The Copa Juan Mignaburu was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams between 1935 and 1943. Similar to Copa Premier Honor Argentino, all the editions (five in total) were held in Argentina. The Argentine side largely prevailed over Uruguay, having won all the editions.Copa Juan Mignaburu by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
The trophy was named after Juan Mignaburu, a politician and football executive who served as coach and president of Club Atlético Independiente between 1911 and 1921,Se hizo de abajo on Olé, 23 June 2013 Mignaburu also presided dissident Asociación Amateurs de Football in 1919, where he fiercely opposed professionalism in football.Recordando a Mignaburu by Emiliano Penelas His political career included two periods as major of Avellaneda Partido (1898, 1899–1901).Listado de autoridades comunales (1852-2009) on El Diario de Avellaneda blogsite
The cup had its counterpart, Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, held in Uruguay in parallel with this competition.
List of champions The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Mignaburu:
Ed. YearChampionScore CityVenue 1935 Avellaneda Independiente 1936 Avellaneda Independiente 1938 Buenos Aires River Plate 1940 Buenos Aires River Plate 1943 Buenos Aires River Plate
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Titles by country TeamTitles
All-time topscorers PlayerGoals Alberto Zozaya Juan Marvezzi José Manuel Moreno José M. Medina
See also Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
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