Copa Ibarguren

Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren
	The trophy awarded to champions
Organising body	AFA
Founded	1913
Abolished	1958; 64 years ago
Region	Argentina
Number of teams	2
Related competitions	Primera División; Regional leagues
Last champions	Liga 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[]

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:

1913–1938: Primera División vs Liga Rosarina
1939: Primera División vs Litoral league
1940–1941: Primera División vs Asociación Rosarina
1942–1958: Primera División vs Copa Presidente de la Nación

List of champions[]

Finals[]

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Ibarguren:^[2]

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

Pedro Calomino (left), Servando Pérez (referee) and Lorenzo Colombo (Tiro Federal goalkeeper) posing for the camera before playing the second and definitive match of the 1920 edition

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Playoff ^{[note 1]}	Playoff venue
1913	Racing	Newell's Old Boys	3–1	Racing	–
1914	Racing	Rosario Central	1-0	Estudiantes BA ^{[note 2]}	–
1915	Rosario Central	Racing	0–0 (aet)	Independiente ^{[note 3]}	3-1	GEBA
1916	Racing	Rosario Central	6–0	Racing	–
1917	Racing	Rosario Central	3–2	Gimnasia y Esgrima	–
1918	Racing	Newell's Old Boys	4–0	Gimnasia y Esgrima	–
1919	Boca Juniors	Rosario Central	1–0	Gimnasia y Esgrima BA	–
1920	Tiro Federal	Boca Juniors	1–2 ^{[note 4]}	Sportivo Barracas	4–0	Boca Juniors
1921	Newell's Old Boys	Huracán	3–0	Boca Juniors	–
1922	Huracán	Newell's Old Boys	1–1	Sportivo Barracas	1–0	Sportivo Barracas
1923	Boca Juniors	Rosario Central	1–0	Sportivo Barracas	–
1924	Boca Juniors	Belgrano (R)	3–2 (aet)	Sportivo Barracas	–
1925	Huracán	Tiro Federal	2–1	Huracán	–
1937	River Plate	Rosario Central	5-0	San Lorenzo	–
1938	Independiente	Rosario Central	5–3	San Lorenzo	–
1939	Independiente	Central Córdoba	5–0	San Lorenzo	–
1940	Boca Juniors	Rosario Central	5–1	Chacarita Juniors ^{[note 5]}	–
1941	River Plate	Newell's Old Boys	3–0	Chacarita Juniors ^{[note 5]}	–
1942	River Plate	Liga Cordobesa	7–0	San Lorenzo	–
1944	Boca Juniors	Liga Tucumana	6–0	Atlético Tucumán	–
1950 ^{[note 6]}	Liga Mendocina	Racing	3–2	Gimnasia y Esgrima (Men)	–
1952 ^{[note 7]}	River Plate	(none)	1–1 (aet)	C.A. Mitre (SdE)	–
1952 ^{[note 7]}	Liga Cultural ^{[note 8]}	(none)	1–1 (aet)	C.A. Mitre (SdE)	–
1958 ^{[note 9]}	Liga Cordobesa	Racing	4–3	Belgrano (Córdoba)	–

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
Huracán	2	1922, 1925
Independiente	2	1938, 1939
Rosario Central	1	1915
Tiro Federal	1	1920
Newell's Old Boys	1	1921
Liga Cordobesa ^{[note 9]}	1	1958

Notes[]

^ Only in case the final ended in a tie
^ Estudiantes de Buenos Aires had its field in Palermo, Buenos Aires
^ Estadio "Crucecita"
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Located on Humboldt and Padilla, in Villa Crespo
^ This edition was official although AFA has not included this edition on its list of national cup winners.^[3]
^ River Plate and Liga Cultural tied 1–1 the final match but the playoff was never played. In June 29, 1955, AFA awarded both teams the title.^[4]^[3]
^ Team from the city of Frías, Santiago del Estero province.
^ ^a ^b 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[]

^ Argentina - Copa Ibarguren by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
^ Argentina Domestic Cups history - RSSSF
^ ^a ^b ^c Copas Nacionales on AFA website, retrieved 29 Dec 2020
^ Copa Ibarguren 1952
^ Copa Ibarguren 1958

[playoff1-3] Only in case the final ended in a tie

[estudba-4] Estudiantes de Buenos Aires had its field in Palermo, Buenos Aires

[cruce-5] Estadio "Crucecita"

[tiro-6] 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.

[chacavenue-7] Located on Humboldt and Padilla, in Villa Crespo

[recogn-9] This edition was official although AFA has not included this edition on its list of national cup winners.^[3]

[shared-11] River Plate and Liga Cultural tied 1–1 the final match but the playoff was never played. In June 29, 1955, AFA awarded both teams the title.^[4]^[3]

[frias-12] Team from the city of Frías, Santiago del Estero province.

[cordoba-14] 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]

[1] Argentina - Copa Ibarguren by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF

[hist-2] Argentina Domestic Cups history - RSSSF

[afacups-8] Copas Nacionales on AFA website, retrieved 29 Dec 2020

[10] Copa Ibarguren 1952

[13] Copa Ibarguren 1958

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