The Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was an

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official football cup competition. It was contested fourteen times between 1905 and 1920.

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is the most winning team of the competition, with 4 titles.

Overview

This cup was played by teams from

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and

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(which belonged to

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). The champion of this tournament qualified to play the

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versus the winner of Uruguayan Copa de Honor representing the Association of that country. In

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, a new "Copa de Honor" was played under a regular Primera División season, with 18 teams playing a single-round tournament. San Lorenzo finished 1st and was awarded the cup. In July 2013, the

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recognized the 1936 edition as a Primera División honour awarded to the club.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa de Honor: ;Notes

Titles by team

Topscorers by season

Source: Argentina - List of Topscorers - Domestic Cups
by Pablo Kersevan and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF

References