Copa Ibarguren

The Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren, also called Campeonato Argentino[1] or simply Copa Ibarguren was an official Argentine football cup competition contested between 1913 and 1958. Between 1913 and 1925, the winner of the cup received the honor to be the "Argentine Champion". That is because the cup faced the two strongest champions of the country, represented by the Buenos Aires league (Primera División) and the Rosario league (with its affiliated teams competing in Copa Nicasio Vila, the main division of LRF).

Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising bodyAFA
Founded1913
Abolished1958 (1958)
RegionArgentina
Number of teams2
Related competitionsPrimera División
Regional leagues
Last championsLiga Cordobesa (1958)
Most successful club(s)Racing
Boca Juniors
(5 titles each)

History

The trophy was donated by the Argentine Minister of Public Instruction Dr. Carlos Ibarguren to be played between the champions of all of the regional leagues in Argentina. The cup was only ever contested as a one off game between:

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Ibarguren:[2]

Carlos Ibarguren, Minister of Public Instruction of Argentina, donated the trophy
Pedro Calomino (left), Servando Pérez (referee) and Lorenzo Colombo (Tiro Federal goalkeeper) posing for the camera before playing the second and definitive match of the 1920 edition
Year Champion Runner-up Score Venue Playoff
[note 1]		 Playoff venue
1913RacingNewell's Old Boys
3–1
Racing
–
1914RacingRosario Central
1-0
Estudiantes BA [note 2]
–
1915Rosario CentralRacing
0–0 (aet)
Independiente [note 3]
3-1
Gimnasia y Esgrima
1916RacingRosario Central6–0Racing
–
1917RacingRosario Central3–2Gimnasia y Esgrima
–
1918RacingNewell's Old Boys4–0Gimnasia y Esgrima
–
1919Boca JuniorsRosario Central
1–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima BA
–
1920Tiro FederalBoca Juniors
1–2 [note 4]
Sportivo Barracas
4–0
Boca Juniors
1921Newell's Old BoysHuracán3–0Boca Juniors
–
1922HuracánNewell's Old Boys
1–1
Sportivo Barracas
1–0
Sportivo Barracas
1923Boca JuniorsRosario Central1–0Sportivo Barracas
–
1924Boca JuniorsBelgrano (R)
3–2 (aet)
Sportivo Barracas
–
1925HuracánTiro Federal
2–1
Huracán
–
1937River PlateRosario Central
5-0
San Lorenzo
–
1938IndependienteRosario Central
5–3
San Lorenzo
–
1939IndependienteCentral Córdoba
5–0
San Lorenzo
–
1940Boca JuniorsRosario Central
5–1
Chacarita Juniors [note 5]
–
1941River PlateNewell's Old Boys
3–0
Chacarita Juniors [note 5]
–
1942River PlateLiga Cordobesa
7–0
San Lorenzo
–
1944Boca JuniorsLiga Tucumana
6–0
Atlético Tucumán
–
1950 [note 6]Liga MendocinaRacing
3–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Men)
–
1952 [note 7]River Plate and
Liga Cultural de Frías
(none)
1–1 (aet)
C.A. Mitre (SdE)
–
1958 [note 8]Liga CordobesaRacing
4–3
Belgrano (Córdoba)
–

Titles by team
The Rosario Central squad that won the Copa Ibarguren after beating Racing Club. Central was the first Rosario´s team to be declared Argentine Champion, in 1915
Team Titles Years won
Racing51913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918
Boca Juniors51919, 1923, 1924, 1940, 1944
River Plate41937, 1941, 1942, 1952
Huracán21922, 1925
Independiente21938, 1939
Rosario Central11915
Tiro Federal11920
Newell's Old Boys11921
Liga Cordobesa [note 8]
1
1958

Notes
  1. Only in case the final ended in a tie
  2. Estudiantes de Buenos Aires had its field in Palermo, Buenos Aires
  3. Estadio "Crucecita"
  4. The first match (won by Boca Juniors) was annulled because it had fielded ineligible players. Therefore a second game was held, being won by Tiro Federal.
  5. Located on Humboldt and Padilla, in Villa Crespo
  6. This editon was official although AFA has not included this edition on its list of national cup winners.[3]
  7. River Plate and Liga Cultural tied 1–1 the final match but the playoff was never played. In June 29, 1955, AFA awarded both teams the title.[4][3]
  8. The team from Córdoba Football League defeated Racing by 4–3 [5] but AFA does not mention the Regional representative as champion on its website. Moreover, AFA does not even cite the tournament.[3]

References
  1. Argentina - Copa Ibarguren by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. Argentina Domestic Cups history - RSSSF
  3. Copas Nacionales on AFA website, retrieved 29 Dec 2020
  4. Copa Ibarguren 1952
  5. Copa Ibarguren 1958
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