1942 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
River Plate, champions
Season1942
ChampionsRiver Plate (7th title)
PromotedChacarita Juniors
RelegatedTigre
1942 Copa AldaoRiver Plate
Top goalscorerArgentina Rinaldo Martino (San Lorenzo) (25 goals)
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The 1942 Argentine Primera División was the 51st season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 3 and ended on November 22.

There were 16 teams in the tournament, with the addition of Chacarita Juniors as promoted last year. River Plate won the championship while Tigre was relegated to Segunda División.[1]

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 30 20 6 4 79 37 +42 46
2 San Lorenzo 30 16 8 6 70 50 +20 40
3 Huracán 30 14 9 7 62 49 +13 37
4 Newell's Old Boys 30 15 6 9 70 43 +27 36
5 Boca Juniors 30 14 7 9 65 41 +24 35
6 Estudiantes (LP) 30 13 7 10 61 59 +2 33
7 Banfield 30 11 7 12 58 62 −4 29
8 Racing 30 9 10 11 56 58 −2 28
8 Independiente 30 10 8 12 45 57 −12 28
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 30 9 9 12 45 52 −7 27
11 Platense 30 9 8 13 51 55 −4 26
12 Chacarita Juniors 30 7 11 12 40 59 −19 25
13 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 30 7 10 13 45 65 −20 24
13 Lanús 30 8 8 14 37 58 −21 24
15 Atlanta 30 10 3 17 65 67 −2 23
16 Tigre 30 6 7 17 46 83 −37 19
Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Argentina 1942 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF.com