Roca Cup

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Copa Julio A. Roca
Roca cup trophy.png
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising bodyFlag of Argentina.svg  AFA
Flag of Brazil.svg  CBF
Founded1914
Abolished1976;46 years ago (1976)
Region South America
Number of teams2
Related competitions Superclásico de las Américas
Last championsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1976)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8 titles)

The Roca Cup (Spanish : Copa Roca) was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil national teams from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis. [1] The Copa Roca was the first trophy, official or unofficial, ever won by a Brazilian national team. [2]

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History

Julio A. Roca, then President of Argentina, donated the trophy General Julio A. Roca.jpg
Julio A. Roca, then President of Argentina, donated the trophy

The competition was created by former President of Argentina, General Julio Argentino Roca, in 1913. A football enthusiast, Roca was at the time the Argentine ambassador in Brazil and felt matches between both countries would create a healthy rivalry and help the sport to develop. The Cup would be played each year in a different country, a fact that was actually kept in spite of the many changes to the Cup's format.

Roca donated a trophy to dissident body Federación Argentina de Football ("Argentine Football Federation" – FAF) and it was agreed that the competition would be played for three consecutive years in a single-leg format and the country with two wins would conquer the trophy forever. But in 1915 the FAF merged with Argentine Football Association, and the following matches were not played. In 1922, the Brazilian Football Confederation agreed to play the competition again, which Brazil won for the second time, and thus claimed the Roca Cup ownership, even though Argentina beat them the following year.

In 1938, both football associations, AFA and CBF, accepted to play the competition once again. The format was changed and the trophy would be kept by the most recent winner. In case the first two matches finished in draws or each team had a win, then a third leg had to be played. In January 1939, Argentina got a 5–1 victory in Rio de Janeiro. The following game was packed with incidents and the visiting team left the pitch enraged after the referee awarded a penalty to Brazil. However the home side went on to score a third goal when the Argentine team had already left the field in protest. A third and fourth match were played in São Paulo, giving the victory to Argentina. The 1940 edition was played in Argentina, where Argentina won two matches (6–1 and 5–1) and Brazil won one (7-1)

In 1957's match, at Maracanã, Pelé made his debut in Brazilian National Team, drafted by coach Sylvio Pirillo, where he scored the first of many goals with the Brazilian jersey. From 1940 on, Brazil won every edition, except for the 1971 Cup, when with two draws, the Cup was also declared tied. [3]

List of champions

Matches

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Julio A. Roca. Since 1939, the cup was played under a two-legged format. No goal difference was taken into account so in case of both teams won one match each, a playoff was held to define a champion. Nevertheless, since 1957 the cup was defined by goal difference between both matches. [4]

President of Brazil Getulio Vargas meeting the Argentine players, January 1939 Getulio vargas y jugadores argentinos.jpg
President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas meeting the Argentine players, January 1939
Brazilian goalkeeper Felix and Carlos Bianchi in the 1971 edition Felix bianchi copa roca 1971.jpg
Brazilian goalkeeper Félix and Carlos Bianchi in the 1971 edition
Ed.YearWinnerScoreCityVenueAgg.
1
1914Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1–0
Buenos Aires GEBA
2
1922Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2–1
São Paulo Parque Antarctica
3
1923Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2–0
Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas
4
1939 [n 1] Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5–1
Rio de Janeiro São Januário
5–3 [n 2]
2–3
Rio de Janeiro São Januário
2–2 (a.e.t.)
São Paulo Parque Antarctica
3–0
São Paulo Parque Antarctica
5
1940Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
6–1
Buenos Aires San Lorenzo
4–2 [n 2]
2–3
Buenos AiresSan Lorenzo
5–1
Avellaneda Independiente
6
1945Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
3–4
São Paulo Pacaembu
4–2 [n 2]
6–2
Rio de Janeiro São Januário
3–1
Rio de Janeiro São Januário
7
1957Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1–2
Rio de Janeiro Maracanã
3–2
2–0 (a.e.t.)
São Paulo Pacaembu
8
1960Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2–4
Buenos Aires River Plate
6–5
4–1 (a.e.t.)
Buenos AiresRiver Plate
9
1963Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2–3
São Paulo Morumbi
7–5
5–2 (a.e.t.)
Rio de Janeiro Maracanã
10
1971Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina &
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [n 3]
1–1
Buenos AiresRiver Plate
3–3
2–2 (a.e.t.)
Buenos AiresRiver Plate
11
1976Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2–1
Buenos AiresRiver Plate
4–1
2–0
Rio de Janeiro Maracanã

Titles by country

TeamTitlesYears won
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
8
1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971 [n 3] , 1976
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4
1923, 1939, 1940, 1971 [n 3]

Notes

  1. The first two games were held in 1939, and the other two, postponed to February 1940 due to incidents in the second match. As the playoff game ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time, a fourth match was held to break the tie.
  2. 1 2 3 Final score on points.
  3. 1 2 3 As Brazil and Argentina had won one match each and no playoff was held, the title was shared.

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References

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  2. Antes do penta, a Copa Roca by Cassio Cirpoli on Diário de Pernambuco, 6 May 2011
  3. La Roca sin campeón, El Gráfico n° 2704, Editorial Atlántida, 1971
  4. Copa Julio Roca by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF