1920 Copa de Honor Cousenier

The 1920 Copa de Honor Cousenier was the 15° (and last) edition of this competition. It was contested by the champions of Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Copa de Honor (Uruguay).[1]

1920 Copa de Honor Cousenier
DateSeptember 20, 1923 (1923-09-20)
VenueEstadio Gran Parque Central
RefereeDourado

After the Argentine representative Banfield (winner of Copa de Honor) disaffiliated from the AFA,[2] Boca Juniors contested the competition as runner-up. The team beat Universal FC) at Estadio Gran Parque Central, the main stadium of Uruguay during the first decades of the 20th. century.[3] Due to schedule problems this final was played three years later, being held on September 20, 1923 in Montevideo as usual.

It was the first competition won by Boca Juniors outside Argentina.[4]

Match details

Universal Uruguay0–2Argentina Boca Juniors
Report Pertini 12'
Tarasconi 30'
Universal
Boca Juniors

References

  1. Copa de Honor Cousenier by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. Nos molesta que se diga que Banfield se adjudica una copa que ganó Boca on Diario Uno, 23 Dec 2016
  3. El Gran Parque Central on Viejos Estadios blog
  4. Copa de Honor Cousenier 1920, review on Historia de Boca
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