# Copa Newton

Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 28 times between 1906 and 1976.

## History

Nicanor Newton, director of Sportsman magazine, donated the trophy for a competition which would be held for beneficial purposes. The competition (therefore named "Copa Newton") was first held in 1906, one year after the first edition of Copa Lipton, and was continued on an annual basis until 1930, with the exception of 1910, 1914, 1921, 1923 and 1925–1926.
It has only been played sporadically since, with just 8 editions played over four decades between 1937 and 1976.
The cup has been contested 28 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 17 occasions and Uruguay on 11.

## List of champions
### Finals

The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Newton:
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | City | Venue |
| 1 | 1906 | Argentina | 2–1 | Buenos Aires | Sociedad Sportiva |
| 2 | 1907 | Argentina | 2–1 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 3 | 1908 | Argentina | 2–1 | Buenos Aires | GEBA |
| 4 | 1909 | Argentina | 2–2 | Montevideo | Belvedere |
| 5 | 1911 | Argentina | 3–2 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 6 | 1912 | Uruguay | 3–3 | Avellaneda | Racing |
| 7 | 1913 | Uruguay | 1–0 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 8 | 1915 | Uruguay | 2–0 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 9 | 1916 | Argentina | 3–1 | Avellaneda | Racing |
| 10 | 1917 | Uruguay | 1–0 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 11 | 1918 | Argentina | 2–0 | Buenos Aires | GEBA |
| 12 | 1919 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Montevideo | Parque Pereira |
| 13 | 1920 | Uruguay | 3–1 | Buenos Aires | Sportivo Barracas |
| 14 | 1922 | Uruguay | 2–2 | Buenos Aires | Sportivo Barracas |
| 15 | 1923 | Uruguay | 2–0 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 16 | 1924 | Argentina | 4–0 | Buenos Aires | Sportivo Barracas |
| 17 | 1927 | Argentina | 1–0 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 18 | 1928 | Argentina | 1–0 | Avellaneda | Independiente |
| 19 | 1929 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Montevideo | Parque Central |
| 20 | 1930 | Uruguay | 1–1 | Buenos Aires | San Lorenzo |
| 21 | 1937 | Argentina | 3–0 | Montevideo | Centenario |
| 22 | 1942 | Argentina | 4–1 | Buenos Aires | River Plate |
| 23 | 1945 | Argentina | 6–2 | Buenos Aires | San Lorenzo |
| 24 | 1957 | Argentina | 0–0 | Montevideo | Centenario |
| 25 | 1968 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Montevideo | Centenario |
| 26 | 1973 | Argentina | 1–1 | Montevideo | Centenario |
| 27 | 1975 | Argentina | 3–2 | Montevideo | Centenario |
| 28 | 1976 | Argentina | 3–0 | Montevideo | Centenario |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 Argentina won the trophy as visiting team.
* 1 2 3 Uruguay won the trophy as visiting team.
* 1 2 The 1923 and 1924 editions had the particulatiry of two matches being held on the same day, 25 May 1924. One match was held in Montevideo, and the other in Buenos Aires. The match in Montevideo was considered part of the 1923 edition.
* ↑ Also valid for 1976 Taça do Atlântico.

### Titles by country

| Team | Titles | Years won |
| Argentina | 17 | 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968 |

### Overall

| M | AW | D | UW | GA | GU |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 35 |

## All-time scorers

* Angel Romano 4
* Eliseo Brown 4
* / Alexander Watson Hutton 3
* Jose Piendibene 3
* O.Goicoechea 3
* Carlos Scarone 2
* Jorge Valdano 2

## Most finals by player

* 8: Angel Romano (won 4), Cayetano Saporiti (won 3)
* 6: Alfredo Foglino (won 5), Pedro Calomino (won 2)
* 5: Carlos Tomás Wilson (won 4), Eliseo Brown (won 4), José Piendibene (won 3), Carlos Scarone (won 3), Hector Scarone (won 3), Pablo Dacal (won 3), Juan Domingo Brown (won 2), Juan Carlos Bertone (won 1)
* 4: Juan Enrique Hayes (won 2),
* 3: Jorge Brown (won 3), Alfredo Brown (won 3), Alexander Watson Hutton (won 2), Pedro Petrone (won 1)