1917 Argentine Primera División

The 1917 Argentine Primera División was the 26th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 1, and ended on December 30.^[1]

Primera División

Racing Club, champions
Season	1917
Champions	Racing (5th title)
Promoted	Sportivo Barracas
Relegated	Gim. y Esg. (BA) Banfield
1917 Copa Aldao	Racing
Top goalscorer	Alberto Marcovecchio (Racing) (18 goals)
← 1916 1918 →

Racing won its fifth consecutive league title. Sportivo Barracas made its debut in Primera División, while Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and Banfield were relegated at the end of the season.

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Racing (C)	20	16	3	1	58	4	+54	35
2	River Plate	20	12	6	2	35	14	+21	30
3	Huracán	20	11	6	3	42	15	+27	28
4	Boca Juniors	20	10	8	2	42	23	+19	28
5	Sportivo Barracas	20	6	9	5	25	22	+3	21
6	Estudiantes (LP)	20	8	5	7	28	28	0	21
7	Estudiantil Porteño	20	6	9	5	26	26	0	21
8	Independiente	20	7	6	7	29	24	+5	20
9	San Isidro	20	7	6	7	31	35	−4	20
10	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	20	4	11	5	19	24	−5	19
11	Ferro Carril Oeste	20	6	7	7	18	24	−6	19
12	San Lorenzo	20	6	6	8	29	27	+2	18
13	Porteño	20	7	4	9	20	30	−10	18
14	Columbian	20	8	2	10	18	35	−17	18
15	Platense	20	4	9	7	21	26	−5	17
16	Atlanta	20	6	4	10	29	41	−12	16
17	Tigre	20	6	4	10	23	36	−13	16
18	Argentino (Q)	20	6	4	10	21	37	−16	16
19	Estudiantes (BA)	20	6	3	11	25	31	−6	15
20	Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) (R)	20	4	4	12	23	44	−21	12
21	Banfield (R)	20	4	4	12	17	33	−16	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

1. Argentina 1917 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com