Copa El País (Uruguay) - Trivia


Defending the Trophy

It has been really difficult to retain the Copa El País, and the few teams
that have achieved it, did it in their golden years. Estudiantil lost only one
match in their three-straight Copa El País titles in the early seventies,
Universal reached four finals from 1967 to 1970, Atenas and 18 de Julio (Rio)
won two out of three finals each, and Porongos remained unbeaten since 1993 to
1997, winning the cup in 1994 and 1995, and they could perfectly have won in
1996, if the championship wouldn't have been cancelled to play the Torneo
Nacional. From 1998 to 2000, the champions qualified to the Torneo Mayor,
therefore being unable to defend their title.
 
The following series of consecutive wins have been achieved:
 
 3   (1972-73-74)     Estudiantil (Pay)
 2   (1967-68)        Universal (San)
     (1975-76)        Atenas (Mal)
     (1982-83)        18 de Julio (Rio)
     (1994-95)        Porongos (Fls)
 
Other series: Consecutive wins by departments:
 
 5   (1997-98-99-00-01)  Maldonado (Punta del Este, Libertad, San Carlos, Ituzaingó, Atenas)
 3   (1972-73-74)        Paysandú (Estudiantil)
 2   (1967-68)           San José (Universal)
     (1975-76)           Maldonado (Atenas)
     (1982-83)           Río Negro (18 de Julio)
     (1994-95)           Flores (Porongos)

Consecutive wins of Zonal Championship:

Coastal:

 3   (1981-82-83)     18 de Julio (Rio)
 2   (1975-78)        18 de Julio (Rio)
     (1989-90)        Wanderers (Art)

South:

 2   (1978-79)        Santa Bernardina (Dur)
     (1984-85)        Quilmes (Fld)
     (1991-92)        Porongos (Fls)

East:

 4   (1987-88-89-90)  Palermo (Roc)
 3   (1982-83-84)     San Carlos (Mal)
 2   (1980-81)        Defensor (Mal)
     (1985-86)        Atenas (Mal)

Northeast: (North in 1965)

 2   (1980-81)       Conventos (Cer)
     (1982-83)       Sarandí Universitario (Riv)
     (1984-85)       Conventos (Cer)
     (1989-90)       Conventos (Cer)
     (1991-92)       Fritsa (Tac)

In 1969-70, Universal (San) became the first team to lose consecutive finals.
Their record was equalled in 1983-84 by San Carlos (Mal) and in 1989-90 by
Wanderers (Art).


Winning the Cup Unbeaten

The only teams that performed this feat more than once are Estudiantil and
Porongos, which won two tournaments without loosing a single match.
On the other hand, Maldonado is the department with more unbeaten
champions, 3 (Ituzaingó, Libertad and Punta del Este).
 
All unbeaten winners with their P-W-D-L-F-A records:
 
1971  Treinta y Tres          8  7  1  0  22-10
1973  Estudiantil (Paysandú)  6  4  2  0  11- 4  [defending champions]
1974  Estudiantil (Paysandú)  8  6  2  0  20- 4  [defending champions]
1979  18 de Julio (Col. 18)  10  5  5  0  15-10
1980  River Plate (Florida)   9  6  3  0  18- 8
1985  Quilmes (Florida)      11  5  6  0  11- 6
1992  Punta del Este         11  6  5  0  14- 5
1993  Artigas (Melo)         10  4  6  0  13- 6
1994  Porongos (Trinidad)    12 10  2  0  21- 3
1995  Porongos (Trinidad)     8  4  4  0  16- 5  [defending champions]
1998  Libertad (San Carlos)  10  8  2  0  25- 4
2000  Ituzaingó (P.del Este) 10  7  3  0  22-10
2003  Wanderers (Artigas)    10  8  2  0  27- 7


Consecutive Participations

The record number of consecutive participations in the Copa El País
is 11, held by Porongos.  All clubs to play at least 4 times
successive tournaments are included below:
 
11  Porongos (1987-1997)
 
 7  Río Negro (1987-1993)
 
 6  Universal (1967-1972)
    Río Negro (1980-1985)
    Palermo (1987-1992)
    Atlético Florida (1998-2003) [*]
 
 5  Estudiantil (1971-1975)
    Santa Bernardina (1978-82)
    18 de Julio (Fray Bentos) (1981-1985)
    Salto Uruguay (1998-2002)
    Independiente (Trinidad) (1999-2003) [*]
 
 4  Atenas (1974-1977)
    San Carlos (1982-1985)
    Estudiantil (1985-1988)
    San Eugenio (1985-1988)
    Tabaré (Florida) (1985-1988)
    Treinta y Tres (Treinta y Tres) (1987-1990)
    Conventos (1988-1991)
    Vida Nueva (San Bautista) (1989-1992)
    Central Palestino (1991-1994)
    Plaza (Colonia) (1996-1999)
    Juventud (Colonia) (2000-2003) [*]
    Tabaré (Piriápolis) (2000-2003) [*]
 
[*] Denotes a serie in progress.
 


