The Roca Cup (Spanish: Copa Roca) was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil national teams from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis.[1] The Copa Roca was the first trophy, official or unofficial, ever won by a Brazilian national team.[2]
The competition was created by former President of Argentina, General Julio Argentino Roca, in 1913. A football enthusiast, Roca was at the time the Argentine ambassador in Brazil and felt matches between both countries would create a healthy rivalry and help the sport to develop. The Cup would be played each year in a different country, a fact that was actually kept in spite of the many changes to the Cup's format.
Roca donated a trophy to dissident body Federación Argentina de Football ("Argentine Football Federation" – FAF) and it was agreed that the competition would be played for three consecutive years in a single-leg format and the country with two wins would conquer the trophy forever. But in 1915 the FAF merged with Argentine Football Association, and the following matches were not played. In 1922, the Brazilian Football Confederation agreed to play the competition again, which Brazil won for the second time, and thus claimed the Roca Cup ownership, even though Argentina beat them the following year.
In 1938, both football associations, AFA and CBF, accepted to play the competition once again. The format was changed and the trophy would be kept by the most recent winner. In case the first two matches finished in draws or each team had a win, then a third leg had to be played. In January 1939, Argentina got a 5–1 victory in Rio de Janeiro. The following game was packed with incidents and the visiting team left the pitch enraged after the referee awarded a penalty to Brazil. However the home side went on to score a third goal when the Argentine team had already left the field in protest. A third and fourth match were played in São Paulo, giving the victory to Argentina. The 1940 edition was played in Argentina, where Argentina won two matches (6–1 and 5–1) and Brazil won one (7-1)
In 1957's match, at Maracanã, Pelé made his debut in Brazilian National Team, drafted by coach Sylvio Pirillo, where he scored the first of many goals with the Brazilian jersey. From 1940 on, Brazil won every edition, except for the 1971 Cup, when with two draws, the Cup was also declared tied.[3]
List of champions
Matches
The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Julio A. Roca. Since 1939, the cup was played under a two-legged format. No goal difference was taken into account so in case of both teams won one match each, a playoff was held to define a champion. Nevertheless, since 1957 the cup was defined by goal difference between both matches.[4]
President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas meeting the Argentine players, January 1939
Brazilian goalkeeper Félix and Carlos Bianchi in the 1971 edition
^The first two games were held in 1939, and the other two, postponed to February 1940 due to incidents in the second match. As the playoff game ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time, a fourth match was held to break the tie.
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The Roca Cup Spanish Copa Roca was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil national teams from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis 1 The Copa Roca was the first trophy official or unofficial ever won by a Brazilian national team 2 Copa Julio A RocaThe trophy awarded to championsOrganising body AFA CBFFounded1914Abolished1976 47 years ago 1976 RegionSouth AmericaNumber of teams2Related competitionsSuperclasico de las AmericasLast champions Brazil 1976 Most successful team s Brazil 8 titles Contents 1 History 2 List of champions 2 1 Matches 2 2 Titles by country 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory Edit Julio A Roca then President of Argentina donated the trophy The competition was created by former President of Argentina General Julio Argentino Roca in 1913 A football enthusiast Roca was at the time the Argentine ambassador in Brazil and felt matches between both countries would create a healthy rivalry and help the sport to develop The Cup would be played each year in a different country a fact that was actually kept in spite of the many changes to the Cup s format Roca donated a trophy to dissident body Federacion Argentina de Football Argentine Football Federation FAF and it was agreed that the competition would be played for three consecutive years in a single leg format and the country with two wins would conquer the trophy forever But in 1915 the FAF merged with Argentine Football Association and the following matches were not played In 1922 the Brazilian Football Confederation agreed to play the competition again which Brazil won for the second time and thus claimed the Roca Cup ownership even though Argentina beat them the following year In 1938 both football associations AFA and CBF accepted to play the competition once again The format was changed and the trophy would be kept by the most recent winner In case the first two matches finished in draws or each team had a win then a third leg had to be played In January 1939 Argentina got a 5 1 victory in Rio de Janeiro The following game was packed with incidents and the visiting team left the pitch enraged after the referee awarded a penalty to Brazil However the home side went on to score a third goal when the Argentine team had already left the field in protest A third and fourth match were played in Sao Paulo giving the victory to Argentina The 1940 edition was played in Argentina where Argentina won two matches 6 1 and 5 1 and Brazil won one 7 1 In 1957 s match at Maracana Pele made his debut in Brazilian National Team drafted by coach Sylvio Pirillo where he scored the first of many goals with the Brazilian jersey From 1940 on Brazil won every edition except for the 1971 Cup when with two draws the Cup was also declared tied 3 List of champions EditMatches Edit The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Julio A Roca Since 1939 the cup was played under a two legged format No goal difference was taken into account so in case of both teams won one match each a playoff was held to define a champion Nevertheless since 1957 the cup was defined by goal difference between both matches 4 President of Brazil Getulio Vargas meeting the Argentine players January 1939 Brazilian goalkeeper Felix and Carlos Bianchi in the 1971 edition Ed Year Winner Score City Venue Agg 1 1914 Brazil 1 0 Buenos Aires GEBA 2 1922 Brazil 2 1 Sao Paulo Parque Antarctica 3 1923 Argentina 2 0 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas 4 1939 n 1 Argentina 5 1 Rio de Janeiro Sao Januario 5 3 n 2 2 3 Rio de Janeiro Sao Januario2 2 a e t Sao Paulo Parque Antarctica3 0 Sao Paulo Parque Antarctica5 1940 Argentina 6 1 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo 4 2 n 2 2 3 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo5 1 Avellaneda Independiente6 1945 Brazil 3 4 Sao Paulo Pacaembu 4 2 n 2 6 2 Rio de Janeiro Sao Januario3 1 Rio de Janeiro Sao Januario7 1957 Brazil 1 2 Rio de Janeiro Maracana 3 22 0 a e t Sao Paulo Pacaembu8 1960 Brazil 2 4 Buenos Aires River Plate 6 54 1 a e t Buenos Aires River Plate9 1963 Brazil 2 3 Sao Paulo Morumbi 7 55 2 a e t Rio de Janeiro Maracana10 1971 Argentina amp Brazil n 3 1 1 Buenos Aires River Plate 3 32 2 a e t Buenos Aires River Plate11 1976 Brazil 2 1 Buenos Aires River Plate 4 12 0 Rio de Janeiro MaracanaTitles by country Edit Team Titles Years won Brazil 8 1914 1922 1945 1957 1960 1963 1971 n 3 1976 Argentina 4 1923 1939 1940 1971 n 3 Notes Edit The first two games were held in 1939 and the other two postponed to February 1940 due to incidents in the second match As the playoff game ended in a 2 2 draw after extra time a fourth match was held to break the tie a b c Final score on points a b c As Brazil and Argentina had won one match each and no playoff was held the title was shared References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roca Cup Copa Roca at Museu do Esportes website Archive 6 Jul 2011 Antes do penta a Copa Roca by Cassio Cirpoli on Diario de Pernambuco 6 May 2011 La Roca sin campeon El Grafico n 2704 Editorial Atlantida 1971 Copa Julio Roca by Jose L 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