1911 in Argentine football
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1911 in Argentine football saw Alumni
regain the championship for the third time in succession, by beating Porteño in a championship playoff. It was their 10th title in 12 seasons and their last, the football team was disbanded at the end of the season, due to financial problems.
Racing Club
made their debut in 1911, they are the most successful team from the amateur era that still survives.
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San Isidro
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Montevideo Wanderers
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| 15 August 1911
| Buenos Aires
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| Copa Lipton
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| 17 September 1911
| Montevideo
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| Copa Newton
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| 8 October 1911
| Montevideo
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| Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
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| 22 October 1911
| Buenos Aires
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| Copa Premier Honor Argentino
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| 29 October 1911
| Montevideo
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| Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
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Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
regain the championship for the third time in succession, by beating Porteño in a championship playoff. It was their 10th title in 12 seasons and their last, the football team was disbanded at the end of the season, due to financial problems.
Primera División
The 1911 championship featured 9 teams, with each team playing the other twice.Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
made their debut in 1911, they are the most successful team from the amateur era that still survives.
Final standings
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Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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|align=left| Porteño
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|align=left| San Isidro
San Isidro Athletic Club
San Isidro Athletic Club are a defunct football club from San Isidro, Argentina. The club were predecessors of Club Atlético San Isidro who have gone on to become the most successful club in Argentine rugby union-History:...
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|align=left| Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
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|align=left| River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
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|align=left| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, Gymnastics and Fencing of Buenos Aires , is a sports and social club headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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|align=left| Belgrano Athletic
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|align=left| Estudiantes (BA)
Club Atlético Estudiantes
Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Buenos Aires or Estudiantes de Caseros, is a sports club from Caseros, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
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|align=left| Quilmes
Quilmes Atlético Club
Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
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Championship playoff
Alumni and Porteño finished level on points at the top of the table, necessitating a championship playoff.{| width=100% cellspacing=1
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Alumni Athletic Club
Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:...
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Domestic cups
- Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos AiresCopa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos AiresCopa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires is a defunct Argentine domestic cup competition. It was contested fifteen times between 1905 and 1936, it was abandoned on one occasion in 1910.-List of champions:*1905: Alumni*1906: Alumni...
: Newell's Old BoysNewell's Old BoysClub Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... - Copa Jockey ClubCopa de Competencia Jockey ClubCopa de Competencia Jockey Club is a defunct football tournament which took place in Argentina between 1907 and 1933.-History:The Copa de Competencia Jockey Club was first awarded in 1906 to the winners of the Argentine qualifiers for the final of the Tie Cup competition which was played between...
: San IsidroSan Isidro Athletic ClubSan Isidro Athletic Club are a defunct football club from San Isidro, Argentina. The club were predecessors of Club Atlético San Isidro who have gone on to become the most successful club in Argentine rugby union-History:...
Final
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San IsidroSan Isidro Athletic Club
San Isidro Athletic Club are a defunct football club from San Isidro, Argentina. The club were predecessors of Club Atlético San Isidro who have gone on to become the most successful club in Argentine rugby union-History:...
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PeñarolC.A. Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...
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Newell's Old BoysNewell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
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Results
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| 15 August 1911
| Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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| Copa Lipton
Copa Lipton
Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 29 times between 1905 and 1992.-Origin:...
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| 17 September 1911
| Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
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| Copa Newton
Copa Newton
Copa Newton is a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.-History:Copa Newton was first contested in 1906, one year after Copa Lipton was first played...
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| 8 October 1911
| Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
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|bgcolor="yellow"| 1 - 1 (aet)
| Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or Copa Honor Uruguayo is a defunct international football tournament played in Montevideo between Uruguay and Argentina between 1911 and 1924...
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| 22 October 1911
| Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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| Copa Premier Honor Argentino
Copa Premier Honor Argentino
Copa Premier Honor Argentino or Copa Honor Argentino is a defunct international football tournament played in Buenos Aires between Argentina and Uruguay between 1908 and 1920. It was the counterpart of the Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo which was played in Montevideo.-History:The first edition of the...
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| 29 October 1911
| Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
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|bgcolor="pink"| 3 - 0
| Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or Copa Honor Uruguayo is a defunct international football tournament played in Montevideo between Uruguay and Argentina between 1911 and 1924...
(replay)
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