Teams With Most Participations

From 1965 until 2003 (39 editions), 289 teams have participated in Copa El
País.  There are 20 teams with 10 or more participations:
 
20  Río Negro [San]
19  Independiente [Fls]
17  Porongos [Fls]
16  Conventos [Cer], Atenas [Mal]
14  San Eugenio [Art], Plaza (Colonia) [Col], Huracán [TyT], Treinta y Tres [TyT]
13  Estudiantil [Pay], 18 de Julio [Rio]
12  Quilmes [Fld], Palermo [Roc], Salto Uruguay [Sal]
11  Juventud [Col], Santa Bernardina [Dur], Atlético Florida [Fld], Oriental [Riv]
10  Artigas [Cer], San Carlos [Mal]
 
 
By departments the teams with most participations are:
 
Artigas: San Eugenio, 14
Canelones: Artigas, 6
Cerro Largo: Conventos, 16
Colonia: Plaza (Colonia), 14
Durazno: Santa Bernardina, 11
Flores: Independiente, 19
Florida: Quilmes, 12
Lavalleja: Nacional, 6
Maldonado: Atenas, 16
Paysandú: Estudiantil, 13
Río Negro: 18 de Julio, 13
Rivera: Oriental, 11
Rocha: Palermo, 12
Salto: Salto Uruguay, 12
San José: Río Negro, 20
Soriano: Independiente (Mercedes), Sportivo Barracas, 8
Tacuarembó: Fritsa, 8
Treinta y Tres: Huracán, Treinta y Tres, 14


Participations in the Final and Consecutive Finalists

Atenas and Estudiantil are the teams with most final appearances: 5.
Teams with at least 2 appearances are:
 
5  Atenas            (4 wins, 1 loss)
   Estudiantil       (4 wins, 1 loss)
4  18 de Julio [Rio] (2 wins, 2 losses)
   Universal         (2 wins, 2 losses)
   Wanderers [Art]   (1 win,  3 losses)
3  Porongos          (3 wins)
   Salto Uruguay     (1 win,  2 losses)
   San Carlos        (1 win,  2 losses)
   San Eugenio       (1 win,  2 losses)
2  Palermo           (2 wins)
   Punta del Este    (2 wins)
   Atlético Florida  (1 win,  1 loss)
   Fritsa            (1 win,  1 loss)
   Quilmes           (1 win,  1 loss)
   Río Negro         (1 win,  1 loss)
   Central Palestino         (2 losses)
 
 
Considering consecutive participations in the final (whether won or lost),
Universal (1967-70) and Estudiantil (1971-74) share the record with 4
participations. But whereas Estudiantil lost only the first final, Universal
lost the last two.
 
Teams with 3 consecutive final appearances are: Atenas (1975-77) and 18 de
Julio [Río Negro] (1981-83). Atenas lost the third final while 18 de Julio lost
the first.
 
Teams that lost consecutive finals are: Universal (1969-70), San Carlos (1983-84)
and Wanderers [Artigas] (1989-90).  Wanderers also lost a third final in 1999.


Unlucky Finalists and Other Final's Stuff

Besides the 25 teams that have won the Copa El País, 16 other teams
have been unlucky finalists (in total 41 teams reached the final).
This is the list of unlucky finalists:
 
2  Central Palestino (Roc)
1  Carrasco (Can), Central (San), Conventos (Cer), Defensor (Tac),
   Deportivo Artigas (Sal), Frontera Rivera Chico (Riv), Juventud (Col),
   Lavalleja (Lav), Nacional (San), Olimpia (Cer), Rausa (Mal), Sarandí (Col),
   Sportivo Yí (Dur), Unión Juvenil (Dur), Wanderers (Pay)
 
Other curiosities:
 
  Ten teams appeared only once in the Final and they won it. These are: 
  18 de Julio [Sal], Artigas [Cer], Bella Vista, Defensor, Independencia,
  Independiente, Ituzaingó, Libertad, River Plate and Treinta y Tres.
 
  Only 3 other teams have a perfect final record: Porongos 3 (3 wins),
  Palermo 2 (2 wins) and Punta del Este 2 (2 wins).
 
  Three times the defending champion lost in the final: Salto Uruguay (1967),
  Universal (1969) and Atenas (1977).
 
  In contrast, twice a beaten finalist went one better the next season:
  Estudiantil (1972, runners-up in 1971) and 18 de Julio [Rio] (1982,
  runners-up in 1981).


