Copa Newton

Copa Newton
The trophy given to champions
Organising bodyArgentina AFA
Uruguay AUF
Founded1906
Abolished1976 (1976)
RegionArgentina, Uruguay
Number of teams2
Related competitionsCopa Lipton
Last champions Argentina (1976)
Most successful team(s) Argentina
(17 titles)

Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton,[1] was contested 28 times between 1906 and 1976.

History

Nicanor Newton donated the trophy

Nicanor Newton, director of Sportsman magazine, donated the trophy for a competition which would be held for beneficial purposes.[1][2] The competition (therefore named "Copa Newton") was first held in 1906, one year after the first edition of Copa Lipton, and was continued on an annual basis until 1930, with the exception of 1910, 1914, 1921, 1923 and 1925–1926.

It has only been played sporadically since, with just 8 editions played over four decades between 1937 and 1976.[3]

The cup has been contested 28 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 17 occasions and Uruguay on 11.[4]

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Newton:[3][4][5]

Ed. Year Champion Score City Venue
1
 1906  Argentina
2–1
 Buenos Aires Sociedad Sportiva
2
 1907  Argentina
2–1
 Montevideo Parque Central
3
 1908  Argentina
2–1
 Buenos Aires GEBA
4
 1909  Argentina
2–2
 Montevideo [n 1] Belvedere
5
 1911  Argentina
3–2
 Montevideo Parque Central
6
 1912  Uruguay
3–3
 Avellaneda [n 2] Racing
7
 1913  Uruguay
1–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
8
 1915  Uruguay
2–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
9
 1916  Argentina
3–1
 Avellaneda Racing
10
 1917  Uruguay
1–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
11
 1918  Argentina
2–0
 Buenos Aires GEBA
12
 1919  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Parque Pereira
13
 1920  Uruguay
3–1
 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas
14
 1922  Uruguay
2–2
 Buenos Aires [n 2] Sportivo Barracas
15
 1923 [n 3]  Uruguay
2–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
16
 1924 [n 3]  Argentina
4–0
 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas
17
 1927  Argentina
1–0
 Montevideo Parque Central
18
 1928  Argentina
1–0
 Avellaneda Independiente
19
 1929  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Parque Central
20
 1930  Uruguay
1–1
 Buenos Aires [n 2] San Lorenzo
21
 1937  Argentina
3–0
 Montevideo Centenario
22
 1942  Argentina
4–1
 Buenos Aires River Plate
23
 1945  Argentina
6–2
 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo
24
 1957  Argentina
0–0
 Montevideo [n 1] Centenario
25
 1968  Uruguay
2–1
 Montevideo Centenario
26
 1973  Argentina
1–1
 Montevideo [n 1] Centenario
27
 1975  Argentina
3–2
 Montevideo Centenario
28
 1976  Argentina
3–0
 Montevideo[n 4] Centenario
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Argentina won the trophy as visiting team.
  2. ^ a b c Uruguay won the trophy as visiting team.
  3. ^ a b The 1923 and 1924 editions had the particulatiry of two matches being held on the same day, 25 May 1924. One match was held in Montevideo, and the other in Buenos Aires.[4] The match in Montevideo was considered part of the 1923 edition.[6]
  4. ^ Also valid for 1976 Taça do Atlântico.

Titles by country

Team Titles Years won
 Argentina 17 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976
 Uruguay 11 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968

Overall

M AW D UW GA GU
28 14 6 8 52 35

All-time scorers

Most finals by player

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Un poco de historia ante Uruguay on AFA, 3 Nov 2021
  2. ^ Copa Newton, sources El Gráfico, historia de la Selección Argentina
  3. ^ a b Copa Newton by José Luis Pierrend at RSSSF
  4. ^ a b c ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVE by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
  5. ^ Results at Informe Argentina Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Copa Newton, 25 de Mayo 1924 on Viejo Casale, 21 February 2015
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