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1913 Argentine Primera División final

1913 Primera División final
Racing Club, champions
Event1913 Primera División
Racing San Isidro
2 0
Date28 December 1913
VenueEstadio Racing Club, Avellaneda
RefereeHéctor Alfano
Attendance9,000

The 1913 Argentine Primera División final was the match that determined the winner of 1913 season of Argentine Primera División. The final was contested by Racing and San Isidro, in order to decide a champion after both teams had finished tied on both, points (24 in 14 matches played) and goal difference (+36) at the end of the tournament.[1]

It was the 1st. league final contested by both clubs. It was held in Estadio Racing Club of Avellaneda. Racing won their first league title after defeating San Isidro 2–0 with two goals by Alberto Ohaco,[1] Racing's all-time topscorer.[2]

The match was notable for having been the first title (out of seven consecutive championships) won by Racing Club, setting a record in Argentine football that still remains nowadays.[3]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals app.
Racing (none)
San Isidro (none)

Bold indicates winning years

Venue

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Racing Club Stadium, venue

Unlike other Primera División finals, it was not held in neutral venue but in the Racing Club Stadium located on Alsina and Colón streets in Avellaneda. It was the home of Racing Club until the club moved to the current Presidente Perón Stadium, located on the same site and inaugurated in 1950.[4]

By those times the stadium held 20,000 spectators.[5][6] It was one of two stadiums that hosted the first Copa América in 1916[7], along with GEBA Stadium. The stadium was the second football venue in importance by then.[8]

Background

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Further information: 1913 Argentine Primera División
Team of San Isidro that played the final

Racing finished the tournament with a record of 12 wins, and only 2 defeats, scoring 41 goals and only receiving 5 goals in 14 matches played. Some of Racing's largest victories were vs Banfield (6–0), Olivos (5–0), Platense (4–0), Estudiantil Porteño (5–0), and Comercio (4–0). Their only two defeats were at the hands of River Plate[1] and Boca Juniors (1–0).[9]

On the other hand, San Isidro held a 11–2–1 record, with highlighted matches vs Banfield (4–0), Riachuelo (7–0), Ferrocarril del Sud (5–0), and Olivos (10–0), which was the largest victory of the entire season. The only defeat was at the hands of Racing Club.[1]

As both teams tied on both, points and goal difference (+36), a playoff had to be held to decide a champion.[1]

Match details

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1913 Primera División Final
Final
Racing2–0San Isidro
Ohaco 11', 70' Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Héctor Alfano

Aftermath

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The 1913 title was the first of seven consecutive league titles won by Racing Club, a record that still stands to date.[10][11] Those achievements made the club be recognised as the successor of British-origin club Alumni[3], which had been the most successful football team until its dissolution in 1911.[12]

The big amount of titles won during the 1910s included five Copa Ibarguren, five Copa de Honor MCBA, two Copa de Honor Cousenier and one Copa Aldao. Those achievements made Racing become the most successful team of the decade with a total of 20 titles won. That big success plus their style of play (which established what was called the creole football[13][14] to diffenciate it from the British style introduced by Alumni[3], Lomas[15], or Quilmes during the first years of Argentine football)[16] earned Racing Club the nickname The Academy,[10][2] which still remains nowadays as their distinctive landmark nickname.[17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Argentina 1913(FAF) by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  2. ^ a b Una academia de fútbol by Pedro Uzquiza on Clarín. 21 Jul 2001
  3. ^ a b c Racing Club 1913-1919. El único heptacampeón del fútbol argentino. on Xenen.com.ar
  4. ^ "¡Feliz cumpleaños, Cilindro!". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  5. ^ 1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol by Daniel Balmaceda on La Nación, 27 Nov 2018
  6. ^ "Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano" on La Vanguardia newspaper, 17 Jul 1916
  7. ^ Southamerican Championship 1916 by Martín Tabeira
  8. ^ Racing Club on Viejos Estadios on Viejos Estadios website
  9. ^ Boca 1 – Racing 0, Campeonato 1913 on Historia de Boca
  10. ^ a b Hazañas académicas: el heptacampeonato celeste y blanco on Racing Club website
  11. ^ Racing Club, el heptacampeón argentino on Kodro Magazine
  12. ^ "Alumni: en el nombre del fútbol" on Clarín, 2003-04-21
  13. ^ A cien años del primer título de Racing, cuando el fútbol se hizo criollo, Diario Río Negro, 2 Dec 2013
  14. ^ Fútbol argentino: del deporte de elite al surgimiento de un fútbol criollo by Darío Brenman, La Izquierda Diario, 13 Sep 2018
  15. ^ Fútbol: cuando este deporte inglés se argentinizó, y lo hizo en Lomas de Zamora on Dataconurbano.net
  16. ^ Historia on Quilmes A.C.
  17. ^ ¿Por qué a Racing le dicen "La Academia"? by Lucía Jauzat on Billiken, 6 Feb 2025
  18. ^ Una academia de 100 años on Racingclub.com.ar
  19. ^ Cuál es el origen de los apodos de los 28 equipos de la Liga Profesional on TyC, 1 May 2024