1909 Copa Jockey Club final
Football match
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The 1909 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club final was the football match that decided the champion of the 3rd. edition of this National cup of Argentina.[1] In the match, played at the Banco de la Nación Field in Colegiales, Buenos Aires on 22 August 1909, Alumni defeated Newell's Old Boys 5â1.[2] to win their third consecutive Copa de Competencia trophy.[3]
An Alumni team of 1909 | |||||||
| Event | 1909 Copa de Competencia | ||||||
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| Date | 1909 | ||||||
| Venue | Banco de la Nación Field, Buenos Aires | ||||||
This would be the last Copa de Competencia won by the legendary team before the club was dissolved in 1911.
Qualified teams
Overview
The 1909 edition was contested by 14 clubs, 9 within Buenos Aires Province and 5 from Liga Rosarina de Football. Alumni reached the final after beating Provincial 4â0 at the Banco de la Nación Field in Colegiales (where Alumni played all their home matches that year).,[2] Rosario Central 3â1 in the same venue, and San Isidro 3â2 in the homonymous district in Greater Buenos Aires.[1]
On the other hand, Newell's Old Boys eliminated Belgrano A.C. (3â3, 5â2 in playoff) and advancing to quarterfinal where the Rosarino squad eliminated River Plate after three matches as visitor (0â0, 2â2, and 5â2 in second playoff),[4] to finally defeating Estudiantes (BA) 2â1 to reach the final.[2]
This edition of the competition also registered the largest score in any tournament organised by AFA, when Estudiantes (BA) defeated Lomas Athletic 18â0 in Palermo on May 25. Forward Maximiliano Susan scored 12 goals (7 of them consecutively), a record that remains nowadays.[5][6][2] The catastrophic defeat also caused Lomas A.C. disaffiliated from the Association at the end of the 1909 season (where the team finished last, being relegated),[7] The club not only disaffiliated but quit association football forever.[8]
Road to the final
- H: home
- A: away
- N: neutral
| Alumni | Round | Newell's Old Boys | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||
| Provincial | 4â0 (H) | Round of 8 | Belgrano A.C. | 3â3, 5â2 (H) | ||
| Rosario Central | 3â1 (H) | Quarterfinal | River Plate | 0â0, 2â2, 5â2 (A) | ||
| San Isidro | 3â2 (A) | Semifinal | Estudiantes (BA) | 2â1 (A) | ||
- Notes
Match details
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