1914 in Argentine football

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.

Football in Argentina
Season1914
Men's football
Primera DivisiónRacing Club
Porteño (FAF)
IntermediaHonor y Patria (AFA)
Def. Belgrano (FAF)
Segunda DivisiónSan Lorenzo (AFA)
Tigre Juniors (FAF)
Tercera DivisiónLib. Unidos (AFA)
Vélez Sársfield (FAF)
Copa de CompetenciaRiver Plate
← 1913 1915 →

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
1Racing Club23121110427+35
2Estudiantes (BA)211210113412+22
3Boca Juniors15125521911+8
4Banfield15127141617-1
5River Plate14126241512+3
6Huracán11124352522+3
7Platense10124261417-3
8San Isidro10122641016-6
9Estudiantil Porteño10123451423-9
10Quilmes10124261424-10
11Belgrano AC8121651420-6
12Ferro Carril Oeste6122281730-13
13Comercio3120391336-23

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
1Porteño241410404618+26
2Estudiantes (LP)21149323116+15
3Independiente19147522716+11
4Kimberley AC (BA)12145272139-18
5Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)11144371920-1
6Hispano Argentino11144372529-4
7Atlanta10144282133-12
8Floresta41412111133-22

Lower divisions

Intermedia

Segunda División

Tercera División

Domestic cups

Copa de Competencia Jockey Club

Final
River Plate4-0Newell's
Report
Dársena Sur

Copa Ibarguren

Final
Racing Club1-0Rosario Central
Marcovecchio Report
Estudiantes (BA)

International cups

Tie Cup

Final
CA River Plate 1-0 Bristol FC
Luis Gianetto Report

River Plate: Carlos Ísola; Arturo Chiappe, Agustín Lanata; Atilio Peruzzi, Cándido García, Alfredo Elli; Roberto Fraga Patrao, Alfredo Martín, 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.

Titiles

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

References
  1. Argentina 1914 at RSSSF
  2. Argentina: 1ra. División Federación Argentina 1914 at Historia y Futbol
  3. Game contested by the Argentina dissident association, later given official recognition by FIFA
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