The Copa Presidente de la Nación, also known as Campeonato Argentino or Copa Presidente, was an official

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cup competition established by dissident body

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in 1920. After the AAmF dissolved, the competition continued being organised by current

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, although the body has not officially included this competition in its list of national cups yet.

History

Teams from Regional leagues of Argentina took part of the tournament. The champion was awarded the trophy, donated by then President of Argentina,

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. From 1925, the runner-up was awarded with "Copa Intendente Municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" trophy while the "Copa Comité Olímpico Argentino" trophy was given to the team placed third (from 1929). Another trophy, the "Copa Adrián Beccar Varela" (not to be confused with

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) trophy was awarded to the best team outside

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.y Balance 1930''
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facing the

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champion. In the 1956-57 edition, the champion was eligible to play the "Copa Carlos Bottaro" vs. the Uruguay regional leagues champion. By mid 1970s, the Copa Presidente de la Nación lost interest due to the addition of teams indirectly affiliated to AFA to the Primera División tournaments, with the establishment of both, Torneo Nacional in 1967 and

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in 1986. The Copa Presidente de la Nación last edition was held in 1988-89. Since then, only youth teams have played the tournament.

List of champions

Ref:''Memoria y Balance General 1944''
on Biblioteca AFA
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF Aamf provincia equipo 1924

Titles by league

Copa Intendente Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Presidente de la Nacion P Recurring events established in 1920 Recurring events disestablished in 1989 1920 establishments in Argentina 1989 disestablishments in Argentina