1897 Argentine Primera División

[1] The championship was won by Lomas that achieved its 4th Argentine league title in 5 seasons.

[2] The players of Lomas Academy (dissolved one year before) returned to its parent club, Lomas Athletic, while Lanús A.C., Banfield and Palermo A.C. made their debuts and Belgrano A.C. registered a "B" team to play the tournament.

[3] After both teams, Lomas and Lanús finished in the first position, they had to play a final to decide a champion.

As that match ended 0–0 with no modifications on the score during extra time, a second game was scheduled for September 19.

Finally, Lomas defeated Lanús 1–0 in the third match, becoming Primera División champion.

Lanús A.C. team