| 1905 Copa de Honor Final | |
| Event: | 1905 Copa de Honor "Municipalidad de Buenos Aires" |
| Team1: | Alumni |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Quilmes |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Date: | 30 August 1905 |
| Stadium: | Sociedad Sportiva |
| City: | Buenos Aires |
| Referee: | W.A. Jordan |
| Next: | 1906 |
The 1905 Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was the final that decided the champion of the first edition of this National cup of Argentina.[1] In the match, held in Sociedad Sportiva Argentina, Alumni defeated Quilmes 1–0 in extra time,[2] [1] becoming the first winner of this competition.[3]
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thumb|left|Sociedad Sportiva Argentina, venueThe 1905 edition was contested by 8 clubs, 7 within Buenos Aires Province and 1 from Liga Rosarina de Football participating in the competition. Playing in a single-elimination tournament, Alumni defeated Estudiantes (BA) (4–1) and Belgrano Athletic Club (3–1), qualifying for the final.[1]
On the other hand, Quilmes thrahsed Lomas 9–0, then eliminating Rosario Central 2–0 on extra time.[1]
The final was held in Sociedad Sportiva Argentina (the main sports venue of that time and considered a predecessor of the Argentine Olympic Committee)[4] [5] on 30 August 1905, where Alumni won 1–0 with a goal by Alfredo Brown in extra time.[3]
Chronicles of the match (which had an attendance of only 1,000 spectators) indicated that Quilmes had deserved best luck. Newspaper La Argentina even stated: "we don't think the best one won (the match)", and praised the performance of Alumni's goalkeeper, José Buruca Laforia.[2]
| Round | Quilmes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
| Estudiantes (BA) | 4–1 (A) | First Round | 9–0 (H) | |||||
| Belgrano A.C. | 3–1 (N) | bgcolor= #CFDBE2 | Semifinal | Rosario Central | 2–0 (H) | |||
| GK |  José Buruca Laforia | ||
| DF | Jorge Brown | ||
| DF | Carlos C. Brown | ||
| MF | Andrés Mack | ||
| MF | Patricio Browne | ||
| MF | Ernesto Brown | ||
| FW | Gottlob E. Weiss | ||
| FW | Juan J. Moore | ||
| FW | |||
| FW | Carlos Lett | ||
| FW | J. Canadá |
| GK | A. Thorne | ||
| DF | R.S. Muir | ||
| DF | A. Boutell | ||
| MF | J. Rodman | ||
| MF | Charles H. Parr | ||
| MF | W. Diggs | ||
| FW | David J. Morgan | ||
| FW | Arthur E. Wells | ||
| FW | Percy Hooton | ||
| FW | Spencer Leonard | ||
| FW | John Murray |