1953 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
River Plate, champions
Season1953
ChampionsRiver Plate (11th title)
PromotedGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
RelegatedEstudiantes (LP)
Top goalscorerArgentina Juan Armando Benavídez
Argentina Juan José Pizzuti
(22 goals each)
← 1952
1954 →

The 1953 Argentine Primera División was the 62nd season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 5 and ended on November 22.[1]

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) returned to Primera while the other team of the city, Estudiantes (LP), was relegated. River Plate won its 11th league title.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 30 18 7 5 60 36 +24 43
2 Vélez Sársfield 30 13 13 4 53 35 +18 39
2 Racing 30 16 7 7 53 40 +13 39
4 Independiente 30 14 7 9 52 47 +5 35
5 San Lorenzo 30 15 4 11 55 36 +19 34
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 30 13 6 11 55 43 +12 32
7 Boca Juniors 30 11 6 13 41 37 +4 28
7 Chacarita Juniors 30 9 10 11 35 38 −3 28
7 Rosario Central 30 10 8 12 43 51 −8 28
10 Lanús 30 11 5 14 44 45 −1 27
10 Platense 30 8 11 11 48 61 −13 27
12 Huracán 30 9 8 13 43 52 −9 26
13 Banfield 30 8 9 13 40 48 −8 25
13 Ferro Carril Oeste 30 9 7 14 40 56 −16 25
15 Newell's Old Boys 30 8 6 16 34 50 −16 22
15 Estudiantes (LP) 30 9 4 17 35 56 −21 22
Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Argentina 1953 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com