# 1955 Copa Campeonato Juan Domingo Perón

The Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires Presidente Juan Domingo Perón (or simply Copa Campeonato Juan Domingo Perón or Copa Perón) was an official Argentine football cup competition
The championship was organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Government of Buenos Aires Province. Lanús won the tournament (the first senior title of their history) after defeating Estudiantes (LP) in the final match.

## Overview

The competition was contested by seven clubs, mostly of them located within the Buenos Aires Province region (with the exception of Chacarita Juniors) that were competing in Primera División in 1955. Independiente withdrew before the tournament started.
It was played under a single-elimination format, and like Copa Adrián C. Escobar, when a match ended in a tie after the overtime, the team with most corner kicks conceded was declared winner.
The winner should have been awarded three trophies, two by AFA and one by the province. Nevertheless and due to the 1955 coup d'etat that ended the second presidential term of Juan Perón, Lanús was not awarded the cup because the military government had appointed an interventor at the association. AFA did not officialise the title until October 2024, claiming their 7th. senior title.

## Tournament

Winners qualified to the winning teams round, while losers advanced to the losing teams round.

### First round and winning teams round

| First round (12 March) | First round (12 March) | Winners round semifinals (2 December) | Winners round semifinals (2 December) | Winners round final (1 April) | Winners round final (1 April) |
| Lanús (c) | 0 (1) | | | | |
| Racing | 0 (0) | | | | |
| Racing | 0 (0) | Lanús | 2 | | |
| | | Estudiantes (LP) | 1 | | |
| Estudiantes (LP) (c) | 2 (1) | Estudiantes (LP) | 1 | | |
| Banfield | 2 (0) | | | | |
| Banfield | 2 (0) | | | Lanús | 2 |
| | | | | Tigre | 1 |
| Chacarita Juniors | 2 | | | | | Tigre | 1 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | Tigre | 2 | | |
| | | Chacarita Juniors | 0 | | |
| Bye | – | Chacarita Juniors | 0 | | |
| Tigre | – | | | | |

### Losing teams round

| First round (20 March) | First round (20 March) | 2nd round losers (20 March) | 2nd round losers (20 March) | Semifinal losers (20 March) | Semifinal losers (20 March) |
| Banfield | 2 | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | Banfield | 2 | | |
| | | Estudiantes (LP) | 3 | | |
| Bye | – | Estudiantes (LP) | 3 | | |
| Racing | – | | | | |
| Racing | – | | | Tigre | 2 |
| | | | | Racing | 1 |
| | | Chacarita Juniors | 4 (1) | | |
| | | Racing (c) | 4 (2) | | |
| Losing teams final (21 April) | Losing teams final (21 April) |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 4 |
| Tigre | 0 |
Estudiantes (LP) qualified to play the final v the winner of the winning teams round, Lanús

## Final

| GK | Enrique Alvarez Vega |
| DF | Emilio Pratto |
| DF | Angel Beltrán |
| MF | Nicolás Daponte |
| MF | Juan Héctor Guidi |
| MF | José Nazionale |
| FW | Oscar Contreras | a' |
| FW | Osvaldo Gil |
| FW | Rodolfo García |
| FW | Urbano Reynoso |
| FW | Felipe Zelada | b' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | Emilio Fernandez | a' |
| FW | Ramón Moyano | b' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan B. Cevasco ||
| GK | Santos Gioffré |
| DF | Leandro Casanueva |
| DF | José María Silvero |
| MF | Walter Garcerón |
| MF | Juan Urriolabeitía |
| MF | Alberto Bouché |
| FW | Ricardo Scialino |
| FW | Francisco Quaglia |
| FW | Roberto Rolando |
| FW | Héctor Antonio | a' |
| FW | Manuel Pellegrina |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | Juan Chena | a' |
| Manager: ||