Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
Organising bodyArgentina AFA
Uruguay AUF
Founded1935
Abolished1943 (1943)
RegionArgentina, Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitionsCopa Juan Mignaburu
Last champions Argentina (1943)
Most successful team(s) Argentina
(3 titles)

The Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. There were five editions of this competitions, held between 1935 and 1943, with all of them won by Argentina.[1]

The trophy was named after Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, president of the Uruguayan Football Federation[2] and mentor to the creation of the South American Football Confederation (officialised by the Argentina, Brasil, Chile and Uruguay associations in 1916).[3][4]

The cup has its counterpart, the Copa Juan Mignaburu, held in Argentina in parallel with this competition.

List of champions

The following list includes all the editions of the Cup:[5][6]

The cup was named after Uruguayan football executive and politician Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
Ed. Year Champion Score City Venue
1
1935 Argentina [note 1]
1–1
MontevideoEstadio Centenario
2
1936 Uruguay
2–1
MontevideoEstadio Centenario
3
1938 Argentina
3–2
MontevideoEstadio Centenario
4
1940 Uruguay
3–0
MontevideoEstadio Centenario
5
1943 Argentina
1–0
MontevideoEstadio Centenario
Notes
  1. Argentina was awarded the cup as visiting team.

Titles by country

Team Titles Years won
 Argentina
3
1935, 1938, 1943
 Uruguay
2
1936, 1940

All-time topscorers

Player Goals
Argentina René Pontoni
2
Uruguay José M. Medina
2

See also

References

  1. Copa Héctor Gómez by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
  2. Presidentes 1900–2009 on AUF (archived, 2 Feb 2012)
  3. Quiénes somos on Conmebol
  4. 100 años de la visionaria idea on Conmebol, 8 Jul 2016
  5. Argentina-Uruguay head to head on Albicelestes website
  6. Argentina national team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
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