 Lomas A.C., champion | |
| Season | 1897 |
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| Champions | Lomas (4th title) |
| Relegated | (none) |
| Matches | 44 |
| Top goalscorer | William Stirling (Lomas AC) (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Belgrano AC 14-0 Palermo AC |
| Biggest away win | Banfield 1-10Flores AC |
←1896 1898 → | |
The1897Argentine Primera División was the 6th season of top-flightfootball in Argentina.[1] The championship was won byLomas that achieved its 4th Argentine league title in 5 seasons. Lomas won the title after beatingLanús A.C. by 1-0 in a 3rd playoff match.[2]
The players ofLomas Academy (dissolved one year before) returned to its parent club, Lomas Athletic, while Lanús A.C.,Banfield and Palermo A.C. made their debuts andBelgrano A.C. registered a "B" team to play the tournament.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomas | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 9 | +46 | 20 | Championship playoff |
| 2 | Lanús A.C.[n 1] | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 20 | Championship playoff |
| 3 | Belgrano A.C. | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 19 | |
| 4 | Flores | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 13 | |
| 5 | Palermo A.C. | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 50 | −39 | 8 | |
| 6 | Belgrano A.C. "B" | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 56 | −46 | 3 | |
| 7 | Banfield | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 52 | −46 | 1 |
After both teams, Lomas and Lanús finished in the first position, they had to play a final to decide a champion. It finished 1–1after extra time so a playoff was held four days later. As that match ended 0–0 with no modifications on the score duringextra time, a second game was scheduled for September 19. The result was also a tie.
Finally, Lomas defeated Lanús 1–0 in the third match, becoming Primera División champion.[6]
| Type | Date | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 |
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| Playoff | 8 Sep | Lomas | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Lanús A.C. |
| Playoff 2 | 12 Sep | Lomas | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Lanús A.C. |
| Playoff 3 | 19 Sep | Lomas | 1–0 | Lanús A.C. |
| Lomas | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Lanús A.C. |
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Anderson (1–0) | Report 1 Report 2 | Brown (1–1) |
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