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]

Copa León Peyrou
Organising bodyAUF
Founded1919
Abolished1922; 102 years ago (1922)
RegionUruguay
Most successful team(s)Nacional (3 titles)

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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Ed. Year Champion Runner-up
1
1919 Universal Dublín
2
1920 Nacional[2] Universal
3
1921 Nacional[3] Uruguay Onward
4
1922 Nacional[4] Peñarol

Titles by club

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Club Titles Years won
Nacional 3 1920, 1921, 1922[5]
Universal
1
1919

References

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