1929 in Argentine football


1929 saw the 35 teams that formed the Primera División divided into two groups. The top 2 of each group qualified for the final stages of the tournament, which was eventually won by Gimnasia y Esgrima.
The season was marred by mass abandonment of games, defending Argentine champion Huracán withdrew from 8 of its fixtures leaving them to finish in 14th place in the group. Several other teams withdrew from multiple games. Abandonments of games, discontinuations, and withdrawals were quite common in these early seasons.
The Argentina national team won a new edition of Copa América.

Primera División

returned to the first division after winning the Primera B championship last year.

Group A

PosTeamPtsGWDLGfGaGd
1Gimnasia y Esgrima 281714033311+22
2River Plate271712322811+17
3Lanús24178813117+14
4Racing Club241710432417+7
5Almagro21178541918+1
6Talleres 19177551613+3
7San Fernando17176563120+11
8Colegiales171757528280
9El Porvenir17177371926-7
10Estudiantes 16177283220+12
11Tigre15175572823+5
12Argentino del Sud15176381424-10
13Banfield14175481823-5
14Huracán131761102611+15
15Atlanta111743101024-14
16San Isidro91733111436-22
17Estudiantes 8172411841-33
18Platense7173113723-16

Group B

As Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo finished level on points, they needed a playoff to decide which team went to the final and which to the 3rd/4th place playoff.

Playoff

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Third place

Final

Lower divisions

Primera B">Primera B Metropolitana">Primera B

Argentina won its 4th. Copa América, hosted at home. The team also won other minor championships such as Copa Cámara de Diputados Argentina and Copa Centro Automovilístico Uruguayo but lost the Copa Lipton and Copa Newton to Uruguay.

[Copa Lipton]

[Copa Newton]

[Copa América]

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