A new edition of the República Argentina Cup is set to commence on Wednesday April 10, at the AAP Headquarters, in Pilar, Argentina. The tournament, established in 1929 by the then President of the Argentine Association of Polo (AAP), Mr. Francisco Ceballos, is remarkable because teams rated from 0 to 40 goals, from all over the country, are elegible to play. The final stages are played between Palermo and the AAP grounds in Pilar, while the final takes place at Palermo. The 2024 República Argentina Cup will see sixteen teams between 16 and 27 goals, partake. Teams are split in four leagues.
It is worth noting that the República Argentina Cup is played on handicap and ties are permitted during the qualification stage.
The league stage of the 2024 República Argentina Cup will take place through April 1o-14; the winners of each league will qualify to semifinals, while those placed second and three in their respective leagues will clash for the Diario La Nación Cup and Copa Canada Cup, respectively.
The finals of the República Argentina Cup will take place on Saturday April 20 at Palermo. Admittance is free.
TOURNAMENT FACTS
-Among the teams who will be playing this year, there are some winners:
Trenque Lauquen (1952, ‘55, ‘66, ‘95)
Venado Tuerto (1954, 2004)
Media Luna (1950)
Tortugas (1979)
La Natividad (2016)
-Coronel Suárez has won the contest more than other team, 16 times.
-15 out of the 64 participant players have already claimed the República Argentina Cup: Lorenzo Chavanne (2021, 23) and Juan A. García Grossi (1995, 08); Tomás Ferrari (2023), Tomás Delfino (2022), Facundo Llosa (2021), Isidro Strada (2019), Bautista Arrastúa (2018), David Stirling (2018), Martín Podestá Jr. (2017), Barto Castagnola (2016), Juan Chavanne (2016), Joaquín Pittalugs (2014), Juan Jauretche (2011), Juan Zubiaurre (2011) and Tito Ruiz Guiñazú (2004).
-Juan José Brané has won the República Argentina Cup more than any other players, five times (1986, ‘92, ‘99, 2000 y 2002).
COPA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA – TEAMS:
LEAGUE 1
Velay (Circuito Este): Tomás Marín Moreno 5, Felipe Miguens Casado 6, Alfredo Bigatti 9, Santiago Cernadas 7. Total: 27.
Venado Tuerto (C. Noroeste): Bautista Beguerie 6, Facundo Retamar Carnero 6, Guillermo Cavanagh Jr. 5, Alejo Aramburu 6. Total: 23.
Sol de Mayo Don Ercole (C. Centro Oeste): Santiago Buzzi 3, Santino Magrini 5, Facundo Llosa 7, Nicolás Recaite 6. Total: 21.
El Silencio Brava P. T. (C. Metropolitano): Salvador Arrastúa 2, Francisco MacLoughlin 4, Guillermo MacLoughlin Jr. 4, Bautista Arrastúa 6. Total: 16.
LEAGUE 2
La Estacada El Refugio (C. Cuyo): Martín Vélez 4, Juan C. Merlos 6, Juan A. García Grossi 7, Simón Prado 7. Total: 24.
Trenque Lauquen La Fe (C. Centro Oeste): Louis Devaleix 2, Juan Jauretche 7, Juan Ruiz Guiñazú Jr. 8, Roberto Bilbao 6. Total: 23.
Cuarto Rincón El Tigre (C. Litoral Norte): Wenceslao Roselli 1, Franco Gai 6, Alejandro Muzzio 8, Jaime García Huidobro 6. Total: 21.
Arelauquen P. C. (C. Cordillera): Hans Bergter 3, Juan Monteverde 5, Juan Zubiaurre Canal 6, Segundo Miguens 4. Total: 18.
LEAGUE 3
Oriental (C. Metropolitano): Ciro Urturi 1, Tomás Delfino 5, David Stirling 10, Joaquín Pittaluga 8. Total: 24.
Amadeus (C. Este): Bartolomé Bayugar 4, Juan Pedro Chavanne 5, Bautista Bayugar 8 y Martín Aguerre Jr. 7. Total: 24.
Media Luna (C. Oeste): Juan P. Arbelbide 2, Segundo Copello 3, Martín Podestá Jr. 8, Teodoro Lacau 8. Total: 21.
La Chavita (C. Litoral Sur): Simón Roler 0, Felipe Martínez Ferrario 6, Benjamín Panelo 7, César Crespo 6. Total: 19.
LEAGUE 4
Tortugas (C. Metropolitano): Mía Cambiaso 2, Bautista García 7, Alejo Taranco 8, Isidro Strada 7. Total: 24.
VT Costa Esmeralda (C. Sudeste): Martín Ferrari 2, Tomás Ferrari 4, Gonzalo Ferrari 7, Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 21.
Ellerstina La Zeta (C. Metropolitano): Matías Nigoul (h) 1, Beltrán Laulhé 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Nicolás Pieres 8. Total: Total: 21.
La Natividad (C. Metropolitano): Pedro Chavanne 2, León Donoso 3, Rufino Laulhé 5, Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10. Total: 20.
The order of play of the opening day, on Wednesday April 10, in Pilar, is the following:
11.00 h, League 1: Velay (Circuito Este) vs. El Silencio Brava P. T. (C. Metropolitano)
11.00 h, League 3: Oriental (C. Metropolitano) vs. La Chavita (C. Litoral Sur)
11.00 h, League 4: Tortugas (C. Metropolitano) vs. VT Costa Esmeralda (C. Sudeste)
13.00 h, League 2: Trenque Lauquen La Fe (C. Centro Oeste) vs. Cuarto Rincón El Tigre (C. Litoral Norte)
13.00 h, League 4: Ellerstina La Zeta (C. Metropolitano) vs. La Natividad (C. Metropolitano)
15.00 h, League 1: Venado Tuerto (C. Noroeste) vs. Sol de Mayo Don Ercole (C. Centro Oeste)
15.00 h, League 2: La Estacada El Refugio (C. Cuyo) vs. Arelauquen P. C. (C. Cordillera)
15.00 h, Zona 3: Amadeus (C. Este) vs. Media Luna (C. Oeste)