1904 in Argentine football

Football in Argentina

Season	1904
Primera División	Belgrano A.C.
Segunda División	Barracas A.C. II
Tercera División	Estudiantes (BA) III
← 1903 1905 →

1904 in Argentine football saw Belgrano A.C. winning the Argentine championship ending a run of four consecutive titles for Alumni. Estudiantes de Buenos Aires was promoted to Primera by the Association after the good campaigns made in lower divisions and the contribution made by the club to the practice of football.

Flores did not register to play the tournament after a poor performance in the last season.^[1]

Primera División

The 1904 championship had a 6 team, league format, with each team playing the other twice.^[2]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pts	G	W	D	L	Gf	Ga	Gd
1	Belgrano AC	18	10	9	0	1	30	9	+21
2	Alumni	13	10	5	3	2	18	9	+9
3	Lomas AC	11	10	5	1	4	9	10	-1
4	Barracas Athletic	10	10	5	0	5	13	16	-3
5	Estudiantes (BA)	5	10	2	1	7	12	27	-15
6	Quilmes	2	10	1	0	9	8	19	-11

Lower divisions

Primera B

• Champion: Barracas Athletic II

Copa Bullrich

• Champion: Barracas Athletic II

Primera C

• Champion: Estudiantes (BA) III

International cup

Tie Cup

• Champion: Rosario AC

Final

Rosario AC v CURCC

Rosario AC	3-2 (aet)	CURCC
	Report

Flores

International friendlies

English team Southampton toured on Argentina that year, playing several friendly matches v. clubs and combined teams. It was the first time a professional British team visited Argentina.^[3][4]

Date	Venue/City	Rival	Score
26-Jun	Buenos Aires	Alumni	3–0
3-Jul	Buenos Aires	Británicos [lower-alpha 1]	3–0
6-Jul	Buenos Aires	Belgrano A.C.	6–1
9-Jul	Buenos Aires	Argentinos [lower-alpha 2]	8–0
10-Jul	Buenos Aires	Liga Argentina [lower-alpha 3]	5−3

Notes

1. Team formed by British players that played in the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
2. Team formed by Argentinean players from the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
3. All-star team of the Argentine league.

References

1. Argentina 1904 at Historia y Futbol
2. Primera División Argentina 1904 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
3. Historia del Fútbol Argentino, various authors, Editorial Eiffel, Buenos Aires, 1958.
4. Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF.com