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.
History
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.Esas raras copas viejas by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
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.
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.Argentina y Uruguay on Viejos Estadios website
List of champions Finals The following list includes all editions of Copa Lipton:Copa Lipton by José Luis Pierrend at RSSSFResults at Informe Argentina
YearChampionScoreCityVenue 1905 Buenos Aires Sociedad Sportiva 1906 Montevideo Parque Central 1907 Buenos Aires Estudiantes (BA) 1908 Montevideo Parque Central 1909 Buenos Aires GEBA 1910 Montevideo Belvedere 1911 Buenos Aires GEBA 1912 Montevideo Parque Central 1913 Avellaneda Racing 1915 Buenos Aires GEBA 1916 Montevideo Parque Central 1917 Avellaneda Racing 1918 Montevideo Parque Pereira 1919 Buenos Aires GEBA 1922 Montevideo Parque Central 1923 Buenos Aires Sp. Barracas 1927 Buenos Aires Boca Juniors 1928 Montevideo Parque Central 1929 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo 1937 Buenos Aires Independiente 1942 Montevideo Centenario 1945 Montevideo Centenario 1957 Buenos Aires Huracán 1962 Buenos Aires River Plate 1968 Buenos Aires River Plate 1973 Buenos Aires Vélez Sársfield 1976 Buenos Aires Vélez Sársfield 1992 Montevideo Centenario
Notes
Titles by country TeamTitlesYears won 17 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992 11 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973
Overall
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All-time scorers José Piendibene 3 Hector Scarone 3 Carlos Scarone 3
Most finals by player 10: Cayetano Saporiti (won 5) 9: Angel Romano (won 6), Juan Domingo Brown (won 5) 7: Pablo Dacal (won 4), Eliseo Brown (won 3) 6: José Piendibene (won 3), Juan Enrique Hayes (won 2) 5: Jorge Brown (won 3), Carlos Tomás Wilson (won 2), Juan Carlos Bertone (won 2) 4: Hector Scarone (won 3), Carlos Scarone (won 2), Alexander Watson Hutton (won 3), Ernesto Brown (won 2), Pedro Calomino (won 1) 3: Pedro Petrone (won 2), Hector Castro (won 1)
See also Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
References