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The 1893 Primera División was the 2nd season in top-flight
football in Argentina Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,650 clubs and 37,161 offi ...
and the first organized by current
Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torn ...
, established that same year by
Alexander Watson Hutton Alexander Watson Hutton (10 June 1853 – 9 March 1936) was a Scottish teacher and sportsman who is considered "The Father of Argentine football". In 1893 he founded the "Argentine Association Football League" (current Argentine Football Ass ...
, considered "the father" of Argentine football. Only Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway survived from the 1891 championship. The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing each of the others twice.Argentina 1893 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
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won its first league title.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:1893 Argentine Primera Division Argentine Primera División seasons 1893 in Argentine football 1893 in South American football