Beating the Holders

In the 39 Copa El País tournaments played since 1965, the holders were eliminated
on 25 times (6 times they retained the title, twice (2) the tournament wasn't
defined, and in the first tournament of course no holders took part).  Many different
circumstances didn't allow the holders to defend their title:
1972     Treinta y Tres (1971 champions) were disqualified by OFI for irregularities.
1979     As 1978 tournament wasn't finished, there were no holders, and Bella Vista
         (1977 champions) were eliminated in 1978.
1996     Porongos (1995 champions) qualified to the Torneo Nacional and were eliminated
         by Rampla Juniors (Montevideo) in the First Round. However, they were still
         holders in 1997 when Río Negro (San José) eliminated them.
1998-00  Punta del Este (1997 champions), Libertad (1998) and San Carlos (1999)
         qualified to the Torneo Mayor.
2002     Atenas (2001 champions) became proffesional and join the Second Level
         Uruguayan Championship in 2002.

All clubs to eliminate the defending champions (seasons in which they won
themselves in bold):

3  Río Negro [San]         (1981, 1990, 1997)

2  Universal [San]         (1967, 1970)
   18 de Julio [Rio]       (1975, 1978)
   San Eugenio [Art]       (1985, 1987)
   Porongos [Fls]          (1988, 1991)
 
1  Rausa [Mal]             (1966)
   Independiente [Fls]     (1969)
   Estudiantil [Pay]       (1971)
   Bella Vista [Pay]       (1977)
   San Lorenzo [Rio]       (1980)
   San Carlos [Mal]        (1982)
   Independencia [Pay]     (1984)
   Central [San]           (1986)
   Vida Nueva [Can]        (1989)
   Deportivo Artigas [Sal] (1992)
   Central Palestino [Roc] (1993)
   Lavalleja [TyT]         (1994)
   Atenas [Mal]            (2001)
   Wanderers [Art]         (2003)
 
Elimination of holders by departments:
 San José        6 eliminations   (Río Negro 3, Universal 2, Central 1)
 Artigas         3 eliminations   (San Eugenio 2, Wanderers 1)
 Flores          3 eliminations   (Porongos 2, Independiente 1)
 Maldonado       3 eliminations   (Rausa 1, San Carlos 1, Atenas 1)
 Paysandú        3 eliminations   (Estudiantil 1, Bella Vista 1, Independencia 1)
 Río Negro       3 eliminations   (18 de Julio 2, San Lorenzo 1)
 Canelones       1 elimination    (Vida Nueva 1)
 Rocha           1 elimination    (Central Palestino 1)
 Salto           1 elimination    (Deportivo Artigas 1)
 Treinta y Tres  1 elimination    (Lavalleja 1)
 
Miscellaneous facts: 
 
- No team has been able to perform this feat in consecutive seasons.
- Eight times (8) the team who beat the holders eventually won that year's tournament.
- Three times (3) the holders were beaten in the final.
- Eight times (8) the team who beat the holders lost in the final: Rausa (1966),
  Universal (1970), Estudiantil (1971), 18 de Julio [Río Negro] (1975), Central [San
  José] (1986), Deportivo Artigas [Salto] (1992). San Eugenio were beaten twice in the
  final after eliminating the holders (1985, 1987).


In the Zone

In the seasons 1965-66, 1975 and 1978-1991, Zonal Championships were played
simultaneously with Copa El País.  These Championships had a great importance
at that time, and they marked important successes for some teams.  Conventos
from Melo for example, never won the major trophy, however they managed to obtain
the top of the Northeast Zone in seven occasions.  Another curiosity was that
Wanderers (Artigas), three times unlucky finalist of Copa El País, conquered the
Coastal Zone title two consecutive times (1989-90).  On the other hand, Estudiantil,
one of the most succesful teams of the competition, only won their Zone once (1986).
These are the list of champions for each zone:

Coastal:
5  18 de Julio (Rio)
2  San Eugenio (Art), Wanderers (Art)
1  18 de Julio (Sal), Deportivo Artigas (Sal), Estudiantil (Pay),
   Independencia (Pay), Libertad (Cañada Nieto, Sor), Salto Uruguay (Sal),
   San Lorenzo (Sor), Sportivo Barracas (Sor), Wanderers (Pay)

South:
3  Porongos (Fls), Quilmes (Fld)
2  Río Negro (San), Santa Bernardina (Dur)
1  Carrasco (Can), Central (San), River Plate (Fld), Unión Juvenil (Dur),
   Vida Nueva (San Bautista, Can)

East:
4  Atenas (Mal), Palermo (Roc)
3  San Carlos (Mal)
2  Defensor (Mal)
1  Central Palestino (Roc), Huracán (TyT), Lavalleja (Lav), Punta del Este (Mal),
   Rausa (Mal)

Northeast:
7  Conventos (Cer)
3  Fritsa (Tac)
2  Sarandí Universitario (Riv)
1  Ceibal (Riv), Estudiantes (Tac), Peñarol (Paso de los Toros, Tac), Policial (Tac)

The Northeast Zone wasn't formed when the Zonal Championships were played for the
first time, so the tournaments of the North Zone (1965) and the South/North Zone (1966)
were played instead, the winners were Oriental (Rivera) and Progreso (Canelones)
respectively.


