1931 Argentine Primera División
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Estudiantil Porteño (AFA) Boca Juniors (LAF) |
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The 1931 Primera División season was the 40th season of top-flight football in Argentina and the first to be professional in the country, after eighteen clubs broke away from the amateur league structure to form the professional league, "Liga Argentina de Football" (LAF). The inaugural champions was Boca Juniors led by coach Mario Fortunato.[1] The top scorer of the championship was Alberto Zozaya of Estudiantes de La Plata with 33 goals.[2]
The official body (AFA) remained amateur under the denomination "Asociación Amateurs Argentina de Football".[3]
Final tables
Asociación Argentina de Football (AFA)
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Estudiantil Porteño (1° title) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,093 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  José Ciancio (Almagro) (14 goals) |
← 1930 1932 → | |
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Championship playoff
Estudiantil Porteño and Almagro finished level on points at the top of the table, so a championship playoff was played to proclaim a champion.[4]
Final
| Estudiantil Porteño | 3-1 | Almagro |
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F. Martínez  25', 84' Bissio 70' |
Report | M. Fernández 42' |
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Liga Argentina de Football
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (7° title) |
| Top goalscorer | Alberto Zozaya (33) |
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Top goalscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Zozaya | Estudiantes | 33 |
| 2 | Alejandro Scopelli | Estudiantes | 31 |
| 3 | Francisco Varallo | Boca Juniors | 27 |
| 4 | Herminio Masantonio | Huracán | 23 |
| 5 | Luis Sánchez | Platense | 20 |
References
- ^ Buren, Mariano (January 11, 2010). "Argentina - Coaches of Championship Teams - First Level". RSSSF. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Argentina 1931 on RSSSF.com
- ^ Argentina 1931 (amateur) on RSSSF.com
- ^ Argentina 1931 (amateur) on RSSSF.com
