1940 Argentine Primera División

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The 1940 Argentine Primera División was the 49th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 7 and ended on December 22.^[1]

With 18 teams competing in the tournament,

Vélez Sársfield and Chacarita Juniors

were relegated.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boca Juniors	34	24	7	3	87	36	+51	55
2	Independiente	34	20	7	7	90	49	+41	47
3	River Plate	34	17	8	9	92	54	+38	42
3	Huracán	34	19	4	11	80	62	+18	42
5	Racing	34	18	5	11	84	67	+17	41
6	Estudiantes (LP)	34	18	3	13	80	72	+8	39
7	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	34	17	4	13	77	86	−9	38
8	Newell's Old Boys	34	14	9	11	70	61	+9	37
9	San Lorenzo	34	11	8	15	62	65	−3	30
10	Banfield	34	11	7	16	67	65	+2	29
10	Tigre	34	13	3	18	75	86	−11	29
10	Platense	34	12	5	17	51	68	−17	29
13	Rosario Central	34	11	5	18	60	75	−15	27
13	Lanús	34	12	3	19	75	97	−22	27
13	Ferro Carril Oeste	34	10	7	17	58	76	−18	27
16	Atlanta	34	11	4	19	58	87	−29	26
17	Vélez Sársfield	34	11	3	20	51	83	−32	25
18	Chacarita Juniors	34	8	6	20	38	66	−28	22

Source: rsssf.com

References

^ Argentina 1940 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at rsssf.org

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