| Season | 1905 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| Primera División | Alumni | |||
| Segunda División | América | |||
| Tercera División | Alumni III | |||
| Copa de Honor | Alumni | |||
| ||||
The year 1905 in Argentine football saw Alumni crowning Argentine champion, winning its 5th league title in six seasons. A new team, Reformer Athletic Club from the city of Campana, registered to play the tournament.
Primera División
Main article: 1905 Argentine Primera DivisiónThe 1905 championship was expanded to include 7 teams, who played in a league format, with each team playing the other twice.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alumni | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | +35 |
| 2 | Belgrano AC | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 |
| 4 | Quilmes | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| 5 | Reformer | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 60 | -40 |
| 6 | Lomas AC | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 41 | -29 |
| 7 | Barracas Athletic | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -20 |
Lower divisions
Primera B
- Champion: América
Primera C
- Champion: Alumni III
Domestic cup
Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires
- Champion: Alumni
Final
| Alumni | 1-0 (aet) | Quilmes |
|---|---|---|
International cups
Tie Cup
- Champion:
Rosario AC
Final
| Rosario AC | 4-3 (aet) |  CURCC |
|---|---|---|
M.O. Wells  (2) J. G. Parr W. Stocks |
A. Camacho C. Camacho Zibecchi |
(Buenos Aires)
Copa de Honor Cusenier
- Champion: Nacional
Final
| Nacional | 3-2 | Alumni |
|---|---|---|
Argentina national team
Argentina contested its first official tournament in 1905. The squad played Uruguay for Copa Lipton on 15 August 1905. The game ended 0-0 after extra time and the trophy was awarded to Uruguay as the visiting team.
Copa Lipton
Final
| Argentina | 0-0 (aet) | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
International friendlies
English team Nottingham Forest toured on Argentina that year, playing several friendly matches v. clubs and combined teams in Buenos Aires and Rosario.
| Date | Venue/City | Rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun | Rosario | R. Central / Rosario A.C. Combined | 5–0 |
| 18-Jun | Buenos Aires | Belgrano A.C. | 7−0 |
| 22-Jun | Buenos Aires | Británicos | 13−1 |
| ? | Buenos Aires | R. Central / Rosario A.C. Combined | 6−0 |
| ? | Buenos Aires | Alumni | 6−0 |
| 29-Jun | Buenos Aires | Argentinos | 5−0 |
| 2-Jul | Buenos Aires | Liga Argentina | 9−1 |
Notes
- It was a common practise that clubs playing in Primera División registered reserve teams to play the lower divisions tournaments.
- Team formed by British players that played in the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
- Team formed by Argentinean players from the Argentine league during the first years of the 20th Century.
- All-star team of the Argentine league.
References
- Argentina 1905 by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi at RSSSF
- "Argentina - Copa de Honor "Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" - 1905". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División 1905". Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- Historia del Fútbol Argentino, various authors, Editorial Eiffel, Buenos Aires, 1958.
- Other results of Argentina national team at RSSSF.com