The Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich, or simply Copa Bullrich, was an official football tournament held from 1903 to 1934 in Argentina. From 1905 to 1915 the championship was contested by clubs playing in the second division of Argentine league system, that were Segunda División (1903-1910) and División Intermedia (1911-1915)."Segunda División - Campeones" on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013)"Tercera División - Campeones" on AFA website, 11 Aug 2013 (Archive)
Overview
The trophy was donated by former mayor of Buenos Aires, Adolfo Bullrich, and named after him. It was contested by teams playing in the second division of Argentine football (Primera B Metropolitana, 1903–10, and División Intermedia, 1911–15). During the first years of existence, Copa Bullrich was contested by senior teams, except in cases where the participating clubs were already playing in Primera División so they registered reserve or youth teams to play the competition.
From 1916, the tournament was renamed "Copa Competencia de División Intermedia", while it progressively lost interest. The last edition was held in 1934 as "Copa Competencia de Segunda División", after several years without being organised.Campeones del Fútbol Argentino, CIHFMemoria y Balance General 1934, Argentine Football Association Library
The Copa Bullrich was relevant for having been the first official title won by several clubs, such as Independiente (1909)"A un siglo de la primera Copa"Titulos (Fútbol) on Independiente website or Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in 1915.Los ascensos de Gimnasia on Argentina Deportiva, 27 May 2013 (Archived)
Clubs that had won the cup playing at second division and were playing in Primera División sent youth or reserve teams to play the tournament, as Belgrano Athletic did in 1905 or Boca Juniors in 1934, among other cases.
List of champions
Second level
Ed.YearWinner 1903 San Martín A.C. 1904 Barracas A.C. 1905 Belgrano A.C. 1906 Porteño 1907 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 1908 Atlanta 1909 Independiente 1910 Racing 1911 Nacional (Floresta) 1912 Ferro Carril Oeste 1913 Ferro Carril Oeste 1915 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1916 Liberal Argentino 1917 Independiente 1918 Boca Juniors 1919 Estudiantes (LP) 1920 Alvear 1922 Central Argentino 1923 Central Argentino 1926 Unión (Caseros) 1934 Boca Juniors "Concurso de Competencia de Segunda División" on Memoria y Balance 1934, AFA Library
Third level Ed.YearWinner 1927 Acassuso 1929 La Paternal
Titles by club
Team Titles Years won Independiente 2 1909, 1917 Ferro Carril Oeste 2 1912, 1913 Boca Juniors 2 1918, 1934 Central Argentino 2 1922, 1923 San Martín Athletic 1 1903 Barracas A.C. 1 1904 Belgrano A.C. 1 1905 Porteño 1 1906 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 1 1907 Atlanta 1 1908 Racing 1 1910 Nacional (Floresta) 1 1911 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1 1915 Liberal Argentino 1 1916 Estudiantes (LP) 1 1919 Alvear 1 1920 Unión (Caseros) 1 1926
See also Primera B Metropolitana Argentine División Intermedia Adolfo Bullrich
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