La Primera división del fútbol argentino es organizada por la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino en dos torneos por temporada: el Torneo Apertura (disputado en la segunda mitad del año) y el Torneo Clausura (disputado en la primera mitad del año siguiente), en los que participan veinte equipos. Los 20 equipos juegan dos torneos por temporada a una sola vuelta: el Apertura (entre agosto y diciembre), y el Clausura (generalmente entre los meses de febrero y junio), de forma que existen dos campeones por temporada.
Argentine Association Football League - 1896 Championship Cup Table: No. Team G W D L Gf Ga P --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lomas Academy 8 6 0 2 18: 10 12 2. Flores Athletic 8 5 0 3 17: 8 10 3. Lomas Athletic 8 4 1 3 16: 11 9 4. Belgrano Athletic 8 3 2 3 10: 15 8 5. Retiro Athletic 8 0 1 7 6: 23 1 [Apr 30] The Buenos Aires Herald wrote: The Saint Lawrence A. C. has changed its name to that of the Belgrano Athletic Club. Round 1 [May 10]: Flores Athletic 4:2 Retiro Athletic Lomas Athletic 3:0 Belgrano Athletic Round 2 [May 17]: Belgrano Athletic 2:2 Retiro Athletic Round 3 [May 25]: Lomas Academy 1:0 Lomas Athletic Flores Athletic 0:1 Belgrano Athletic Round 4 [May 31]: Retiro Athletic 1:5 Lomas Athletic Round 5 [Jun 4]: Flores Athletic 4:1 Lomas Academy Round 6 [Jun 13]: Retiro Athletic 1:2 Lomas Academy Round 7 [Jun 21]: Flores Athletic 4:0 Lomas Athletic Round 8 [Jun 24]: Lomas Academy 6:1 Belgrano Athletic Round 9 [Jun 29]: Retiro Athletic 0:1 Flores Athletic Lomas Athletic 0:2 Lomas Academy Round 10 [Jul 9]: Lomas Academy 2:1 Flores Athletic [at Lomas Athletic] Round 11 [Jul 11]: Lomas Academy 4:0 Retiro Athletic Lomas Academy won the championship in this round with the following announced line-ups: Lomas Academy J. McKechnie; Joe E. Wright, Walter Buchanan; L. Jacobs, R. N. Clark, Italo Nobili; John J. Bridge, Luis Nobili (Walter Stirling), W. Leslie, William Stirling, G. E. Leslie. Retiro Athletic W. Brown; J. Murphy, J. Pendergast; J. Dunn, J. Holmes, J. H. Talbot; F. Clark, W. Tracey, H. Monroe, W. Brunt, J. Grindrod. Round 12 [Jul 13?]: Belgrano Athletic 2:2 Lomas Athletic [at Belgrano Polo Ground] Round 13: [Jul 26] Belgrano Athletic 0:2 Flores Athletic [Aug 9] Lomas Athletic 4:0 Retiro Athletic Round 14 [Aug 2]: Retiro Athletic 0:1 Belgrano Athletic Round 15 [Aug 15]: Belgrano Athletic 3:0 Lomas Academy Round 16 [Jul 5]: Lomas Athletic 2:1 Flores Athletic [Aug 17] A new Belgrano Athletic Club is found as merge of the old Belgrano Athletic Club and Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway Athletic Club. Discrepancies: . Belgrano Athletic : Retiro Athletic was played on July 12 or July 13. . [Iwa-] wrote: Belgrano Athletic 1:1 Lomas Athletic The Buenos Aires Herald wrote: Belgrano Athletic 2:2 Lomas Athletic [D. Gibson (o.g.), H. Rugeroni / N.N. (scrum), C. Comber] . Belgrano Athletic played all the matches at home at Belgrano Polo Ground? . Lomas Academy played all the matches at home at Lomas Athletic? Table: No. Team G W D L Gf Ga P --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lomas Academy 8 6 0 2 18: 10 12 2. Flores Athletic 8 5 0 3 17: 8 10 3. Lomas Athletic 8 4 1 3 16: 11 9 4. Belgrano Athletic 8 3 2 3 10: 15 8 5. Retiro Athletic 8 0 1 7 6: 23 1 Champion: Lomas Academy.
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