1928 in Argentine football
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1928 in Argentine football saw the Primera División league expanded to include 36 teams. They played in a single league with each team playing the other only once.
| Season | 1928 |
|---|---|
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Huracán won its 4th. title in Primera.
Primera División
El Porvenir and Argentino de Banfield returned to the top division after their runs on Primera B while Liberal Argentino and Porteño were relegated.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huracán | 58 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 29 | +44 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 57 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 100 | 17 | +83 |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 53 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 89 | 39 | +50 |
| 4 | Independiente | 52 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 71 | 27 | +44 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 49 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 38 | +39 |
| 6 | San Lorenzo | 47 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 |
| 7 | River Plate | 46 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 |
| 8 | Quilmes | 43 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 45 | +27 |
| 9 | Tigre | 43 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 48 | +7 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 41 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 78 | 51 | +27 |
| 11 | Banfield | 40 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 49 | +14 |
| 12 | Chacarita Juniors | 39 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 46 | +17 |
| 13 | Lanús | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 46 | +18 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 36 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 |
| 15 | Estudiantil Porteño | 34 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 52 | +4 |
| 16 | Almagro | 34 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 53 | -9 |
| 17 | San Fernando | 33 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 56 | -1 |
| 18 | Talleres (RE) | 33 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 44 | -4 |
| 19 | Sportivo Palermo | 33 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | -7 |
| 20 | Sportivo Barracas | 32 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 47 | -5 |
| 21 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 32 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 44 | -6 |
| 22 | Excursionistas | 32 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 46 | -11 |
| 23 | El Porvenir | 31 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 66 | -11 |
| 24 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 31 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 51 | -13 |
| 25 | Platense | 29 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 50 | -10 |
| 26 | Argentino de Banfield | 28 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 59 | -13 |
| 27 | Atlanta | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 60 | -24 |
| 28 | Estudiantes (BA) | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 62 | -25 |
| 29 | Barracas Central | 27 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 74 | -32 |
| 30 | Argentino de Quilmes | 26 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 68 | -10 |
| 31 | San Isidro | 26 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 68 | -19 |
| 32 | Vélez Sarsfield | 26 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 75 | -36 |
| 33 | Argentino del Sud [2] | 25 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 59 | -25 |
| 34 | Liberal Argentino | 21 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 71 | -42 |
| 35 | Defensores de Belgrano[2] | 19 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 79 | -50 |
| 36 | Porteño | 11 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 108 | -77 |
Champion
Relegated
Lower Divisions
Primera B
- Champion: Colegiales
Primera C
- Champion: Acassuso
Argentina national team
The national team played the football tournament where finished 2nd. to Uruguay. Therefore Argentina was awarded the silver medal.
Argentina would later defeat Uruguay twice, winning the Copa Newton by 1-0 in Avellaneda and then the Copa Lipton after a 2-2 in Montevideo, where Argentina won the trophy as visiting team, according to tournament rules.
