1919 in Argentine football saw the "Asociación Argentina de Football" (AFA) league championship abandoned mid season. The clubs then split between two different associations. The majority of the clubs joined the new "Asociación Amateurs de Football" (AAm) while six clubs remained with the official body.
Boca Juniors won four titles that year, including the Primera División and three cups, domestic Copa de Competencia Jockey Club and Copa Ibarguren and the international Tie Cup. Meanwhile, Racing Club joined the dissident Asociación Amateurs and won it to achieve its 7th consecutive league championship.
Primera División
Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato The 1919 season started on 16 March 1919 but the tournament was annulled due to internal problems. Therefore a new dissident Association was created and there were two tournaments disputed at the same time.
After the schism the Asociación Argentina organized a tournament with the few remaining teams, 6 in total. Boca Juniors was declared champion with 14 fixtures to be played.Argentina 1919 at RSSSF
PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd 1 Boca Juniors 14 7 7 0 0 27 5 +22 2 Estudiantes (LP) 7 8 3 1 4 10 7 +3 3 Huracán 4 5 2 0 3 3 11 -8 4 Eureka 3 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 5 Sportivo Almagro 3 4 1 1 2 3 8 -5 6 Porteño 3 6 1 1 4 5 16 -11
Asociación Amateurs de Football Internal problems in the Association caused that some members left to create a new league: the Asociación Amateurs de Football, which organized its own championships. Racing Club joined the new rival association winning the tournament, its 7th consecutive league title.
Vélez Sársfield played its first Primera División championship after being disaffiliated from the Asociación Argentina.
PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd 1 Racing Club 26 13 13 0 0 43 10 +33 2 Vélez Sársfield 20 13 9 2 2 21 8 +13 3 River Plate 16 13 6 4 3 16 11 +5 4 Defensores de Belgrano 16 13 6 4 3 20 18 +2 5 Atlanta 14 13 6 2 5 27 17 +10 6 San Lorenzo 13 13 5 3 5 22 20 +2 7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 13 13 6 1 6 18 19 -1 8 Independiente 12 13 5 2 6 22 20 +2 9 Platense 12 13 5 2 6 22 24 -2 10 Sportivo Barracas 12 13 5 2 6 20 23 -3 11 Estudiantil Porteño 11 13 4 3 6 19 21 -2 12 Tigre 9 13 4 1 8 17 23 -6 13 San Isidro 5 13 2 1 10 14 27 -13 14 Estudiantes (BA) 3 13 1 1 11 8 48 -40
Lower divisions Intermedia AFA Champion: Banfield AAm Champion: Barracas Central
Segunda División AFA Champion: El Porvenir AAm Champion: Sportivo Barracas III
Domestic cups Copa de Competencia Jockey Club Champion: Boca Juniors
Final
Copa Ibarguren Champion: Boca Juniors
Final
International cups Tie Cup Champion: Boca Juniors
Final
Copa Aldao Champion: Nacional
Final
Argentina national team Copa América Argentina travelled to Brazil to play in the 3rd edition of Copa América. They finished in 3rd place behind hosts Brazil and runners-up Uruguay.
Titles Copa Premier Honor Argentino 1919
Results DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionArgentina scorersMatch Report(s) 11 May 1919 Asunción 1 - 5 Friendly 13 May 1919 Rio de Janeiro 3 - 2 Copa América 1919 Izaguirre, Varela og 15 May 1919 Asunción 0 - 3 Friendly 18 May 1919 Rio de Janeiro 3 - 1 Copa América 1919 Izaguirre 20 May 1919 Asunción 1 - 2 Friendly 22 May 1919 Rio de Janeiro 1 - 4 Copa América 1919 Clarcke 3, Izaguirre 24 May 1919 Asunción 1 - 2 Friendly 1 June 1919 Rio de Janeiro 3 - 3 Copa Roberto Cherry 18 July 1919 Montevideo 4 - 1 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 24 July 1919 Montevideo 2 - 1 Copa Newton 7 September 1919 Buenos Aires 1 - 2 Copa Lipton 19 October 1919 Buenos Aires 6 - 1 Copa Premier Honor Argentino 7 December 1919 Montevideo 4 - 2 Copa Círculo de la Prensa
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