The 1931 Primera División season was the 40th season of top-flight

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and the first to be professional in the country, after eighteen clubs broke away from the amateur league structure to form the professional league, "

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" (LAF). The inaugural champions was

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led by coach

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. The top scorer of the championship was

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with 33 goals.Argentina 1931
on RSSSF.com The official body (AFA) remained amateur under the denomination "Asociación Amateurs Argentina de Football".
on RSSSF.com

Final tables

Asociación Argentina de Football (AFA)

The championship had originally started on May 10, 1931 with 34 teams competing. After the first run was played, 19 teams disjoined the league to move to recently created

(professional); they were Argentinos Juniors, Atlanta, Boca Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Defensores de Belgrano, Estudiantes LP, Ferro Carril Oeste, Gimnasia y Esgrima LP, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Platense, Quilmes, Racing, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Talleres (RE), Tigre, and Vélez Sarsfield.

Championship playoff

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and

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finished level on points at the top of the table, so a championship playoff was played to proclaim a champion.

Final

Liga Argentina de Football

Top goalscorers

References

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