Penalty Shootouts

Since 1965, Copa El País was played mostly home and away; so when the teams
were tied on points and goal difference (except when away goals or most goals
in one match mattered) a penalty shootout was required. The exception is in
the finals where if the teams tie on points a third match is played.
 
These are the penalty shootouts that have taken place in Copa El País (Finals
in bold):
 
1966  Salto Uruguay (Sal) - Progreso (Can)     6-4       Semifinals
1967  Wanderers (Pay) - Oriental (Riv)         3-4       Second Round
      Libertad (Mal) - Universal (San)         6-7       Third Round
1968  Amsterdam (Tac) - Central (San)          L-W       First Round
      Libertad (Mal) - Sarandí (Col)           2-3       Second Round
1969  Independiente (Fls) - Campana (San)      4-2       Second Round
1970  Figuritas (Rio) - Wanderers (Pay)        W-L       First Round
      San Eugenio (Art) - Bristol (Sor)        4-2       Third Round
1971  Estudiantil (Pay) - Nacional (FB) (Rio)  7-6       Second Round
1972  Atenas (Mal) - Artigas (Can)             6-7       First Round
1973  Plaza (C) (Col) - Nacional (San)         6-8       First Round
      San Eugenio (Art) - Peñarol (Riv)        3-2       Second Round
      Artigas (Cer) - Rausa (Mal)              5-4       Second Round
1974  Trece (Lav) - Artigas (Can)              5-4       First Round
      Atlético Florida (Fld) - Nacional (Pay)  5-4       Second Round
1975  18 de Julio (Rio) - Estudiantil (Pay)    5-4       Third Round - Coastal
      18 de Julio (Rio) - Quilmes (Fld)        5-3       Semifinals
      Conventos (Cer) - Atenas (Mal)           2-4       Semifinals
1976  Deportivo Artigas (Sal) - Peñarol (Art)  4-3       First Round
      Deportivo Artigas (Sal) - Peñarol (Riv)  5-4       Second Round
      18 de Julio (Rio) - Sportivo Yí (Dur)    3-5       Third Round
      Atenas (Mal) - Lavalleja (TyT)           4-2       Third Round
      Dep.Artigas (Sal) - Sportivo Yí (Dur)    4-5       Semifinals
1977  Independiente (Fls) - Río Negro (San)    4-1       First Round
      River Plate (Fld) - Sportivo Yí (Dur)    2-4       First Round
      Bella Vista (Pay) - River Plate (Sal)    3-2       Second Round
      Atenas (Mal) - Lavalleja (TyT)           4-2       Second Round
1978  Uruguayo (Col) - Asencio (Sor)           2-4       First Round - Coastal
      Plaza (Col) - Maracaná (San)             4-5       First Round - South
      Atl. Fernandino (Mal) - Nacional (Roc)   1-3       First Round - East
      Ferro Carril (Sal) - Bella Vista (Pay)  12-13      Second Round - Coastal
      Huracán (TyT) - Nacional (Roc)           6-5       Second Round - East
1979  Lavalleja (TyT) - Lavalleja (Roc)        6-7       First Round - East
      Lavalleja (Roc) - Lavalleja (Lav)        5-6       Third Round - East
      Lavalleja (Lav) - Santa Bernardina (Dur) 5-3       Semifinals
1980  Nacional (Roc) - Treinta y Tres (TyT)    3-0       First Round - East
      Defensor (Mal) - Conventos (Cer)         4-5       Semifinals
1981  San Lorenzo (Rio) - Quebracho (Pay)      4-2       First Round - Coastal
      Río Negro (San) - Juventud (Col)         3-2       First Round - South
      Santa Bernardina (Dur) - Río Negro (San) 5-6       Second Round - South
      Huracán (TyT) - Ituzaingó (Mal)          3-4       Second Round - East
      Tranqueras (Riv) - Conventos (Cer)       5-6       Third Round - Northeast
1982  Maracaná (San) - Porongos (Fls)          6-7       First Round - South
      Sarandí (Col) - Río Negro (San)          6-5       First Round - South
      Defensor (Mal) - Nacional (Can)          4-3       First Round - East
