The Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. There were five editions of this competitions, held between 1935 and 1943, with all of them won by Argentina.Copa Héctor Gómez by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
The trophy was named after Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, president of the Uruguayan Football FederationPresidentes 1900–2009 on AUF (archived, 2 Feb 2012) and mentor to the creation of the South American Football Confederation (officialised by the Argentina, Brasil, Chile and Uruguay associations in 1916).Quiénes somos on Conmebol100 años de la visionaria idea on Conmebol, 8 Jul 2016
The cup has its counterpart, the Copa Juan Mignaburu, held in Argentina in parallel with this competition.
List of champions The following list includes all the editions of the Cup:Argentina-Uruguay head to head on Albicelestes websiteArgentina national team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
Ed.YearChampion Score CityVenue 1935 Montevideo Estadio Centenario 1936 Montevideo Estadio Centenario 1938 Montevideo Estadio Centenario 1940 Montevideo Estadio Centenario 1943 Montevideo Estadio Centenario
Notes
Titles by country TeamTitles Years won 1935, 1938, 1943 1936, 1940
All-time topscorers PlayerGoals René Pontoni José M. Medina
See also Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
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