Copa Lipton

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.

Copa Lipton
The trophy given to champions
Organising body AFA
AUF
Founded1905
Abolished1992 (1992)
RegionArgentina, Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitions
Most successful team(s) Argentina
(18 titles)

History
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
Scene of the first edition held in 1905
The crowd that attended the match in 1907
In the 1910 edition Uruguay wore the light blue shirt for the first time
Year Champion Runner-up Score City Venue
1905 Uruguay Argentina0-0Buenos Aires [note 1]Sociedad Sportiva
1906 Argentina Uruguay2-0MontevideoParque Central
1907 Argentina Uruguay2-1Buenos AiresEstudiantes (BA)
1908 Argentina Uruguay2-2Montevideo [note 2]Parque Central
1909 Argentina Uruguay2-1Buenos AiresGEBA
1910 Uruguay Argentina3-1MontevideoBelvedere
1911 Uruguay Argentina2-0Buenos AiresGEBA
1912 Uruguay Argentina2-0MontevideoParque Central
1913 Argentina Uruguay4-0AvellanedaRacing
1915 Argentina Uruguay2-1Buenos AiresGEBA
1916 Argentina Uruguay2-1MontevideoParque Central
1917 Argentina Uruguay1-0AvellanedaRacing
1918 Argentina Uruguay1-1Montevideo [note 2]Parque Pereyra
1919 Uruguay Argentina2-1Buenos AiresGEBA
1922 Uruguay Argentina1-0MontevideoParque Central
1923 Uruguay Argentina0-0Buenos Aires [note 1]Sp. Barracas
1924 Uruguay Argentina2-0Montevideo
1927 Uruguay Argentina1-0Buenos AiresBoca Juniors
1928 Argentina Uruguay2-2Montevideo [note 2]Parque Central
1929 Uruguay Argentina0-0Buenos Aires [note 1]San Lorenzo
1937 Argentina Uruguay5-1Buenos AiresIndependiente
1942 Argentina Uruguay1-1Montevideo [note 2]Centenario
1945 Argentina Uruguay2-2Montevideo [note 2]Centenario
1957 Uruguay Argentina1-1Buenos Aires [note 1]Huracán
1962 Argentina Uruguay3-1Buenos AiresRiver Plate
1968 Argentina Uruguay2-0Buenos AiresRiver Plate
1973 Uruguay Argentina1-1Buenos Aires [note 1]Vélez Sársfield
1976 Argentina Uruguay4-1Buenos AiresVélez Sársfield
1992 Argentina Uruguay0-0Montevideo [note 2]Centenario
Notes
  1. Uruguay won the trophy as visiting team.
  2. Argentina won the trophy as visiting team.

Titles by country
Team Titles Years won
 Argentina171906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
 Uruguay121905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973

All-time scorers

Most finals by player
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See also

References
  1. 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 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
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