The Copa de Competencia Británica George VI was an official Argentine football cup competition, played from 1944 to 1948. It was contested by teams participating in Primera División.Copa de Competencia Británica George VI on RSSSF
The format was a single-elimination tournament"Copa de Competencia Británica" at Racing Club official website and the first editions (1944 and 1945) allowed four semifinalist teams to play the "Copa de la República".Copa de Comptencia Británica by José Carluccio on HistoriayFutbol website, 11 Apr 2009"La semana más esperada", El Día, 15 Sep 2014 The fourth edition was abandoned in the first stage and therefore the Argentine Football Association declared there was not a champion.Memoria y Balance General 1948, p. 67 – Argentine Football Association Library
The trophy was named after King George VI and donated by the ambassador of the United Kingdom in Argentina.Memoria y Balance General 1944 – Argentine Football Association Library
Champions Finals Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue City 1 1944 Huracán Boca Juniors San Lorenzo Buenos Aires 2 1945 Racing Boca Juniors San Lorenzo Buenos Aires 3 1946 Boca Juniors San Lorenzo River Plate Buenos Aires 4 1948 Titles by team RankTeamTitlesYears won Huracán 1 1944 Racing 1 1945 Boca Juniors 1 1946
Topscorers Source:Argentina – List of Topscorers – Domestic Cups by Pablo Kersevan and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
Year PlayerGoalsClub 1944 Norberto Méndez Huracán 1945 Humberto Fiore Racing
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