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by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com Clubs that made their debuts in Primera were
on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013) The coming of San Lorenzo caused all the " big five" to meet in an official tournament for the first time.
HAZAÑAS ACADÉMICAS: 1915, OTRO PASO HACIA LA GLORIA
on Racing website, 6 Jan 2016
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
was the 24th season of top-flight football in Argentina
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture of Argentina, 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 3,37 ...
. The season began on April 4 and ended in January 1916. The reunification of the "Asociación Argentina de Football" and the "Federación Argentina de Football
The Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) was a dissident football association of Argentina that organised its own championships from 1912 to 1914. The Argentine Football Association did not recognised those championships until both associations ...
" brought the creation of a championship of 25 teams. The tournament took a league format with each team playing the others once.Argentina 1915by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com Clubs that made their debuts in Primera were
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
( Segunda División (AFA) champion) and Defensores de Belgrano
Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentina, Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in Primer ...
( División Intermedia (FAF) champion)."Segunda División - Campeones"on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013) The coming of San Lorenzo caused all the " big five" to meet in an official tournament for the first time.
Racing
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achieved its 3° consecutive championship.
For the first time in Primera División history, four teams were relegated: Kimberley
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Australia
Queensland
* Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas
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, Defensores de Belgrano
Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentina, Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in Primer ...
, Comercio and Floresta.
Standings
Championship playoff
Racing
In sports, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific g ...
and San Isidro finished level on points at the top of the table, necessitating a championship playoff, where Racing won their 3rd. consecutive league title.on Racing website, 6 Jan 2016
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