Copa Bernardo O'Higgins () was a national football tournament disputed between Brazil and Chile, from 1955 to 1966. The competition, played on a two-legged format, was similar to other tournaments played at the time, such as the Roca Cup between Argentina and Brazil.
The cup's name was a tribute to Bernardo O'Higgins, a figure of great importance in Chile's independence,Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme - Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias at Biblioteca del Congreso de ChileBernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778-1842) on Memoria Chilena and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period.O’Higgins, libertador de Chile on El Historiador
List of champions
Ed. Year Host Champion 1st.leg 2nd.leg Result(points) 1955 Brazil 1957 Chile 1959 Brazil 1961 Chile 1966 Chile
Match details 1955
1957
1959
1961
1966
All-time top scorers Pelé and Quarentinha are the all-time top-scorers in the competition with three goals each. Pelé is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the tournament (1959 first leg at Maracanã in Brazil).
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