Copa Bernardo O'Higgins

Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (English: Bernardo O'Higgins Cup) was a national football tournament disputed between Brazil and Chile, from 1955 to 1966. The competition, played on a two-legged format, was similar to other tournaments played at the time, such as the Roca Cup between Argentina and Brazil.

Copa Bernardo O'Higgins

Organising body	CBF FFCH
Founded	1955
Abolished	1966 (1966)
Region	Brazil Chile
Number of teams	2
Related competitions	Roca Cup Copa Río Branco Taça Oswaldo Cruz
Last champions	Brazil and Chile (1966) shared
Most successful club(s)	Brazil (4 titles)

The cup's name was a tribute to Bernardo O'Higgins, a figure of great importance in Chile's independence, and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period.

List of champions

The cup was named as a tribute to Chilean military and politician Bernardo O'Higgins

Ed.	Year	Host	Champion	1st. leg	2nd. leg	Result (points)
1	1955	Brazil	Brazil	1–1	2–1	2–1
2	1957	Chile	Chile	1–0	1–1	2–1
3	1959	Brazil	Brazil	7–0	1–0	4–0
4	1961	Chile	Brazil	1–2	0–1	4–0
5	1966	Chile	Chile	0–1	2–1	2–2 (g.d.)
			Brazil

Match details

1955

18 Sep

First leg

Brazil	1–1	Chile
Pinheiro	Report	Ramírez

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Charles Williams

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20 Sep

Second leg

Brazil	2–1	Chile
Maurinho Álvaro	Report	Hormazabal

Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Harry Davis

1957

15 Sep

First leg

Chile	1–0	Brazil
Meléndez	Report

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Referee: Walter Manning

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18 Sep

Second leg

Chile	1–1	Brazil
Fernández 102'	Report	Matos 15'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Referee: Danor Morales

1959

17 Sep

First leg

Brazil	7–0	Chile
Pelé Dorval Quarentinha Dino Sani	Report

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Alberto da Gama

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20 Sep

Second leg

Brazil	1–0	Chile
Quarentinha	Report

Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Joao Etzel

1961

7 May

First leg

Chile	1–2	Brazil
Soto	Report	Garrincha Didi

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Referee: Carlos Robles

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11 May

Second leg

Chile	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Gérson

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Referee: Carlos Robles

1966

17 Apr

First leg

Chile	0–1	Brazil
	Report	João Carlos

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Referee: Kevin Howley

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20 Apr

Second leg

Chile	2–1	Brazil
Reinoso Valdés	Report	João Carlos

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Referee: Kevin Howley

All-time top scorers

Pelé and Quarentinha are the all-time top-scorers in the competition with three goals each. Pelé is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the tournament (1959 first leg at Maracanã in Brazil).