Copa de Competencia (Uruguay)

Copa de Competencia
Founded 1900
Abolished 1923
Region Montevideo
Most successful team(s) Nacional
(8 titles)

Copa de Competencia was an Uruguayan football competition organized by the Uruguayan Football Association that which took place between 1900 and 1923. The champion of this tournament qualified to play the Tie Cup (also known as "Copa Chevallier Boutell") against the Argentine champion of Copa de Competencia Jockey Club.

The first Copa de Competencia champion was Albion in 1900, the same year that Uruguayan Football Association was established.[1]

From 1900 to 1906 the winner qualified to the semifinals of Tie Cup. In 1907 the rule was modified therefore the winner was alloed to play the final against the Argentine winner, being the matches always played in Buenos Aires. It lasted until 1919. the 1921 and 1923 editions were disputed by Uruguayan teams only.

The most successful team was Nacional which awarded the trophy 8 times.[2]

List of champions

Year Champion
1900 Albion
1901 CURCC
1902 CURCC
1903 Nacional
1904 CURCC
1905 CURCC
1906 Wanderers
1907 CURCC
1908 Wanderers
1909 CURCC
1910 CURCC
1911 Wanderers
1912 Nacional
1913 Nacional
1914 Nacional
1915 Nacional
1916 Peñarol
1917 Wanderers
1918 Wanderers
1919 Nacional
1921 Nacional
1923 Nacional

Titles by team

Team Titles Years won
Nacional 8 1903, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1921, 1923
CURCC/Peñarol 8 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1916
Wanderers 5 1906, 1908, 1911, 1917, 1918
Albion 1 1900

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