Copa de Competencia (Asociación Amateurs)


The Copa de Competencia was an official Argentine football cup competition contested between 1920 and 1926. It was established by the "Asociación Amateurs de Football", a dissident body formed a year before. The Associación Amateurs organized its own championships until 1926 when it merged to official Asociación Argentina.
Unlikely Copa de Competencia Jockey Club, this Cup did not qualify any team to play an international match because it had been created by a dissident league.
The inaugural edition of the cup was contested by 21 clubs from dissident leagues of Buenos aires and Rosario. From 1924 to its end, the tournament was played by teams from Buenos Aires only due to the Rosario representatives had joined Liga Rosarina de Football.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa de Competencia:
YearChampionRunner-upScoreVenue
1920Rosario CentralSportivo Almagro2-0Gimnasia y Esgrima
1924IndependienteSportivo Almagro1-1Banfield
1924IndependienteSportivo Almagro0-0Banfield
1924IndependienteSportivo Almagro1-0Banfield
1925IndependienteSportivo Palermo2-0River Plate
1926IndependienteLanús3-1n/i

Titles by club

Topscorers

Source:
YearPlayerGoalsClub
1920Ildefonso Alzúa4San Isidro
1924Pedro De Sarrasqueta8Estudiantil Porteño
1924Pasqual Licciardi8River Plate
1925Raimundo Orsi8Independiente
1926Nicanor Moro7Liberal Argentino