1951 Argentine Primera División
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The 1951
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was the 60th season of top-flight
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. The season began on April 15 and ended on December 5.Argentina 1951
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
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promoted to Primera División as champion of
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"Argentina: 1ra. "B" AFA 1950" by José Carluccio, 15 May 2009 Banfield and
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shared the 1st position at the end of the tournament so a two-game playoff match was held to decide a champion. Racing won the series winning their 12th league title (and third consecutive)."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1951" by José Carluccio, 21 May 2009 On the other hand,
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and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) were relegated.


League standings


Championship Playoff

After finishing 1st in the table (with no
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considered), both teams, Banfield and
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had to play a
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series to decide a champion.


Match details

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Top scorers


References

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