Copa de Competencia (Uruguay)

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Organising bodyAUF
Founded1900
Abolished1925; 100 years ago (1925)
RegionUruguay
Copa de Competencia
Organising bodyAUF
Founded1900
Abolished1925; 100 years ago (1925)
RegionUruguay
Qualifier forTie Cup
Related competitionsCopa Competencia (Arg)
Last championsNacional
(1923)
Most successful club(s)Nacional
(8 titles)

Copa de Competencia was a Uruguayan football competition organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) that which took place between 1900 and 1925. 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 F.C. in 1900, the same year that AUF 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 allowed 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

Ed. Year Champion
1
1900Albion
2
1901CURCC
3
1902CURCC
4
1903Nacional
5
1904CURCC
6
1905CURCC
7
1906Montevideo Wanderers
8
1907CURCC
9
1908Montevideo Wanderers
10
1909CURCC
11
1910CURCC
12
1911Montevideo Wanderers
13
1912Nacional
14
1913Nacional
15
1914Nacional
16
1915Nacional
17
1916Peñarol
18
1917Montevideo Wanderers
19
1918Montevideo Wanderers
20
1919Nacional
21
1921Nacional
22
1923Nacional
23
1925
(not finished)

Titles by team

Team Titles Years won
Nacional81903, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923
CURCC/Peñarol [note 1]81901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1916
Montevideo Wanderers51906, 1908, 1911, 1917, 1918
Albion11900

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