1931_Argentine_Primera_División
1931 Argentine Primera División
40th season of top-tier football league in Argentina
The 1931 Primera División season was the 40th season of top-flight football in Argentina and the first to be professional in the country, after eighteen clubs broke away from the amateur league structure to form the professional league, "Liga Argentina de Football" (LAF). The inaugural champions was Boca Juniors led by coach Mario Fortunato.[1] The top scorer of the championship was Alberto Zozaya of Estudiantes de La Plata with 33 goals.[2]
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 May 1931 – 6 January 1932 |
| Champions | Estudiantil Porteño (AFA) Boca Juniors (LAF) |
← 1930 1932 → | |
The official body (AFA) remained amateur under the denomination "Asociación Amateurs Argentina de Football".[3]
Asociación Argentina de Football (AFA)
The championship had originally started on May 10, 1931 with 34 teams competing. After the first run was played, 19 teams disjoined the league to move to recently created Liga Argentina de Football (professional); they were Argentinos Juniors, Atlanta, Boca Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Defensores de Belgrano, Estudiantes LP, Ferro Carril Oeste, Gimnasia y Esgrima LP, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Platense, Quilmes, Racing, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Talleres (RE), Tigre, and Vélez Sarsfield.[3]
 Estudiantil Porteño, AFA champions | |
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 June – 27 December |
| Champions | Estudiantil Porteño (1st title) |
| Promoted | Nueva Chicago  |
| Relegated | San Fernando  |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,093 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  José Ciancio (Almagro) (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sp. Barracas 7–2 S. Fernando (19 Jul) |
| Biggest away win | S. Fernando 0–6 Almagro (12 Jul |
| Highest scoring | S. Fernando 3–7 El Porvenir (29 Nov |
← 1930 1932 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almagro | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 26[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Estudiantil Porteño | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 26[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 22 |
| 4 | El Porvenir | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 21 |
| 5 | Excursionistas | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 17 |
| 6 | Nueva Chicago | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 17 |
| 7 | Argentino (Q) | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Sportivo Palermo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 15 |
| 9 | Sportivo Barracas | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 14 |
| 10 | Barracas Central | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 14 |
| 11 | Estudiantes (BA) | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 13 |
| 12 | Colegiales | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 13 |
| 13 | Defensores de Belgrano | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 9 |
| 14 | Banfield | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 9 |
| 15 | Argentino (B) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 6 |
| 16 | San Fernando | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 2 |
Championship playoff
Estudiantil Porteño and Almagro finished level on points at the top of the table, so a championship playoff was played to proclaim a champion.[3]
Final
| Estudiantil Porteño | 3-1 | Almagro |
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F. Martínez  25', 84' Bissio 70' |
Report | M. Fernández 42' |
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Liga Argentina de Football
 Boca Juniors, LAF champions | |
| Season | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 May 1931 – 6 January 1932 |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (7th title) |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Top goalscorer | Alberto Zozaya (33) |
| Biggest home win | Racing 6–0 Vélez (14 Jun) |
| Biggest away win | Ferro 2–6 Huracán (4 Oct) |
← 1930 1932 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 50 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 45 |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 103 | 51 | +52 | 44 |
| 4 | River Plate | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 44 |
| 5 | Racing | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 51 | +30 | 43 |
| 6 | Independiente | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 43 |
| 7 | Chacarita Juniors | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 42 |
| 8 | Huracán | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 33 |
| 9 | Vélez Sarsfield | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 33 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 32 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 31 |
| 12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 30 |
| 13 | Platense | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Quilmes | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 29 |
| 15 | Talleres (RE) | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 24 |
| 16 | Tigre | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 23 |
| 17 | Lanús | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 43 | 82 | −39 | 22 |
| 18 | Atlanta | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 83 | −50 | 15 |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alberto Zozaya |
Estudiantes (LP) | 33 |
2 |
Alejandro Scopelli |
Estudiantes (LP) | 31 |
3 |
Francisco Varallo |
Boca Juniors | 27 |
- Buren, Mariano (January 11, 2010). "Argentina - Coaches of Championship Teams - First Level". RSSSF. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- Argentina 1931 on RSSSF.com
- Argentina 1931 (amateur) on RSSSF.com