Torneos de Verano (Argentina)
Torneos de Verano (Spanish for "Summer Tournaments") are a series of short friendly football pre-season tournaments held during the southern summer in Argentina every year, usually in January and February. They serve as preparation for the teams for the season coming; however, as the years went by the competitiveness in the tournaments increased, and they are now considered as important competitions. This is clearly reflected in the high crowd attendance for the games.
| Organising body | AFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Region | Argentina |
| Most successful club(s) | Boca Juniors (45) |
| Television broadcasters | Fox Sports |
Since the first edition in 1968, the Torneos de Verano have been uninterruptedly played, then being expanded to other cities of Argentina such as Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario and Tandil among others.
History
The first competition was established by then Boca Juniors president Alberto Armando, who had showed his interest in moving the main Primera División teams to the city of Mar del Plata, the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. The first competition was held in 1968, with the games played at "General San martín" stadium.[1]
The "Copa de Oro" started in 1969 as a friendly tournament between Argentine and foreign clubs. In its first edition, Brazilian Palmeiras, Austrian SK Rapid Wien, Hungarian MTK Budapest and Czechoslovakian Slovan Bratislava participated of the tournament, together with Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, and the Mar del Plata XI team. Later editions had only Brazilian, Uruguayan or Paraguayan teams, with occasional European clubs or national teams, mainly Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Since the 1980s it has only 3 to 5 Argentine teams, which varied from year to year, but included the Big Five (Boca Juniors, Independiente, Racing, River Plate and San Lorenzo) and sometimes Estudiantes and Vélez Sársfield. Even though they coexisted for several years, the "Copa Ciudad de Mar del Plata" eventually replaced the Copa de Oro as the most important summer tournament. The "Torneo Pentagonal de Verano" (previously "Copa de Verano"), in which the Big Five participate, was the most important tournament and usually took place in Mar del Plata until 2009.
The "Copa Desafío" and Copa Revancha" are currently one-match cups disputed only between Boca Juniors and River Plate. Other cups are organized by cities or sponsors, but their continuity is more irregular. Some are organized without any of the Big Five. For instance, the "Ciudad de Córdoba" includes clubs from the Córdoba Province, and occasionally some from Santa Fe Province; and the "Copa Ciudad de Tandil" or "Copa del Sur" includes teams from the southern area of the Gran Buenos Aires: Arsenal, Quilmes, Lanús, Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), and occasionally a guest like Rosario Central.
List of champions
Notes
- A two-match series between Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys was to be played, but the first game (at Parque de la Independencia) was cancelled due to a riot outside the stadium, where Newell's fans fought Rosario policemen. Neither of the programmed games was played.[4][5][6]
- Two-matches series, won both by River Plate.
References
- Torneo de verano: Alberto J. Armando vio el negocio en 1968 by José Luis Ponsico on Red de Noticias
- De película: la historia del equipo húngaro que llegó como colado a Mar del Plata y deslumbró en el primer torneo de verano by Alfredo Ves Losada, La Nación, 12 Jan 2016
- "En el debut de Martino en el Coloso, Newell's se regaló una sonrisa: venció 2-1 a Belgrano", La Capital, 1 February 2013
- "Fútbol penoso: se suspendió Central-Newell´s por violencia" on TN, 20 January 2013
- "Se suspendió Rosario Central-Newell's por tiroteo entre la policía e hinchas "leprosos"" on La Voz del Interior
- "Rosario Central-Newell's: Suspendido" on LaRedó.net, 20 January 2013
- "Copa "Luís Nofal": Boca le ganó a River por penales", Jujuy al Momento.com, 3 January 2013
- "River lo dio vuelta y derrotó a Boca en el Kempes de Córdoba" on Cadena 3, 3 February 2013
External links
- Torneos de Verano (Argentina) by Christian Ale at RSSSF
- Historial de los Torneos de Verano by Pablo Aro Geraldes at Goal.com, 3 Feb 2013
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