Torneos de Verano (Argentina)
Torneos de Verano are a series of short friendly football pre-season tournaments held during the southern summer in Argentina every year, usually in January and February. They serve as preparation for the teams for the season coming; however, as the years went by the competitiveness in the tournaments increased, and they are now considered as important competitions. This is clearly reflected in the high crowd attendance for the games.
Since the first edition in 1968, the Torneos de Verano have been uninterruptedly played, then being expanded to other cities of Argentina such as Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario and Tandil among others.
History
The first competition was established by then Boca Juniors president Alberto Armando, who had showed his interest in moving the main Primera División teams to the city of Mar del Plata, the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. The first competition was held in 1968, with the games played at "General San martín" stadium.The "Copa de Oro" started in 1969 as a friendly tournament between Argentine and foreign clubs. In its first edition, Brazilian Palmeiras, Austrian SK Rapid Wien, Hungarian MTK Budapest and Czechoslovakian Slovan Bratislava participated of the tournament, together with Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, and the Mar del Plata XI team. Later editions had only Brazilian, Uruguayan or Paraguayan teams, with occasional European clubs or national teams, mainly Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Since the 1980s it has only 3 to 5 Argentine teams, which varied from year to year, but included the Big Five and sometimes Estudiantes and Vélez Sársfield. Even though they coexisted for several years, the "Copa Ciudad de Mar del Plata" eventually replaced the Copa de Oro as the most important summer tournament. The "Torneo Pentagonal de Verano", in which the Big Five participate, was the most important tournament and usually took place in Mar del Plata until 2009.
The "Copa Desafío" and Copa Revancha" are currently one-match cups disputed only between Boca Juniors and River Plate. Other cups are organized by cities or sponsors, but their continuity is more irregular. Some are organized without any of the Big Five. For instance, the "Ciudad de Córdoba" includes clubs from the Córdoba Province, and occasionally some from Santa Fe Province; and the "Copa Ciudad de Tandil" or "Copa del Sur" includes teams from the southern area of the Gran Buenos Aires: Arsenal, Quilmes, Lanús, Gimnasia y Esgrima, and occasionally a guest like Rosario Central.
List of champions
| Year | Tournament | Champion | City |
| 1968 | Copa Libertad |  San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1968 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata |  Vasas SC | Mar del Plata |
| 1969 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1970 | Copa de Oro | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 1971 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1972 | Copa del Atlántico |  Palmeiras | Mar del Plata |
| 1973 | Copa de Oro | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1974 | Copa de Oro | Mar del Plata | |
| 1975 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1977 | Copa de Oro | Mar del Plata | |
| 1978 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1979 | Torneo Mar del Plata | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1980 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 1981 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 1981 | Copa de Oro | Talleres | Córdoba |
| 1982 | Copa de Oro | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1983 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1984 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1985 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 1986 | Copa de Oro | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1986 | Copa de Oro II | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1987 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1987 | Munic. Gral. Pueyrredón | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1987 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1988 | Ciudad Mar del Plata | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1989 | 70º Aniv. El Gráfico |  Nacional | Mar del Plata |
| 1989 | Copa de Oro | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1990 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1990 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1991 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1991 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1991 | Racimo de Oro | Newell's Old Boys | Mendoza |
| 1991 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 1991 | Ciudad de Neuquén | Lanús | Neuquén |
| 1992 | Copa de Oro | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1992 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1992 | Copa Revancha | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1993 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1993 | Copa Desafío | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1993 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1993 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1993 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 1993 | Copa Desafío | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 1994 | Copa de Oro | San Lorenzo | Mendoza |
| 1994 | Copa Desafío | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 1994 | Copa Revancha | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 1994 | Copa 90o. Aniv. Diario La Voz | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 1995 | Copa de Oro | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1995 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1995 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1995 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 1995 | Copa Desafío | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 1995 | Provincia de Mendoza | Independiente | Mendoza |
| 1996 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 1996 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Vélez Sarsfield | Mar del Plata |
| 1996 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1996 | Copa de Oro | San Lorenzo | Mendoza |
| 1996 | Copa Desafío | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 1996 | Provincia de Mendoza | Racing | Mendoza |
| 1997 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 1997 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1997 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 1997 | Copa de Oro | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 1997 | Copa Desafío | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 1997 | Provincia de Mendoza | Racing | Mendoza |
| 1999 | Copa de Oro | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 1999 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 1999 | Copa Desafío | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 1999 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mendoza |
| 1999 | Provincia de Mendoza | San Lorenzo | Mendoza |
| 1999 | Copa Revancha | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 1999 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Rosario Central | Córdoba |
| 1999 | Prov. de Buenos Aires | Huracán | La Plata |
| 2000 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2000 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2000 | Ciudad de Córdoba | River Plate | Córdoba |
