1898 in Argentine football
# 1898 in Argentine football

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

### 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.

