Copa de Honor Cusenier
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising body AFA
 AUF
Founded1905
Abolished1920; 104 years ago (1920)
RegionMontevideo, Uruguay
Related competitionsCopa Honor (Arg)
Copa Honor (Uru)
Last championsArgentina Boca Juniors (1920)
Most successful club(s)Uruguay Nacional
(4 titles)

The Copa de Honor Cusenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920.

History

The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné & Cie.", a French liqueur company that had installed a factory in Buenos Aires in the 1890s,[1] giving its name to the competition. Initially, the cup was set to be played between representatives of AFA, AUF and Liga Rosarina.

The format of the cup consisted in a final between the last champions of Argentine Copa de Honor and Uruguayan Copa de Honor. If necessary, a second match was played. It was similar to Tie Cup but the final games were played at Montevideo instead of Buenos Aires. The first edition was played in 1905 and the last took place in 1920.

List of champions

The following list includes all the editions of the cup. All the final games were held in Montevideo.[2]

Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue
1
 1905 Uruguay Nacional
3–2
 Argentina Alumni Parque Central
2
 1906 Argentina Alumni
2–2
 Uruguay Nacional Parque Central
3–1
 Parque Central
3
 1907 Argentina Belgrano AC
2–1
 Uruguay CURCC Parque Central
4
 1908 Uruguay Wanderers
2–0
 Argentina Quilmes Parque Central
5
 1909 Uruguay CURCC
4–2
 Argentina San Isidro Parque Central
–
 1910
(not held) [n1 1]
6
 1911 Uruguay CURCC
2–0
 Argentina Newell's Parque Central
7
 1912 Uruguay River Plate (M)
2–1
 Argentina Racing Parque Central
8
 1913 Argentina Racing
1–1
 Uruguay Nacional Parque Central
3–2
 Parque Central
–
 1914
(contested by Uruguayan clubs only) [n1 2]
9
 1915 Uruguay Nacional
2–0
 Argentina Racing Parque Central
10
 1916 Uruguay Nacional
6–1
 Argentina Rosario Central Parque Central
11
 1917 Uruguay Nacional
3–1
 Argentina Racing Parque Pereira
12
 1918 Uruguay Peñarol
4–0
 Argentina Independiente Parque Pereira
13
 1920 Argentina Boca Juniors [n1 3]
2–0
 Uruguay Universal Parque Central
Notes
  1. ^ Montevideo Wanderers had qualified as champion of Uruguayan Copa de Honor, but as Argentine Copa de Honor was abandoned after the quarterfinals, this edition was not carried out.
  2. ^ This was not a regular edition because of having been contested by two Uruguayan teams, Nacional and Peñarol.[2][3]
  3. ^ Banfield won the Copa de Honor MCBA in 1920 and should have played Universal but the club disaffiliated from the Argentine Association soon after, therefore Boca Juniors (as runner-up) took its place.[4]

Titles by club

Club Titles Years won
Uruguay Nacional
4
 1905, 1915, 1916, 1917 [n2 1]
Uruguay CURCC [n2 2]
2
 1909, 1911
Uruguay Peñarol [n2 2]
1
 1918
Argentina Alumni
1
 1906
Argentina Belgrano AC
1
 1907
Uruguay Wanderers
1
 1908
Uruguay River Plate (M)
1
 1912
Argentina Racing
1
 1913 [7]
Argentina Boca Juniors
1
 1920 [8]
Notes
  1. ^ As the 1914 edition was a local edition with no Argentine teams, it does not count as a Copa de Honor Cusenier edition.
  2. ^ a b With Peñarol being recognised as a CURCC's continuity by FIFA,[5] the club included the championships won by CURCC in its own honours. Controversy exists on the date of the founding of C.A. Peñarol. The club's official position assumes a change of name of CURCC (founded on December 28, 1891). On the other hand, some historians state that "C.A. Peñarol" was established on December 13, 1913.[6]

All-time scorers

Player Goals Club
Uruguay Ángel Romano
7
 Uruguay Nacional
Uruguay Carlos Scarone
3
 Uruguay Nacional
Argentina Arnold Watson Hutton
2
 Argentina Alumni
Argentina Eliseo Brown
2
 Argentina Alumni
Argentina Alberto Marcovecchio
2
 Argentina Racing

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copa de Honor Cusenier.
  1. ^ "Mozo, una mariposa!" by Ángel Prignano, 4 Oct 2010
  2. ^ a b Copa de Honor Cousenier - overview by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  3. ^ Clásicos x mes on Pueblo Tricolor blogsite
  4. ^ Banfield Campeón Copa de Honor 1920: el camino hacia la final Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine on Código Banfield website, 7 Aug 2013
  5. ^ ¡Felicita a Peñarol! (120th anniversary) on FIFA.com, 27 Sep 2011
  6. ^ Discusiones por el decanato on Fútbol.uy, 29 Sep 2009
  7. ^ Copa de Honor Cusenier 1913 - Racing Club official site Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Copa de Honor Cusenier - Historia de Boca
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