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1906 Argentine Primera División
The 1906 Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ... was the 15th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The 1906 championship was expanded to include 11 teams. The teams were split into two groups with each team playing the others in their group twice. The two group winners played in a championship decider.Argentina 1906 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF The season began on April 29 and ended on October 7. San Isidro, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The Primera División is the country's premier football division and is the top division of the Argentine football league system. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera Nacional (Second Division), with the teams placed lowest at the end of the season being relegated. Since 2020, relegation has been suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. With the first championship held in 1891,''Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina'', by Jorge Iwanczuk. Published by Autores Editores (1992) - Argentina became the first country outside the United Kingdom (where the Football League had debuted in 1888, and the Scottish and Irish Football Leagues in 1890) to establish a football league. In the early years, only teams from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético Estudiantes
Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system. Apart from football, the club hosts other disciplines such as handball, karate, roller skating and taekwondo. History The beginning By 1897 football in Argentina was practised almost exclusively by English people that lived in Buenos Aires. Three of those immigrants, called Hansen, McHardy and Fitz Simons, encouraged a group of Argentine young people to join them in order to form a team. The club was officially founded on August 15, 1898, and the name was taken from the High School they attended: ''Colegion Nacional Sur''.BEKERMAN, Esteban (July 1996). "La historia de... Estudiantes". ''El Hincha del Ascenso'' n. 3, pp. 14–17 The young native players soon learned from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 In Argentine Football
1906 in Argentine football saw Alumni regaining the Argentine championship for the 6th time in seven seasons. The team also won the local Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires and internationals Tie Cup and Copa de Honor Cousenier, obtaining four titles within the same year. San Isidro, Argentino de Quilmes and San Martín made their debuts in Primera. Primera División The 1906 championship was expanded to include 11 teams. The teams were split into two groups with each team playing the others in their group twice. The two group winners played in a championship decider. Group A Group B Championship final Lower divisions Primera B *Champion: Estudiantes (BA) II Primera C *Champion: Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) Domestic cup Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires Champion: Alumni Final International cups Tie Cup *Champion: Alumni Final Copa de Honor Cousenier *Champions: Alumni Finals Argentina national team Argentina national team won their firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Primera División Seasons
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Argentine''. Argentina is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immigr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stirling (footballer)
William Newton Stirling (died 13 November 1914) was a Scottish football player, who played as forward for Lomas Athletic Club and Lomas Academy. He was top scorer in the championship of 1897. Career Born in Scotland, Stirling began his career with Lomas Athletic Club in 1891. With Lomas, he won his first title in 1893. He would win a total of five championships in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897 and 1898, always playing for Lomas. by Denis Fabricatore, ''Clarín'', 25 Aug 2013 Death Stirling had been living in , Argentina. He drowned at sea in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Brown
Ernesto Alejandro Brown (7 January 1885 – 12 July 1935) was an Argentine international footballer who played as a left back. He was nicknamed ''El Pacifico'' ("the Calm One") for his assured performances for both club and country. Early life Brown was an Argentine of Scottish origin. Brown had four brothers who were also Argentine international players – Alfredo, Carlos, Eliseo and Jorge – as well as one cousin, Juan Domingo. Two other brothers – Diego and Tomás – were also footballers. Career Brown played club football for Alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ..., and international football for the Argentina national team. He made 12 official appearances for Argentina between 1902 and 1912, scoring one goal. References 1885 births 1935 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Watson Hutton
Arnold Pencliffe Watson Hutton (20 August 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker for Alumni and Belgrano A.C. As an international, he played for the Argentina national team. Other sports practised by Hutton representing his country include cricket, tennis and waterpolo. Biography Arnold Watson Hutton, known as "Arnoldo" in Argentina, was the son of Alexander Watson Hutton, a Scotsman known as the father of Argentine football for his role in founding the Argentine Football Association and the Alumni A.C. Arnold shared his father's keen interest in sports and made his debut for Alumni on 14 April 1902 at the age of 15. As a teenager, Watson Hutton travelled to Europe, studying in Scotland and Germany. When he returned to Argentina he was part of the Alumni team that won the Primera División championship in 1906, and he made his debut for the Argentina national team in a Copa Newton match against Uruguay at Sociedad Sportiva. He scored t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Mack
Andrés Arturo Mack (sometimes nicknamed ''Colorado'' - "Red hair" in Spanish) ( Canberra, 12 November 1876 – Vicente López, 6 October 1936) was an Australian born (then naturalized Argentine) footballer who played as midfielder. Mack spent his entire career with Alumni (where he won 20 titles) and the Argentina national team. Biography Mack arrived to Argentina in 1894 after graduating in Bachelor of Arts at the University of Cambridge. He primarily worked as teacher of both disciplines, mathematics and sports, at the Buenos Aires English High School, the institution founded and directed by Argentine football pioneer Alexander Watson Hutton. Apart from teaching at the School, Mack played for legendary team Alumni since 1900 until its dissolution in 1911. He also played for the Argentina national team in the first match ever recorded against Uruguay on 16 May 1901. In 1914 Mack returned Europe while the World War I was happening. He joined Royal Army Medical Corps but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Brown
Jorge Gibson Brown (3 April 1880 – 3 January 1936) was an Argentine footballer of Scottish ancestry, who was one of the most important figures in the early years of the sport in that country."Jorge Brown" at Fútbol Factory, 20 Oct 2007 During his career, he won a total of 21 titles playing for and and captained the Argentina national team betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Domingo Brown
Juan Domingo Brown (20 June 1888 – 16 September 1932) was an Argentine international footballer. Early life Brown was an Argentine of Scottish origin. Brown had five cousins who were also Argentine international players – Alfredo, Carlos, Eliseo, Ernesto and Jorge. Two other cousins – Diego and Tomás – were also footballers. Career Brown played club football for Alumni and Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Río de la Plata, Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the Quilmes Partido, eponymous county. With a population of 230 .... Brown made 36 appearances for the Argentina national team between 1906 and 1916, scoring two goals. References Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Argentine Primera División players Alumni Athletic Club players Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Argentine people of Scottish descent 1888 births 1931 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Buruca Laforia
José María Buruca, also known as José Buruca Laforia (Atalaya, Spain, 16 May 1884 - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6 Jun 1957) was an Argentine association football goalkeeper. Nicknamed ''El Vasco'', Buruca Laforia is considered the first great goalkeeper of Argentina."Manos mágicas" by Pedro Uzquiza, ''Clarín'', 13 Jan 2001 Career Although Buruca was short height to play as goalkeeper, his intuition made him to be just in time under the goal. His playing style (usually getting away from the goal area) made Alumni's captain Jorge Brown told him off several times. He is considered a predecessor of other goalkeepers such as Ubaldo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo, Buenos Aires
Palermo is a ''barrio'' or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the north of the city, near the Rio de la Plata. It has a total land area of 17.4 km2 and a population of 256,927. It is the only ''barrio'' within the administrative division of ''Comuna 14.'' Palermo is perhaps best known as the polo capital of the world. Each year, in November, the city hosts the Argentine Polo Open, commonly known as the ''Palermo Open''. History The name of the area is derived from the still-existing Franciscan abbey of "Saint Benedict of Palermo", an alternative name for Saint Benedict the Moor. Saint Benedict the Moor lived from 1526 to 1589 and is a complementary patron saint of Palermo, the capital city of Sicily. In an alternative history of the name, a folk story supported by journalists, the land would have been originally purchased by an Italian immigrant named Juan Domingo Palermo in the late 16th century, shortly after the foundation of Buenos Aires in 158 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
