The Copa de Oro Argentina was a Spanish football competition, held once on 23 December 1945 as a one-off game between FC Barcelona (winner of the 1944–45 La Liga) and Athletic Bilbao (winner of the 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo), with Barcelona winning 5–4 at their Camp de Les Corts stadium.
The match was organised by the Catalan Football Federation on the initiative of the Argentine consulate in Barcelona, with the trophy being provided by the city's Argentine community.
It was the second super cup in Spanish football, after the one-off Copa de los Campeones de España in 1940. Both competitions are considered with their friendly nature as unofficial; a view also shared by the Spanish football historian Ricardo Uribarri. In 1947, the first official tournament was played, the Copa Eva Duarte which ran to 1953. The current Supercopa de España began in 1982.
Participants Team Qualification Barcelona Winner of 1944–45 La Liga Athletic Bilbao Winner of 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo
Match details
GK Juan Zambudio Velasco DF Curta DF Joan Sans Alsina DF Jaume Elías MF José Gonzalvo MF Mariano Gonzalvo FW Mariano Martín FW José Bravo FW Josep Escolà FW César FW Luis Gamoral GagoManager: Josep Samitier
GK Raimundo Lezama DF Nando DF Roberto Bertol DF Miguel Gaínza MF Luis Bergareche MF Manuel Barrenechea FW Isidoro Urra FW José Luis Panizo FW Menchaca Bilbao FW Rafael Iriondo FW ZarraManager: Juan Urquizu
See also Athletic–Barcelona clásico Supercopa de España Copa Eva Duarte Copa de los Campeones de España
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