1942 Argentine Primera División
 River Plate, champions | |
| Season | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Champions | River Plate (7th title) |
| Promoted | Chacarita Juniors |
| Relegated | Tigre |
| 1942 Copa Aldao | River Plate |
| Top goalscorer |  Rinaldo Martino (San Lorenzo) (25 goals) |
← 1941 1943 → | |
The 1942 Argentine Primera División was the 51st season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 3 and ended on November 22.
There were 16 teams in the tournament, with the addition of Chacarita Juniors as promoted last year. River Plate won the championship while Tigre was relegated to Segunda División.[1]
League standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 37 | +42 | 46 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 40 |
| 3 | Huracán | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 37 |
| 4 | Newell's Old Boys | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 36 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 35 |
| 6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 33 |
| 7 | Banfield | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 29 |
| 8 | Racing | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 28 |
| 8 | Independiente | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 28 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 27 |
| 11 | Platense | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 26 |
| 12 | Chacarita Juniors | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 25 |
| 13 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 24 |
| 13 | Lanús | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 24 |
| 15 | Atlanta | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 23 |
| 16 | Tigre | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 19 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Argentina 1942 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF.com
