1955 Copa Campeonato Juan Domingo Perón
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| Organiser(s) | AFA Buenos Aires Province[1] |
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| Founded | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Region | Buenos Aires Province |
| Teams | 7 |
| Related competitions | Primera División |
| Last champions | Lanús |
The Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires Presidente Juan Domingo Perón (or simply Copa Campeonato Juan Domingo Perón or Copa Perón) was an official Argentine football cup competition[2][3]
The championship was organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Government of Buenos Aires Province.[1] It was held as a special tournament preceding the official national championship in 1955. Lanús[4] won the tournament (the first senior title of their history)[1] after defeating Estudiantes (LP) in the final match.[5][6][7]
Despite its provincial and regional origins, the tournament was officially recognized as a national competition by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in 2024, following a formal request submitted by Club Atlético Lanús.[8] The competition featured seven teams, comprising six from the Primera División and one from Primera B.[9]
The participating teams competed in a heptagonal format, employing a direct elimination system followed by qualifying rounds for winners and losers.
In the first stage, due to an odd number of participating clubs, Tigre advanced directly to the subsequent round without competing.[10] Club Atlético Lanús emerged victorious in the winners' bracket, while Club Estudiantes de Eva Perón ended up in the losers' zone.
The competition was contested by seven clubs, mostly of them located within the Buenos Aires Province region (with the exception of Chacarita Juniors) that were competing in Primera División in 1955. Independiente withdrew before the tournament started.
It was played under a single-elimination format, and like Copa Adrián C. Escobar, when a match ended in a tie after the overtime, the team with most corner kicks conceded was declared winner.[11]
Participating teams
Tournament
Winners qualified to the winning teams round, while losers advanced to the losing teams round.
First round and winning teams round
In the first stage, due to an odd number of participating clubs, Club Atlético Tigre advanced directly to the subsequent round without competing.[10] Club Atlético Lanús emerged victorious in the winners' bracket, while Club Estudiantes de Eva Perón ended up in the losers' zone.
| First round (12 March) | Winners round semifinals (2 December) | Winners round final (1 April) | |||||||||
| Lanús (c) | 0 (1) | ||||||||||
| Racing | 0 (0) | ||||||||||
| Lanús | 2 | ||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) (c) | 2 (1) | ||||||||||
| Banfield | 2 (0) | ||||||||||
| Lanús | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tigre | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2 | ||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tigre | 2 | ||||||||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bye | – | ||||||||||
| Tigre | – | ||||||||||
Losing teams round
| First round (20 March) | 2nd round losers (20 March) | Semifinal losers (20 March) | |||||||||
| Banfield | 2 | ||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Banfield | 2 | ||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bye | – | ||||||||||
| Racing | – | ||||||||||
| Tigre | 2 | ||||||||||
| Racing | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 4 (1) | ||||||||||
| Racing (c) | 4 (2) | ||||||||||
| Losing teams final (21 April) | |||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 4 | ||
| Tigre | 0 | ||
Estudiantes (LP) qualified to play the final v the winner of the winning teams round, Lanús
Final
The final was contested between Lanús and Estudiantes (LP) at a neutral venue selected by an AFA vote. The match took place at Estadio Presidente Perón, home stadium of Racing Club in Avellaneda, and was officiated by English referee Leslie Burfield.[16]
| Lanús | 2–1 | Estudiantes (LP) |
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García  70'Gil 89' |
Report | Urriolabeitía 72' |
Leslie Burfield
        Lanús
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   Estudiantes (LP)
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