1902 in Argentine football

Football in Argentina
Season 1902
Primera División Alumni
Segunda División Barracas A.C. II
Tercera División Lomas Juniors
← 1901 Argentina 1903 →

1902 in Argentine football saw Alumni win its 3rd consecutive league championship. Barracas Athletic (promoted in 1901) added to the tournament.[1] [2]

In international football, the Argentina national team played its first official game ever, a 6-0 win against Uruguay in Montevideo.

Primera División

The first division championship was expanded to a 5-team league format, with each team playing the other twice.

Final standings

Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1 Alumni 158710243+21
2 Barracas Athletic 1085031213-1
3 Quilmes 7831466+0
4 Belgrano AC 581341720-13
5 Lomas AC 38116310-7

Lower divisions

Primera B

Primera C

International cup

Tie Cup

Playoffs

24 August 1902
Rosario AC Argentina 1-1 Argentina Alumni
Sociedad Hípica Argentina

14 September 1902
Rosario AC Argentina 1-1 Argentina Alumni
Sociedad Hípica Argentina

28 September 1902
Rosario AC Argentina 2-1 Argentina Alumni
Report
Sociedad Hípica Argentina

Argentina national team

The Argentina national team played its second match ever, a 6–0 win against Uruguay in front of 8,000 spectators in the Paso del Molino stadium in Montevideo.

Lineup: José Buruca Laforia (Barracas AC), William Leslie (Quilmes), Walter Buchanan (Alumni), Eduardo Duggan (Belgrano AC), Carlos Buchanan (Alumni), Ernesto Brown (Alumni), Edward Morgan (Quilmes), Juan Moore (captain) (Alumni), Juan Anderson (Lomas AC), Carlos Dickinson (Belgrano AC), Jorge Brown (Alumni)

Results

Date Venue/City Rival Score Scorers Report
16 July 1902 Montevideo Uruguay Uruguay 6-0 Dickinson, Arimalo o.g., Morgan, Carve o.g., Anderson, J. Brown [3]
1902 Montevideo Uruguay Albion FC 0-1 [4]

References

  1. ↑ Argentina 1902 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
  2. ↑ Argentina 1902 at Historia y Fútbol
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF
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