Copa_de_Honor_Municipalidad_de_Buenos_Aires
Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires
Football tournament
The Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was an Argentine official football cup competition. It was contested fourteen times between 1905 and 1920.
The trophy awarded to champions | |
| Organising body | AFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1905 |
| Abolished | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) |
| Region | Argentina |
| Number of teams | 18 (last edition) [1] |
| Qualifier for | Copa de Honor Cousenier |
| Related competitions | Copa de Honor (Uru) |
| Last champions | Banfield (1920) |
| Most successful club(s) | Racing (4 titles) |
Racing is the most winning team of the competition, with 4 titles.
This cup was played by teams from Buenos Aires and Rosario (which belonged to Liga Rosarina de Football). The champion of this tournament qualified to play the Copa de Honor Cousenier versus the winner of Uruguayan Copa de Honor representing the Association of that country.[2]
In 1936, a new "Copa de Honor" was played under a regular Primera División season, with 18 teams playing a single-round tournament. San Lorenzo finished 1st and was awarded the cup.[1] In July 2013, the Argentine Football Association recognized the 1936 edition as a Primera División honour awarded to the club.[3][4][5]
Finals
The following list includes all the editions of the Copa de Honor:[6]
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1905 | Alumni | Quilmes | Sociedad Sportiva | Buenos Aires | |
| 2 | 1906 | Alumni | Estudiantes (BA) | Belgrano A.C. | Buenos Aires | |
| 3 | 1907 | Belgrano AC | Quilmes | Quilmes A.C. | Quilmes | |
| 4 | 1908 | Quilmes | Porteño | Quilmes A.C. | Quilmes | |
| 5 | 1909 | San Isidro | Estudiantes (BA) | GEBA | Buenos Aires | |
| 6 | 1910 | (abandoned on quarter-finals) [n 1] | ||||
| 7 | 1911 | Newell's Old Boys | Porteño | River Plate [n 2] | Buenos Aires | |
| 8 | 1912 | Racing | Newell's Old Boys | Racing | Avellaneda | |
| 9 | 1913 | Racing | Estudiantes (BA) | Ferro C. Oeste | Buenos Aires | |
| 10 | 1915 | Racing | Tiro Federal | Racing | Avellaneda | |
| 11 | 1916 | Rosario Central | Independiente | Racing | Avellaneda | |
| 12 | 1917 | Racing | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | River Plate | Independiente | Avellaneda |
| 13 | 1918 | Independiente | Platense | GEBA | Buenos Aires | |
| 14 | 1920 | Banfield | Boca Juniors | Sportivo Barracas | Buenos Aires | |
- Notes
Titles by team
| Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Racing | 4 | 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917 |
| Alumni | 2 | 1905, 1906 |
| Belgrano A.C. | 1 | 1907 |
| Quilmes | 1 | 1908 |
| San Isidro | 1 | 1909 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 1911 |
| Rosario Central | 1 | 1916 |
| Independiente | 1 | 1918 |
| Banfield | 1 | 1920 |
Topscorers by season
Source: [7]
| Year | Player | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Arthur Wells | 5 | Quilmes |
| 1906 | Alfredo Brown | 5 | Alumni |
| 1907 | Charles Whaley | 6 | Belgrano AC |
| 1908 | Juan Rossi | 6 | San Isidro |
| Henry Cunningham | Quilmes | ||
| 1909 | Maximiliano Susan | 6 | Estudiantes (BA) |
| 1910 | Eduardo Rothschild | 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) |
| Thomas Hughes | Quilmes | ||
| Juan O. Gil | San Isidro | ||
| 1911 | Antonio Márquez | 4 | Porteño |
| 1912 | Alberto Ohaco | 6 | Racing |
| Alberto Marcovecchio | |||
| 1913 | Alberto Marcovecchio | 7 | Racing |
| 1915 | Carlos Guidi | 7 | Tiro Federal |
| 1916 | Ennis Hayes | 7 | Rosario Central |
| 1917 | Alberto Marcovecchio | 11 | Racing |
| 1918 | Gualberto Galeano | 4 | Independiente |
| Atilio Badalani | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1920 | Pedro Calomino | 5 | Boca Juniors |
- Copa de Honor 1936 - RSSSF, updated 5 Dec 2002
- "La AFA le dio un campeonato a River y a San Lorenzo y se desató la polémica", Cancha Llena, 5 Jul 2013
- Polémica: AFA oficializó títulos de River y San Lorenzo de 1936, El Día, 6 Jul 2013
- Argentina - List of Topscorers - Domestic Cups by Pablo Kersevan and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
