Organising body | AFA AUF |
---|---|
Founded | 1935 |
Abolished | 1943 |
Region | Argentina, Uruguay |
Number of teams | 2 |
Related competitions | Copa Juan Mignaburu |
Last champions | Argentina (1943) |
Most successful team(s) | Argentina (3 titles) |
The Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. There were five editions of this competitions, held between 1935 and 1943, with all of them won by Argentina.[1]
The trophy was named after Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, president of the Uruguayan Football Federation[2] and mentor to the creation of the South American Football Confederation (officialised by the Argentina, Brasil, Chile and Uruguay associations in 1916).[3][4]
The cup has its counterpart, the Copa Juan Mignaburu, held in Argentina in parallel with this competition.
List of champions
[edit]The following list includes all the editions of the Cup:[5][6]
Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | City | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1935 | Argentina [note 1] | 1–1 |
Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
2 |
1936 | Uruguay | 2–1 |
Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
3 |
1938 | Argentina | 3–2 |
Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
4 |
1940 | Uruguay | 3–0 |
Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
5 |
1943 | Argentina | 1–0 |
Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
- Notes
- ^ Argentina was awarded the cup as visiting team.
Titles by country
[edit]Team | Titles | Years won |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 |
1935, 1938, 1943 |
Uruguay | 2 |
1936, 1940 |
All-time topscorers
[edit]Player | Goals |
---|---|
René Pontoni | 2
|
José M. Medina | 2
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Copa Héctor Gómez by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
- ^ Presidentes 1900–2009 on AUF (archived, 2 Feb 2012)
- ^ Quiénes somos on Conmebol
- ^ 100 años de la visionaria idea on Conmebol, 8 Jul 2016
- ^ Argentina-Uruguay head to head on Albicelestes website
- ^ Argentina national team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
- Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
- Argentine football friendly trophies
- Uruguayan football friendly trophies
- International association football competitions hosted by Uruguay
- International association football competitions hosted by Argentina
- Defunct international association football competitions in South America