Copa Beccar Varela
The Copa de Honor Adrián Beccar Varela (or simply Copa Adrián Beccar Varela) was an Argentine official football competition organized by dissident " Liga Argentina de Football", the first league that organised professional competition in Argentin ...
Final was the final that decided the winner of the 2nd edition of the Argentine domestic cup. The cup was contested by Racing Club (for second consecutive time), and Rosarian Club Central Córdoba. The match was held in
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"Argentina: Copa de Honor "Sr. Beccar Varela" 1ra. División Liga Argentina 1933" by José Carluccio, 13 Feb 2009
The match was suspended after 88 minutes when Racing players abandoned the field in protest of a penalty kick awarded to Central Córdoba. On February 22, the organising body
Liga Argentina de Football
The Liga Argentina de Football (LAF) was a dissident football association of Argentina that organised its own professional championships from 1931 to 1934. The Argentine Football Association (that had remained amateur) did not recognise those cham ...
The cup was contested by 30 teams which included clubs participating in the 1933 Primera División organised by dissident association,
Liga Argentina de Football
The Liga Argentina de Football (LAF) was a dissident football association of Argentina that organised its own professional championships from 1931 to 1934. The Argentine Football Association (that had remained amateur) did not recognise those cham ...
(the first professional in Argentina), 6 from
Liga Rosarina de Football
The Liga Rosarina de Football was the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario, Argentina, from 1905 to 1930. Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Rosario A.C. and Atlético Argentino were its founding members.< ...
, 1 from Liga Santafesina, 1 from Liga Cordobesa, and 4 Uruguayan clubs (including
Peñarol
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and Nacional) that gave the cup international status. Teams played a single round-robin before entering to the second stage, which was played in a direct elimination format.
In the first stage, Racing beat Boca Juniors (with a conclusive 7–1), loss to
Atlanta
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Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
3–0, earning a place in the knockout stage, where the team eliminated Nacional de Rosario (32),
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5–0, and rival Independiente in the semifinals (3–3, 4–1 playoff)
Central Córdoba beat Nacional (R) 4–1,
Tiro Federal
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2–1,
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...
0–1, finishing 1st in the group and therefore qualifying for the second stage.Trofeo Beccar Varela on Central Córdoba official site Central Córdoba then eliminated Platense 2–0,
Atlanta
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2–0, and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe 3–2 in the semifinal.
In the final match, held in River Plate Stadium in
Recoleta, Buenos Aires
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, Racing quickly took advantage when Demetrio Conidares scored in the second minute. Tomás Constantini fired back, scoring twice to put Central Córdoba in the lead at 2–1. Racing goalkeeper Juan Botasso then stopped a
penalty kick
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by winger Telmo Collins. In the second half, Vicente Zito scored for Racing forcing a 2–2 tie. With only 2 minutes to play, Uruguayan referee Sobreira awarded a penalty kick to Central Córdoba. Players of Racing abandoned the field in protest against the decision, and the match was then ended abruptly. On February 22, the Liga Argentina awarded points to Central Córdoba therefore the Rosarian team was crowned champion of the competition, winning not only their first Beccar Varela trophy but also their first national title ever.Central Córdoba en su hora más gloriosa on RadioGráfica
Road to the final
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Match details
Note: Racing players abandoned the pitch under protest after the referee Sobreira awarded a penalty kick for Central Córdoba. The LAF declared Central Córdoba as champion of the tournament.