1909 in Argentine football
# 1909 in Argentine football

1909 in Argentine football saw Alumni win the championship, their 8th title in 10 seasons. Argentina won all three international trophies contested against Uruguay.

## Primera División

The 1909 championship featured 10 teams, with each team playing the other twice. River Plate made its debuts at the top division while Lomas AC and Reformer were relegated, being the first teams in the history of Primera División to be relegated under the new system.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alumni | 32 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 19 | +55 |
| 2 | River Plate | 24 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 |
| 3 | Quilmes | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 39 | -3 |
| 4 | Estudiantes (BA) | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 |
| 5 | Belgrano AC | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 |
| 6 | San Isidro | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 |
| 7 | Porteño | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 39 | -4 |
| 8 | Argentino de Quilmes | 14 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 40 | -21 |
| 9 | Reformer | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 42 | -21 |
| 10 | Lomas AC | 8 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 48 | -31 |

## Lower divisions

### Primera B

* Champion: Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)

### Primera C

* Champion: Ferro Carril Oeste II

## Domestic cups

### Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

* Champion: San Isidro

### Copa Jockey Club

* Champion: Alumni

**Final**

(*) During this edition Estudiantes (BA) set a record that persists nowadays, beating Lomas AC by 18-0. Moreover, Maximiliano Susan scored 12 goals, 7 of them within 20 minutes.

## International cups

### Tie Cup

* Champion: Alumni

### Copa de Honor Cousenier

* Champion: CURCC

## Argentina national team

Argentina retained both Copa Lipton and Copa Newton in 1909 and won the Copa Premier Honor Argentino for the first time.

### Friendly matches

| Date | Venue/City | Rival | Score | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 June 1909 | Buenos Aires | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | |
