Tie Cup

{{Infobox football tournament | name = Tie Cup Competition | image = Trofeo Copa Competencia Chevallier Boutell.png | imagesize = 120px | alt = | caption = The trophy awarded to champions | organiser = {{fba|ARG|name= AFA}} {{fba|URU|name= AUF}} | founded = 1900 | abolished = {{end date and age|1919}} | region = Buenos Aires city Greater Buenos Aires | number of teams = | qualifier for = | related comps = Copa Competencia (Arg) Copa Competencia (Uru) | domestic cup = | confed cup = | current champions = {{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors (1919) | most successful club = {{flagicon|ARG}} Alumni (6 titles) | broadcasters = | motto = | website = | current = | American = }} The '''Tie Cup Competition''' (also known as '''Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell''') was an international football tournament played between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay Associations. It was one of the earliest international football tournaments played between members of different national football associations, played on an annual basis until 1919.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130130155537/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/argentina-copa-competencia-1ra-division-1900-162484 Cup Tie Competition] by José Carluccio at Historia y Fútbol website</ref>

==History== thumb|left|120px|Francis Chevallier-Boutell donated the trophy The competition was inspired by English FA Cup,<ref name=viejos>[http://viejosestadios.blogspot.com/2018/06/las-finales-de-la-copa-competencia.html Las finales de la Copa Competencia] on ViejosEstadios website</ref> with its trophy donated by Francis Hepburn Chevallier-Boutell, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), in 1900.

Initially, the competition included a total of four teams, with two from AFA, one from AUF and one from Liga Rosarina. That format remained until 1907, when the cup was contested between one representative each from Argentina and Uruguay. The participants were determined via qualification cups (Argentine Copa de Competencia Jockey Club and Uruguayan Copa de Competencia).

The Tie Cup was played only by First Division teams until 1918 when the Argentine Association stated that clubs from División Intermedia (the second division by then) were added to the competition.<ref name=viejos/>

==Format== The final matches were always played in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (Buenos Aires city and Greater Buenos Aires). From 1900 to 1908, the cup was played under a single-elimination tournament format, contested by clubs from the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and Rosario (Argentina), and Montevideo (Uruguay).

From 1909 until the end of the competition, the Uruguayan representative was the winner of Copa de Competencia (Uruguay), while from 1913 to 1919, the Argentine representative was the winner of Copa de Competencia Jockey Club.<ref name=rsssf/>

==List of champions==

===Finals=== The following list includes all the editions of the Tie Cup Competition:<ref name=rsssf>[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/argurucuptie.html Cup Tie Competition - detailed tournaments - RSSSF]</ref> {{small div| ;Keys * a.e.t.: result/match won after extra time * {{colorbox|#ccffcc|border=silver}} Second playoff result }} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:" ! width= |{{abbr|Ed.|Edition number}} ! width=50px|Year ! width=130px|Champion ! Final score ! width=130px|Runner-up ! width=120px| Venue ! width= px| City |- | {{center|1}} || 1900 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Belgrano AC''' {{small|(1)}} ||{{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Rosario AC|| Flores Old Ground || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|2}} || 1901 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Alumni''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|2–1 {{aet}} }} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Rosario AC || Lomas A.C.|| Lomas de Zamora |- | rowspan=3| {{center|3}} || rowspan=3| 1902 || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Rosario AC''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|1–1 {{aet}}}} || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ARG}} Alumni || Sociedad Sportiva || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|1–1 {{aet}} {{refn|First playoff|group=n|name=fplay}}}} || Sociedad Sportiva|| Buenos Aires |- | bgcolor= #ccffcc| {{center|2–1 {{aet}} {{refn|Second playoff|group=n|name=splay}}}} || Sociedad Sportiva|| Buenos Aires |- | {{center|4}} || 1903 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Alumni''' {{small|(2)}} || {{center|3–2 {{aet}}}}|| {{flagicon|ARG}} Rosario AC || Sociedad Sportiva || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|5}} || 1904 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Rosario AC''' {{small|(2)}} || {{center|3–2 {{aet}}}}||{{flagicon|URU}} CURCC {{refn|The football division separated from the club, changing to Club Atlético Peñarol in 1913. Peñarol has been recognized by FIFA as the continuity of CURCC.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103955/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1517352.html "Felicita a Peñarol" at FIFA.com, 27 September 2011]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080217135956/http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1882532/index.html "Club clásico: Peñarol" at FIFA.com]</ref> Nevertheless, its main rival, Club Nacional de Football, alleged that CURCC and Peñarol were different clubs which coexisted until 1915, when CURCC was definitely dissolved.|group=n|name=continuity}} || Flores Old Ground|| Buenos Aires |- | {{center|6}} || 1905 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Rosario AC''' {{small|(3)}} || {{center|4–3 {{aet}}}} ||{{flagicon|URU}} CURCC || Sociedad Sportiva || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|7}} || 1906 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Alumni''' {{small|(3)}} ||{{center| 10–1}}|| {{flagicon|ARG}} Belgrano AC || Quilmes A.C. || Quilmes |- | {{center|8}} || 1907 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Alumni''' {{small|(4)}} || {{center|3–1}} || {{flagicon|URU}} CURCC || Ferro C. Oeste|| Buenos Aires |- | {{center|9}} || 1908|| {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Alumni''' {{small|(5)}} ||{{center| 4–0}} || {{flagicon|URU}} Wanderers || Belgrano A.C. || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|10}} || 1909 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Alumni''' {{small|(6)}} ||{{center|4–0}} || {{flagicon|URU}} CURCC || GEBA || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|11}} ||1910 || colspan=3 style=background:#efefef | {{center|''(No champion crowned)'' {{refn|Estudiantes (BA) and CURCC played the final that ended in a 2–2 tie. A second game should have to be played after that, but it never happened and the tournament was therefore abandoned without proclaiming a champion.|group=n|name=noconcluded}} }} || GEBA || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|12}} || 1911 || {{flagicon|URU}} '''Wanderers''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} San Isidro || GEBA || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|13}} || 1912|| {{flagicon|ARG}} '''San Isidro''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional || Racing Club || Avellaneda |- | {{center|14}} || 1913 || {{flagicon|URU}} '''Nacional''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} San Isidro || Racing Club|| Avellaneda |- | {{center|15}} || 1914 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''River Plate''' {{small|(1)}} ||{{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|URU}} Bristol || Ferro C. Oeste|| Buenos Aires |- | {{center|16}} || 1915 || {{flagicon|URU}} '''Nacional''' {{small|(2)}} ||{{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Porteño || GEBA || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|17}} || 1916 || {{flagicon|URU}} '''Peñarol''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|3–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Rosario Central || Racing Club || Avellaneda |- | {{center|18}} || 1917 || {{flagicon|URU}} '''Wanderers''' {{small|(2)}} || {{center|4–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente || Racing Club|| Avellaneda |- | {{center|19}} || 1918 || {{flagicon|URU}} '''Wanderers''' {{small|(3)}} ||{{center|2–1}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Porteño || GEBA || Buenos Aires |- | {{center|20}} || 1919 || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''Boca Juniors''' {{small|(1)}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional || Sportivo Barracas|| Buenos Aires |} ;Notes {{Reflist|group=n}}

===Titles by team=== thumb|Rosario A.C., 1904 winner thumb|right|Argentine club Alumni (posing with the cup among other trophies) is the most winning team with 6 titles thumb|right|Montevideo Wanderers with the trophy in 1911 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" width="550" ! width=200px|Team ! width=50px|Titles ! width=300px|Years won |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Alumni || {{center|6}} || 1901, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Rosario AC || {{center|3}}|| 1902, 1904, 1905 |- | {{flagicon|URU}} Wanderers || {{center|3}} || 1911, 1917, 1918 |- | {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional || {{center|2}} || 1913, 1915 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Belgrano AC || {{center|1}}|| 1900 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} San Isidro || {{center|1}} || 1912 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} River Plate || {{center|1}} || 1914 |- | {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol || {{center|1}} || 1916 |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors || {{center|1}} || 1919 |}

===Titles by country=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" width="450" ! width=100px|Country ! width=50px|Titles ! width=300px|Teams |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina || align="center"| 13 || Belgrano AC, Alumni, Rosario AC, San Isidro, River Plate, Boca Juniors |- | {{flagicon|URU}} Uruguay || align="center"| 6 || Wanderers, Nacional, Peñarol |}

== Topscorers == === By year === Source: <ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argcuptops.html Argentina - List of Topscorers - Domestic Cups] by Pablo Kersevan and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" width="500px" ! width=50px|Year ! width=200px|Player ! width=50px|Goals ! width=200px|Club |- | 1900 || Spencer Leonard || {{center|3}} || Alumni |- | rowspan=4| 1901 || Spencer Leonard || rowspan=4| {{center|2}} || Alumni |- | Juan J. Moore || Alumni |- | Julian Parr || Rosario AC |- | Alberto Le Bas || Rosario AC |- | rowspan=2| 1902 || Jorge Brown || rowspan=2| {{center|4}} || Alumni |- | Julian Parr || Rosario AC |- | 1903 || Jorge Brown || {{center|5}} || Alumni |- | 1904 || Arthur Wells || {{center|4}} || Rosario AC |- | 1904 || M.O. Wells || {{center|4}} || Rosario AC |- | 1906 || Charles Whaley || {{center|13}} || Belgrano AC |- | 1907 || Eliseo Brown || {{center|10}} || Alumni |- | 1908 || Charles Whaley || {{center|5}} || Belgrano AC |- | 1909 || Maximiliano Susan || {{center|12}} || Estudiantes (BA) |- | 1910 || Manuel González || {{center|11}} || Newell's Old Boys |- | 1911 || Juan O. Gil || {{center|6}} || San Isidro |- | 1912 || Julio Fernández || {{center|5}} || San Isidro |- | 1913 || Alberto Marcovecchio || {{center|9}} || Racing |- | 1914 || Alberto Marcovecchio || {{center|5}} || Racing |- | 1915 || Martín Garat || {{center|5}} || Porteño |- | 1916 || Guillermo Dannaher || {{center|4}} || Columbian |- | rowspan=3| 1917 || Domingo Brisotti || rowspan=3| {{center|4}} || Banfield |- | Jorge Calandra || Estudiantes (LP) |- | Pascual Garré || Independiente |- | rowspan=2| 1918 || Pascual Polimeni || rowspan=2| {{center|5}} || Porteño |- | Humberto Libonatti || Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) |- | rowspan=2| 1919 || Alberto Marcovecchio || rowspan=2| {{center|7}} || Racing |- | Ennis Hayes || Rosario Central |}

==References== {{Commons cat}} {{Reflist}}

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