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The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between
The trophy was donated by the
by Damián Didonato on ''Un Caño'' The tournament was contested on an annual basis between 1905 and 1929, with the exception of 1914, 1920–1921 and 1925–1926. It has only been played sporadically since, with only 9 editions played over half a century between 1937 and 1992. The decade of 1910 is considered "the golden age" of the competition, due to Argentina and Uruguay were the predominant teams in South America by then and the Copa Lipton was the most important competition for both sides. Nevertheless, the Cup lost interest since the 1930s because of the birth of
Results at Informe Argentina
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Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...
and Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992.
History
The trophy was donated by the Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
tea magnate Thomas Lipton for a tournament between the two countries either side of the Río de La Plata
The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and f ...
with the condition that the teams be made up of only native born players. The trophy (the oldest international cup exhibited at the Argentine Association headquarters) was sculpted by English goldsmiths Flokington from Regent Street.Esas raras copas viejasby Damián Didonato on ''Un Caño'' The tournament was contested on an annual basis between 1905 and 1929, with the exception of 1914, 1920–1921 and 1925–1926. It has only been played sporadically since, with only 9 editions played over half a century between 1937 and 1992. The decade of 1910 is considered "the golden age" of the competition, due to Argentina and Uruguay were the predominant teams in South America by then and the Copa Lipton was the most important competition for both sides. Nevertheless, the Cup lost interest since the 1930s because of the birth of
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIFA), the ...
, the conflicts between AFA and AUF and the inclusion of other nations in South American competitions.
The Copa Lipton has been contested 29 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 18 occasions and Uruguay on 11. In the event of a draw, the cup was traditionally awarded to the away team and the date and rules of the next tournament were set by the holders.
List of champions
Finals
The following list includes all editions of Copa Lipton:
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Titles by country
All-time scorers
* José Piendibene 3 * Hector Scarone 3 * Carlos Scarone 3Most finals by player
*10: Cayetano Saporiti (won 5) *9: Angel Romano (won 6), Juan Domingo Brown (won 5) *7: Pablo Dacal (won 4), Eliseo Brown (won 3) *6: José Piendibene (won 3), Juan Enrique Hayes (won 2) *5:Jorge Brown
Jorge Gibson Brown (3 April 1880 – 3 January 1936) was an Argentine footballer of Scottish ancestry, who was one of the most important figures in the early years of the sport in that country.Carlos Tomás Wilson (won 2),
Juan Carlos Bertone
Juan Carlos Bertone (''unknown'' – 1938) was an Uruguayan football player and manager.
Playing career Club
A centre-half, an older version of a centre-back, Bertone played for Montevideo Wanderers in his homeland, Americano and Comercial-SP ...
(won 2)
*4: Hector Scarone (won 3), Carlos Scarone (won 2), Alexander Watson Hutton (won 3), Ernesto Brown
Ernesto Alejandro Brown (7 January 1885 – 12 July 1935) was an Argentine international footballer who played as a left back. He was nicknamed ''El Pacifico'' ("the Calm One") for his assured performances for both club and country.
Early life
Br ...
(won 2), Pedro Calomino (won 1)
*3: Pedro Petrone (won 2), Hector Castro
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defe ...
(won 1)
See also
*Copa Newton
Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.
History
Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated ...
* Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
The Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry (also known as Clásico del Río de la Plata) is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games be ...
* Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
* Lipton Challenge Cup
The Lipton Challenge Cup also known as Coppa Lipton was a football competition competed between clubs from Southern Italy and Sicily. It was played during the period leading up to World War I when football in the country was still in its infancy ...
References
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