Copa_Lipton

Copa Lipton

Copa Lipton

Football tournament

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.

For the European competitions, see Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy and Lipton Challenge Cup.
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History

Scottish magnate Thomas Lipton donated the trophy

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 (the oldest international cup exhibited at the Argentine Association headquarters) was sculpted by English goldsmiths Flokington from Regent Street.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2]

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all editions of Copa Lipton:[3][4]

Argentina, winning side in 1905
Scene of the first edition held in 1905
The crowd that attended the match in 1907
In the 1910 edition Uruguay wore the light blue shirt for the first time
Short movie of the 1928 edition
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Notes
  1. [N 1]
    Uruguay won the trophy as visiting team.
  2. [N 2]
    The first field of the club, located in Palermo, Buenos Aires.
  3. [N 3]
    Argentina won the trophy as visiting team.
  4. [N 4]
    Also valid for 1976 Taça do Atlântico.

Titles by country

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Overall

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All-time scorers

Most finals by player

See also

References

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  1. [1]
    Esas raras copas viejas by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
  2. [2]
    Argentina y Uruguay on Viejos Estadios website
  3. [3]
    Copa Lipton by José Luis Pierrend at RSSSF
  4. [4]
    Results at Informe Argentina Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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