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Football in Argentina
Season1898
Men's football
Primera DivisiónLomas
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1898 in Argentine football saw Lomas win its 5th Primera División championship within 6 seasons. The runner-up was Lobos. Flores and Belgrano A.C. "B" left the championship, being replaced by Lobos which returned to the Association.

A new team, United Banks, debuted in the league.

Primera división

Main article: 1898 Argentine Primera División

Final standings

Pos Team Pts G W D L Gf Ga Gd
1 Lomas 20 12 8 4 0 20 4 +16
2 Lobos 20 12 9 2 1 21 6 +15
3 Belgrano A.C. 17 12 8 1 3 24 10 +14
4 Lanús A.C. 13 12 6 1 5 29 12 +17
5 United Banks 10 12 4 2 6 16 20 -4
6 Palermo A.C. 4 12 2 0 10 10 47 -37
7 Banfield 0 12 0 0 12 3 24 -21

Championship playoff

Lomas and Lobos finished first with 20 points each so they had to play a match to define a champion. After the first game was declared null by the Association attending to a request by Lobos, a second match was played, winning Lomas the title.

Lomas1-0Lobos
Lomas2-1Lobos

References

  1. Final tables in Argentina: 1890s at RSSSF
  2. ^ Argentina 1898 at Historia y Fútbol
  3. Match annulled by the Association, which stated a new game had to be played.
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