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The Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich, or simply Copa Bullrich, was an official football 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 Segunda División (1903-1910) and División Intermedia (1911-1915)."Segunda División - Campeones"
on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013)


Overview

The trophy was donated by former mayor of
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...
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Adolfo Bullrich Adolfo Jorge Bullrich (30 December 1833 - 8 March 1904) was a military and merchant Argentine who became Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires between 1898 and 1902, during the first part of the second presidency of Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio ...
, 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
Belgrano Athletic Belgrano Athletic Club is an Argentine amateur sports club from Belgrano, Buenos Aires. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano was one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union in 1899. The senior t ...
did in 1905 or
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 ...
in 1934, among other cases.


List of champions


Titles by club


See also

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Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...
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Argentine División Intermedia División Intermedia was one of the divisions that formed the Argentine football league system. Established by the Argentine Association in 1911 as the second level, teams that won the championship promoted directly to Primera División. With the ...
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Adolfo Bullrich Adolfo Jorge Bullrich (30 December 1833 - 8 March 1904) was a military and merchant Argentine who became Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires between 1898 and 1902, during the first part of the second presidency of Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio ...


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