1902 in Argentine football

1902 in Argentine football saw Alumni win its 3rd consecutive league championship. Barracas Athletic (promoted in 1901) added to the tournament.[1][2]

Football in Argentina

Season	1902
Men's football
Primera División	Alumni
Segunda División	Barracas A.C. II
Tercera División	Lomas Juniors
← 1901 1903 →

In international football, the Argentina national team played its first official game ever, a 6-0 win against Uruguay in Montevideo.

Primera División

The first division championship was expanded to a 5-team league format, with each team playing the other twice.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pts	G	W	D	L	Gf	Ga	Gd
1	Alumni	15	8	7	1	0	24	3	+21
2	Barracas Athletic	10	8	5	0	3	12	13	-1
3	Quilmes	7	8	3	1	4	6	6	+0
4	Belgrano AC	5	8	1	3	4	17	20	-13
5	Lomas AC	3	8	1	1	6	3	10	-7

Lower divisions

Primera B

• Champion: Barracas A.C. II

Primera C

• Champion: Lomas Juniors

International cup

Tie Cup

• Champion: Rosario AC

Playoffs

24 August 1902

Rosario AC	1-1	Alumni

Sociedad Hípica Argentina

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14 September 1902

Rosario AC	1-1	Alumni

Sociedad Hípica Argentina

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28 September 1902

Rosario AC	2-1	Alumni
	Report

Sociedad Hípica Argentina

Argentina national team

The Argentina national team played its second match ever, a 6–0 win against Uruguay in front of 8,000 spectators in the Paso del Molino stadium in Montevideo.

Lineup: José Buruca Laforia (Barracas AC), William Leslie (Quilmes), Walter Buchanan (Alumni), Eduardo Duggan (Belgrano AC), Carlos Buchanan (Alumni), Ernesto Brown (Alumni), Edward Morgan (Quilmes), Juan Moore (captain) (Alumni), Juan Anderson (Lomas AC), Carlos Dickinson (Belgrano AC), Jorge Brown (Alumni)

Results

Date	Venue/City	Rival	Score	Scorers	Report
16 July 1902	Montevideo	Uruguay	6-0	Dickinson, Arimalo o.g., Morgan, Carve o.g., Anderson, J. Brown	[3]
1902	Montevideo	Albion FC	0-1		[4]

References

1. Argentina 1902 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
2. Argentina 1902 at Historia y Fútbol
4. Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF