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.

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.

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.

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.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all editions of Copa Lipton:

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
Ed.YearChampionScoreCityVenue
11905Uruguay0–0Buenos AiresSociedad Sportiva
21906Argentina2–0MontevideoParque Central
31907Argentina2–1Buenos AiresEstudiantes (BA)
41908Argentina2–2MontevideoParque Central
51909Argentina2–1Buenos AiresGEBA
61910Uruguay3–1MontevideoBelvedere
71911Uruguay2–0Buenos AiresGEBA
81912Uruguay2–0MontevideoParque Central
91913Argentina4–0AvellanedaRacing
101915Argentina2–1Buenos AiresGEBA
111916Argentina2–1MontevideoParque Central
121917Argentina1–0AvellanedaRacing
131918Argentina1–1MontevideoParque Pereira
141919Uruguay2–1Buenos AiresGEBA
151922Uruguay1–0MontevideoParque Central
161923Uruguay0–0Buenos AiresSp. Barracas
171927Uruguay1–0Buenos AiresBoca Juniors
181928Argentina2–2MontevideoParque Central
191929Uruguay0–0Buenos AiresSan Lorenzo
201937Argentina5–1Buenos AiresIndependiente
211942Argentina1–1MontevideoCentenario
221945Argentina2–2MontevideoCentenario
231957Uruguay1–1Buenos AiresHuracán
241962Argentina3–1Buenos AiresRiver Plate
251968Argentina2–0Buenos AiresRiver Plate
261973Uruguay1–1Buenos AiresVélez Sársfield
271976Argentina4–1Buenos AiresVélez Sársfield
281992Argentina0–0MontevideoCentenario

Notes

Titles by country

TeamTitlesYears won
Argentina171906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
Uruguay111905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973

Overall

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28111164128

All-time scorers

Most finals by player

See also