Copa Lipton

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Copa Lipton
Copa lipton trophy.jpg
The trophy given to champions
Organising body Flag of Argentina.svg AFA
Flag of Uruguay.svg AUF
Founded1905
Abolished1992;32 years ago (1992)
RegionArgentina, Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitions
Most successful team(s)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
(17 titles)

The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992.

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History

Scottish magnate Thomas Lipton donated the trophy Thomas Johnstone Lipton.jpg
Scottish magnate Thomas Lipton donated the trophy

The trophy was donated by the Scottish tea magnate Thomas Lipton for a tournament between the two countries either side of the Río de La Plata with the condition that the teams be made up of only native born players. The trophy (the oldest international cup exhibited at the Argentine Association headquarters) was sculpted by English goldsmiths Flokington from Regent Street. [1]

The tournament was contested on an annual basis between 1905 and 1929, with the exception of 1914, 1920–1921 and 1925–1926. It has only been played sporadically since, with only 9 editions played over half a century between 1937 and 1992. The decade of 1910 is considered "the golden age" of the competition, due to Argentina and Uruguay were the predominant teams in South America by then and the Copa Lipton was the most important competition for both sides. Nevertheless, the Cup lost interest since the 1930s because of the birth of FIFA World Cup, the conflicts between AFA and AUF and the inclusion of other nations in South American competitions. [1]

The Copa Lipton has been contested 29 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 18 occasions and Uruguay on 11. In the event of a draw, the cup was traditionally awarded to the away team and the date and rules of the next tournament were set by the holders. [2]

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all editions of Copa Lipton: [3] [4]

Argentina, winning side in 1905 Argentina equipo copa lipton 1905.jpg
Argentina, winning side in 1905
Scene of the first edition held in 1905 Argentina vs uruguay lipton 1905 (1).jpg
Scene of the first edition held in 1905
The crowd that attended the match in 1907 Multitud argentina uruguay 1907.jpg
The crowd that attended the match in 1907
In the 1910 edition Uruguay wore the light blue shirt for the first time Uruguay equipo lipton 1910.jpg
In the 1910 edition Uruguay wore the light blue shirt for the first time
Short movie of the 1928 edition
Ed.YearChampionScoreCityVenue
1
1905Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
0–0
Buenos Aires [note 1] Sociedad Sportiva
2
1906Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–0
Montevideo Parque Central
3
1907Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–1
Buenos AiresEstudiantes (BA) [note 2]
4
1908Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–2
Montevideo [note 3] Parque Central
5
1909Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–1
Buenos Aires GEBA
6
1910Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
3–1
Montevideo Belvedere
7
1911Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2–0
Buenos Aires GEBA
8
1912Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2–0
Montevideo Parque Central
9
1913Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4–0
Avellaneda Racing
10
1915Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–1
Buenos Aires GEBA
11
1916Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–1
Montevideo Parque Central
12
1917Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1–0
Avellaneda Racing
13
1918Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1–1
Montevideo [note 3] Parque Pereira
14
1919Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2–1
Buenos Aires GEBA
15
1922Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–0
Montevideo Parque Central
16
1923Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
0–0
Buenos Aires [note 1] Sp. Barracas
17
1927Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–0
Buenos Aires Boca Juniors
18
1928Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–2
Montevideo [note 3] Parque Central
19
1929Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
0–0
Buenos Aires [note 1] San Lorenzo
20
1937Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5–1
Buenos Aires Independiente
21
1942Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1–1
Montevideo [note 3] Centenario
22
1945Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–2
Montevideo [note 3] Centenario
23
1957Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–1
Buenos Aires [note 1] Huracán
24
1962Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3–1
Buenos Aires River Plate
25
1968Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–0
Buenos Aires River Plate
26
1973Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–1
Buenos Aires [note 1] Vélez Sársfield
27
1976Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4–1
Buenos Aires Vélez Sársfield [note 4]
28
1992Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
0–0
Montevideo [note 3] Centenario
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Uruguay won the trophy as visiting team.
  2. The first field of the club, located in Palermo, Buenos Aires.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Argentina won the trophy as visiting team.
  4. Also valid for 1976 Taça do Atlântico.

Titles by country

TeamTitlesYears won
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 171906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 111905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973

Overall

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28111164128

All-time scorers

Most finals by player

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References

  1. 1 2 Esas raras copas viejas by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
  2. Argentina y Uruguay on Viejos Estadios website
  3. Copa Lipton by José Luis Pierrend at RSSSF
  4. Results at Informe Argentina Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine