1902 Argentine Primera División

The 1902 Argentine Primera División was the 11th season of top-flight football in Argentina. Alumni won its 3rd consecutive league championship. Barracas A.C. (promoted in 1901) added to the tournament.[1][2]

Primera División
Season1902
ChampionsAlumni (3rd title)
PromotedBarracas A.C.
Relegated(none)
Matches played17
Goals scored52 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorerArgentina Jorge Brown (Alumni)
(11 goals)
Biggest home winAlumni 10–0 Belgrano A.C.
1901
1903

The first division championship was expanded to a 5-team league format, with each team playing the other twice. The tournament started on May 11 and ended on September 21. There were not relegations.

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Alumni (C) 8 7 1 0 24 3 +21 15
2 Barracas A.C. 8 5 0 3 12 13 −1 10
3 Quilmes 8 3 1 4 6 6 0 7
4 Belgrano A.C. 8 1 3 4 17 20 −3 5
5 Lomas 8 1 1 6 3 10 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ Argentina 1902 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
  2. ^ "Argentina 1902 at Historia y Fútbol". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-07-09.