Copa Ibarguren

Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising bodyAFA
Founded1913
Abolished1958; 67 years ago (1958)
RegionArgentina
Number of teams2
Related competitions
Last championsLiga Cordobesa (1958)
Most successful club(s)Racing
Boca Juniors
(5 titles each)

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).

History

Carlos Ibarguren, Minister of Public Instruction of Argentina, donated the trophy

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]

Keys
  • aet: after extra time
  •   Final defined in a playoff match.
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue City
1
 1913 Racing (1)
3–1
 Newell's Old Boys Racing Avellaneda
2
 1914 Racing (2)
1-0
 Rosario Central Estudiantes BA [n 1] Buenos Aires
3
 1915 Rosario Central (1)
0–0 (a.e.t.)
Racing Independiente Avellaneda
3–1
 GEBA Buenos Aires
4
 1916 Racing (3)
6–0
 Rosario Central Racing Avellaneda
5
 1917 Racing (4)
3–2
 Rosario Central GEBA Buenos Aires
6
 1918 Racing (5)
4–0
 Newell's Old Boys GEBA Buenos Aires
7
 1919 Boca Juniors (1)
1–0
 Rosario Central GEBA Buenos Aires
8
 1920 Tiro Federal (1)
1–2 [n 2]
 Boca Juniors Sportivo Barracas Buenos Aires
4–0
 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
9
 1921 Newell's Old Boys (1)
3–0
 Huracán Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
10
 1922 Huracán (1)
1–1
 Newell's Old Boys Sportivo Barracas Buenos Aires
1–0
 Sportivo Barracas Buenos Aires
11
 1923 Boca Juniors (2)
1–0
 Rosario Central Sportivo Barracas Buenos Aires
12
 1924 Boca Juniors (3)
3–2 (a.e.t.)
 Belgrano (R) Sportivo Barracas Buenos Aires
13
 1925 Huracán (2)
2–1
 Tiro Federal Huracán Buenos Aires
14
 1937 River Plate (1)
5–0
 Rosario Central San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
15
 1938 Independiente (1)
5–3
 Rosario Central San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
16
 1939 Independiente (2)
5–0
 Central Córdoba San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
17
 1940 Boca Juniors (4)
5–1
 Rosario Central Chacarita Juniors [n 3] Buenos Aires
18
 1941 River Plate (2)
3–0
 Newell's Old Boys Chacarita Juniors [n 3] Buenos Aires
19
 1942 River Plate (3)
7–0
 Liga Cordobesa San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
20
 1944 Boca Juniors (5)
6–0
 Liga Tucumana Atlético Tucumán Tucumán
21
 1950 [n 4] Liga Mendocina (1)
3–2
 Racing Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
22
 1952 River Plate (4)[n 5]
1–1 (a.e.t.)
–
 C.A. Mitre Santiago del Estero
Liga Cultural (SdE) (1)[n 5]
23
 1958 [n 4] Liga Cordobesa (1)
4–3
 Racing C.A. Belgrano Córdoba

Notes

  1. ^ Estudiantes de Buenos Aires had its field in Palermo, Buenos Aires
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Located on Humboldt and Padilla, in Villa Crespo
  4. ^ a b This edition has not been included in the list of national cup winners at the AFA website.[3]
  5. ^ a b The playoff was never held. In June 29, 1955, AFA awarded both teams the title.[4][3]

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
Racing
5
 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918
Boca Juniors
5
 1919, 1923, 1924, 1940, 1944
River Plate
4
 1937, 1941, 1942, 1952[n 1]
Huracán
2
 1922, 1925
Independiente
2
 1938, 1939
Rosario Central
1
 1915
Tiro Federal
1
 1920
Newell's Old Boys
1
 1921
Liga Cultural (SdE)[n 2]
1
 1952[n 1]
Liga Cordobesa[n 3]
1
 1958
Notes
  1. ^ a b Title shared.
  2. ^ Current Liga Santiagueña de Fútbol.
  3. ^ 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copa Ibarguren.
  1. ^ Argentina - Copa Ibarguren by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Argentina Domestic Cups history - RSSSF
  3. ^ a b c Campeones de Primera División (Copas Nacionales) on AFA website, retrieved 29 Dec 2020
  4. ^ Copa Ibarguren 1952
  5. ^ Copa Ibarguren 1958