1917 in Argentine football

Football in Argentina
Season 1917
Primera División Racing Club
Intermedia Def. Belgrano
Segunda División Sp. Palermo
Tercera División San Lorenzo [lower-alpha 1]
Copa de Honor Racing Club
Copa de Competencia Independiente
Copa Ibarguren Racing Club
← 1916 Argentina 1918 →

1917 in Argentine football saw the two teams from Avellaneda dominate Argentine football. Racing Club won its fifth consecutive league title and two domestic cups, while Independiente won the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club.

In international football Argentina won three minor tournaments but finished as runners up to Uruguay in Copa América for the second time.

Primera División

Sportivo Barracas made its debut in Primera División, while Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Banfield were relegated at the end of the season.[1]

Final standings

Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1 Racing Club 35 20 16 3 1 58 4 +54
2 River Plate 30 20 12 6 2 35 14 +21
3 Huracán 28 20 11 6 3 42 15 +27
4 Boca Juniors 28 20 10 8 2 42 23 +19
5 Sportivo Barracas 21 20 6 9 5 25 22 +3
6 Estudiantes (LP) 21 20 8 5 7 28 28 0
7 Estudiantil Porteño 21 20 6 9 5 26 26 0
8 Independiente 20 20 7 6 7 29 24 +5
9 San Isidro 20 20 7 6 7 31 35 -4
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 20 4 11 5 19 24 -5
11 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 20 6 7 7 18 24 -6
12 San Lorenzo 18 20 6 6 8 29 27 +2
13 Porteño 18 20 7 4 9 20 30 -10
14 Columbian 18 20 8 2 10 18 35 -17
15 Platense 17 20 4 9 7 21 26 -5
16 Atlanta 16 20 6 4 10 29 41 -12
17 Tigre 16 20 6 4 10 23 36 -13
18 Argentino de Quilmes 16 20 6 4 10 21 37 -16
19 Estudiantes (BA) 15 20 6 3 11 25 31 -6
20 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 12 20 4 4 12 23 44 -21
21 Banfield 12 20 4 4 12 17 33 -16

  Champion
  Relegated
Topscorer

Alberto Marcovecchio (Racing Club): 18 goals

Lower divisions

Intermedia

Segunda División

Tercera División

Domestic cups

Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

Final

6 January 1918
Racing Club 3–1 (aet) River Plate
Perinetti
Marcovecchio 		Report J. Taggino

Copa de Competencia Jockey Club

Final

13 January 1918
Independiente 2–1 (aet) Estudiantes (LP)
G. Galeano
Cánepa 		Report Calandra

Copa Ibarguren

Final

International cups

Tie Cup

Final

21 April 1918
Argentina Independiente 0–4 Uruguay Wanderers

Copa de Honor Cousenier

Final

31 April 1918
Uruguay Nacional 3–1 Argentina Racing Club

Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao

Final

19 April 1918
Uruguay Nacional 2–2 Uruguay Racing Club

Replay

9 July 1918
Argentina Racing Club 2–1 Uruguay Nacional

Argentina national team

Copa América

Argentina travelled to Uruguay to participate in the 2nd edition of Copa América. For the second time they finished in second place behind Uruguay.

Titles

Results

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Argentina scorers Match Report(s)
18 July 1917 Montevideo  Uruguay 0 - 2 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
15 August 1917 Avellaneda  Uruguay 1 - 0 Copa Lipton
2 September 1917 Montevideo  Uruguay 1 - 0 Copa Newton
3 October 1917 Montevideo  Brazil 4 - 2 Copa América 1917 Calomino, Ohaco 2, Blanco
6 October 1917 Montevideo  Chile 1 - 0 Copa América 1917 L. García og
14 October 1917 Montevideo  Uruguay 1 - 0 Copa América 1917
21 October 1917 Avellaneda  Chile 1 - 1 Friendly

Notes

  1. 1 2 Reserve team.

References

  1. ↑ Argentina 1917 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSf]
  2. ↑ 1917 Copa Ibarguren at RSSSF
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