1948 Argentine Primera División Explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:1948
Winners:Independiente (5th title)
Promoted:Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Relegated:(none)
League Topscorer: Benjamín Santos (21 goals)
Prevseason:1947
Nextseason: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]

Due to a players' strike demanding better working conditions, relegations were suspended until the conflict was solved.[2] As the championship continued normally and the Ministery of Labour ruled the maximum salary for football players would be mn$ 1,500,[3] several players emigrated in search of better oportunities, most to Colombia which was not affiliated to FIFA by then. Some of the most notable footballers that emigrated were Adolfo Pedernera, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Pipo Rossi, Antonio Sastre, René Pontoni, and Julio Cozzi.[4] [5]

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg48.html Argentina 1948
  2. https://www.clarin.com/deportes/75-anos-huelga-larga-historia-futbol-argentino-figuras-jugando-plata-potreros-colectas-teatros-canchas-semivacias_0_5kWlUtrZUl.html A 75 años de la huelga más larga de la historia del fútbol argentino
  3. https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/%C2%A1habla-memoria!/34852/historia-del-futbol-argentino-por-juvenal-capitulo-x-%281946%E2%80%931950%29 Historia del fútbol argentino, por Juvenal. Capítulo X (1946–1950)
  4. https://www.laizquierdadiario.com/La-huelga-de-futbolistas-de-1948 HISTORIA DEL FÚTBOL. La huelga de futbolistas de 1948
  5. "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1949" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol, 9 May 2009website,