1912 Argentine Primera División
21st season of top-tier football league in Argentina
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The 1912 Argentine Primera División was the 21st season of top-flight football in Argentina. Two tournaments were held at the same time, due to the establishment of Federación Argentina de Football (FAF), a dissident association which organised its own championship. Thus, Quilmes won the official AFA tournament, while Porteño won the FAF title.
| Season | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 April â 23 December |
| Champions | Quilmes (AFA) Porteño (FAF) |
â 1911 1913 â | |
The AFA season began on April 14 and ended on December 13 while the FAF season began on July 11 and ended on December 23.[1]
Asociación Argentina de Football â Copa Campeonato
 Quilmes A.C., AFA champion | |
| Season | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 April â 13 December |
| Champions | Quilmes (1st title) |
| Promoted | Estudiantes (LP)  |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Top goalscorer |  Alberto Ohaco (Racing) (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Quilmes 11â0 San Isidro |
| Biggest away win | Belgrano A.C. 0â6 Racing |
â 1911 1913 â | |
Many former players of Alumni (dissolved one year later) went to play for Quilmes, which would be the champion. The tournament had no relegations.[2] Estudiantes (LP) (promoted) added to the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quilmes (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 15 |
| 2 | San Isidro | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | â6 | 11 |
| 3 | Racing | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | Estudiantes (BA) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | â3 | 8 |
| 5 | Belgrano AC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | River Plate | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | â15 | 7 |
Federación Argentina de Football
 Porteño, FAF champion | |
| Season | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 July â 23 December |
| Champions | Porteño (1st title) |
| Promoted | Argentino (Q) Atlanta Independiente Kimberley |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Top goalscorer | Ernesto Colla (Independiente) (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kimberley 1â7 Independiente |
| Biggest away win | Argentino de Quilmes 7â1 Kimberley |
â 1911 1913 â | |
In July 1912, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires disaffiliated from Asociación Argentina de Football, founding the Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) presided by Ricardo Aldao. Recently promoted teams Porteño and Estudiantes (LP) joined the new league, among other clubs.
1912 was the inaugural season of the dissident FAF league. This tournament was formed by 3 dissident teams from the Asociación Argentina (AAF): Estudiantes de La Plata, Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Porteño, plus the 4 teams promoted from the second division: Argentino de Quilmes, Atlanta, Independiente and Kimberley. The last club added was the recently created Sociedad Sportiva Argentina.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 20[a] |
| 2 | Porteño | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 20[a] |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 19 |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 18 |
| 5 | Argentino (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 17 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 28 | â4 | 12 |
| 7 | Kimberley | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 48 | â31 | 6 |
| 8 | Sociedad Sportiva Argentina | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 30 | â24 | 0 |
- Independiente led the championship by goal average after beating a weakened Argentino de Quilmes team 5â0 in the final round. Nevertheless, the club offered to play Porteño (which had finished equaled on points with Independiente) a playoff to avoid criticism.[3]
Championship playoff
Independiente and Porteño finished level on points at the top of the table, necessitating a championship playoff. The game was suspended at 87' after the Independiente players abandoned the pitch in protest at a disallowed goal by referee Carlos Aertz. The championship was then awarded to Porteño.[1]
| Date | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec | Porteño | 1â1 [note 1] | Independiente | Estadio GEBA | Buenos Aires |
Notes
- Title awarded to Porteño after Independiente players left the field in protest.