1914 in Argentine football
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1914 in Argentine football saw Racing Club win its second consecutive Primera División title, apart from winning its second successive Copa Ibarguren. Porteño won the dissident FAF championship, the last tournament before both leagues AFA and FAF reunified. River Plate won domestic Copa de Competencia Jockey Club and international Copa de Honor Cousenier.
Def. Belgrano (FAF)
Tigre Juniors (FAF)
| Season | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Men's football | |
| Primera División | Racing Club Porteño (FAF) |
| Intermedia | Honor y Patria (AFA) Def. Belgrano (FAF) |
| Segunda División | San Lorenzo (AFA) Tigre Juniors (FAF) |
| Tercera División | Lib. Unidos (AFA) Vélez Sársfield (FAF) |
| Copa de Competencia | River Plate |
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In international football Argentina won the Copa Premier Honor Argentino against Uruguay. Argentina also lost the first ever competitive game against Brazil and played friendlies against Exeter City of England and Torino F.C. of Italy.
Primera División
Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato
Huracán made its debut in Primera División, while Ferrocarril Sud was dissolved after playing 7 matches.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Club | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | +35 |
| 2 | Estudiantes (BA) | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| 4 | Banfield | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 5 | River Plate | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| 6 | Huracán | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
| 7 | Platense | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| 8 | San Isidro | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 9 | Estudiantil Porteño | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 10 | Quilmes | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| 11 | Belgrano AC | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 12 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 |
| 13 | Comercio | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 36 | -23 |
Federación Argentina de Football
Tigre was ejected from the Federation after playing 14 matches while Argentino de Quilmes was disaffiliated after playing 7 games.[1] According to the rules, Floresta had to be relegated but it finally remained in Primera due to the reunification of both leagues Asociación Argentina and Federación Argentina de Football.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porteño | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 18 | +26 |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 |
| 3 | Independiente | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +11 |
| 4 | Kimberley AC (BA) | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 39 | -18 |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 6 | Hispano Argentino | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
| 7 | Atlanta | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -12 |
| 8 | Floresta | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 33 | -22 |
Lower divisions
Intermedia
- AFA champion: Honor y Patria (Floresta)
- FAF champion: Defensores de Belgrano
Segunda División
- AFA champion: San Lorenzo
- FAF champion: Tigre Juniors
Tercera División
- AFA champion: Libertarios Unidos
- FAF champion: Vélez Sársfield
Domestic cups
Copa de Competencia Jockey Club
- Champion: River Plate
Final
Copa Ibarguren
- Champion: Racing Club
Final
| Racing Club | 1-0 | Rosario Central |
|---|---|---|
Marcovecchio  |
Report |
International cups
Tie Cup
- Champion:
River Plate
Final
| CA River Plate | 1-0 |  Bristol FC |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Gianetto | Report |
River Plate: Carlos Ãsola; Arturo Chiappe, AgustÃn Lanata; Atilio Peruzzi, Cándido GarcÃa, Alfredo Elli; Roberto Fraga Patrao, Alfredo MartÃn, Alberto Penney, Luis Gianetto, Juan Sevesi.
Argentina national team
Argentina played their first competitive game against Brazil, a 0-1 loss in the Copa Roca.
Titles
Results
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Argentina scorers | Match Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 1914 | Buenos Aires | Exeter City | 0 - 0 | Friendly | ||
| 30 August 1914 | Montevideo | Uruguay |
3 - 2 | Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo[3] | Fournol "Calomino", Dannaher | |
| 30 August 1914 | Buenos Aires | Torino FC | 2 - 1 | Friendly | ||
| 13 September 1914 | Buenos Aires | Uruguay |
2 - 1 | Copa Premier Honor Argentino[3] | Gallardo, Lezcano | |
| 20 September 1914 | Buenos Aires |  Brazil |
3 - 0 | Friendly | Izaguirre (2), Molfino | |
| 27 September 1914 | Buenos Aires | Brazil |
0 - 1 | Copa Julio Roca | ||