Copa Bernardo O'Higgins () was a national

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tournament disputed between

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and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, from 1955 to 1966. The competition, played on a

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format, was similar to other tournaments played at the time, such as the

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between Argentina and Brazil. The cup's name was a tribute to

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; 20 August 1778 – 24 October 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque people, Basque-Spanish people, Spani ...

, a figure of great importance in Chile's independence, and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period.

List of champions

Match details

1955

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1957

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1959

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1961

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1966

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All-time top scorers

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...

and Quarentinha are the all-time top-scorers in the competition with three goals each. Pelé is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the tournament (1959 first leg at Maracanã in Brazil).

Notes

References

{{Friendly association football tournaments in South America Brazil national football team matches Chile national football team matches International association football competitions hosted by Chile International association football competitions hosted by Brazil Defunct international association football competitions in South America Recurring sporting events established in 1955 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1966