The Copa Campeonato Primera División (familiarly known as Superfinal) was an official Argentine football cup competition organized by the

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. It was played in a single match format between the Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final champions.

History

Originally awarded to Primera División champions, the trophy is the oldest in Argentine football, having been awarded for the first time in 1896,"El trofeo más añejo del fútbol argentino"
on Copa Argentina website, 26 Jun 2013 three years after the

was established, and played without interruption until 1926. The Cup received several names, such as "Championship Cup", "Copa Campeonato", "Challenge Cup" and "Copa Alumni", due to the association offered legendary team

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to keep the Cup definitely for having won it three consecutive times (1900–02), but the club from Belgrano declined the honour to keep the trophy under dispute. In June 2013, the association decided to put the trophy back into circulation with the creation of a new competition, named "Superfinal" that consisted in a single match between winners of Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final, played in a neutral venue. The first edition of the competition was awarded as a Primera División league title so Vélez Sársfield achieved its 10th league championship after defeating Newell's Old Boys,"Súper campeón: Vélez venció a Newell's y sumó un nuevo título oficial" on CanchaLlena.com
, 29 Jun 2013 but the association then changed the rules, deciding that the competition would not count as a Primera División title but a domestic cup since its second edition."Superfinal: River le ganó a San Lorenzo y se quedó con la Copa Campeonato", ''LaVoz''
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seasons were played as single tournaments with only one champion per season, the Copa Campeonato has not held since then.

History

Champions

Titles by team

Notes

References