1949 Argentine Primera División

58th season of top-tier football league in Argentina

Football league season

Primera División
Racing Club, champion
Season	1949
Champions	Racing (10th title)
Promoted	Atlanta Ferro Carril Oeste
Relegated	Lanús
Top goalscorer	Juan José Pizzuti Llamil Simes (26 goals each)
← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 Argentine Primera División was the 58th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 24 and ended on February 16, 1950.^[1]

Atlanta and Ferro Carril Oeste returned to Primera, while Lanús was relegated. Racing won its 10th league title.

For the first time, the AFA established as mandatory the use of squad numbers for Primera División matches. Displayed on players' backs, shirts had to be numbered from 2 to 11 so this rule was not mandatory for goalkeepers. The system entered into force since the 9th fixture on June 26.^[2]

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Racing	34	21	7	6	87	47	+40	49
2	River Plate	34	18	7	9	71	36	+35	43
2	Platense	34	16	11	7	68	48	+20	43
4	San Lorenzo	34	17	8	9	72	62	+10	42
5	Newell's Old Boys	34	15	11	8	61	50	+11	41
6	Estudiantes (LP)	34	13	12	9	53	54	−1	38
7	Vélez Sársfield	34	15	5	14	49	52	−3	35
8	Chacarita Juniors	34	14	5	15	57	61	−4	33
8	Independiente	34	12	9	13	65	72	−7	33
10	Banfield	34	11	10	13	70	77	−7	32
11	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	34	11	8	15	54	58	−4	30
12	Rosario Central	34	12	5	17	62	67	−5	29
12	Ferro Carril Oeste	34	10	9	15	47	59	−12	29
12	Atlanta	34	14	1	19	48	64	−16	29
15	Boca Juniors	34	10	7	17	52	58	−6	27
15	Tigre	34	9	9	16	52	68	−16	27
17	Huracán	34	9	8	17	47	57	−10	26
17	Lanús	34	9	8	17	59	84	−25	26

Source:^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Argentina 1949 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
^ Así nació la tradición de usar números en las camisetas by Gustavo Farías on La Voz del Interior, 22 Aug 2013