The 1909 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club final was the football match that decided the champion of the 3rd. edition of this National cup of Argentina.Copa de Competencia "Jockey Club" 1909 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF In the match, played at the Banco de la Nación Field in Colegiales, Buenos Aires on 22 August 1909, Alumni defeated Newell's Old Boys 5–1."Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División 1909" by José Carluccio, 26 Nov 2008 to win their third consecutive Copa de Competencia trophy.Campeones de Primera División y Copas Nacionales on AFA website
This would be the last Copa de Competencia won by the legendary team before the club was dissolved in 1911.
Qualified teams Team Previous final app. Alumni 1907, 1908 Newell's Old Boys (none) Note
Overview The 1909 edition was contested by 14 clubs, 9 within Buenos Aires Province and 5 from Liga Rosarina de Football. Alumni reached the final after beating Provincial 4–0 at the Banco de la Nación Field in Colegiales (where Alumni played all their home matches that year)., Rosario Central 3–1 in the same venue, and San Isidro 3–2 in the homonymous district in Greater Buenos Aires.
On the other hand, Newell's Old Boys eliminated Belgrano A.C. (3–3, 5–2 in playoff) and advancing to quarterfinal where the Rosarino squad eliminated River Plate after three matches as visitor (0–0, 2–2, and 5–2 in second playoff),Historias curiosas de Newell's frente a los millonarios by Carlos Durhand on La Capital, 13 Aug 2022 to finally defeating Estudiantes (BA) 2–1 to reach the final.
This edition of the competition also registered the largest score in any tournament organised by AFA, when Estudiantes (BA) defeated Lomas Athletic 18–0 in Palermo on May 25. Forward Maximiliano Susan scored 12 goals (7 of them consecutively), a record that remains nowadays.Los 12 goles de Maximiliano Susan by Alejandro FabbriSólo para elegidos, Olé, 8 Mar 2012 The catastrophic defeat also caused Lomas A.C. disaffiliated from the Association at the end of the 1909 season (where the team finished last, being relegated),Argentina 1909 at the RSSSF The club not only disaffiliated but quit association football forever."18 a 0" by T. Casale, 25 May 2015
Road to the final
AlumniRound Newell's Old Boys OpponentResultGroup stage OpponentResult Provincial 4–0 (H) Round of 8 Belgrano A.C. 3–3, 5–2 (H) Rosario Central 3–1 (H) Quarterfinal River Plate 0–0, 2–2, 5–2 (A) San Isidro 3–2 (A) Semifinal Estudiantes (BA) 2–1 (A) Notes
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