The 1936
Argentine Primera División
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was the 45th season of top-flight
football in Argentina
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. Two regular championships were disputed that year, "Copa de Honor" (won by
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
) and "Copa Campeonato" (won by
River Plate).
At the end of the season, both champions, River and San Lorenzo, played a single match for the "Copa de Oro" trophy. River Plate won the match, that would be recognised as an additional league title.
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Final tables
Copa de Honor
Copa Campeonato
Copa de Oro
Trophy disputed by both champions of the two competitions contested that year, San Lorenzo (Copa de Honor) and River Plate (Copa Campeonato). In June 2013 (77 years after the match was played) the AFA cited on its website the "Copa de Oro" as a league title for River Plate. The "Copa de Honor" was also included as a league title for San Lorenzo de Almagro.[Campeones de Primera División]
on AFA website["La AFA le dio un campeonato a River y a San Lorenzo y se desató la polémica" on CanchaLlena.com]
5 July 2013
Nevertheless, some historians consider the "Copa de Oro" a domestic cup title, instead of a league championship, stating that this cup was only contested to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao
The Copa Ricardo Aldao ( English: ''Ricardo Aldao Cup''), popularly called Campeonato Rioplatense and Copa Río de La Plata, was an official AFA- AUF football club competition contested annually, albeit irregularly, between the league champions o ...
against the Uruguayan champion.Un título que 80 años después sigue generando controversia
by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 21 Dec 2016 Otherwise, the AFA's ''Memoria y Balance 1936'' (Annual Report) cited River Plate as "Campeón 1936" mentioning both titles won, Copa de Oro and Copa Campeonato, while San Lorenzo is only mentioned as "Copa de Honor winner".
[''Memoria y Balance General 1936'', p. 24]
on the Argentine Football Association Library
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