1951 Argentine Primera División
60th season of top-tier football league in Argentina
Football league season
Racing Club, champions | |
Season | 1951 |
---|---|
Champions | Racing (12th title) |
Promoted | Lanús |
Relegated | Quilmes Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
Top goalscorer | Santiago Vernazza (22 goals) |
← 1950 1952 → |
The 1951 Argentine Primera División was the 60th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 15 and ended on December 5.[1] Lanús promoted to Primera División as champion of Primera B [2]
Banfield and Racing shared the 1st position at the end of the tournament so a two-game playoff match was held to decide a champion. Racing won the series winning their 12th league title (and third consecutive).[3]
On the other hand, Quilmes and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) were relegated.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Banfield | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 44 | Championship playoff |
2 | Racing | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 44 | |
3 | River Plate | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 43 | |
4 | Independiente | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 39 | |
5 | Lanús | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 37 | |
6 | Boca Juniors | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 35 | |
7 | San Lorenzo | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 35 | |
8 | Chacarita Juniors | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 33 | |
9 | Vélez Sársfield | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 33 | |
10 | Estudiantes (LP) | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 29 | |
11 | Newell's Old Boys | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 28 | |
12 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 27 | |
13 | Platense | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 25 | |
14 | Huracán | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 24 | |
15 | Atlanta | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 24 | |
16 | Quilmes | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 23 | Relegated |
17 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 21 |
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Playoff
After finishing 1st in the table (with no goal difference considered), both teams, Banfield and Racing had to play a two-legged series to decide a champion.[3]
Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st. leg | Venue 1 | City 1 | 2nd. leg | Venue 2 | City 2 | Agg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Racing | Banfield | 0–0 | San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires | 1–0 | San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires | 1–0 |
Match details
Racing
| Banfield
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Banfield
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Top scorers
Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Santiago Vernazza | River Plate | 22 |
2 | Gustavo Albella | Banfield | 21 |
José Florio | Lanús | ||
3 | Manuel Pelegrina | Estudiantes LP | 19 |
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