The year 1905 in Argentine football saw Alumni crowning Argentine champion, winning its 5th league title in six seasons. A new team, Reformer Athletic Club from the city of Campana, registered to play the tournament.
| Season | 1905 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Primera División | Alumni | |
| Segunda División | América | |
| Tercera División | Alumni III [a] | |
| Copa de Honor | Alumni | |
| ||
Primera División edit
The 1905 championship was expanded to include 7 teams, who played in a league format, with each team playing the other twice.[1]
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alumni | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | +35 |
| 2 | Belgrano AC | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 |
| 4 | Quilmes | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| 5 | Reformer | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 60 | -40 |
| 6 | Lomas AC | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 41 | -29 |
| 7 | Barracas Athletic | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -20 |
Lower divisions edit
Primera B edit
- Champion: América
Primera C edit
- Champion: Alumni III
Domestic cup edit
Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires edit
Final edit
| Alumni | 1-0 (aet) | Quilmes |
|---|---|---|
Sociedad Sportiva Argentina (Buenos Aires)
International cups edit
Tie Cup edit
- Champion:
Rosario AC[3]
Final edit
Rosario AC  | 4-3 (aet) |  CURCC |
|---|---|---|
M.O. Wells  (2) J. G. Parr W. Stocks |
A. Camacho C. Camacho Zibecchi |
Sociedad Sportiva Argentina
(Buenos Aires)
(Buenos Aires)
Copa de Honor Cusenier edit
- Champion:
Nacional
Final edit
Argentina national team edit
Argentina contested its first official tournament in 1905. The squad played Uruguay for Copa Lipton on 15 August 1905. The game ended 0-0 after extra time and the trophy was awarded to Uruguay as the visiting team.
Copa Lipton edit
Final edit
International friendlies edit
English team Nottingham Forest toured on Argentina that year, playing several friendly matches v. clubs and combined teams in Buenos Aires and Rosario.[4][5]
| Date | Venue/City | Rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun | Rosario | R. Central / Rosario A.C. Combined | 5–0 |
| 18-Jun | Buenos Aires | Belgrano A.C. | 7−0 |
| 22-Jun | Buenos Aires | Británicos [b] | 13−1 |
| ? | Buenos Aires | R. Central / Rosario A.C. Combined | 6−0 |
| ? | Buenos Aires | Alumni | 6−0 |
| 29-Jun | Buenos Aires | Argentinos [c] | 5−0 |
| 2-Jul | Buenos Aires | Liga Argentina [d] | 9−1 |
Notes edit
- ^ It was a common practise that clubs playing in Primera División registered reserve teams to play the lower divisions tournaments.
- ^ Team formed by British players that played in the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
- ^ Team formed by Argentinean players from the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
- ^ All-star team of the Argentine league.
References edit
- ^ Argentina 1905 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
- ^ "Argentina - Copa de Honor "Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" - 1905". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División 1905". Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Historia del Fútbol Argentino, various authors, Editorial Eiffel, Buenos Aires, 1958.
- ^ Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF.com