Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina () is a 1992 non-fiction book written by Jorge Iwanzcuk that relates the history of Argentine association football during the Amateur era, that spanned between 1891 and 1934. Published by the Centro para la Investigación de la Historia del Fútbol (Center for Research into the History of Football, CIHF), the paperback has received positive reception among critics, with some labelling it as a "sort of Old Testament" of Argentine football.
The book was reprinted in 2022 in an expanded edition“Historia del Fútbol Amateur en Argentina”, la reedición de un libro necesario on radiografica.org.ar. 15 Nov 2022.
Contents The book is in chronological order to enhance the reading experience and, aside from the years of 1891 to 1934 of the Amateur era, recounts the record of the Buenos Aires Football Club along with the origins of the sport in Argentina. Years are covered with illustrations along with the statistics of their corresponding season. These statistics were compiled from research made with La Nación and La Prensa newspaper archives. Moreover, in its first edition, 55 matches were missing and couldn't be added to the statistics of their alining year. Nonetheless, Iwanzcuk found 39 more results for the second revised edition.
Release and reception Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina was released on 4 December 1992 with the Centro para la Investigación de la Historia del Fútbol as the publisher, organization which Iwanczuk founded. Only 3000 copies were produced which were quickly sold out. This led to the work becoming greatly sought after. 30 years later, Iwanzcuk self-published a second revised edition; however, it was only made accessible through his social media accounts and Mercado Libre.
In an article for newspaper Tiempo Argentino , Andrés Burgo expressed that the book was a "sort of Old Testament of our teams and tournaments". The paperback has since been used Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) as a source for their archive of association football statistics.
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