The Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich, or simply Copa Bullrich, was an official

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tournament held from 1903 to 1934 in

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. From 1905 to 1915 the championship was contested by clubs playing in the second division of Argentine league system, that were

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(1903-1910) and División Intermedia (1911-1915)."Segunda División - Campeones"
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Overview

The trophy was donated by former mayor of

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, Adolfo Bullrich, and named after him. It was contested by teams playing in the second division of Argentine football (Primera B Metropolitana, 1903–10, and División Intermedia, 1911–15). During the first years of existence, Copa Bullrich was contested by senior teams, except in cases where the participating clubs were already playing in Primera División so they registered reserve or youth teams to play the competition. From 1916, the tournament was renamed "Copa Competencia de División Intermedia", while it progressively lost interest. The last edition was held in 1934 as "Copa Competencia de Segunda División", after several years without being organised. The Copa Bullrich was relevant for having been the first official title won by several clubs, such as Independiente (1909) or Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in 1915.Los ascensos de Gimnasia
on Argentina Deportiva, 27 May 2013 (Archived) Clubs that had won the cup playing at second division and were playing in Primera División sent youth or reserve teams to play the tournament, as

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did in 1905 or

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in 1934, among other cases.

List of champions

Second level

Third level

Titles by club

Notes

References

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