Copa Lipton


The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992.

History

The trophy was donated by the Scottish tea magnate Thomas Lipton for a tournament between the two countries either side of the Río de La Plata with the condition that the teams be made up of only native born players. The trophy was sculpted by English goldsmiths Flokington from Regent Street.
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 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:
YearChampionRunner-upScoreCityVenue
19050-0Buenos Aires Sociedad Sportiva
19062-0MontevideoParque Central
19072-1Buenos AiresEstudiantes
19082-2Montevideo Parque Central
19092-1Buenos AiresGEBA
19103-1MontevideoBelvedere
19112-0Buenos AiresGEBA
19122-0MontevideoParque Central
19134-0AvellanedaRacing
19152-1Buenos AiresGEBA
19162-1MontevideoParque Central
19171-0AvellanedaRacing
19181-1Montevideo Parque Pereyra
19192-1Buenos AiresGEBA
19221-0MontevideoParque Central
19230-0Buenos Aires Sp. Barracas
19242-0Montevideo
19271-0Buenos AiresBoca Juniors
19282-2Montevideo Parque Central
19290-0Buenos Aires San Lorenzo
19375-1Buenos AiresIndependiente
19421-1Montevideo Centenario
19452-2Montevideo Centenario
19571-1Buenos Aires Huracán
19623-1Buenos AiresRiver Plate
19682-0Buenos AiresRiver Plate
19731-1Buenos Aires Vélez Sársfield
19764-1Buenos AiresVélez Sársfield
19920-0Montevideo Centenario

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Titles by country

All-time scorers