1953 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season	1953
Champions	River Plate (11° title)
Promoted	Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Relegated	Estudiantes LP
Top goalscorer	Juan Benavídez Juan José Pizzuti (22 goles each)
← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Argentine Primera División was the 62° 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 11° league title.

League standings

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

References

↑ Argentina 1953 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com

Primera División

Argentine Football Association

2016-17 teams	Aldosivi Arsenal Atlético Rafaela Atlético Tucumán Banfield Belgrano Boca Juniors Colón Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Olimpo Patronato Quilmes Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo San Martín (SJ) Sarmiento Talleres (C) Temperley Tigre Unión Vélez Sarsfield

League format	Calendar-year (1891–1966, 2015–2016) Metropolitano and Nacional (1967–85) European style (1985-90, 2016–) Apertura and Clausura (1991–2012) Inicial and Final (2012–14)

Seasons	1891 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014 2015 2016 2016–17

Dissident bodies	Federación Argentina de Football (1912-14) Asociación Amateurs de Football (1919-26) Liga Argentina de Football (1931-34)

Other articles	Champions year by year All-time table Players Records Top scorers Fillol Award Disaffiliated teams

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