The Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or the Copa Honor Uruguayo was an international

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friendly competition contested by

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and

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national teams. It was played for on thirteen occasions between 1911 and 1924. All games were played in

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Overview

Outside the

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, Argentina–Uruguay is one of the oldest fixtures in international football. During the 1910s and 1920s they regularly played each other up to four times a year. In addition to South American Championship matches, the Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo was one of several trophies the two national teams regularly competed for during this era. The others included the

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, which was played in

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, the

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and the

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. For the final game in 1924, both teams were selected by dissident national associations. The Argentina team represented the " Asociación Amateurs de Football" while the Uruguay represented the "Federación Uruguaya de Football", both associations formed outside official bodies AFA and AUF.

List of champions

Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo:Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo
by José Luis Pierrend on the RSSSF Argentinos vs

Titles by country

All-time scorers

Most finals by player

*9:

Alfredo Foglino Alfredo Foglino (1893–1968) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Playing career Club career Foglino made his debut for Nacional in 1911. In 14 years for Foglino played 409 matches including nine Primera División Uruguaya championships ...

(won 6) *7:

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(won 5),

Cayetano Saporiti Cayetano Saporiti (January 14, 1887 – 1954) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played 56 games for the Uruguay national team between 1905 and 1919. Biography He made his debut for the national team at 18 years 179 days making him the thi ...

(won 4) *6:

José Piendibene José Miguel Piendibene Ferrari (5 June 1890 – 12 November 1969) was a Uruguayan footballer. His position on the field was centre forward, being regarded by many as one of the best Uruguayan football players of all time. Piendibene was praised ...

(won 5) *5:

Hector Scarone In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

(won 4),

Pablo Dacal Pablo Dacal (30 June 1886–1961) was a Uruguayan footballer. He played in 29 matches for the Uruguay national football team from 1908 to 1916. He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1916 South American Championship The 1916 South Amer ...

(won 4), Juan Enrique Hayes (won 1) *4:

Juan Domingo Brown Juan Domingo Brown (20 June 1888 – 16 September 1932) was an Argentine international footballer. Early life Brown was an Argentine of Scottish origin. Brown had five cousins who were also Argentine international players – Alfredo, Carlos, ...

(won 1),

Carlos Tomás Wilson Carlos Tomás Wilson (1889–1952) was an Argentine footballer who played as goalkeeper for the Club Atlético San Isidro, having also been called up for the Argentina national team. Career Wilson was born in Rosario, Argentina. A son of a Br ...

(won 1) *3:

Alberto Marcovecchio Alberto Andrés Marcovecchio (March 6, 1893 – February 28, 1958) was an Argentine football player that spent all his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda. His position on the field was forward, converting more than 200 goals during his career. O ...

(won 3),

Carlos Scarone Carlos Scarone (10 November 1888 – 12 May 1965) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as forward. Despite he played in several clubs of Argentina and Uruguay, Scarone is mostly known for his tenure on Nacional, where he stayed nine years, sco ...

(won 2), Pedro Calomino (won 1)

References

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