Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez

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Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
Organising bodyArgentina AFA
Uruguay AUF
Founded1935
Abolished1943; 79 years ago (1943)
RegionArgentina, Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitionsCopa 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 edditions 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[]

The following list includes all the editions of the Cup:[5][6]

The cup was named after Uruguayan football executive and politician Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
Year Champion Score City Venue
1935  Argentina [note 1]
1–1
 Montevideo Estadio Centenario
1936  Argentina
1–0
 Montevideo Estadio Centenario
1938  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Estadio Centenario
1940  Uruguay
3–0
 Montevideo Estadio Centenario
1943  Argentina
1–0
 Montevideo Estadio Centenario
Notes
  1. ^ Argentina was awarded the cup as visiting team.

Titles by country[]

Team Titles Years won
 Argentina
3
 1935, 1938, 1943
 Uruguay
2
 1936, 1940

All-time topscorers[]

Player Goals
Argentina René Pontoni
2
Uruguay José M. Medina
2

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Copa Héctor Gómez by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Presidentes 1900–2009 on AUF (archived, 2 Feb 2012)
  3. ^ Quiénes somos on Conmebol
  4. ^ 100 años de la visionaria idea on Conmebol, 8 Jul 2016
  5. ^ Argentina-Uruguay head to head on Albicelestes website
  6. ^ Argentina national team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
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