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1896 Argentine Primera División

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Primera División
Season1896
Dates10 May – 15 August
ChampionsLomas Academy (1st title)
Relegated(none)
Matches played21
Top goalscorerEngland Thomas Fearnley Allen (Flores AC)
Argentina Juan Anderson (Lomas)
(7 goals each)
Biggest home winLomas Academy 6−1 Belgrano A.C.
Biggest away winRetiro A.C. 0−5 Lomas
1895
1897

The 1896 Primera División was the 5th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on May 10 and ended on August 15.[1] The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing each other twice.[2]

The title was won by Lomas Academy, the second team of Lomas Athletic Club, which played its last tournament being then dissolved. Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway merged with Belgrano Athletic Club which debuted that season.[3]

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lomas Academy (C) 8 6 0 2 18 10 +8 12
2 Flores 8 5 0 3 17 8 +9 10
3 Lomas 8 4 1 3 16 11 +5 9
4 Belgrano A.C. 8 3 2 3 10 15 −5 8
5 Retiro A.C. 8 0 1 7 6 23 −17 1
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1896 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  2. ^ Argentina 1896 at RSSSF
  3. ^ "Argentina 1896 at Historia y Fútbol". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-27.