The Copa del Pacífico is a football competition contested in a friendly tournament between the national football teams of Chile and Peru. Created in July 1953, the Cup has been contested ten times, with Chile winning 7 titles and Peru 4 (the 1971 title was shared by both teams).
Format The tournament is played in a two-legged format, usually home and away. Except for the 1982 edition, which was a single match.
History The first edition in 1953 was won by Peru, over two matches – both played at the National Stadium in Lima – with Peru losing 1–2 in the first match and winning 5–0 in the second. This second match, played on July 28, 1953, is Peru's second-largest victory over Chile in the history of matches between the two countries. Peru repeated the feat in 1954. This time, both matches were played at the National Stadium in Santiago, and the Peruvians, who lost 1–2 in the first match, won the second 4–2. This second match, played on September 19, 1954, constituted Peru's first victory over its neighbor away from home.
Chile restored the balance by winning the next two editions of the Copa del Pacífico in the 1960s (1965-1968). In 1971, the two countries finished level (1–0 in the first leg and the same score in the second) and shared the title. In 1982, the tournament was exceptionally played as a single match at the National Stadium in Lima. Peru won this match, played on March 30, 1982, 1-0.
From 1983 onwards, Chile won the tournament every year, for four consecutive editions. In 2012, during the last edition, Chile notably won 3–0 at the Jorge Basadre Stadium in Tacna, Peru.
List of champions Year Winners1st.leg2nd.leg Runners-up Venue (1st leg) City (1st leg) Venue (2nd leg) City (2nd leg) 1953 Estadio Nacional Lima Estadio Nacional Lima 1954 Estadio Nacional Santiago Estadio Nacional Santiago 1965 Estadio Nacional Santiago Estadio Nacional Lima 1968 Estadio Nacional Lima Estadio Nacional Lima 1971 — Estadio Nacional Lima Estadio Nacional Santiago 1982 — Estadio Nacional Lima — — 1983 Estadio Nacional Lima Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica 1988 Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica Estadio Nacional Lima 2006 Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar Estadio Jorge Basadre Tacna 2012 Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica Estadio Jorge Basadre Tacna
Topscorers per tournament YearsTop ScorersGoalsStrikerNational teamRef.1953 2 goals Cornelio Heredia 1954 3 goals René Meléndez 1965 3 goals Pedro Araya 1968 2 goals Francisco Valdés 1971 1 goal Hugo Sotil Gustavo Viveros 1982 1 goal Franco Navarro 1983 2 goals Juan Carlos Letelier 1988 1 goal Rubén Espinoza Hugo González Patricio Mardones Domingo Farfán 2006 2 goals Matías Fernández Reinaldo Navia 2012 2 goals Eugenio Mena
References
External links Copa del Pacífico at RSSSF