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]
| Organising body |  CBF FFCH |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Abolished | 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,[2][3] and considered one of the liberators of South America during the Spanish occupation in the colonial period.[4]
List of champions edit
| 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 edit
1955 edit
1957 edit
1959 edit
1961 edit
1966 edit
All-time top scorers edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ José Luis Pierrend. "Copa Bernardo O'Higgins". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme - Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias at Biblioteca del Congreso de Chile
- ^ Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778-1842) on Memoria Chilena
- ^ O’Higgins, libertador de Chile on El Historiador
- ^ "Brazil national football team statistics and records: top scorers - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Chile national football team statistics and records: top scorers - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Brazil national football team statistics and records: hat tricks - Copa Bernardo O`Higgins". 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.