Copa Bullrich

The Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich, or simply Copa Bullrich, was an official football tournament held from 1903 to 1934 in Argentina. From 1905 to 1915 the championship was contested by clubs playing in the second division of Argentine league system, that were Segunda División (1903-1910) and División Intermedia (1911-1915).[1][2]

Copa Bullrich
Organising bodyAFA
Founded1903
Abolished1934 (1934)
RegionArgentina
Most successful club(s)Independiente
Ferro Carril Oeste
Boca Juniors
Central Argentino
(2 titles each)

Overview
Adolfo Bullrich donated the trophy

The trophy was donated by former mayor of Buenos Aires, Adolfo Bullrich, and named after him. It was contested by teams playing in the second division of Argentine football (Primera B Metropolitana, 1903–10, and División Intermedia, 1911–15). During the first years of existence, Copa Bullrich was contested by senior teams, except in cases where the participating clubs were already playing in Primera División so they registered reserve or youth teams to play the competition.

From 1916, the tournament was renamed "Copa Competencia de División Intermedia", while it progressively lost interest. The last edition was held in 1934 as "Copa Competencia de Segunda División", after several years without being organised.[3][4]

The Copa Bullrich was relevant for having been the first official title won by several clubs, such as Independiente (1909)[5][6] or Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in 1915.[7]

Clubs that had won the cup playing at second division and were playing in Primera División sent youth or reserve teams to play the tournament, as Belgrano Athletic did in 1905 or Boca Juniors in 1934, among other cases.

List of champions
San Martín A.C., first winner of Copa Bullrich in 1903
Independiente team that won the 1909 title
Year Winner
1903San Martín A.C.
1904Barracas A.C. [note 1]
1905Belgrano A.C. [note 1]
1906Porteño
1907Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
1908Atlanta
1909Independiente
1910Racing
1911Nacional (Floresta)
1912Ferro Carril Oeste
1913Ferro Carril Oeste [note 1]
1915Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
1916Liberal Argentino
1917Independiente [note 1]
1918Boca Juniors [note 1]
1919Estudiantes (LP) [note 1]
1920Alvear
1922Central Argentino
1923Central Argentino
1926Unión (Caseros)
1934Boca Juniors [note 1][8]

Titles by club
Team Titles Years won
Independiente21909, 1917
Ferro Carril Oeste21912, 1913
Boca Juniors21918, 1934
Central Argentino21922, 1923
San Martín Athletic11903
Barracas A.C.11904
Belgrano A.C.11905
Porteño11906
Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)11907
Atlanta11908
Racing11910
Nacional (Floresta)11911
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)11915
Liberal Argentino11916
Estudiantes (LP)11919
Alvear11920
Unión (Caseros)11926

See also

Notes
  1. Reserve team so the senior squad was playing in Primera División.

References
  1. "Segunda División - Campeones" on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013)
  2. "Tercera División - Campeones" on AFA website, 11 Aug 2013 (Archive)
  3. Campeones del Fútbol Argentino, CIHF
  4. Memoria y Balance General 1934, Argentine Football Association Library
  5. "A un siglo de la primera Copa"
  6. Titulos (Fútbol) on Independiente website
  7. Los ascensos de Gimnasia on Argentina Deportiva, 27 May 2013 (Archived)
  8. "Concurso de Competencia de Segunda División" on Memoria y Balance 1934, AFA Library
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