1905 in Argentine football

Football in Argentina
Season 1905
1904 Argentina 1906

1905 in Argentine football saw Alumni regain the Argentine championship winning its 5th championship in six seasons. A new team, Reformer Athletic Club from the city of Campana, registered to play the tournament.

Primera División

The 1905 championship was expanded to include 7 teams, who played in a league format, with each team playing the other twice.[1]

Final standings

Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1 Alumni21121011438+35
2 Belgrano AC18129033112+19
3 Estudiantes (BA)17128133618+18
4 Quilmes12126063215+17
5 Reformer7123182060-40
6 Lomas AC7123181241-29
7 Barracas Athletic2121011828-20

Lower divisions

Primera B

Primera C

Domestic cup

Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

Final

30 August 1905
Alumni 1-0 (aet) Quilmes
Sociedad Sportiva Argentina (Buenos Aires)

International cups

Tie Cup

Final

3 September 1905
Rosario AC Argentina 4-3 (aet) Uruguay CURCC
M.O. Wells (2)
J. G. Parr
W. Stocks
A. Camacho
C. Camacho
Zibecchi
Sociedad Sportiva Argentina
(Buenos Aires)

Copa de Honor Cusenier

Final

10 September 1905
Nacional Uruguay 3-2 Argentina Alumni

Argentina national team

Argentina contested its first official tournament in 1905. The squad played Uruguay for Copa Lipton on 15 August 1905. The game ended 0-0 after extra time and the trophy was awarded to Uruguay as the visiting team.

Copa Lipton

Final

15 August 1905
Argentina  0-0 (aet)  Uruguay
Report

Friendly matches

Date Venue/City Rival Score Report
29 July 1905 Buenos Aires Nottingham Forest 0-5 [4]

References