1913 Copa La Nación Final

The 1913 Copa de Competencia La Nación Final was the final that decided the winner of the 1st. edition of Copa de Competencia La Nación, an Argentine domestic cup organised by dissident body Federación Argentina de Football. The match was contested by Argentino de Quilmes and Rosario Central.

1913 Copa La Nación Final
Gimnasia y Esgrima, venue of the final
EventCopa de Competencia La Nación
Argentino de Quilmes Rosario Central
2 3
DateOctober 26, 1913
VenueGimnasia y Esgrima
RefereeCarlos Aerts

The final was held in Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on October 26, 1913. Rosario Central beat Argentino 3–2,[1][2] winning their first national title ever.[3][4]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals app.
Rosario Central(none)
Argentino de Quilmes(none)

Bold indicates winning years

Overview

This edition was contested by all the teams of the 1913 Primera División season (excepting Tigre) plus Second Division teams. The competition was named after newspaper La Nación, which had donated the trophy.

The competition was played under a single-elimination format, with two Rosario representatives entering directly to semifinals. In that stage, Rosario Central beat Porteño 2–1 at Independiente stadium, earning its right to play the final. On the other hand, Argentino started in round of 16, beating Juventud del Tigre 3–1, Gimnasia y Esgrima BA 2–0, Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 and Tiro Federal 4–0 in the semifinal.[1]

Match details
1913 Copa de Competencia La Nación Final
Final
Argentino de Quilmes2–3Rosario Central
Dannaher  63'
Polimeni  65'		 Report Blanco  16'
Flynn  33'
H. Hayes  82'
Referee: Carlos Aerts
Argentino (Q)
Rosario Central
GK Aníbal Rotondo
DF Antonio Cerutti
DF Rodolfo Martínez
MF Juan Ramón Pozo
MF Atilio Badaracco
MF César Badaracco
FW Gerónimo Badaracco
FW Domingo Arrillaga
FW Guillermo Dannaher
FW Juan José Pozo
FW Pascual Polimeni
GK Serapio Acosta
DF Zenón Díaz
DF Ignacio Rotta
MF Juan Díaz
MF Alberto Ledesma
MF Pablo F. Molina
FW Federico Flynn
FW Antonio Blanco
FW Juan Enrique Hayes
FW Ennis Hayes
FW Fidel Ramìrez

References
  1. Argentina – Concurso por Eliminación 1913 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. "Argentina: 1ra. División Federación Argentina Concurso por Eliminación 1913" by José Carluccio, 3 Dec 2008
  3. Aniversario del primer título on Rosario Central site, 26 Oct 2013
  4. "Rosario Central campeón del Concurso por Eliminación 1913" by Leonardo Volpe on Historia del Fútbol Rosarino (blogsite), 17 Mar 2011
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