      Carrasco (Can) - Sarandí (Col)           4-2       Second Round - South
      Carrasco (Can) - Santa Bernardina (Dur)  5-4       Third Round - South
1983  Salto Uruguay (Sal) - Wanderers (Art)    2-4       First Round - Coastal
      18 de Julio (Rio) - Bella Vista (Pay)   12-11      First Round - Coastal
      18 de Julio (Rio) - Wanderers (Art)      5-4       Third Round - Coastal
      Darling (Can) - Río Negro (San)          2-3       Third Round - South
      San Carlos (Mal) - Río Negro (San)       5-3       Semifinals
1984  S. Uruguay (Sal) - C.L.M. Colores (Art)  5-6       First Round - Coastal
      Artigas (Dur) - Independiente (Fls)      1-3       First Round - South
      C.L.M.C. (Art) - Independencia (Pay)     2-4       Second Round - Coastal
      Dep. Maldonado (Mal) - San Carlos (Mal)  1-3       Second Round - East
      Peñarol (PT) (Tac) - Conventos (Cer)     6-7       Second Round - Northeast
      San Carlos (Mal) - Treinta y Tres (TyT)  3-0       Third Round - East
      Quilmes (Fld) - Independencia (Pay)      2-4       Semifinals
1985  Independencia (Pay) - Estudiantil (Pay)  4-3       Second Round - Coastal
1986  Anglo (Rio) - Sportivo Barracas (Sor)    4-2       First Round - Coastal
      Conventos (Cer) - Nacional (Riv)         5-4       First Round - Northeast
      Quilmes (Fld) - Tabaré (Fld)             3-2       Second Round - South
1987  San Eugenio (Art) - Dep. Artigas (Sal)   3-1       First Round - Coastal
      Laureles (Rio) - Independencia (Pay)     4-5       First Round - Coastal
      Ideal (Can) - Central (San)              5-4       First Round - South
      Treinta y Tres (TyT) - Palermo (Roc)     5-6       First Round - East
      Ceibal (Riv) - Olimar (Cer)              6-5       First Round - Northeast
      Río Negro (San) - Ideal (Can)            4-3       Third Round - South
      Río Negro (San) - Palermo (Roc)          1-4       Semifinals
      Palermo (Roc) - San Eugenio (Art)        5-3       Final - playoff
1988  Ceibal (Riv) - Conventos (Cer)           3-1       First Round - Northeast
      San Eugenio (Art) - Estudiantil (Pay)    3-0       First Round - Coastal
      Porongos (Fls) - Unión Juvenil (Dur)     4-2       First Round - South
      Palermo (Roc) - Ferrocarrilero (Can)     4-2       Second Round - East
      Porongos (Fls) - Río Negro (San)         5-3       Third Round - South
1989  Quilmes (Fld) - Vida Nueva (Can)         4-5       First Round - South
      Palermo (Roc) - Treinta y Tres (TyT)     4-3       First Round - East
      Fritsa (Tac) - Conventos (Cer)           4-5       First Round - Northeast
      Sp. Barracas (Sor) - Wanderers (Art)     2-4       Second Round - Coastal
      Vida Nueva (Can) - Peñarol (Col)         4-2       Second Round - South
      Atenas (Mal) - Sportivo Minas (Lav)      2-3       Second Round - East
      Palermo (Roc) - Wanderers (Art)          6-5       Final - playoff
1990  C.L.M. Colores (Sor) - Laureles (Rio)    1-2       First Round - Coastal
      Vida Nueva (Can) - Juanicó (Can)         4-3       Second Round - South
      Río Negro (San) - Wanderers (Dur)        4-2       Second Round - South
1991  Atenas (Mal) - Palermo (Roc)             1-4       First Round - East
      Progreso (EA) (Can) - Las Delicias (Lav) 1-4       First Round - East
      Río Negro (San) - Porongos (Fls)         4-5       Third Round - South
      Huracán (PT) (Tac) - Fritsa (Tac)        4-5       Third Round - Northeast
1992  Fritsa (Tac) - Oriental (PT) (Tac)       4-3       Second Round - Northeast
      Punta del East (Mal) - Porongos (Fls)    2-0       Semifinals - desempate
