Copa Bernardo O'Higgins
Football tournament
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Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (English: Bernardo O'Higgins Cup) was a national football tournament disputed between Brazil and Chile, from 1955 to 1966. The competition, played on a two-legged format, was similar to other tournaments played at the time, such as the Roca Cup between Argentina and Brazil.[1]
| Organiser(s) |  CBF FFCH |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1966 |
| Region | Brazil Chile |
| Teams | 2 |
| Related competitions | Roca Cup Copa Río Branco Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
| Last champions | Brazil and Chile (1966) shared |
| Most championships | Brazil (4 titles) |
The cup's name was a tribute to Bernardo O'Higgins, a figure of great importance in Chile's independence,[2][3] and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period.[4]
List of champions
Match details
1955
1957
1959
1961
1966
All-time top scorers
Pelé and Quarentinha are the all-time top-scorers in the competition with three goals each.[5][6] Pelé is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the tournament (1959 first leg at Maracanã in Brazil).[7]