Copa de Honor Cousenier

Copa de Honor Cousenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920.

Copa de Honor Cusenier
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising body AFA
AUF
Founded1905
Abolished1920 (1920)
RegionSouth America
Related competitionsCopa Honor (Arg)
Copa Honor (Uru)
Last champions Boca Juniors (1920)
Most successful club(s) Nacional
(4 titles)

History

The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné & Cie.", a French liqueur company that had installed a factory in Buenos Aires in the 1890s,[1] giving its name to the competition. Initially, the cup was set to be played between representatives of AFA, AUF and Liga Rosarina.

The format of the cup consisted in a final between the last champions of Argentine Copa de Honor and Uruguayan Copa de Honor. If necessary, a second match was played. It was similar to Tie Cup but the final games were played at Montevideo instead of Buenos Aires. The first edition was played in 1905 and the last took place in 1920.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the cup. All the final games were held in Montevideo.[2]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1905 Nacional Alumni3-2
1906 Alumni Nacional2-2
3-1
[note 1]
1907 Belgrano AC CURCC2-1
1908 Wanderers Quilmes2-0
1909 CURCC San Isidro4-2
1910
(abandoned)
1911 CURCC Newell's2-0
1912 River Plate (M) Racing2-1
1913 Racing Nacional1-1
3-2
[note 1]
1914
(Only played by Uruguayan clubs) [note 2]
1915 Nacional Racing2-0
1916 Nacional Rosario Central6-1
1917 Nacional Racing3-1
1918 Peñarol Independiente4-0
1920 Boca Juniors [note 3] Universal2-0

Titles by club
Club Titles Years won
Nacional41905, 1915, 1916, 1917
CURCC/Peñarol [note 4]31909, 1911, 1918
Alumni11906
Belgrano AC11907
Wanderers11908
River Plate (M)11912
Racing11913 [6]
Boca Juniors11920 [7]

All-time scorers

See also

Notes
  1. A second game had to be played after the final match ended tied.
  2. Some historians do not include this final due to it was played between representatives of the same country. Nacional beat Peñarol by 1–0.
  3. Banfield won the Copa de Honor MCBA in 1920 and should have played Universal but the club disaffiliated from the Argentine Association soon after, therefore Boca Juniors (as runner-up) took its place.[3]
  4. With Peñarol being recognised as a CURCC's continuity by FIFA,[4] the club included the championships won by CURCC in its own honours. Controversy exists on the date of the founding of C.A. Peñarol. The club's official position assumes a change of name of CURCC (founded on December 28, 1891). On the other hand, some historians state that "C.A. Peñarol" was established on December 13, 1913.[5]

References
  1. "Mozo, una mariposa!" by Ángel Prignano, 4 Oct 2010
  2. Copa de Honor Cousenier by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. Banfield Campeón Copa de Honor 1920: el camino hacia la final on Código Banfield website, 7 Aug 2013
  4. ¡Felicita a Peñarol! (120th anniversary) on FIFA.com, 27 Sep 2011
  5. Discusiones por el decanato on Fútbol.uy, 29 Sep 2009
  6. Copa de Honor Cusenier 1913 - Racing Club official site Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Copa de Honor Cusenier - Historia de Boca
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