1993  Las Delicias (Lav) - Wanderers (Can)     3-4       First Round
      P. del East (Mal) - C. Palestino (Roc)   1-3       First Round
      Treinta y Tres (TyT) - Artigas (Cer)     3-4       First Round
      Centenario U. (Pay) - Estudiantes (Tac)  4-2       Second Round
      Peñarol (C) (Col) - Río Negro (San)      1-3       Second Round
      Wanderers (Art) - Centenario U. (Pay)    4-3       Third Round
      Central Palestino (Roc) - Artigas (Cer)  4-5       Fourth Round
      Quilmes (Fld) - Central Palestino (Roc)  5-4       Semifinals
1994  Lavalleja (TyT) - Olimpia (Cer)          2-1       First Round
      Sarandí U. (Riv) - Wanderers (PT) (Tac)  4-3       Second Round
      Tabaré (Roc) - River Plate (San)         2-0       Second Round
      River Plate (Fld) - Punta del East (Mal) 5-4       Third Round
      Tabaré (Roc) - Central Palestino (Roc)   3-4       Fourth Round
      Central Palestino (Roc) - Tabaré (Roc)   7-6       Semifinals
1995  18 de Julio (Rio) - Peñarol (Sor)        7-8       Eight-Finals
      At. Florida (Fld) - Atlántida Jrs. (Can) 5-4       Eight-Finals
      Atlético Florida (Fld) - Palermo (Roc)   4-2       Quarter-Finals
      Frontera R.C. (Riv) - Rampla Jrs. (Pay)  4-2       Semi-Finals
      Atlético Florida (Fld) - Porongos (Fls)  3-4       Semi-Finals
1997  Río Negro (San) - Bella Vista (Pay)      4-3       Semi-Finals
1998  Plaza (C) (Col) - Unión (Col)            2-3       First Round
      Guaraní (Lav) - Piriápolis (Mal)         1-4       First Round
1999  Salto Uruguay (Sal) - Wanderers (Art)    1-4       First Round
      19 de Abril (Fld) - Porongos (Fls)       2-4       First Round
      Belgrano (Tac) - Central (D) (Dur)       5-4       First Round
      Real Hervido (Rio) - Asencio (Sor)       4-2       First Round
      Conventos (Cer) - Huracán (TyT)          4-2       Second Round
      River Plate (Fld) - V. Nueva (SJ) (Can)  4-3       Second Round
      Belgrano (Tac) - Oriental (Riv)          4-3       Second Round
      Quilmes (Fld) - River Plate (Fld)        5-4       Playoff to Third Round
      Wanderers (Art) - Quilmes (Fld)          5-3       Semi-Finals
2000  Anglo (Rio) - Estudiantil (Pay)          3-5       Eight-Finals
      Juventud (Col) - Atlético Florida (Fld)  5-3       Quarter-Finals
2001  San Lorenzo (Rio) - Centenario U. (Pay)  5-4       First Round
      Central (Col) - Sportivo Barracas (Sor)  4-2       First Round
      Atlético Florida (Fld) - Central (San)   5-4       First Round
      Quilmes (Fld) - Tabaré (Mal)             6-5       First Round
      Peñarol (T) (Tac) - Artigas (Riv)        8-7       First Round
      Campana (San) - Juventud (Col)           2-0       First Round
      Maracaná (Col) - Artigas (San)           4-5       First Round
      Río Negro (San) - Libertad (Can)         3-4       First Round
      Quilmes (Fld) - River Plate (San)        1-4       Second Round
      Lavalleja (Roc) - Olimpia (Cer)          4-5       Second Round
      San Eugenio (Art) - General Garzón (Art) 2-4       Third Round
      Campana (San) - River Plate (San)        3-5       Third Round
      Ideal (Can) - Defensor (Tac)             7-6       Third Round
      Libertad (Mal) - Punta del Este (Mal)    4-2       Semi-Finals
2002  San Carlos (Mal) - Progreso (EA) (Can)   3-1       First Round
2003  Independiente (Fls) - U. Juvenil (Dur)   4-3       First Round
      Artigas (Dur) - Avenida (Fld)            4-3       First Round
      L. Washington (Can) - San Carlos (Mal)   1-3       Eight-Finals
      Libertad (Mal) - Tabaré (Mal)            9-8       Eight-Finals
      Artigas (Cer) - Atlético Florida (Fld)   3-5       Quarter-Finals
 
