The 1930 Argentine Primera División was the 39th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on March 23, 1930, and ended on April 12, 1931.[1]
Boca Juniors, champions
| |
| Season | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 March 1930 – 12 April 1931 |
| Champions | Boca Juniors (6th title) |
| Promoted | Honor y Patria  |
| Relegated | Honor y Patria  Argentino del Sud |
| Top goalscorer |  Roberto Cherro (Boca Juniors) (37 goals) |
| Biggest home win | – |
| Biggest away win | – |
← 1929 1931 → | |
The Argentine league restructured as a tournament of 36 teams, playing one another once, with Boca Juniors crowning champion. Following the disruption of the 1929 season by mass abandonment of games, the second half of the 1930 season was marred in a similar way.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 35 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 33 | +80 | 61 |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 35 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 113 | 39 | +74 | 56 |
| 3 | River Plate | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 52 |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 96 | 43 | +53 | 51 |
| 5 | Talleres (RE) | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 51 |
| 6 | Racing | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 49 |
| 7 | Independiente | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 47 |
| 8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 42 |
| 9 | Chacarita Juniors | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 42 |
| 10 | Quilmes | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 42 |
| 11 | Sportivo Buenos Aires | 35 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 41 |
| 12 | Platense | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 40 |
| 13 | Banfield | 35 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 40 |
| 14 | Huracán | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 39 |
| 15 | Vélez Sarsfield | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 36 |
| 16 | Sportivo Barracas | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 35 |
| 17 | Argentinos Juniors | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 35 |
| 18 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 34 |
| 19 | San Fernando | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 33 |
| 20 | Tigre | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 32 |
| 21 | Estudiantil Porteño | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 32 |
| 22 | Estudiantes (BA) | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 31 |
| 23 | Almagro | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 30 |
| 24 | Atlanta | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 30 |
| 25 | El Porvenir | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 28 |
| 26 | Defensores de Belgrano | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 28 |
| 27 | Excursionistas | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 28 |
| 28 | Lanús | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 27 |
| 29 | Barracas Central | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 27 |
| 30 | Argentino (B) | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 26 |
| 31 | Sportivo Palermo | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 25 |
| 32 | Argentino (Q) | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 25 |
| 33 | Colegiales | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 24 |
| 34 | San Isidro | 35 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 23 |
| 35 | Honor y Patria | 35 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 91 | −61 | 14 |
| 36 | Argentino del Sud | 35 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 100 | −86 | 4 |
The teams occupying the bottom two positions of the league were relegated. Argentino del Sud set one of the worst points tallies in the history of South American football. The other team, Honor y Patria, was relegated in its first season at the top level.