Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo

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Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo
Organising body Flag of Argentina.svg AFA
Flag of Uruguay.svg AUF
Founded1911
Abolished1924;100 years ago (1924)
Region Montevideo
Number of teams2
Related competitions Copa Premier Honor Argentino
Copa Lipton
Copa Newton
Last championsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1924)
Most successful club(s)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(8 titles)

The Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or the Copa Honor Uruguayo was an international football friendly competition contested by Uruguay and Argentina national teams. It was played for on thirteen occasions between 1911 and 1924. All games were played in Montevideo.

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Overview

Outside the British Home Championship, Argentina–Uruguay is one of the oldest fixtures in international football. During the 1910s and 1920s they regularly played each other up to four times a year. In addition to South American Championship matches, the Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo was one of several trophies the two national teams regularly competed for during this era. The others included the Copa Premier Honor Argentino, which was played in Buenos Aires, the Copa Lipton and the Copa Newton. [1] [2]

For the final game in 1924, both teams were selected by dissident national associations. The Argentina team represented the "Asociación Amateurs de Football" while the Uruguay represented the "Federación Uruguaya de Football", both associations formed outside official bodies AFA and AUF.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo: [1]

Teams and some moments of the 1919 edition, covered on El Grafico Argentinos vs. Uruguayos - El Grafico 5.jpg
Teams and some moments of the 1919 edition, covered on El Gráfico
  •   Playoff result
Ed.YearChampionScoreVenue
1
1911Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–1
Parque Central
3–0
Parque Central
2
1912Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
3–0
Parque Central
3
1913Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–0
Parque Central
4
1914Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
3–2
Parque Central
5
1915Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3–2
Parque Central
6
1916Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1–0
Belvedere
7
1917Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–0
Parque Central
8
1918Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–1
Parque Pereira
3–1
Parque Pereira
9
1919Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
4–1
Parque Pereira
10
1920Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2–0
Parque Central
11
1922Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1–0
Parque Central
12
1923Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–2
Parque Central
2–0
Parque Central
13
1924Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3–2
Pocitos

Titles by country

TeamTitlesYears won
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 81911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 51915, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1924

All-time scorers

PlayerGoals
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ángel Romano
6
Flag of Uruguay.svg Hector Scarone
4
Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Marcovecchio
4
Flag of Uruguay.svg Jose Piendibene
3
Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos Scarone
2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Pascual Ruotta
2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ricardo Vallarino
2
Flag of Argentina.svg Fausto Lucarelli
2

Most finals by player

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo by José Luis Pierrend on the RSSSF
  2. Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 November 2010.