1948 Argentine Primera División

57th season of top-tier football league in Argentina

Football league season

Primera División
Independiente, champions
Season	1948
Champions	Independiente (5th title)
Promoted	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Relegated	(none)
Top goalscorer	Benjamín Santos (21 goals)
← 1947 1949 →

The 1948 Argentine Primera División was the 57th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 18 and ended on December 12.^[1]

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) returned to Primera, while no teams were relegated. Independiente won its 5th title.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Independiente	30	17	7	6	65	42	+23	41
2	River Plate	30	12	13	5	59	48	+11	37
3	Estudiantes (LP)	30	16	4	10	63	45	+18	36
4	Racing	30	15	6	9	68	45	+23	36
4	Newell's Old Boys	30	12	8	10	54	37	+17	32
4	San Lorenzo	30	12	8	10	55	54	+1	32
4	Vélez Sársfield	30	11	10	9	44	44	0	32
8	Boca Juniors	30	10	10	10	52	47	+5	30
8	Platense	30	11	8	11	57	65	−8	30
10	Huracán	30	11	7	12	45	49	−4	29
11	Chacarita Juniors	30	9	10	11	45	48	−3	28
12	Rosario Central	30	12	3	15	74	73	+1	27
13	Banfield	30	9	6	15	54	67	−13	24
14	Tigre	30	8	7	15	56	81	−25	23
14	Lanús	30	5	13	12	38	57	−19	23
16	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	30	6	8	16	51	78	−27	20