Season 1899 Segunda División Banfield | Primera División Belgrano A.C. | |
1899 in Argentine football saw the Argentine league reduced to 4 teams to accommodate the creation of a Second Division. Palermo A.C. and United Banks left the Association while Banfield registered to the recently created Segunda División.
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Banfield would win the title, becoming the first second division champion ever.
Primera división
The championship Primera división took the format of a league of 4 teams, with each team playing the other twice. Lanús Athletic only completed 2 games, with the other 4 fixtures being awarded to their opponents. The game between Lomas and Lobos was awarded to Lobos.
Segunda División
References
1899 in Argentine football Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA