1929 Argentine Primera División
| Season | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (1° title) |
| Promoted | Colegiales |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Top goalscorer |
 José Cortecce Manuel Seoane (13 goals each) |
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← 1928 1930 → | |
The 1929 Argentine Primera División was the 38° season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on July 21, 1929, and ended on February 30, 1930. This season saw the 35 teams of Primera, divided into two groups. The top 2 of each group qualified for the final stages of the tournament, which was eventually won by Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).
The season was marred by mass abandonment of games, defending Argentine champion Huracán withdrew from 8 of its fixtures leaving them to finish in 14th place in the group. Several other teams withdrew from multiple games.[1] Abandonments of games, discontinuations, and withdrawals were quite common in these early seasons (cf., for instance, the second half of the 1930 season [2]).
Colegiales returned to the first division after winning the Primera B championship last year.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11 | +22 |
| 2 | River Plate | 27 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 |
| 3 | Lanús | 24 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 |
| 5 | Almagro | 21 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
| 6 | Talleres (BA) | 19 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
| 7 | San Fernando | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| 8 | Colegiales | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 9 | El Porvenir | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
| 10 | Estudiantes (LP) | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 20 | +12 |
| 11 | Tigre | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
| 12 | Argentino del Sud | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| 13 | Banfield | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -5 |
| 14 | Huracán | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 11 | +15 |
| 15 | Atlanta | 11 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| 16 | San Isidro | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -22 |
| 17 | Estudiantes (BA) | 8 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 41 | -33 |
| 18 | Platense | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 27 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 |
| 3 | Independiente | 20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 |
| 4 | Estudiantil Porteño | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 |
| 5 | Chacarita Juniors | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 20 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 8 | Barracas Central | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 9 | Sportivo Palermo | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 10 | Quilmes | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -18 |
| 11 | Defensores de Belgrano | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
| 12 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
| 13 | Excursionistas | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 |
| 14 | Argentino de Quilmes | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 15 | Argentino de Banfield | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 |
| 16 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| 17 | Sportivo Barracas | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
As Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo finished level on points, they needed a playoff to decide which team went to the final and which to the 3rd/4th place playoff.
Playoff
Third place
Final
9 February 1930 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2-1 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
Maleanni  62', 70' |
Report | Di Gianno (o.g.) 30' |
       Gimnasia y Esg. (LP)
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 Boca Juniors
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References
- ↑ Argentina 1929 at RSSSF
- ↑ Argentina 1930 at RSSSF
- ↑ San Lorenzo did not attend to the match so the points were given to River Plate.