1923 Argentine Primera División
| Season | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (AFA) San Lorenzo (AAmF) |
← 1922 1924 → | |
The 1923 Argentine Primera División was the 32nd season of top-flight football in Argentina. The AFA season began on March 11 and ended on December?.[1]
Boca Juniors win its 3rd league title in the official AFA league while San Lorenzo achieved its first title ever at the top division winning the AAm championship.
Final tables
Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato
| Season | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (3rd title) |
| Promoted | All Boys Argentino (B) Argentino (Q) Temperley Villa Urquiza |
| Relegated | (none) |
← 1922 1924 → | |
As Boca Juniors and Huracán both finished with 51 points each, they had to play a best-of-three playoff to decide a champion. Palermo, which had been relegated from the Asociación Amateur, joined Asociación Argentina remaining at Primera División. Argentino de Quilmes returned to the top division after being relegated in 1918, while All Boys, Argentino de Banfield and Villa Urquiza made their debuts in Primera.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 19 | +68 | 51 |
| 1 | Huracán | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 51 |
| 3 | Sportivo Barracas | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 40 |
| 4 | Dock Sud | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 37 |
| 5 | Palermo | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 33 |
| 6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 32 |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 32 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 29 |
| 9 | Del Plata | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 29 |
| 10 | All Boys | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 28 |
| 11 | Temperley | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 27 |
| 12 | Progresista | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 27 |
| 13 | El Porvenir | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 27 |
| 14 | Argentino (Q) | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 26 |
| 15 | Platense II[3] | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 26 |
| 16 | Sportivo Palermo | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 24 |
| 17 | San Fernando | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 23 |
| 18 | Alvear | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 23 |
| 19 | Sportivo del Norte | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 20 |
| 20 | Argentino (B) | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 18 |
| 21 | Boca Alumni | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 18 |
| 22 | Villa Urquiza | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 16 |
| 23 | Porteño | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 14 |
Finals
After Boca Juniors and Huracán finished tied on points, a two-legged series was established to define a champion. With the third match drawn, the series was level at 1-1, meaning a fourth match –to be played to a finish– was required to determine the champion.
| Boca Juniors | 3–0 | Huracán |
|---|---|---|
Tarasconi  49'Pertini 65'Cerroti 85' |
Report |
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Asociación Amateurs de Football
| Season | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Champions | San Lorenzo (1st title) |
| Promoted | Argentino del Sud |
| Relegated | (none) |
← 1922 1924 → | |
Argentino del Sud (promoted last year) debuted in Primera División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 35 |
| 2 | Independiente | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 8 | +32 | 32 |
| 3 | River Plate | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 31 |
| 4 | Racing | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 29 |
| 5 | Barracas Central | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 28 |
| 6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 24 |
| 7 | Sportivo Almagro | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 |
| 8 | San Isidro | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 | Vélez Sarsfield | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 19 |
| 10 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 19 |
| 11 | Argentino del Sud | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 19 |
| 12 | Tigre | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 |
| 13 | Platense[3] | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 |
| 14 | Quilmes | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 16 |
| 16 | Banfield | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 16 |
| 17 | Defensores de Belgrano | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 15 |
| 18 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 15 |
| 19 | Estudiantil Porteño | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 13 |
| 20 | Estudiantes (BA) | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 11 |
| 21 | Lanús | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 8 |
References
- ^ Argentina 1923 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
- ^ Asociacion Argentina 1923 at Historia y Futbol
- ^ a b From 1921 to 1925 there were two teams called "Platense" due to an internal conflict in the lists of candidates for president of the institution. Current Club Atlético Platense played at the dissident Asociación Amateur and the other squad (known as "Platense II") played in the Asociación Argentina. Source: Historia del Club at Platense Locura website Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
