1901 in Argentine football

1901 in Argentine football saw champion English High School changing its name to "Alumni Athletic Club", due to a regulation from the Association stating that football teams were not allowed to name the same as the Schools they belonged to.

Football in Argentina

Season	1901
Men's football
Primera División	Alumni
Segunda División	Barracas A.C.
Tercera División	Alumni III
← 1900 1902 →

The new denomination was inspired by the Alumni Associations of the United States, formed by ex-students who wanted to keep the ties of friendship with their old schoolmates.[1] Under its new name Alumni retained the Argentine championship by winning all six of its games.

Primera División

The championship continued with the 4 team league format, with each team playing the other twice.[2]

Final Standings

Pos	Team	Pts	G	W	D	L	Gf	Ga	Gd
1	Alumni	12	6	6	0	0	10	1	+9
2	Belgrano AC	6	6	3	0	3	14	9	+5
3	Quilmes	4	6	2	0	4	9	15	-6
4	Lomas AC	2	6	1	0	5	3	11	-8

Lower divisions

Primera B

• Champion: Barracas Athletic

Primera C

• Champion: Alumni III

International cup

Tie Cup

• Champion: Alumni

Final

25 August 1901

Alumni	2-1	Rosario AC
	Report

Lomas AC

Argentina national team

The Argentina national team made its debut with a 3-2 win against Uruguay in Montevideo. This is considered the first game played ever by Argentina.[3]

Friendly matches

Date	Venue/City	Rival	Score	Scorers	Comp.	Report
16 May 1901	Montevideo	Uruguay [4]	3-2	Leslie, Dickinson, Anderson	Friendly	[5]

References

1. Argentina 1901 at Historia y Futbol
2. Argentina 1901 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
3. "Seleccion Nacional: Los comienzos (1901-1930)", AFA website, 19 September 2012
4. Some versions stated that the team that faced Argentina was Albion FC based on the initial line-up had 9 players from that club. In fact, it was the first match disputed by an Uruguayan national team. Source: "Historia del Fútbol Uruguayo" at Deportes en Uruguay
5. Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF