The 1937 Argentine Primera División was the 46th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 4 and ended on December 19.[1] There were 18 teams in the tournament, and River Plate won the championship.
Season | 1937 |
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Dates | 4 April – 19 December |
Champions | River Plate (5th title) |
Relegated | Argentinos Jrs. Quilmes |
1937 Copa Aldao | River Plate |
Top goalscorer | Arsenio Erico (Independiente) (47 goals) |
← 1936 1938 → |
Relegation system started this season, when it was ruled that the two worst placed teams would be relegated to Second Division.[2] Those teams were Argentinos Juniors and Quilmes.
Final table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 58 |
2 | Independiente | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 106 | 54 | +52 | 52 |
3 | Boca Juniors | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 101 | 57 | +44 | 45 |
4 | Racing | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 40 |
5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 40 |
6 | San Lorenzo | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 39 |
7 | Huracán | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 38 |
8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 37 |
9 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 79 | −1 | 35 |
10 | Estudiantes (LP) | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 34 |
11 | Atlanta | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 31 |
12 | Platense | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 31 |
13 | Lanús | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 31 |
14 | Chacarita Juniors | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 29 |
15 | Talleres (RE) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 60 | 88 | −28 | 26 |
16 | Tigre | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 84 | −22 | 25 |
17 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 44 | 111 | −67 | 11 |
18 | Quilmes | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 110 | −68 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
References
edit- ^ Argentina 1937 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at rsssf.org
- ^ Ni sorpresa ni asombro, más de lo mismo en el fútbol argentino by Alejandro Fabbri on his website