User:Crisariza89/Copa de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

The Buenos Aires Province Championship - Juan Domingo Perón Cup was a soccer tournament held in 1955. It was developed with a double elimination format, which allowed the winning teams to advance directly to the next phase, while the Losers got a second chance.

El Certamen
Seven First Division teams participated, including Lanús, Racing, Banfield, Estudiantes de La Plata, Gimnasia, Chacarita and Tigre.

Lanús team performed an outstanding performance throughout the tournament and managed to win all their matches. In the first round, Lanús faced Racing Club and was victorious. In the second phase, Lanús beat Estudiantes de La Plata, who later took advantage of their second chance and reached the decisive match.

In the third phase, Lanús defeated Tigre to advance to the final, where they again faced Estudiantes de La Plata. The final was played with great intensity and emotion, and Lanús managed to prevail with a score of 2-1 over Estudiantes de La Plata. The goals for Lanús were scored by Rodolfo García and Osvaldo Gil, while Urriolabeitía had scored the transitory tie for the Pincha team. This victory established Lanús as the 1955 Juan Domingo Perón Cup champion.

First round
12/03/1955 Chacarita Juniors 2-1 Gimnasia y Esgrima Eva Perón

12/03/1955 Estudiantes Eva Perón (1) 2-2 (0) Banfield (extra time, corners were used as a tiebreaker)

13/03/1955 Racing Club (0) 0-0 (1) Lanús (extra time, corners were used as a tiebreaker)

Losers First round
20/03/1955 Banfield 2-1 Gimnasia y Esgrima Eva Perón

Winners Final
01/04/1955 Lanús 2-1 Tigre

Losers Second round
03/04/1955 Chacarita Juniors (1) 4-4 (2) Racing Club (extra time, corners were used as a tiebreaker)

03/04/1955 Banfield 2-3 Estudiantes Eva Perón

Losers Semifinal
17/04/1955 Racing Club 1-2 Tigre

Losers Final
21/04/1955 Tigre 0-4 Estudiantes Eva Perón

Final
24/04/1955 Lanús 2-1 Estudiantes Eva Perón

AFA's Recognition
Despite the fact that this cup has not been officially recognized up to now, Club Atlético Lanús has made a request to the Argentine Football Association to be granted the corresponding recognition. The Granate Museum, has researched for the required information and has presented all the required documents to AFA. For now, they are waiting to the approval or denial of the official status.