Palermo is an unusual case, it was unbeaten for seven (7) penalty shootouts (until
1995), and two of those seven worth the title of the Copa El País (1987 and 1989)
which were the only editions that were defined by penalties.  Palermo won 3 penalty
shootouts in 1987 and 2 more in 1989.  Other Champions that had required two penalty
shootouts: 18 de Julio (Fray Bentos, 1983), Porongos (1988) and Artigas (Melo, 1993).
 
Champions that had to define from the eleven steps only once: Atenas (1975 and 1976),
Universal (1967), Independiente (1969), San Eugenio (1970), Independencia (1984),
Río Negro (1990), Fritsa (1991), Punta del Este (1992) and Porongos (1995).
 
From 1987 to 1993 all the Champions needed at least one penalty shootout to win the
title.


Copa El País Records


Overall records:

Highest win in one match:  1999  1st Round: Huracán (TyT) - Dep. Artigas (Cer) 12-1
 
Highest aggregate win: 1967  2nd Round: Nacional (Lav) - Universal (San) 0-6
                                        Universal (San) - Nacional (Lav) 6-0
                       Universal won 12-0 on aggregate
                       1993  1st Round: 18 de Julio (Sal) - Centenario U. (Pay) 0-5
                                        Centenario U. (Pay) - 18 de Julio (Sal) 7-0
                       Centenario Uruguayo won 12-0 on aggregate
                       1999  1st Round: Huracán (TyT) - Dep. Artigas (Cer) 12-1
                                        Dep. Artigas (Cer) - Huracán (TyT) 0-1
                       Huracán won 13-1 on aggregate
 
Most goals in game: 1999  1st Round: Huracán (TyT) - Dep. Artigas (Cer) 12-1
                    Total 13 goals
 
Most goals in tie: 1967  Final: Universal (San) - Salto Uruguay (Sal) 5-3
                                Salto Uruguay (Sal) - Universal (San) 3-4
                   Universal won 9-6 on aggregate, total 15 goals
                   1971  Semifinal: Treinta y Tres (TyT) - Mundial (Fld) 6-4
                                    Mundial (Fld) - Treinta y Tres (TyT) 1-4
                   Treinta y Tres won 10-5 on aggregate, total 15 goals
                   1996  First Round: River Plate (Roc) - Lope de León (Lav) 7-1
                                      Lope de León (Lav) - River Plate (Roc) 2-5
                   River Plate won 12-3 on aggregate, total 15 goals
                   2002  First Round: Wanderers (Carmelo, Col) - Campana (San) 2-4
                                      Campana (San) - Wanderers (Carmelo, Col) 8-1
                   Campana won 12-3 on aggregate, total 15 goals

Records in Finals:

Highest win: 1984  San Carlos (Mal) - Independencia (Pay)   6-0
 
Highest aggregate win:  1976  Sportivo Yí (Dur) - Atenas (Mal)  0-2
                              Atenas (Mal) - Sportivo Yí (Dur)  5-1
                              Atenas won 7-1 on aggregate
                        2003  Wanderers (Art) - Río Negro (San)  2-0
                              Río Negro (San) - Wanderers (Art)  0-4
                              Wanderers won 6-0 on aggregate
 
Most goals: 1967  Universal (San) - Salto Uruguay (Sal) 5-3
                  Salto Uruguay (Sal) - Universal (San) 3-4
            Universal won 9-6 on aggregate, total 15 goals
 
Most goals in one match: 1967 Universal (San) - Salto Uruguay (Sal) 5-3
                         1988 Porongos (Fls) - Fritsa (Tac)         5-3
                         Total 8 goals


Unbeaten Series

Estudiantil holds the record of 28 consecutive matches unbeaten in the Copa El País: 

Estudiantil's series:   28 - 18 - 10 - 0 - 64-20

 (-) 06.08.72  Florida     Atlético Florida - Estudiantil          2-1  Semifinal
 (1) 13.08.72  Melo        Olimpia - Estudiantil                   1-3  Final
 (2) 20.08.72  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Olimpia                   3-1  "
 (3) 17.06.73  Artigas     San Eugenio - Estudiantil               1-2  Round 3
 (4) 23.06.73  Paysandú    Estudiantil - San Eugenio               2-0  "
 (5) 01.07.73  Melo        Artigas - Estudiantil                   1-1  Semifinal
 (6) 07.07.73  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Artigas                   3-1  "
 (7) 15.07.73  San José    Nacional (San José) - Estudiantil       0-2  Final
 (8) 21.07.73  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Nacional (San José)       1-1  "
 (9) 28.05.74  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Ferrocarril               4-0  Round 1
(10) 02.06.74  Young       Ferrocarril - Estudiantil               0-3  "
(11) 08.06.74  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Unión Juvenil             1-0  Round 2
(12) 15.06.74  Durazno     Unión Juvenil - Estudiantil             1-5  "
(13) 23.06.74  Artigas     San Eugenio - Estudiantil               2-2  Round 3
(14) 06.07.74  Paysandú    Estudiantil - San Eugenio               1-0  "
(15) 28.07.74  Florida     Atlético Florida - Estudiantil          1-4  Final
(16) 04.08.74  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Atlético Florida          0-0  "
(17) 18.05.75  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Nacional (Guichón)        3-0  Round 1
(18) 25.05.75  Guichón     Nacional (Guichón) - Estudiantil        0-0  "
(19) 01.06.75  Bella Unión Santa Rosa - Estudiantil                3-3  Round 2
(20) 08.06.75  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Santa Rosa                3-0  "
(21) 15.06.75  Paysandú    Estudiantil - 18 de Julio               1-1  Round 3
(22) 22.06.75  F.Bentos [1]18 de Julio - Estudiantil               1-1  "
(23) 28.04.85  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Independencia             1-1  Round 2
(24) 05.05.85  Paysandú [2]Independencia - Estudiantil             1-1  "
(25) 13.04.86  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Tabaré                    8-1  Round 1
(26) 20.04.86  B.Brum      Tabaré - Estudiantil                    0-2  "
(27) 27.04.86  Paysandú    Estudiantil - Anglo                     2-1  Round 2
(28) 04.05.86  Fray Bentos Anglo - Estudiantil                     1-2  "
(--) 11.05.86  Artigas     San Eugenio - Estudiantil               2-1  Round 3

[1] Estudiantil lost 4-5 on penalties.
[2] Estudiantil lost 3-4 on penalties.

