Copa Adrián C. Escobar


The Copa Adrián C. Escobar was an official Argentine football cup competition contested by clubs of Argentina, organized by the Argentine Football Association from 1939 to 1949.
The trophy of the tournament was donated by Dr. Adrián C. Escobar, President of the AFA in 1939, year in which the match was created. Therefore, the tournament was named after his donation.

Format

It was a heptagonal competition, competed by the seven best placed teams in the table of Primera División championship. A single knockout system was adopted. The second to seven competed in the quarter-finals, while the champions of the official league entered the semi-finals directly.
Matches in this tournament were not standard. In the 1939 edition, a match lasted for 20 minutes in the quarter-finals and semi-finals and 30 minutes for the final match. In the later editions, matches lasted for 40 minutes in every round. When matches were drawn, the team gaining the higher number of corner kicks would proceed to the next round. The matches in the same round were played in the same pitch on the same day.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Adrián C. Escobar:

Titles by team

Topscorers

Source:
YearPlayerGoalsClub
1941Rinaldo Martino2San Lorenzo
1941Angel Labruna2River Plate
1942Alfredo Borgnia2San Lorenzo
1944Ricardo Infante2Estudiantes LP
1949Elio Montaño2Newell's Old Boys
1949Roque Olsen2Racing