The 1913 Copa de Competencia La Nación Final was the final that decided the winner of the 1st. edition of Copa de Competencia La Nación, an Argentine domestic cup organised by dissident body Federación Argentina de Football. The match was contested by Argentino de Quilmes and Rosario Central.
The final was held in Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on October 26, 1913. Rosario Central beat Argentino 3–2,Argentina – Concurso por Eliminación 1913 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF"Argentina: 1ra. División Federación Argentina Concurso por Eliminación 1913" by José Carluccio, 3 Dec 2008 winning their first national title ever.A 100 años del primer título nacional de Central on Diario La Capital site, 26 Oct 2013"Rosario Central campeón del Concurso por Eliminación 1913" by Leonardo Volpe on Historia del Fútbol Rosarino (blogsite), 17 Mar 2011
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Rosario Central (none) Argentino de Quilmes (none)
Overview This edition was contested by all the teams of the 1913 Primera División season (excepting Tigre) plus Second Division teams. The competition was named after newspaper La Nación, which had donated the trophy.
The competition was played under a single-elimination format, with two Rosario representatives entering directly to semifinals. In that stage, Rosario Central beat Porteño 2–1 at Independiente stadium, earning its right to play the final. On the other hand, Argentino started in round of 16, beating Juventud del Tigre 3–1, Gimnasia y Esgrima BA 2–0, Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 and Tiro Federal 4–0 in the semifinal.
Road to the final
Argentino de QuilmesRoundRosario Central OpponentResultStageOpponentResult Juventud del Tigre 3–1 (H) Round of 16 – –Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 2–0 (A) Round of 8 – – Estudiantes (LP) 1–0 (H) Quarterfinal – – Tiro Federal 4–0 (A) SemifinalPorteño 2–1 (N) Notes
Match details
GK Aníbal RotondoDF Antonio CeruttiDF Rodolfo Martínez MF Juan Ramón PozoMF Atilio Badaracco MF César BadaraccoFW Gerónimo BadaraccoFW Domingo ArrillagaFW Guillermo DannaherFW Juan José PozoFW Pascual Polimeni
GK Serapio AcostaDF Zenón DíazDF Ignacio RottaMF Juan DíazMF Alberto LedesmaMF Pablo F. MolinaFW Federico FlynnFW Antonio BlancoFW Juan Enrique HayesFW Ennis HayesFW Fidel Ramìrez
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