Although being eliminated twice by penalties (1975 and 1985), Estudiantil didn't lose a
single match in 14 years (6 participations).


Porongos from Trinidad almost reached Estudiantil's record in the 1990's, when they won
two out of four tournaments (excluding 1996), but Río Negro beat them on the judgement match.
 
Porongos' series:  27 - 18 - 9 - 0 - 42-11
 
 (-) 20.06.93  Melo        Artigas - Porongos                      1-0  Semifinal
 (1) 27.06.93  Trinidad    Porongos - Artigas                      0-0  "
 (2) 26.06.94  Casupá      El Inca - Porongos                      1-4  Round 1
 (3) 03.07.94  Trinidad    Porongos - El Inca                      1-0  "
 (4) 09.07.94  Colonia     Plaza - Porongos                        0-1  Round 2
 (5) 18.07.94  Trinidad    Porongos - Plaza                        3-0  "
 (6) 24.07.94  Paysandú    Independencia - Porongos                0-1  Round 3
 (7) 31.07.94  Trinidad    Porongos - Independencia                1-0  "
 (8) 07.08.94  Trinidad    Porongos - River Plate                  1-1  Round 4
 (9) 21.08.94  Florida     River Plate - Porongos                  0-1  "
(10) 04.09.94  Trinidad    Porongos - San Eugenio                  1-1  Semifinal
(11) 11.09.94  Artigas     San Eugenio - Porongos                  0-1  "
(12) 18.09.94  Trinidad    Porongos - Central Palestino            1-0  Final
(13) 25.09.94  Chuy        Central Palestino - Porongos            0-2  "
(14) 26.10.95  Trinidad    Porongos - Wanderers                    3-0  Eightfinals
(15) 29.10.95  Durazno     Wanderers - Porongos                    0-2  "
(16) 02.11.95  San José    Río Negro - Porongos                    0-0  Quarterfinals
(17) 05.11.95  Trinidad    Porongos - Río Negro                    5-0  "
(18) 09.11.95  Trinidad    Porongos - Atlético Florida             1-1  Semifinal
(19) 12.11.95  Florida [1] Atlético Florida - Porongos             1-1  "
(20) 18.12.95  Rivera      Frontera Rivera Chico - Porongos        2-2  Final
(21) 23.12.95  Trinidad    Porongos - Frontera Rivera Chico        2-1  "
(22) 21.09.96  San José    Río Negro - Porongos                    1-2  Round 1
(23) 29.09.96  Trinidad    Porongos - Río Negro                    1-0  "
(24) 15.06.97  Trinidad    Porongos - Río Negro                    1-1  Round 1 Group 4
(25) 22.06.97  Trinidad    Porongos - Independiente                2-0  "       "
(26) 29.06.97  Trinidad    Porongos - Universal                    1-1  "       "
(27) 06.07.97  Trinidad    Independiente - Porongos                0-1  "       "
(--) 13.07.97  San José    Río Negro - Porongos                    2-0  "       "
 
[1] Porongos won 5-4 on penalties.
 
In 1996 Porongos qualified to the Torneo Nacional where they lost both matches
against Rampla Juniors (Montevideo) in the first round, but those matches didn't
count as Copa El País matches.


Miscellaneous

Finals won most easily

Copa El País finals have always been played in home and away matches
(in case of a points tie a third match can be played).  On 9 occasions
both matches were won by the same team:
 
1967  Universal        [5-3 and 4-3 against Salto Uruguay]
1970  San Eugenio      [2-1 and 2-1 against Universal]
1972  Estudiantil      [3-1 and 3-1 against Olimpia]
1976  Atenas           [2-0 and 5-1 against Sportivo Yí]
1986  Estudiantil      [1-0 and 1-0 against Central]
1988  Porongos         [5-3 and 2-0 against Fritsa]
1993  Artigas (Melo)   [2-0 and 3-1 against Quilmes]
1994  Porongos         [1-0 and 2-0 against Central Palestino]
1998  Libertad         [1-0 and 4-1 against Defensor]
2003  Wanderers (Art)  [2-0 and 4-0 against Río Negro]

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