Copa de Honor Cousenier

The Copa de Honor Cusenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920.

Copa de Honor Cusenier
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising body AFA
 AUF
Founded1905
Abolished1920; 104 years ago (1920)
RegionMontevideo, Uruguay
Related competitionsCopa Honor (Arg)
Copa Honor (Uru)
Last championsArgentina Boca Juniors (1920)
Most successful club(s)Uruguay Nacional
(4 titles)

History

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The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné & Cie.", a French liqueur company that had installed a factory in Buenos Aires in the 1890s,[1] giving its name to the competition. Initially, the cup was set to be played between representatives of AFA, AUF and Liga Rosarina.

The format of the cup consisted in a final between the last champions of Argentine Copa de Honor and Uruguayan Copa de Honor. If necessary, a second match was played. It was similar to Tie Cup but the final games were played at Montevideo instead of Buenos Aires. The first edition was played in 1905 and the last took place in 1920.

List of champions

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Finals

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The following list includes all the editions of the cup. All the final games were held in Montevideo.[2]

Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue
1
1905   Nacional (1)
3–2
  Alumni Parque Central
2
1906   Alumni (1)
2–2
  Nacional Parque Central
3–1
Parque Central
3
1907   Belgrano AC (1)
2–1
  CURCC Parque Central
4
1908   Wanderers (1)
2–0
  Quilmes Parque Central
5
1909   CURCC (1)
4–2
  San Isidro Parque Central
1910
(not held) [n1 1]
6
1911   CURCC (2)
2–0
  Newell's Parque Central
7
1912   River Plate (M) (1)
2–1
  Racing Parque Central
8
1913   Racing (1)
1–1
  Nacional Parque Central
3–2
Parque Central
1914
(contested by Uruguayan clubs only) [n1 2]
9
1915   Nacional (2)
2–0
  Racing Parque Central
10
1916   Nacional (3)
6–1
  Rosario Central Parque Central
11
1917   Nacional (4)
3–1
  Racing Parque Pereira
12
1918   Peñarol (1)
4–0
  Independiente Parque Pereira
13
1920   Boca Juniors (1)[n1 3]
2–0
  Universal Parque Central
Notes
  1. ^ Montevideo Wanderers had qualified as champion of Uruguayan Copa de Honor, but as Argentine Copa de Honor was abandoned after the quarterfinals, this edition was not carried out.
  2. ^ This was not a regular edition because of having been contested by two Uruguayan teams, Nacional and Peñarol.[2][3]
  3. ^ Banfield won the Copa de Honor MCBA in 1920 and should have played Universal but the club disaffiliated from the Argentine Association soon after, therefore Boca Juniors (as runner-up) took its place.[4]

Titles by club

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Club Titles Years won
  Nacional
4
1905, 1915, 1916, 1917 [n2 1]
  CURCC [n2 2]
2
1909, 1911
  Peñarol [n2 2]
1
1918
  Alumni
1
1906
  Belgrano AC
1
1907
  Wanderers
1
1908
  River Plate (M)
1
1912
  Racing
1
1913 [7]
  Boca Juniors
1
1920 [8]
Notes
  1. ^ As the 1914 edition was a local edition with no Argentine teams, it does not count as a Copa de Honor Cusenier edition.
  2. ^ a b With Peñarol being recognised as a CURCC's continuity by FIFA,[5] the club included the championships won by CURCC in its own honours. Controversy exists on the date of the founding of C.A. Peñarol. The club's official position assumes a change of name of CURCC (founded on December 28, 1891). On the other hand, some historians state that "C.A. Peñarol" was established on December 13, 1913.[6]

All-time scorers

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Player Goals Club
  Ángel Romano
7
  Nacional
  Carlos Scarone
3
  Nacional
  Arnold Watson Hutton
2
  Alumni
  Eliseo Brown
2
  Alumni
  Alberto Marcovecchio
2
  Racing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mozo, una mariposa!" by Ángel Prignano, 4 Oct 2010
  2. ^ a b Copa de Honor Cousenier - overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. ^ Clásicos x mes on Pueblo Tricolor blogsite
  4. ^ Banfield Campeón Copa de Honor 1920: el camino hacia la final Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine on Código Banfield website, 7 Aug 2013
  5. ^ ¡Felicita a Peñarol! (120th anniversary) on FIFA.com, 27 Sep 2011
  6. ^ Discusiones por el decanato on Fútbol.uy, 29 Sep 2009
  7. ^ Copa de Honor Cusenier 1913 - Racing Club official site Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Copa de Honor Cusenier - Historia de Boca