Copa de Competencia La Nación

The Copa de Competencia "La Nación" (also called "Concurso por Eliminación") was an official Argentine football cup competition organized by dissident "Federación Argentina de Football" (FAF), being first held in 1913. The tournament only had two editions, the last in 1914.[1]

Copa de Competencia "La Nación"
Rosario Central players posing with the trophy in 1913
Organising bodyFAF
Founded1913
Abolished1914 (1914)
RegionArgentina
Number of teams26
Last championsIndependiente (1914)
Most successful club(s)Rosario Central
Independiente
(1 title each)

The trophy took its name from local newspaper La Nación, that donated the cup for the competition. The first edition was played by 22 teams from first and second divisions competing in a single knock-out format. The "Federación Rosarina de Football" (a dissident body from the Liga Rosarina) qualified two teams to semifinal round.[2][3]

The second edition increased the number of teams to 26 with no clubs from Rosario taking part of the competition before the regional body had been dissolved. Independiente and Argentino de Quilmes qualified to play the final but Argentino disafilliated from the FAF to join official body Asociación Argentina de Football shortly before the final match. Therefore, the association crowned Independiente as champion of the tournament.[4][5][6][7]

Champions
Year Champion Runner-up Score Venue
1913Rosario CentralArgentino (Q)
3–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima
1914Independiente [note 1]Argentino (Q)
–

Notes
  1. Recognized as champion due to the other finalist, Argentino de Quilmes, had disjoined the FAF.[4]

References
  1. Concurso por Eliminación - Copa Competencia La Nación on RSSSF
  2. Argentina - Concurso por Eliminación 1913
  3. Argentina: 1ra. División Federación Argentina - Concurso por Eliminación 1913 by José Carluccio
  4. Argentina - Concurso por Eliminación 1914
  5. "Campeones de Copas Nacionales" at AFA website
  6. "Todos los ganadores de las Copas Nacionales" on Copa Argentina website, 28 May 2014
  7. "Títulos: Copas domésticas" on C.A. Independiente website Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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