1936 Copa de Oro
 River Plate, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1936 Copa de Oro (1936 Argentine Primera División) | ||||||
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| Date | December 20, 1936 | ||||||
| Venue | Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Bartolomé Macías | ||||||
The 1936 Copa de Oro was the match to define the 1936 Argentine Primera División of Argentine Primera División. It was played between River Plate (winners of Copa Campeonato) and San Lorenzo (winners of Copa de Honor).[1]
The match was held in the C.A. Independiente Staidum in Avellaneda. River Plate won their 3rd. league title after defeating San Lorenzo 4–2.[1]
It was also the first championship played under a format similar to Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous finals app. |
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| River Plate | Copa Campeonato winners | (none) |
| San Lorenzo | Copa de Honor winners | (none) |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
| Avellaneda |
| Independiente Stadium |
| Capacity: 33,500 |
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Background
The 1936 season was split into two different tournaments, played under a single round-robin tournament. The first of them, "Copa Campeonato" was won by River Plate[1] while the second competition, "Copa de Honor", was won by San Lorenzo.[2]
Match details
| River Plate | 4–2 | San Lorenzo |
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Cesarini  39' Chividini 73' (o.g.) Pedernera 76' Ferreyra 86' |
Report | Pantó 55' Canteli 81' |
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    San Lorenzo
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Aftermath
In June 2013 (77 years after the match was played) the Argentine Football Association (AFA) cited on its website the "Copa de Oro" as a league title for River Plate (apart from the "Copa Campeonato").[3] The "Copa de Honor" was also included as a league title for San Lorenzo de Almagro.[4][5][6]
Nevertheless, some historians consider the "Copa de Oro" a domestic cup title instead of a league championship, stating that this cup was only contested to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion.[7] Otherwise, the AFA's Memoria y Balance 1936 (Annual Report) cited River Plate as "Campeón 1936" mentioning both titles won, Copa de Oro and Copa Campeonato, while San Lorenzo is only mentioned as "Copa de Honor winner".[8]
The case of the Copa de Oro was cited by Boca Juniors to claim the 1991 Torneo Apertura be recognised as another league title for the club, because of the Association only recognised Newell's Old Boys as champion of the entire season, without taking into account the previous titles (1990 Apertura for NOB and 1991 Clausura for Boca Juniors) of both clubs.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c Argentina 1936 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
- ^ Argentina - Copa de Honor - 1936 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF
- ^ Campeones de Primera División on AFA website
- ^ La AFA reconoció el título del 36 on sanlorenzo.com.ar
- ^ "¿River y San Lorenzo campeones... de 1936?" on Goal.com, 5 Jul 2013
- ^ "La AFA le dio un campeonato a River y a San Lorenzo y se desató la polémica" on CanchaLlena.com, 5 July 2013
- ^ Un título que 80 años después sigue generando controversia by Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 21 Dec 2016
- ^ Memoria y Balance General 1936, p. 24 on the Argentine Football Association Library
- ^ Boca y Racing también salen a reclamar títulos on La Gazeta, 17 Jul 2013
- ^ Boca y Racing pedirán a la AFA que le reconozcan títulos on Sitio Andino. 8 Jul 2013
