Copa León Peyrou Explained

Copa León Peyrou
Organiser:AUF
Founded:1919
Region:Uruguay
Most Successful Team:Nacional (3 titles)

The Copa León Peyrou was a Uruguayan football cup competition organized by the Uruguayan Football Association from 1919 to 1922, named after the leader of the old River Plate FC and President of the AUF since 1920.[1]

The tournament was held during the last months of the year. All the clubs of the Uruguayan Primera División participated and it had a knockout format.

After the first edition won by Universal, Nacional won the next three competitions, obtaining the cup as its own.

List of champions

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1919 Dublín
1920 Nacional[2] Universal
1921 Nacional[3] Uruguay Onward
1922 Nacional[4] Peñarol

Titles by club

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3 1920, 1921, 1922[5]
1919

Notes and References

  1. http://www.el-area.com/uruguay/subpaginas/otras-copas.htm Uruguay - Otras Copas
  2. https://pueblotricolor939084757.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/copa-leon-peyrou-1920-2/ Copa León Peyrou 1920
  3. https://atilio.uy/copa:85 Nacional campeón Copa Peyrou 1921
  4. https://atilio.uy/copa:86 Nacional campeón Copa Peyrou 1922
  5. https://nacional.uy/es/club/trofeos/nacionales/ Títulos del Club Nacional de Football