1936 Copa de Oro

1936 Copa de Oro River equipo copa oro 1936.jpg 1936 Copa de Oro1936 Argentine Primera División River Plate, champions River Plate Copa Campeonato 4 San Lorenzo Copa de Honor 2 1936 12 20 Independiente Stadium Avellaneda Bartolomé Macías The 1936 Copa de Oro was the match to determine the 1936 Argentine Primera División champion, the 45th season of top-flight football in Argentina, and the Argentine participant in the 1936 Copa Aldao. It was contested between Copa de Honor winners San Lorenzo and Copa Campeonato champions River Plate. The match was held at the C.A. Independiente Stadium in Avellaneda. River Plate won their fourth league title after defeating San Lorenzo 4–2. Qualified teams TeamQualification Previous finals app. River Plate Copa Campeonato winners (none) San Lorenzo Copa de Honor winners (none) Bold indicates winning years Venues Avellaneda Independiente Stadium Capacity: 33,500 200px Background 1936 Argentine Primera División The 1936 Argentine Primera División was split into two different tournaments, played under a single round-robin tournament. The first of them, "Copa de Honor", was won by San Lorenzo,Argentina - Copa de Honor - 1936 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-hon36.html 2026-04-09 www.rsssf.org while the second competition, the Copa Campeonato, was won by River Plate.Argentina 1936 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg36.html 2026-04-09 www.rsssf.org Match details thumb|A moment of the match: Sirni saving his goal in front of opponents Cavadini and Alarcón 20 December 1936 1936 Copa de Oro River Plate San Lorenzo 4–2 Cesarini 37Ferreyra 73 86Pedernera 76 Pantó 55Canteli 81 Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda Bartolomé Macías Report _River_1905 ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 999999 River Plate _navylower _3navystripes _navylower _2_white_stripes ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff 000000 San Lorenzo GK ARG Sebastián Sirni DF ARG Luis VassiniDF ARG Alberto CuelloMF ARG Esteban MalazzoMF ARG José María MinellaMF ARG Aarón WergifkerFW ARG Carlos PeucelleFW ITA 1861 Renato CesariniFW ARG Bernabé FerreyraFW ARG José M. MorenoFW ARG Adolfo PederneraManager: HUN Imre Hirschl GK ARG Sebastián GualcoDF ARG Oscar TarríoDF ARG Lorenzo GilliMF ARG Ismael ArreseMF ARG Mario ScavoneMF ARG Alberto ChividiniFW ARG Rubén CavadiniFW ARG Ricardo AlarcónFW ARG Genaro CanteliFW ARG Diego GarcíaFW ARG Miguel Angel PantóManager: ARG José Fossa Aftermath Courtesy of their win, River Plate qualified for the 1936 Copa Aldao. They went on to beat Uruguayan side Peñarol 5–1 to win their first Copa Aldao.Campeonato Rioplatense - Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao (1913 - 1957) https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/aldao.html 2026-04-09 www.rsssf.org In June 2013 (77 years after the match was played) the Argentine Football Association (AFA) cited on its website the "Copa de Oro" as a league title for River Plate (apart from the "Copa Campeonato").Campeones de Primera División https://www.afa.com.ar/es/pages/campeones-de-primera-division 2026-04-09 Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino es-AR The "Copa de Honor" was also included as a league title for San Lorenzo de Almagro.La AFA reconoció el título del 36 https://sanlorenzo.com.ar/ 2026-04-09 C. A. San Lorenzo es Nevertheless, some historians consider the "Copa de Oro" a domestic cup title instead of a league championship, stating that this cup was only contested to qualify an Argentine representative to play the Copa Aldao against the Uruguayan champion.Barnade Oscar 2016-12-21 Un título que 80 años después sigue generando controversia https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/titulo-80-anos-despues-sigue-generando-controversia_0_BkRS8JdNl.html 2026-04-09 Clarín es The AFA's Memoria y Balance 1936 (Annual Report) cited River Plate as "Campeón 1936" mentioning both titles won, Copa de Oro and Copa Campeonato, while San Lorenzo is only mentioned as "Copa de Honor winner".Libros AFA https://biblioteca.afa.org.ar/libros/libro_13/ 2026-04-09 biblioteca.afa.org.ar References Category:1936 in Argentine football Category:Club Atlético River Plate matches Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro matches Category:Football competitions in Avellaneda Category:December 1936 in sports Category:Argentine Primera División