| 1913 Copa La Nación Final | |
| Event: | Copa de Competencia La Nación |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2score: | 3 |
| Date: | October 26, 1913 |
| Stadium: | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| Referee: | Carlos Aerts |
| Next: | 1914 |
The 1913 Copa de Competencia La Nación Final was the final that decided the winner of the 1st. edition of Copa de Competencia La Nación, an Argentine domestic cup organised by dissident body Federación Argentina de Football. The match was contested by Argentino de Quilmes and Rosario Central.
The final was held in Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on October 26, 1913. Rosario Central beat Argentino 3–2,[1] [2] winning their first national title ever.[3] [4]
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This edition was contested by all the teams of the 1913 Primera División season (excepting Tigre) plus Second Division teams. The competition was named after newspaper La Nación, which had donated the trophy.
The competition was played under a single-elimination format, with two Rosario representatives entering directly to semifinals. In that stage, Rosario Central beat Porteño 2–1 at Independiente stadium, earning its right to play the final. On the other hand, Argentino started in round of 16, beating Juventud del Tigre 3–1, Gimnasia y Esgrima BA 2–0, Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 and Tiro Federal 4–0 in the semifinal.[1]
| Argentino de Quilmes | Round | |||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
| Juventud del Tigre | 3–1 (H) | Round of 16 | align=center | – | – | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 2–0 (A) | Round of 8 | align=center | – | – | |||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1–0 (H) | Quarterfinal | align=center | – | – | |||
| Tiro Federal | 4–0 (A) | bgcolor= #CFDBE2 | Semifinal | 2–1 (N) | ||||
| GK |  Aníbal Rotondo | ||
| DF | Antonio Cerutti | ||
| DF | Rodolfo Martínez | ||
| MF | Juan Ramón Pozo | ||
| MF | Atilio Badaracco | ||
| MF | César Badaracco | ||
| FW | Gerónimo Badaracco | ||
| FW | Domingo Arrillaga | ||
| FW | Guillermo Dannaher | ||
| FW | Juan José Pozo | ||
| FW | Pascual Polimeni |
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|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Serapio Acosta | ||
| DF | Zenón Díaz | ||
| DF | Ignacio Rotta | ||
| MF | Juan Díaz | ||
| MF | Alberto Ledesma | ||
| MF | Pablo F. Molina | ||
| FW | Federico Flynn | ||
| FW | Antonio Blanco | ||
| FW | Juan Enrique Hayes | ||
| FW | Ennis Hayes | ||
| FW | Fidel Ramìrez |