Copa Newton

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Copa Newton
Copa newton trophy.jpg
The trophy given to champions
Organising bodyArgentina AFA
Uruguay AUF
Founded1906
Abolished1976; 45 years ago (1976)
RegionArgentina, Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitionsCopa Lipton
Last champions Argentina (1976)
Most successful team(s) Argentina
(17 titles)

Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.

History[]

Nicanor Newton donated the trophy

Nicanor Newton, director of Sportsman magazine, donated the trophy for a competition which would be held for beneficial purposes.[1] The competition (therefore named "Copa Newton") was first held in 1906, one year after the first edition of Copa Lipton, and was continued on an annual basis until 1930, with the exception of 1910, 1914, 1921, 1923 and 1925–1926.

It has only been played sporadically since, with just 8 editions played over four decades between 1937 and 1976.[2]

The cup has been contested 28 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 17 occasions and Uruguay on 11.[3]

List of champions[]

Finals[]

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Newton:[2][3][4]

1912 final at Racing Club
Year Champion Score City Venue
1906  Argentina
2–1
 Buenos Aires Sociedad Sportiva
1907  Argentina
2–1
 Montevideo Parque Central
1908  Argentina
2–1
 Buenos Aires GEBA
1909  Argentina
2–2
 Montevideo [note 1] Belvedere
1911  Argentina
3–2
 Montevideo Parque Central
1912  Uruguay
3–3
 Avellaneda [note 2] Racing
1913  Uruguay
1–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
1915  Uruguay
2–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
1916  Argentina
3–1
 Avellaneda Racing
1917  Uruguay
1–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
1918  Argentina
2–0
 Buenos Aires GEBA
1919  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Parque Pereira
1920  Uruguay
3–1
 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas
1922  Uruguay
2–2
 Buenos Aires [note 2] Sportivo Barracas
1923 [note 3]  Uruguay
2–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
1924 [note 3]  Argentina
4–0
 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas
1927  Argentina
1–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
1928  Argentina
1–0
 Avellaneda Independiente
1929  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Parque Central
1930  Uruguay
1–1
 Buenos Aires [note 2] San Lorenzo
1937  Argentina
3–0
 Montevideo Centenario
1942  Argentina
4–1
 Buenos Aires River Plate
1945  Argentina
6–2
 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo
1957  Argentina
0–0
 Montevideo [note 1] Centenario
1968  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Centenario
1973  Argentina
1–1
 Montevideo [note 1] Centenario
1975  Argentina
3–2
 Montevideo Centenario
1976  Argentina
3–0
 Montevideo Centenario
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Argentina won the trophy as visiting team.
  2. ^ a b c Uruguay won the trophy as visiting team.
  3. ^ a b The 1923 and 1924 editions had the particulatiry of two matches being held on the same day, 25 May 1924. One match was held in Montevideo, and the other in Buenos Aires.[3] The match in Montevideo was considered part of the 1923 edition.[5]

Titles by country[]

Team Titles Years won
 Argentina 17 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976
 Uruguay 11 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968

All-time scorers[]

Most finals by player[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Copa Newton, sources El Gráfico, historia de la Selección Argentina
  2. ^ a b Copa Newton by José Luis Pierrend at RSSSF
  3. ^ a b c ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVE by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
  4. ^ Results at Informe Argentina Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Copa Newton, 25 de Mayo 1924 on Viejo Casale, 21 February 2015
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