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Copa Bernardo O'Higgins

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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)

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]

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.