1912 in Argentine football

1912 in Argentine football saw the division of Argentine football into two rival associations. Quilmes won the official AAF tournament, while Porteño won the rival FAF tournament.

Primera División

Asociación Argentina de Football - Copa Campeonato

Many players of dissolved team Alumni went to play for Quilmes, which would be the champion. The tournament had no relegations.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1 Quilmes 15 10 7 1 2 24 8 +16 2 San Isidro 11 9 5 1 3 16 22 -6 3 Racing Club 10 10 4 2 4 24 16 +8 4 Estudiantes (BA) 8 9 4 0 5 15 18 -3 5 Belgrano AC 7 10 3 1 6 20 20 0 6 River Plate 7 10 3 1 6 8 23 -15 Federación Argentina de Football The AAF league is officially recognised by the Argentine Football Association and FIFA. In July 1912, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires disaffiliated from Asociación Argentina de Football, founding the Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) presided by Ricardo Aldao. Recently promoted teams Porteño and Estudiantes (LP) joined the new league, among other teams. 1912 was the inaugural season of the dissident FAF league. This tournament was formed by 3 dissident teams from the Asociación Argentina (AAF): Estudiantes de La Plata, Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Porteño, plus the 4 teams promoted from the second division: Argentino de Quilmes, Atlanta, Independiente and Kimberley (Villa Devoto). The last club added was the recently created Sociedad Sportiva Argentina. Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1 Independiente 20 14 9 3 3 33 12 +21 2 Porteño 20 14 8 4 2 24 10 +14 3 Estudiantes (LP) 19 14 8 3 3 23 14 +9 4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 18 14 7 4 3 26 18 +8 5 Argentino de Quilmes 17 14 7 3 4 34 27 +7 6 Atlanta 12 14 6 0 8 24 28 -4 7 Kimberley AC (BA) 6 14 2 2 10 17 48 -31 8 Sociedad Sportiva Argentina 6 14 0 0 14 6 30 -24 Championship playoff Independiente and Porteño finished level on points at the top of the table, necessitating a championship playoff. The game was suspended at 87' after the Independiente players abandoned the pitch in protest at a disallowed goal by referee Carlos Aertz. The championship was then awarded to Porteño. Final 23 December 1912 Porteño 1-1 Independiente (P. Rithner) (Lloveras) Palermo, Buenos Aires Porteño was declared champion after the Independiente players abandoned the field. Lower divisions Primera B AAF Champion: Ferro Carril Oeste FAF Champion: Tigre Primera C AAF Champion: Banfield FAF Champion: Tigre Domestic cups Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires Champion: Racing Club Final 1912 Racing Club 3-0 Newell's Copa de Competencia Jockey Club Champion: San Isidro Final 1912 San Isidro 0-0 Quilmes San Isidro Final 1912 San Isidro 2-1 Quilmes Quilmes International cups Tie Cup Champion: San Isidro Final 17 November 1912 San Isidro 1-0 Nacional Buenos Aires Copa de Honor Cousenier Champion: River Plate Final 8 December 1912 River Plate 2–1 Racing Club Montevideo Argentina national team Titles Copa Montevideo 1912 Results Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Argentina scorers Match Report(s) 30 June 1912 Montevideo Peñarol/Nacional combined 0 - 2 Friendly 9 July 1912 Buenos Aires Swindon Town 0 - 1 Friendly 15 August 1912 Montevideo Uruguay 2 - 0 Copa Lipton 25 August 1912 Montevideo Uruguay 3 - 0 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 4 September 1912 São Paulo Paulistano 4 - 3 Friendly 5 September 1912 São Paulo Américano 0 - 3 Friendly 7 September 1912 São Paulo Foreigners of São Paulo 3 - 6 Friendly 8 September 1912 São Paulo São Paulo state 3 - 6 Friendly 12 September 1912 Río de Janeiro Río de Janeiro league 0 - 4 Friendly 14 September 1912 Río de Janeiro English of Río de Janeiro 1 - 9 Friendly 16 September 1912 Río de Janeiro Guanabara state 0 - 5 Friendly 22 September 1912 Buenos Aires Uruguay 0 - 1 Copa Premier Honor Argentino 6 October 1912 Avellaneda Uruguay 3 - 3 Copa Newton 1 December 1912 Montevideo Uruguay 1 - 3 (aet) Copa Montevideo Argentina dissident team Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Argentina scorers Match Report(s) 22 September 1912 Buenos Aires Uruguay 0 - 1 Copa Newton Notes