1936 Copa de Oro
Football match
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The 1936 Copa de Oro was the match to determine the 1936 Argentine Primera División champion, the 45th season of top-flight football in Argentina, and the Argentine participant in the 1936 Copa Aldao. It was contested between Copa de Honor winners San Lorenzo and Copa Campeonato champions River Plate.
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| Event | 1936 Copa de Oro 1936 Argentine Primera División | ||||||
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| Date | December 20, 1936 | ||||||
| Venue | Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Bartolomé MacÃas | ||||||
The match was held at the C.A. Independiente Stadium in Avellaneda. River Plate won their fourth league title after defeating San Lorenzo 4â2.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous finals app. |
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| River Plate | Copa Campeonato winners | (none) |
| San Lorenzo | Copa de Honor winners | (none) |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
| Avellaneda |
| Independiente Stadium |
| Capacity: 33,500 |
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Background
The 1936 Argentine Primera División was split into two different tournaments, played under a single round-robin tournament. The first of them, "Copa de Honor", was won by San Lorenzo,[1] while the second competition, the Copa Campeonato, was won by River Plate.[2]
Match details
| River Plate | 4â2 | San Lorenzo |
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Cesarini  37'Ferreyra 73', 86'Pedernera 76' |
Report | Pantó 55' Canteli 81' |
      River Plate
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    San Lorenzo
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Aftermath
Courtesy of their win, River Plate qualified for the 1936 Copa Aldao. They went on to beat Uruguayan side Peñarol 5â1 to win their first Copa Aldao.[3]
In June 2013 (77 years after the match was played) the Argentine Football Association (AFA) cited on its website the "Copa de Oro" as a league title for River Plate (apart from the "Copa Campeonato").[4] The "Copa de Honor" was also included as a league title for San Lorenzo de Almagro.[5]
Nevertheless, some historians consider the "Copa de Oro" a domestic cup title instead of a league championship, stating that this cup was only contested to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion.[6] The AFA's Memoria y Balance 1936 (Annual Report) cited River Plate as "Campeón 1936" mentioning both titles won, Copa de Oro and Copa Campeonato, while San Lorenzo is only mentioned as "Copa de Honor winner".[7]