The 1896 Primera División was the 5th season of 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 ...

. The season began on May 10 and ended on August 15.Argentina 1896
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing each other twice. The title was won by

Lomas Academy Lomas Academy was a football team created by members of the Lomas Athletic Club in order to have another team of the institution competing at the championships organised by the Argentine Football Association. History The team was registered in ...

, the second team of Lomas Athletic Club, which played its last tournament being then dissolved. Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway merged with

Belgrano Athletic Club Belgrano Athletic Club is an Argentine amateur sports club from Belgrano, Buenos Aires. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano was one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union in 1899. The senior t ...

which debuted that season.

Final table

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1896 Argentine Primera Division Argentine Primera División seasons 1896 in Argentine football 1896 in South American football