The 1948
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
was the 57th season of top-flight
football in Argentina
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture of Argentina, culture in the country. It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,37 ...
. The season began on April 18 and ended on December 12.
[Argentina 1948]
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
Due to a players' strike demanding better working conditions, relegations were suspended until the conflict was solved.
''Clarín'', 2024 As the championship continued normally and the
Ministery of Labour ruled the maximum salary for football players would be
mn$ 1,500,
[Historia del fútbol argentino, por Juvenal. Capítulo X (1946–1950)]
''El Gráfico'', 12 Nov 2019 several players emigrated in search of better opportunities, most to
Colombia
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which was not affiliated to
FIFA
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by then. Some of the most notable footballers that emigrated were
Adolfo Pedernera
Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (15 November 1918 – 12 May 1995) was an Argentine football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro" ("The Teacher"), he was widely considered to be one of the best world football players in the 1940s and one of the gr ...
,
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubia" ("Blond A ...
,
Pipo Rossi,
Antonio Sastre
Antonio Sastre (27 April 1911 – 23 November 1987) was an Argentine Association football, footballer who played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and São Paulo FC, São Paulo of Brazil. He is one of the 24 players inducted in ...
,
René Pontoni
René Alejandro Pontoni (May 18, 1920, in Santa Fe, Argentina – May 14, 1983) was an Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina, Colombia and Brazil as well as representing the Argentina national football team on 19 occasions.
...
, and
Julio Cozzi
Julio Adolfo Cozzi (14 July 1922 – 25 September 2011) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who won the Copa América 1947 with the Argentina national team.
Cozzi started his career in 1941 with Club Atlético Platense. He played for the club ...
.
[HISTORIA DEL FÚTBOL. La huelga de futbolistas de 1948]
by Raúl Mario Herrera on ''La Izquierda Diario'', 24 Feb 2015["Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1949" by José Carluccio on ''Historia y Fútbol'', 9 May 2009website, ]
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) returned to Primera, while no teams were relegated.
Independiente won its 5th title.
League standings
References
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