Copa Aldao

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Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Copa Ricardo Aldao (English: Ricardo Aldao Cup), popularly called Campeonato Rioplatense and Copa Río de La Plata, was an official AFA-AUF football club competition contested annually, albeit irregularly, between the league champions of Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy was donated by Argentine football executive Ricardo Aldao (1863–1956), who would later become president of the Argentine Football Association.

The cup is one of several inter-South American club competitions that have been organised on the continent. The first competition was scheduled for the 1913 season (although it was never played) and the last in 1955 (actually played in 1959, no champions proclaimed). The Copa Ricardo Aldao is seen today as the first stepping-stone toward the creation of the Copa Libertadores.[1] In 2009, when the IFFHS proclaimed Peñarol of Montevideo as the best South American team of the 20th century, they took into consideration the Copa Aldao and other international club tournaments played in South America before the beginning of Copa Libertadores in 1960.[2]

In August 2015, a CONMEBOL's article described Aldao Cup as one of the first international professional football cups in South America.[3]

Many important footballers played in the competitions such as the Argentines Jose Manuel Moreno, Angel Labruna, Guillermo Stabile, Alfredo Di Stefano, Adolfo Pedernera, Amadeo Carrizo, Carlos Peucelle, Felix Loustau, Nestor Rossi, Antonio Sastre, Bernardo Gandulla, the Italian-born Renato Cesarini, the Uruguayans Roque Máspoli, Ángel Romano, Obdulio Varela, Hector Scarone, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Anibal Paz, Severino Varela, and Paraguayan legend Arsenio Erico, among others.

History

File:Ricardo Aldao 1863-1956.jpg
Argentine football executive Ricardo Aldao donated the trophy, giving his name to the competition

Friendly matches were common between clubs from Argentina and Uruguay in the early 1900s due to the close proximity of the nations. Inevitably, a match to decide which national champions were the best formulated; the trophy of the competition was donated by Ricardo Aldao, then president of both, club Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) and dissident association "Federación Argentina de Football". As such, the competition was named after his donation. The first edition, organized in 1913, was to be contested between Estudiantes from Argentina and River Plate from Uruguay. However, the match was suspended due to heavy rain and never rescheduled.[4] The first champion of the competition was not crowned until 1916, when Nacional of Montevideo beat Racing de Avellaneda 2–1.

File:Independiente copa aldao.jpg
Independiente players (Antonio Sastre at left and Arsenio Erico) with the Copa Aldao trophy in 1938

Originally, a single-legged format was adopted, with the match played in Argentina and Uruguay in alternative year.[4] But in 1940, Boca Juniors left the field when the match, played at Montevideo, was at a draw of 2–2 and headed for extra-time. The title was awarded to Nacional at first, yet later on both associations did not defined clearly the champions of this year.[4] Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF) and Argentine Football Association (AFA) studied the situation on 22 January 1941, and announced that a two-legged format would be adopted in the following seasons.[4] The finals should be disputed before the beginning of the next season. Only players that had been part of the domestic champion squads could be included.[5] Since then, the competition was played two-legged exception made of the 1942 edition, when the second leg was not played and the trophy was not awarded.

Schedule problems forced teams of both countries to quit the Aldao Cup during the 1950s,[3] thus the competition was discontinued until 1959. One last attempt was made to rekindle the championship in 1955 in a match between Nacional and River Plate. However, the final was not disputed until four years later and the second leg was never played; therefore, the title was not officially proclaimed.[4] As a result, to the schedule congestion of the growing national leagues (as well as the creation of the new continental club tournament, the Copa Libertadores de América) the Copa Aldao became redundant and was never played again.

List of champions

Finals

Below is a list with all the finals played. Since 1941, it was ruled that the cup would be defined in two legs.[4]

Ed. Year Champion Runner-up 1st Leg Venue 2nd Leg Venue Points
1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1913
(abandoned) Template:Refn
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2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1916 Template:Flagicon Nacional (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Racing
2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 GEBA
–
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3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1917 Template:Flagicon Racing (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Nacional
2–2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Parque Pereira
2–1 Template:Refn
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 GEBA
2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1918 Template:Flagicon Racing (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Peñarol
2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 GEBA
–
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5
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1919 Template:Flagicon Nacional (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors
3–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Parque Central
–
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6
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1920 Template:Flagicon Nacional (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors
2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Sp. Barracas
–
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–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1923
(not held) Template:Refn
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1927 Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Rampla Juniors
1–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Parque Central
–
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8
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1928 Template:Flagicon Peñarol (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Huracán
3–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 River Plate
–
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9
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1936 Template:Flagicon River Plate (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Peñarol
5–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
–
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10
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1937 Template:Flagicon River Plate (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Peñarol
5–2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 San Lorenzo
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1938 Template:Flagicon Independiente (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Peñarol
3–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1939 Template:Flagicon Independiente (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Nacional
5–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 San Lorenzo
–
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13
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1940
(no champion crowned) Template:Refn
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2–2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
(not played)
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1941 Template:Flagicon River Plate (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Nacional
6–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 San Lorenzo
1–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1942
(no champion crowned) Template:Refn
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
(not played)
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1945 Template:Flagicon River Plate (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Peñarol
2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
3–2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 San Lorenzo
4–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1946
(not held) Template:Refn
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1947 Template:Flagicon River Plate (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Nacional
4–3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
3–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 San Lorenzo
4–0
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1957
(no champion crowned) Template:Refn
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2–1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Centenario
(not played)
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Titles by club

Team Titles Years won
Template:Flagicon River Plate
5
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1947
Template:Flagicon Nacional
3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1916, 1919, 1920
Template:Flagicon Independiente
2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1938, 1939
Template:Flagicon Racing
2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1917, 1918
Template:Flagicon Peñarol
1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1928
Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo
1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1927

Titles by country

Country Titles Winner teams
Template:Flagicon Argentina 10 River Plate (5), Racing (2), Independiente (2), San Lorenzo (1)
Template:Flagicon Uruguay 4 Nacional (3), Peñarol (1)

All-time top scorers

Player Goals Club
Template:Flagicon Ángel Labruna
12
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Template:Flagicon River Plate
Template:Flagicon Atilio García
8
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Template:Flagicon Nacional
Template:Flagicon Adolfo Pedernera
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Template:Flagicon River Plate
Template:Flagicon Arsenio Erico
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Template:Flagicon Independiente
Template:Flagicon Ángel Romano
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Template:Flagicon Nacional
Template:Flagicon Hugo Reyes
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Template:Flagicon River Plate

Most finals by player

See also

References

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  1. ↑ La madre de la Copa Libertadores on Pasión Fútbol, 9 Aug 2013
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ a b River Plate, ensancha sus vitrinas para seguir sumando copas Template:Webarchive on Conmebol, 16 Aug 2015
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Campeonato Rioplatense - Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao Template:Webarchive on RSSSF
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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