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The first championship started on 12 April and finished on 13 September 1891. At the end of the season, Old
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Despite this, football historians state that the AAFL claimed both, Old
Caledonians and St. Andrew's, as champions, so the last game was played only to define what team would be awarded medals.
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established in 1893). Only some records of few friendly matches in 1892 and 1893 survive, but it was believed that OCFC dissolved after the workers came returned to the United
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After the season concluded (and the AAFL dissolved that same year), Old
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El palacio más curioso de Buenos Aires: lo construyeron para el agua y tiene una biblioteca "secreta"
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played a new game on
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Sesquicentenario del primer ferrocarril que atravesó Barracas al Sud
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district of Buenos Aires. The field was placed near Sola station of
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This list includes only defunct clubs or disaffiliated from the
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by Rudy Varela on "La Ciudad de
Avellaneda", 13 Aug 2015
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El día que los ferroviarios se llevaron las medallas
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the first football club of
Argentina founded in 1867
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A 125 años del primer torneo: un legado que perdura
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168:studio, owned by English engineer
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446:Desempates en el fútbol Argentino
877:Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway
472:"Un siglo de fútbol argentino",
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249:building was finished in 1894.
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115:Old Caledonians Football Club
38:Old Caledonians Football Club
463:by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF
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150:St. Andrew's Athletic Club
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636:Barracas AC
272:Controversy
215:, used for
119:Caledonians
117:(nicknamed
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43:Nickname(s)
907:Categories
882:Hurlingham
780:San Isidro
726:Lomas A.C.
708:Lanús A.C.
606:Sp. Alsina
315:References
219:services.
854:Original
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65:Dissolved
35:Full name
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529:Historia
209:Barracas
195:by the "
162:Scottish
135:Scottish
127:football
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253:Honours
217:freight
156:History
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