1916 in Argentine football saw
Racing Club win their 4th consecutive league championship.
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
won the
Copa de Honor and the
Copa de Competencia but they were beaten in both of the international finals.
In international football
Argentina
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hosted
the first edition of
Copa América (named "Campeonato Sudamericano" by then) where they finished as runners un to
Uruguay
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although they won four minor trophies later in the year.
Primera División
Final standings
Lower divisions
Intermedia
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*Champion:
Sportivo Barracas
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Segunda División
*Champion:
Huracán III
Domestic Cups
Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires
The Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was an Argentine official football cup competition. It was contested fourteen times between 1905 and 1920.
This cup was played by teams from Buenos Aires and Rosario (which belonged to Liga Rosarina ...
Final
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
1-0
Independiente
Copa de Competencia Jockey Club
The Copa de Competencia Jockey Club was an official Argentine football cup competition contested between 1907 and 1933. The winner of this Cup was allowed to play the Tie Cup against the Uruguayan champion of Copa de Competencia.
History
The Co ...
Final
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
2-1
Independiente
Copa Ibarguren
The Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren, also called Campeonato Argentino
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF or simply Copa Ibarguren was an offic ...
Final
Racing Club 6-0
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren 1916
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(3rd title)
International cups
Tie Cup
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*Champions: Peñarol
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Final
Copa de Honor Cousenier
The Copa de Honor Cusenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920.
History
The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné ...
*Champions: Nacional
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* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
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(3rd title)
Final
Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao
*Champions: Nacional
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* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
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Final
Argentina national team
To commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence
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, Argentina
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hosted and participated in the first edition of the 1916 South American Championship
The 1916 South American Championship was the first continental championship for national association football teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 17 July during Argentina's Independence Centenary commemora ...
, later named Copa América. Argentina finished as runners-up to Uruguay
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.
The national squad won the Copa Círculo de la Prensa, Copa Lipton
The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992.
History
The trophy was donated by the Scottish tea ...
, Copa Newton
Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.
History
Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated t ...
and Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
The Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or the Copa Honor Uruguayo was an international association football, football friendly competition contested by Uruguay national football team, Uruguay and Argentina national football team, Argentina national teams. ...
that year.
Copa Lipton
The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992.
History
The trophy was donated by the Scottish tea ...
Copa Newton
Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.
History
Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated t ...
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
The Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or the Copa Honor Uruguayo was an international association football, football friendly competition contested by Uruguay national football team, Uruguay and Argentina national football team, Argentina national teams. ...
Results
Notes
References
External links
Argentina 1916
by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at rsssf
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Argentine domestic cups
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