1928 in Argentine football


1928 in Argentine football saw the Primera División league expanded to include 36 teams. They played in a single league with each team playing the other only once.
Huracán won its 4th. title in Primera.

Primera División

and Argentino de Banfield returned to the top division after their runs on Primera B while Liberal Argentino and Porteño were relegated.
PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd
1Huracán583528257329+44
2Boca Juniors5735281610017+83
3Estudiantes 533525378939+50
4Independiente523522857127+44
5Racing Club493523397738+39
6San Lorenzo473521596338+25
7River Plate463520696842+26
8Quilmes4335187107245+27
9Tigre4335187105548+7
10Ferro Carril Oeste4135193137851+27
11Banfield40351510106349+14
12Chacarita Juniors3935167126346+17
13Lanús3735157136446+18
14Argentinos Juniors36351310124540+5
15Estudiantil Porteño34351112125652+4
16Almagro34351210134453-9
17San Fernando3335129145556-1
18Talleres 3335137154044-4
19Sportivo Palermo33351111134552-7
20Sportivo Barracas3235128154247-5
21Gimnasia y Esgrima 3235128153844-6
22Excursionistas32351110143546-11
23El Porvenir3135119155566-11
24Sportivo Buenos Aires3135119153851-13
25Platense2935109164050-10
26Argentino de Banfield2835910164659-13
27Atlanta2735115193660-24
28Estudiantes 2735115193762-25
29Barracas Central273599174274-32
30Argentino de Quilmes2635106195868-10
31San Isidro263598184968-19
32Vélez Sarsfield263598183975-36
33Argentino del Sud253597193459-25
34Liberal Argentino213577212971-42
35Defensores de Belgrano1935411202979-50
36Porteño1135352731108-77

Lower Divisions

Primera B">Primera B Metropolitana">Primera B

The national team played the football tournament where finished 2nd. to Uruguay. Therefore Argentina was awarded the silver medal.
Argentina would later defeat Uruguay twice, winning the Copa Newton by 1-0 in Avellaneda and then the Copa Lipton after a 2-2 in Montevideo, where Argentina won the trophy as visiting team, according to tournament rules.

[Football at the 1928 [Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics]]

Finals

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[Copa Newton]

[Copa Lipton]