The Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) was a dissident

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association of

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that organised its own championships from

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did not recognised those championships until both associations were merged in 1914. Currently, all the championships organised by the FAF are considered officials by the AFA.

History

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, Ricardo Aldao, and the

. Several teams retired from the official body to form their own league, therefore the FAF was officially established on June 14, 1912. Dissident clubs and founding members of FAF were Independiente,

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, Estudiantes (LP), Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA),

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, Kimberley (Villa Devoto) and Sociedad Sportiva Argentina. Independiente would be the first champion of the FAF in 1912. The next year, Hispano Argentino and Tigre were added to the competition, increasing the number of teams to 10. By 1914, the number of teams decreased to eight. The body also organised a

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, named after local newspaper ''

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'' that had donated the trophy. After both associations, FAF and AFA were merged on December 23, 1914, there was a unique championship in

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when another dissident body, the

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, was established.

Competitions

The FAF organised several competitions, as listed below: * Primera División (1912–14) * División Intermedia (1912–14) *

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(1912–14) *

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(1912–14) *

(1913–14)

Champions

First Division

División Intermedia

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Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

Copa de Competencia La Nación The Copa de Competencia "La Nación" (also called "Concurso por Eliminación") was an official Argentine football cup competition organized by dissident "Federación Argentina de Football" (FAF), being first held in 1913. The tournament only had t ...

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References

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History

Competitions

Champions

First Division

División Intermedia

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

Copa de Competencia La Nación The Copa de Competencia "La Nación" (also called "Concurso por Eliminación") was an official Argentine football cup competition organized by dissident "Federación Argentina de Football" (FAF), being first held in 1913. The tournament only had t ...

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