1918 Copa de Competencia
Jockey Club Final
C.A. Porteño Field in Palermo, venue
Event1918 Copa de Competencia
Date? 1915
VenueC.A. Porteño Field, Buenos Aires

The 1918 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club final was the football match that decided the champion of the 12th. edition of this National cup of Argentina.[1] In the match, played at the Porteño Stadium in Palermo, Porteño defeated River Plate 2–1[2][3] to win their second Copa de Competencia trophy.[4]

Qualified teams

Team Previous final app.
Porteño1915
River Plate1914
Note
  • Bold indicates winning years

Overview

The 1918 edition was contested by 44 clubs, 42 within Buenos Aires Province and 2 from Liga Rosarina de Football. Porteño started in the group of 32, where they eliminated Hispano Argentino 2–1, then beating Tigre 6–1 (at C.A. Atlanta Stadium). In the round of 8, they defeated Huracán 5–2 in extra time. In quarter and semifinal, Porteño finally eliminated River Plate and Rosario A.C. respectively, to earn their place in the final.[1]

On the other hand, River Plate won all their matches by the same score, 1–0, eliminating (in order): Progresista, San Isidro, arch-rival Boca Juniors, Estudiantes de La Plata, and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Rosario in semifinal earning their right to play the final.[2]

Road to the final

  • H: home
  • A: away
  • N: neutral
Porteño Round River Plate
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 4–0 (H) First round Progresista 1–0 (H)
Almagro 4–2 (A) Second round San Isidro 1–0 (A)
Estudiantes (BA) 2–0 (H) Round of 8 Boca Juniors 1–0 (A)
Ferro Carril Oeste 4–1 (H) Quarterfinal Estudiantes (LP) 1–0 (H)
Tiro Federal 2–1 (H) Semifinal Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) 1–0 (A)
Notes

    Match details

    1918 Copa Competencia Final
    Porteño2–1River Plate
    C.A. Porteño Field, Buenos Aires

    References

    1. 1 2 Copa de Competencia "Jockey Club" 1918 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF
    2. 1 2 "Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División 1918" by José Carluccio, 16 Dec 2008
    3. Cómo le fue a River en finales a partido único a lo largo de la historia on Goal.com, 11 Mar 2018
    4. Campeones de Primera División y Copas Nacionales on AFA website
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