1959 Argentine Primera División
{{Short description|68th season of top-tier football league in Argentina}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Primera División
| image = Campeón Argentino 1959.jpg
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| caption = San Lorenzo, champions
| season = 1959
| winners = San Lorenzo (7th title)
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| promoted = Ferro Carril Oeste
| relegated = Central Córdoba (R)
| continentalcup1 = 1960 Copa Libertadores
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = San Lorenzo
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| league topscorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} José Sanfilippo (31 goals)
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| prevseason = 1958
| nextseason = 1960
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The 1959 Argentine Primera División was the 68th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on May 3 and ended on November 20.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg59.html Argentina 1959] by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com From this season, the AFA allowed substitutions for the first time, but only for an injured goalkeeper. It was the referee who had to check out the injury before allowing the substitution.[https://infocielo.com/deportes/edlp/la-historia-las-sustiticiones-como-evolucionaron-los-cambios-el-futbol-n293793 La historia de las sustituciones] on Infocielo, 15 May 2020
San Lorenzo de Almagro achieved its 7th title, also qualifying for the first edition of Copa Libertadores, the international competition organised by CONMEBOL after Copa Aldao has been discontinued since 1955. Central Córdoba (R) was relegated to Primera B.
League standings
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|winpoints=2
|team1=SLA|name_SLA=San Lorenzo
|team2=RCA|name_RCA=Racing
|team3=IND|name_IND=Independiente
|team4=FCO|name_FCO=Ferro Carril Oeste
|team5=RIV|name_RIV=River Plate
|team6=NEW|name_NEW=Newell's Old Boys
|team7=ATL|name_ATL=Atlanta
|team8=BOC|name_BOC=Boca Juniors
|team9=HUR|name_HUR=Huracán
|team10=ELP|name_ELP=Estudiantes (LP)
|team11=LAN|name_LAN=Lanús
|team12=VEL|name_VEL=Vélez Sarsfield
|team13=ARJ|name_ARJ=Argentinos Juniors
|team14=GLP|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
|team15=RCE|name_RCE=Rosario Central
|team16=CCR|name_CCR=Central Córdoba (R)
|win_SLA=21|draw_SLA=3|loss_SLA=6|gf_SLA=75|ga_SLA=42
|win_RCA=17|draw_RCA=4|loss_RCA=9|gf_RCA=80|ga_RCA=48
|win_IND=11|draw_IND=11|loss_IND=8|gf_IND=44|ga_IND=37
|win_FCO=10|draw_FCO=13|loss_FCO=7|gf_FCO=47|ga_FCO=41
|win_RIV=14|draw_RIV=4|loss_RIV=12|gf_RIV=49|ga_RIV=45
|win_NEW=12|draw_NEW=8|loss_NEW=10|gf_NEW=35|ga_NEW=36
|win_ATL=9|draw_ATL=14|loss_ATL=7|gf_ATL=34|ga_ATL=35
|win_BOC=12|draw_BOC=6|loss_BOC=12|gf_BOC=51|ga_BOC=44
|win_HUR=9|draw_HUR=12|loss_HUR=9|gf_HUR=46|ga_HUR=57
|win_ELP=10|draw_ELP=8|loss_ELP=12|gf_ELP=52|ga_ELP=62
|win_LAN=10|draw_LAN=7|loss_LAN=13|gf_LAN=54|ga_LAN=59
|win_VEL=6|draw_VEL=14|loss_VEL=10|gf_VEL=43|ga_VEL=46
|win_ARJ=7|draw_ARJ=11|loss_ARJ=12|gf_ARJ=46|ga_ARJ=45
|win_GLP=9|draw_GLP=7|loss_GLP=14|gf_GLP=49|ga_GLP=62
|win_RCE=8|draw_RCE=7|loss_RCE=15|gf_RCE=38|ga_RCE=50
|win_CCR=7|draw_CCR=7|loss_CCR=16|gf_CCR=32|ga_CCR=66
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|result16=R
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Relegation table
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| Pos
!Team !1957 !1958 !1959 !Total !Average | |||||
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|1º |style="text-align:left;"|San Lorenzo | 38 | 38 | 45 | 121 | 40,33 |
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|2º |style="text-align:left;"|Racing | 36 | 41 | 38 | 115 | 38,33 |
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|3º |style="text-align:left;"|River Plate | 46 | 35 | 32 | 113 | 37,67 |
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|4º |style="text-align:left;"|Boca Juniors | 34 | 38 | 30 | 102 | 34,00 |
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|5º |style="text-align:left;"|Ferro Carril Oeste | | |||||
| |33 | 33 | 33,00 | |||
| align=center
|6º |style="text-align:left;"|Independiente | 31 | 33 | 33 | 97 | 32,33 |
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|7º |style="text-align:left;"|Vélez Sarsfield | 34 | 34 | 26 | 94 | 31,33 |
| align=center
|8º |style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | 24 | 36 | 32 | 92 | 30,67 |
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|9º |style="text-align:left;"|Estudiantes (LP) | 33 | 31 | 28 | 92 | 30,67 |
| align=center
|10º |style="text-align:left;"|Huracán | 33 | 27 | 30 | 90 | 30,00 |
| align=center
|11º |style="text-align:left;"|Rosario Central | 27 | 35 | 23 | 85 | 28,33 |
| align=center
|12º |style="text-align:left;"|Newell's Old Boys | 31 | 17 | 32 | 80 | 26,67 |
| align=center
|13º |style="text-align:left;"|Argentinos Juniors | 28 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 26,00 |
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|14º |style="text-align:left;"|Lanús | 22 | 25 | 27 | 74 | 24,67 |
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|15º |style="text-align:left;"|Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 72 | 24,00 |
| align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|16º |style="text-align:left;"|Central Córdoba (R) | | |||||
| |27 | 21 | 48 | 24,00 |
References
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{{Argentine Primera División}}
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