1906 Tie Cup Final

An Alumni team of 1906
Event	1906 Tie Cup
Alumni Belgrano A.C. 10 1
Date	30 August 1906
Venue	Quilmes Stadium
Referee	Guillermo Jordán
← 1905 1907 →

The 1906 Tie Cup Final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 4th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. For the fifth time since 1900, there were two Argentine teams in the final, Alumni and Belgrano A.C., both from the Belgrano neighborhood,^[1] that also had a strong rivalry.^[2]

The match was held in the former Guido y Sarmiento Stadium of Quilmes Atlético Club^[3] on 30 August 1906. Alumni won its third Tie Cup trophy after beating Belgrano A.C. 10–1, the highest result in the history of the Tie Cup finals.

It was the last edition played under a group stage. Since 1907, the Tie Cup would be contested by the winners of the respective competitions in each country, Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (Argentina) and Copa de Competencia (Uruguay), playing a unique match to decide the champion.^[2]

Team	Previous final app.
Alumni	1901, 1902, 1903
Belgrano A.C.	1900

• Bold indicates winning years

Playing in a single-elimination tournament, Alumni beat Estudiantes (BA) 4–2 in Palermo, Reformer (3–2 in Campana), and then Belgrano Extra (presumibably a second team of Belgrano A.C.) 2–1 at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina. In the semifinals, Alumni defeated Uruguayan Montevideo Wanderers 2–0 at Estadio Gran Parque Central.^[1]

On the other hand, Belgrano beat San Isidro 6–0 as visitor, Quilmes (2–2 at San Martín, 5–3 in Quilmes), reaching the semifinal where the squad defeated Rosario Central 5–2 in Quilmes.^[1]

The final was played at Quilmes A.C. Stadium, and Alumni easily defeated Belgrano with a 10–1, achieving the highest score in a Tie Cup Final. Eliseo Brown was the keyplayer of the match, scoring 5 goals. According to media coverage, Alumni made a great performance, with the team showing coordinated movements (specially from its attacking players, who were absolutely effective showing great accuracy in their passing and shots).^[2]

Alumni			Round	Belgrano A.C.
Opponent	Result		Stage	Opponent	Result
Estudiantes (BA)	4–2 (A)		Preliminary round	San Isidro	6–1 (A)
Reformer	3–2 (A)		First round	Quilmes	2–2 (H)[n 1]; 5–3 (A)
Belgrano Extra[n 2]	2–1 (N)[n 3]		Second round	–	–
Wanderers	2–0 (A)		Semifinal	Rosario Central	5–2 (N)[n 4]

Notes

1906 Tie Cup Final

30 August 1906

Alumni	10–1	Belgrano A.C.
A. Brown 10', 12', 67' E. Brown ?', 32', 59', 65' (?) E.A. Brown 80'	Report	Dickinson 63' (o.g.) Whaley 88'

Quilmes Stadium, Quilmes

Referee: Guillermo Jordán

Alumni

Belgrano

GK José Buruca Laforia DF Jorge Brown DF Juan Domingo Brown MF Andrés Mack MF Carlos Buchanan MF Patricio Browne FW Gottob E. Weiss FW Alfredo Brown FW Eliseo Brown FW Carlos Lett FW Ernesto Brown

GK H. Doming DF W.W. Gordon DF Walter Buchanan MF Charles Dickinson MF Haroldo M. Grant MF George N. Dickinson FW Arthur H. Forrester FW Harold T. Ratcliff FW Carlos H. Whaley FW R. Singers FW Wilfredo Stocks