1916 in Argentine football

1916 in Argentine football saw Racing Club win their 4th consecutive league championship. Rosario Central won the Copa de Honor and the Copa de Competencia but they were beaten in both of the international finals.

Football in Argentina
Season1916
Men's football
Primera DivisiónRacing Club
IntermediaSp. Barracas
Segunda DivisiónHuracán III [lower-alpha 1]
Tercera DivisiónPorteño
Copa de HonorRosario Central
Copa de CompetenciaRosario Central
Copa IbargurenRacing Club
← 1915 1917 →

In international football Argentina hosted the first edition of Copa América (named "Campeonato Sudamericano" by then) where they finished as runners un to Uruguay although they won four minor trophies later in the year.

Primera División

Final standings
Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1Racing Club342115423910+29
2Platense302112632513+12
3River Plate292110922710+17
4Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)27219932112+9
5Huracán262111463116+15
6Estudiantil Porteño262110653722+15
7San Lorenzo23219571625-9
8Porteño22217863226+6
9Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)21218583129+2
10Tigre21218582228-6
11Argentino de Quilmes20217682523+2
12Estudiantes (LP)202168726260
13San Isidro20217682932-3
14Boca Juniors20217682529-4
15Independiente20216871317-4
16Columbian [1]19216782426-2
17Atlanta17215791724-7
18Banfield16214892031-11
19Estudiantes (BA)152155112733-6
20Ferro Carril Oeste152163122839-11
21Belgrano AC132153132040-20
22Quilmes82124151236-24
  Champion
  Relegated

Lower divisions

Intermedia

Segunda División

Domestic Cups

Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

Final

Rosario Central 1-0 Independiente [2]

Copa de Competencia Jockey Club

Final

Rosario Central 2-1 Independiente [3]

Copa Ibarguren

Final

Racing Club 6-0 Rosario Central [4]

(3rd title)

International cups

Tie Cup
  • Champions: Peñarol

Final
24 December 1916
Rosario Central 0–3 Peñarol

Copa de Honor Cousenier

Final
10 December 1916
Nacional 6–1 Rosario Central

Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao

Final
3 December 1916
Racing Club 1–2 Nacional

Argentina national team

To commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence, Argentina hosted and participated in the first edition of the 1916 South American Championship, later named Copa América. Argentina finished as runners-up to Uruguay.

The national squad won the Copa Círculo de la Prensa, Copa Lipton, Copa Newton and Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo that year.

Copa Lipton
Argentina 2-1 Uruguay
Report

Copa Newton
Argentina 3-1 Uruguay
Report

Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Argentina 1-0 Uruguay
Report

Results
Date Venue Rival Score Competition Arg. scorers
6 July 1916 Buenos Aires  Chile 6–1 1916 Copa América Ohaco 2, J.D. Brown 2, Marcovecchio 2
10 July 1916 Buenos Aires  Brazil 1–1 1916 Copa América J. Laguna
12 July 1916 Buenos Aires  Chile 1–0 Friendly
17 July 1916 Avellaneda  Uruguay 0–0 1916 Copa América
15 August 1916 Montevideo  Uruguay 2–1 Copa Lipton
15 August 1916 Avellaneda  Uruguay 3–1 Copa Newton
1 October 1916 Montevideo  Uruguay 1–0 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
1 October 1916 Avellaneda  Uruguay 7–2 Copa Círculo de la Prensa
29 October 1916 Montevideo  Uruguay 1–3 Copa Círculo de la Prensa

Notes
  1. Reserve teams.
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References
  1. "Hispano Argentino" changed its name to "Columbian".
  2. Copa de Honor 1016
  3. Copa de Competencia 1916
  4. Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren 1916
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