Copa de Honor Cousenier
The Copa de Honor Cousenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920.
The trophy awarded to champions | |
Organising body | AFA AUF |
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Founded | 1905 |
Abolished | 1920 |
Region | South America |
Related competitions | Copa Honor (Arg) Copa Honor (Uru) |
Last champions | Boca Juniors (1920) |
Most successful club(s) | Nacional (4 titles) |
History
The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné & Cie.", a French liqueur company that had installed a factory in Buenos Aires in the 1890s,[1] giving its name to the competition. Initially, the cup was set to be played between representatives of AFA, AUF and Liga Rosarina.
The format of the cup consisted in a final between the last champions of Argentine Copa de Honor and Uruguayan Copa de Honor. If necessary, a second match was played. It was similar to Tie Cup but the final games were played at Montevideo instead of Buenos Aires. The first edition was played in 1905 and the last took place in 1920.
List of champions
Finals
The following list includes all the editions of the cup. All the final games were held in Montevideo.[2]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Playoff | Venue |
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1905 | Nacional | Alumni | 3–2 | – | Parque Central |
1906 | Alumni | Nacional | 2–2 | 3–1 | Parque Central |
1907 | Belgrano AC | CURCC | 2–1 | – | Parque Central |
1908 | Wanderers | Quilmes | 2–0 | – | Parque Central |
1909 | CURCC | San Isidro | 4–2 | – | Parque Central |
1910 | (abandoned) | ||||
1911 | CURCC | Newell's | 2–0 | – | Parque Central |
1912 | River Plate (M) | Racing | 2–1 | – | Parque Central |
1913 | Racing | Nacional | 1–1 | 3–2 | Parque Central |
1914 | (contested by Uruguayan clubs only) [note 1] | ||||
1915 | Nacional | Racing | 2–0 | – | Parque Central |
1916 | Nacional | Rosario Central | 6–1 | – | Parque Central |
1917 | Nacional | Racing | 3–1 | – | Parque Pereira |
1918 | Peñarol | Independiente | 4–0 | – | Parque Pereira |
1920 | Boca Juniors [note 2] | Universal | 2–0 | – | Parque Central |
Titles by club
Club | Titles | Years won |
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Nacional [note 1] | 4 | 1905, 1915, 1916, 1917 |
CURCC [note 3] | 2 | 1909, 1911 |
Peñarol [note 3] | 1 | 1918 |
Alumni | 1 | 1906 |
Belgrano AC | 1 | 1907 |
Wanderers | 1 | 1908 |
River Plate (M) | 1 | 1912 |
Racing | 1 | 1913 [8] |
Boca Juniors | 1 | 1920 [9] |
All-time scorers
Player | Goals | Club |
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Ángel Romano | 7 | Nacional |
Carlos Scarone | 3 | Nacional |
Arnold Watson Hutton | 2 | Alumni |
Eliseo Brown | 2 | Alumni |
Alberto Marcovecchio | 2 | Racing |
Notes
- This was not a regular edition because of having been contested by two Uruguayan teams, Nacional and Peñarol.[3][4]
- Banfield won the Copa de Honor MCBA in 1920 and should have played Universal but the club disaffiliated from the Argentine Association soon after, therefore Boca Juniors (as runner-up) took its place.[5]
- With Peñarol being recognised as a CURCC's continuity by FIFA,[6] the club included the championships won by CURCC in its own honours. Controversy exists on the date of the founding of C.A. Peñarol. The club's official position assumes a change of name of CURCC (founded on December 28, 1891). On the other hand, some historians state that "C.A. Peñarol" was established on December 13, 1913.[7]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copa de Honor Cusenier. |
- "Mozo, una mariposa!" by Ángel Prignano, 4 Oct 2010
- Copa de Honor Cousenier by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- Copa de Honor Cousenier overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- Clásicos x mes on Pueblo Tricolor blogsite
- Banfield Campeón Copa de Honor 1920: el camino hacia la final on Código Banfield website, 7 Aug 2013
- ¡Felicita a Peñarol! (120th anniversary) on FIFA.com, 27 Sep 2011
- Discusiones por el decanato on Fútbol.uy, 29 Sep 2009
- Copa de Honor Cusenier 1913 - Racing Club official site Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Copa de Honor Cusenier - Historia de Boca