The Copa Adrián C. Escobar was an official Argentine football cup competition contested by clubs of Argentina, organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) from 1939 to 1949.
The trophy of the tournament was donated by Adrián C. Escobar, president of the AFA in 1939, year in which the match was created. Therefore, the tournament was named after his donation.Argentina - Domestic Cup History by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF
Huracán is the most winning team of the competition, with 2 titles.
Format It was a heptagonal competition, competed by the seven best placed teams in the table of Primera División championship. A single knockout system was adopted. The second to seven competed in the quarter-finals, while the champions of the official league entered the semi-finals directly.
Matches in this tournament were not standard. In the 1939 edition, a match lasted for 20 minutes in the quarter-finals and semi-finals and 30 minutes for the final match. In the later editions, matches lasted for 40 minutes in every round. When matches were drawn, the team gaining the higher number of corner kicks would proceed to the next round. The matches in the same round were played in the same pitch on the same day.
List of champions The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Adrián C. Escobar:Copa Adrián C. Escobar by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF
Ed.YearChampion ScoreRunner-up Venue City 1 1939 Independiente San Lorenzo River Plate Buenos Aires 2 1941River Plate Huracán River Plate Buenos Aires 3 1942 Huracán River Plate River Plate Buenos Aires 4 1943 Huracán Platense San Lorenzo Buenos Aires 5 1944 Estudiantes (LP) San Lorenzo San Lorenzo Buenos Aires 6 1946 7 1949 Newell's Old Boys Racing Independiente Avellaneda Notes
Titles by team RankTeamTitlesYears won Huracán 2 1942, 1943 Independiente 1 1939 River Plate 1 1941 Estudiantes (LP) 1 1944 Newell's Old Boys 1 1949
Topscorers Source: Argentina - List of Topscorers - Domestic Cups by Pablo Kersevan and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
YearPlayerGoalsClub 1941 Rinaldo Martino San Lorenzo Ángel Labruna River Plate 1942 Alfredo Borgnia San Lorenzo 1944 Ricardo Infante Estudiantes LP 1949 Elio Montaño Newell's Old Boys Roque Olsen Racing
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