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.[1]

Copa Bernardo O'Higgins
Organising bodyBrazil CBF
Chile FFCH
Founded1955
Abolished1966; 58 years ago (1966)
RegionBrazil
Chile
Number of teams2
Related competitionsRoca 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,[2][3] and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period.[4]

List of champions

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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 Brasil   Brazil
1–1
2–1
2–1
2
1957 Chile   Chile
1–0
1–1
2–1
3
1959 Brasil   Brazil
7–0
1–0
4–0
4
1961 Chile   Brazil
1–2
0–1
4–0
5
1966 Chile
  Chile [note 1]
0–1
2–1
2–2 (g.d.)
  Brazil [note 1]

Match details

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1955

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First leg
Brazil  1–1  Chile
Pinheiro   Report Ramírez  
Referee: Charles Williams

Second leg
Brazil  2–1  Chile
Maurinho  
Álvaro  
Report Hormazabal  
Referee: Harry Davis

1957

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First leg
Chile  1–0  Brazil
Meléndez   Report
Referee: Walter Manning

Second leg
Chile  1–1  Brazil
Fernández   102' Report Matos   15'
Referee: Danor Morales

1959

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First leg
Brazil  7–0  Chile
Pelé    
Dorval  
Quarentinha   
Dino Sani  
Report
Referee: Alberto da Gama

Second leg
Brazil  1–0  Chile
Quarentinha   Report
Referee: Joao Etzel

1961

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First leg
Chile  1–2  Brazil
Soto   Report Garrincha  
Didi  
Referee: Carlos Robles

Second leg
Chile  0–1  Brazil
Report Gérson  
Referee: Carlos Robles

1966

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First leg
Chile  0–1  Brazil
Report João Carlos  
Referee: Kevin Howley

Second leg
Chile  2–1  Brazil
Reinoso  
Valdés  
Report João Carlos  
Referee: Kevin Howley

All-time top scorers

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Pelé and Quarentinha are the all-time top-scorers in the competition with three goals each.[5][6] Pelé is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the tournament (1959 first leg at Maracanã in Brazil).[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Title shared

References

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  1. ^ José Luis Pierrend. "Copa Bernardo O'Higgins". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme - Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias at Biblioteca del Congreso de Chile
  3. ^ Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778-1842) on Memoria Chilena
  4. ^ O’Higgins, libertador de Chile on El Historiador
  5. ^ "Brazil national football team statistics and records: top scorers - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Chile national football team statistics and records: top scorers - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Brazil national football team statistics and records: hat tricks - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.