11 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| 16 | San Isidro | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -22 |
| 17 | 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... |
8 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 41 | -33 |
| 18 | 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".... |
7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata progressed to the final
- River Plate progressed to the 3rd/4th place playoff
Group B
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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.... |
27 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 20 |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | 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.... |
20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 20 |
| 4 | Estudantil Porteño | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| 5 | Chacarita Juniors Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in... |
20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 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... |
20 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 8 | 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... |
15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 9 | Sportivo Palermo | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 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.... |
14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -18 |
| 11 | 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.... |
12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
| 12 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 13 | Excursionistas Excursionistas Club Atlético Excursionistas is a football team based in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires in Argentina... |
12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 |
| 14 | Argentino de Quilmes | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 15 | Argentino de Banfield | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 |
| 16 | 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... |
10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| 17 | 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... |
10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
- As Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo finished level on points, they needed a playoff to decide which team went to the final and which to the 3rd/4th place playoff.
Playoff
| January 19, 1930 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2–2 | San Lorenzo |
| January 26, 1930 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2–2 | San Lorenzo |
| February 2, 1930 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 3–1 | San Lorenzo |
- Boca Juniors progressed to the final
Final stages
Final| February 9, 1930 | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2–1 | Boca Juniors |
3rd/4th playoff
| February 9, 1930 | |||
| River Plate | 2–0 | San Lorenzo |
Argentina national team
Copa América- Copa América 1929South American Championship 1929The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to November 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and...
: Champions
Minor championships
- Copa Cámara de Diputados Argentina
- Copa Centro Automovilístico Uruguayo