The 1915
Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires
The Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was an Argentine official football cup competition. It was contested fourteen times between 1905 and 1920.
This cup was played by teams from Buenos Aires and Rosario (which belonged to Liga Rosarina ...
was the final that decided the champion of the 10th. edition of this
National cup of Argentina.
[ In the match, held in Racing Club Stadium in ]Avellaneda
Avellaneda (, ) is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 342,677 as per the . Avellaneda is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, and is connecte ...
, Racing Club beat Tiro Federal
Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team currently fun plays in Torneo Argentino A, the third divi ...
(that played its first final) 2–1,[ winning its third consecutive Copa de Honor trophy.
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Qualified teams
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Overview
The 1915 edition was contested by 30 clubs, 22 within Buenos Aires Province, and 8 from Liga Rosarina de Football
The Liga Rosarina de Football was the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario, Argentina, from 1905 to 1930. Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Rosario A.C. and Atlético Argentino were its founding members. . Playing in a single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final mat ...
, Racing beat Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wher ...
(5–0 in Avellaneda), Hispano Argentino (3–0 also in Avellaneda), Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the eponymous county. With a population of 230,810, it is located south of th ...
(1–0 after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
). In the ''Buenos Aires' semifinal'', Racing beat San Isidro 1–0 at Estadio G.E.B.A.
The Estadio GEBA is a multi-use stadium in the Palermo neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Owned by Club Gimnasia y Esgrima, the stadium is located on the "Sede Jorge Newbery", one of the three facilities of the club. Its current capacity is ...
, qualifying to play the semifinal vs the Rosario representatives that had played another elimination stage. In the ''national'' semifinal, Racing defeated Central Córdoba (2–0 at GER).[Argentina - Copa de Honor "Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" - 1915]
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
On the other hand, Tiro Federal beat Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Football in Argentina, ...
(3–1 at Parque Independencia), Club Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) (3–3 and 3–2, both as visitor) qualifying for the semifinal vs the winner of ''Buenos Aires'' zone. In the ''national'' semifinal, Tiro Federal beat Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
(4–0, at GER).Tiro Federal 4-0 Boca Juniors
on Historia de Boca["Hacemos memoria: Hoy 1915" by Leonardo Volpe on Historia del Fútbol Rosarino (blog), 16 Oct 2014][
The final was held in Racing Stadium, on October 10, 1915. Racing beat Tiro Federal 2–1,]["Argentina: Copa de Honor 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1917" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol (blog)] with goals by Alberto Ohaco and Alberto Marcovecchio
Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio (March 6, 1893 – February 28, 1958) was an Argentine football player that spent all his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda. His position on the field was forward, converting more than 200 goals during his career.
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, winning its third consecutive Copa de Honor trophy.[
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Road to the final
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Match details
References
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1915 in Argentine football
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