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Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between
Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated the trophy for a competition which would be held for beneficial purposes.
The cup has been contested 28 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 17 occasions and Uruguay on 11.
by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
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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 ...
. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.
History
Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated the trophy for a competition which would be held for beneficial purposes.
The cup has been contested 28 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 17 occasions and Uruguay on 11.
List of champions
Finals
The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Newton:ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVEby Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
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Titles by country
All-time scorers
* Angel Romano 4 * Eliseo Brown 4 */ Alexander Watson Hutton 3 * Jose Piendibene 3 * O.Goicoechea 3 * Carlos Scarone 2 * Jorge Valdano 2Most finals by player
*8: Angel Romano (won 4), Cayetano Saporiti (won 3) *6: Alfredo Foglino (won 5), Pedro Calomino (won 2) *5: Carlos Tomás Wilson (won 4), Eliseo Brown (won 4), José Piendibene (won 3), Carlos Scarone (won 3), Hector Scarone (won 3), Pablo Dacal (won 3), Juan Domingo Brown (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 1)
*4: Juan Enrique Hayes (won 2),
*3: Jorge Brown (won 3), Alfredo Brown
Alfredo Carrow Brown (1 December 1886 – 30 August 1958) was an Argentine international footballer who played as a forward.
Early life
Brown was an Argentine of Scottish origin.
Brown had four brothers who were also Argentine international pl ...
(won 3), Alexander Watson Hutton (won 2), Pedro Petrone (won 1)
See also
* Copa Lipton *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 ...
References
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