 River Plate, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1936 Copa de Oro (1936 Argentine Primera División) | ||||||
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| Date | December 20, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-12-20) | ||||||
| Venue | Independiente Stadium,Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Bartolomé Macías | ||||||
The1936 Copa de Oro was the match to define the1936 Argentine Primera División ofArgentine Primera División. It was played betweenRiver Plate (winners of Copa Campeonato) andSan Lorenzo (winners of Copa de Honor).[1]
The match was held in theC.A. Independiente Staidum inAvellaneda. 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 toApertura and Clausura tournaments.
| 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
| Avellaneda |
| Independiente Stadium |
| Capacity:33,500 |
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The 1936 season was split into two different tournaments, played under a singleround-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]
| 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' |
      River Plate |     San Lorenzo
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In June 2013 (77 years after the match was played) theArgentine 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" adomestic cup title instead of a league championship, stating that this cup was only contested to qualify an Argentine representative to play theCopa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion.[7] Otherwise, the AFA'sMemoria 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 byBoca Juniors to claim the1991 Torneo Apertura be recognised as another league title for the club, because of the Association only recognisedNewell'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]
