The 1893 Primera División was the 2nd season in top-flight

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and the first organized by current

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, established that same year by

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, considered "the father" of Argentine football. Only Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway survived from the

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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.

Final Table

Standings

Results

References

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