1897 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season	1897
Champions	Lomas (4° title)
Relegated	(none)
Matches played	44
Top goalscorer	William Stirling (Lomas AC) (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Belgrano AC 14-0 Palermo AC
Biggest away win	Banfield 1-10 Flores AC
← 1896 1898 →

The 1897 Argentine Primera División was the 6° season of top-flight football in Argentina.^[1] The championship was won by Lomas that achieved its 4th Argentine league title in 5 seasons. Lomas won the title after beating Lanús A.C. by 1-0 in 3rd. playoff match.^[2]

The players of Lomas Academy (dissolved one year before) returned to its parent club, Lomas Athletic, while Lanús A.C., Banfield and Palermo A.C. made their debuts and Belgrano A.C. registered a "B" team to play the tournament.^[3]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pts	G	W	D	L	Gf	Ga	Gd
1	Lomas	20	12	9	2	1	55	9	+46
2	Lanús A.C.	20	12	10	0	2	39	8	+31
3	Belgrano A.C.	19	12	9	1	2	47	15	+32
4	Flores	13	12	6	1	5	44	22	+22
5	Palermo A.C.	8	12	4	0	8	11	50	-39
6	Belgrano A.C. "B"	3	12	1	1	10	10	56	-46
7	Banfield	1	12	0	1	11	6	52	-46

Championship Playoffs

Lomas v Lanús A.C.

8 Sep 1897

Lomas	1–1	Lanús A.C.
	Report

Lomas v Lanús A.C.

12 Sep 1897

Lomas	0–0	Lanús A.C.
	Report

Lomas v Lanús A.C.

19 Sep 1897

Lomas	1–0	Lanús A.C.
Stirling	Report

Referee: Barrington Bloomfield Syer


GK		Percy L. Grey Bridger
DF		William Leslie
DF		Joseph E. Wright
MF		Lawrence Jacobs
MF		Frederick H. Jacobs
MF		Arthur Anderson
MF		George Mervyn Comber
FW		Carlos Gibson
FW		James O. Anderson (c)
FW		William Stirling
FW		Frank John Chevallier Boutell


GK		Armando Coste
DF		Thomas Bridge (c)
DF		Walter Buchanan
MF		Italo Nobili
MF		A. Miller
MF		W. Dunn
FW		John J. Bridge
FW		Luis Nobili
FW		Jorge Brown
FW		Héctor Munro
FW		Charles P. Cautley Comber

References

↑ Final tables in Argentina: 1890s at RSSSF
↑ Argentina 1897 playoff matches by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
↑ Argentina 1897 at Historia y Fútbol

Primera División

Argentine Football Association

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League format	Calendar-year (1891–1966, 2015–2016) Metropolitano and Nacional (1967–85) European style (1985-90, 2016–) Apertura and Clausura (1991–2012) Inicial and Final (2012–14)

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Dissident bodies	Federación Argentina de Football (1912-14) Asociación Amateurs de Football (1919-26) Liga Argentina de Football (1931-34)

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