1916 in Argentine football saw Racing Club win their 4th consecutive league championship. Rosario Central won the Copa de Honor and the Copa de Competencia but they were beaten in both of the international finals.
In international football Argentina hosted the first edition of Copa América (named "Campeonato Sudamericano" by then) where they finished as runners un to Uruguay although they won four minor trophies later in the year.
Primera División Final standings PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd 1 Racing Club 34 21 15 4 2 39 10 +29 2 Platense 30 21 12 6 3 25 13 +12 3 River Plate 29 21 10 9 2 27 10 +17 4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 27 21 9 9 3 21 12 +9 5 Huracán 26 21 11 4 6 31 16 +15 6 Estudiantil Porteño 26 21 10 6 5 37 22 +15 7 San Lorenzo 23 21 9 5 7 16 25 -9 8 Porteño 22 21 7 8 6 32 26 +6 9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 21 21 8 5 8 31 29 +2 10 Tigre 21 21 8 5 8 22 28 -6 11 Argentino de Quilmes 20 21 7 6 8 25 23 +2 12 Estudiantes (LP) 20 21 6 8 7 26 26 0 13 San Isidro 20 21 7 6 8 29 32 -3 14 Boca Juniors 20 21 7 6 8 25 29 -4 15 Independiente 20 21 6 8 7 13 17 -4 16 Columbian"Hispano Argentino" changed its name to "Columbian". 19 21 6 7 8 24 26 -2 17 Atlanta 17 21 5 7 9 17 24 -7 18 Banfield 16 21 4 8 9 20 31 -11 19 Estudiantes (BA) 15 21 5 5 11 27 33 -6 20 Ferro Carril Oeste 15 21 6 3 12 28 39 -11 21 Belgrano AC 13 21 5 3 13 20 40 -20 22 Quilmes 8 21 2 4 15 12 36 -24
Lower divisions Intermedia Champion: Sportivo Barracas
Segunda División Champion: Huracán III
Domestic Cups Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires Final Rosario Central 1-0 Independiente Copa de Honor 1016
Copa de Competencia Jockey Club Final Rosario Central 2-1 Independiente Copa de Competencia 1916
Copa Ibarguren Final Racing Club 6-0 Rosario Central Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren 1916
(3rd title)
International cups Tie Cup Champions: Peñarol Final 24 December 1916 Rosario Central 0–3 Peñarol
Copa de Honor Cousenier Champions: Nacional (3rd title) Final 10 December 1916 Nacional 6–1 Rosario Central
Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao Champions: Nacional Final 3 December 1916 Racing Club 1–2 Nacional
Argentina national team To commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence, Argentina hosted and participated in the first edition of the 1916 South American Championship, later named Copa América. Argentina finished as runners-up to Uruguay.
The national squad won the Copa Círculo de la Prensa, Copa Lipton, Copa Newton and Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo that year.
Copa Lipton
Copa Newton
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Results Date Venue Rival Score Competition Arg. scorers 6 July 1916 Buenos Aires 6–1 1916 Copa América Ohaco 2, J.D. Brown 2, Marcovecchio 2 10 July 1916 Buenos Aires 1–1 1916 Copa América J. Laguna 12 July 1916 Buenos Aires 1–0 Friendly 17 July 1916 Avellaneda 0–0 1916 Copa América 15 August 1916 Montevideo 2–1 Copa Lipton 15 August 1916 Avellaneda 3–1 Copa Newton 1 October 1916 Montevideo 1–0 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 1 October 1916 Avellaneda 7–2 Copa Círculo de la Prensa 29 October 1916 Montevideo 1–3 Copa Círculo de la Prensa
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References
External links Argentina 1916 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at rsssf. Argentine domestic cups by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at rsssf.