| 2001 | Copa Personal | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2001 | Copa Personal | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2001 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Talleres | Córdoba |
| 2002 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2002 | Copa Desafío | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2002 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2002 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 2002 | Neuquén/Salta | Independiente | Salta |
| 2003 | Copa Desafío | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2003 | Copa de Verano | Boca Juniors | Salta |
| 2003 | Copa Revancha | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2004 | Pentagonal de Verano | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata, Salta, Mendoza |
| 2004 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 2004 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2005 | Pentagonal de Verano | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata, Salta, Mendoza |
| 2005 | Copa Revancha | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2005 | Ciudad de Salta | Independiente | Salta |
| 2005 | Ciudad de Tandil | Arsenal | Tandil |
| 2006 | Pentagonal de Verano | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata, Salta |
| 2006 | Copa Desafío | River Plate | Salta |
| 2006 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2006 | Ciudad de Tandil | Arsenal | Tandil |
| 2006 | Copa Centenario | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2007 | Pentagonal de Verano | River Plate | Mar del Plata, Salta |
| 2007 | Copa Desafío | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2007 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2007 | Ciudad de Tandil | Banfield | Tandil |
| 2007 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Vélez Sarsfield | Córdoba |
| 2008 | Pentagonal de Verano | River Plate | Mar del Plata, Salta, Mendoza |
| 2008 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2008 | Ciudad de Tandil | Olimpo | Tandil |
| 2008 | Provincia de Salta | Independiente | Salta |
| 2008 | Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Lanús | Buenos Aires |
| 2009 | Pentagonal de Verano | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata, Salta, Mendoza |
| 2009 | Ciudad de Tandil | Godoy Cruz | Tandil |
| 2009 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Mar del Plata |
| 2009 | Ciudad de Córdoba | Lanús | Córdoba |
| 2009 | Copa Revancha | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2010 | Triangular de Mar del Plata | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2010 | Triangular de Salta | Independiente | Salta |
| 2010 | Copa Desafío | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2010 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2010 | Copa Revancha | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2010 | Ciudad de Rosario | Newell's Old Boys | Rosario |
| 2011 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2011 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2011 | Ciudad de Mendoza | San Lorenzo | Mendoza |
| 2011 | Ciudad de Rosario |  Alianza Lima | Rosario |
| 2011 | Copa Luis Nofal | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata, Mendoza |
| 2011 | Ciudad de Quilmes | Quilmes | Quilmes |
| 2012 | Copa de Oro | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 2012 | Ciudad de Mar del Plata | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2012 | Ciudad de Mendoza | Godoy Cruz | Mendoza |
| 2012 | 100° Aniversario La Gazeta | Atlético Tucumán | Tucumán |
| 2012 | Ciudad de Rosario | Atlético de Rafaela | Rosario |
| 2012 | Provincia de Buenos Aires | Racing | Buenos Aires |
| 2012 | Copa San Juan Fraterno | San Martín | San Juan |
| 2012 | Copa Luis Nofal | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2012 | Copa Banco Columbia | Newell's Old Boys | Rosario |
| 2013 | Centenario de la Liga Marplatense | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2013 | Provincia de Córdoba | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 2013 | Copa Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe | Rosario | |
| 2013 | Copa Luis Nofal | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2013 | Copa BBVA | River Plate | Córdoba |
| 2014 | Copa de Oro | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2014 | Cdad. Mar del Plata | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2014 | Provincia de Córdoba | Belgrano | Córdoba |
| 2014 | Copa BBVA | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2014 | Copa Luis Nofal | River Plate | Mendoza |
| 2014 | Amistad Cdad. La Plata | Gimnasia y Esgrima | La Plata |
| 2015 | Copa de Oro | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2015 | Cdad. Mar del Plata | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2015 | Cdad. Avellaneda | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2015 | Cdad. La Plata | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2015 | Julio H. Grondona | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2015 | Copa Luis Nofal | Boca Juniors | Mendoza |
| 2016 | Cdad. Buenos Aires | Huracán | Mar del Plata |
| 2016 | Cdad. Mar del Plata | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 2016 | Copa de Oro | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2016 | Cdad. Avellaneda | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2016 | Copa Luis Nofal | River Plate | Mar del Plata Mendoza |
| 2016 | Cdad. La Plata | Estudiantes | Mar del Plata |
| 2016 | Copa Amistad | Aldosivi | Mar del Plata |
| 2017 | Copa Clásico del Sur | Banfield | Mar del Plata |
| 2017 | Copa Desafío | Talleres | Mar del Plata |
| 2017 | Cdad. de Mar del Plata | Aldosivi | Mar del Plata |
| 2017 | Provincia de Salta | Racing | Salta |
| 2017 | Copa de Oro | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2017 | Copa Luis B. Nofal | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2017 | Copa Revancha | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Huracán | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa Ciudad de Salta | Atlético Tucumán | Rosario |
| 2018 | Copa Orbis | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa Ciudad de Santa Fe | Rosario Central | Rosario |
| 2018 | Copa Ciudad de Mendoza | Godoy Cruz | Mendoza |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Aldosivi | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Temperley | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Newell's Old Boys | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Huracán | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | San Lorenzo | Mar del Plata |
| 2018 | Copa de Verano Schneider | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Talleres | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Belgrano | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | River Plate | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Unión | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Independiente | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa de Verano Schneider | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa Jorge Mignini | Boca Juniors | Mar del Plata |
| 2019 | Copa Ciudad de Cordoba | Talleres | Córdoba |
| 2020 | Copa Desafío | Nacional | Maldonado |
| 2020 | Copa San Juan | Talleres | San Juan |
| 2020 | Copa San Juan | Universitario | San Juan |
| 2020 | Copa San Juan | Racing | San Juan |
| 2020 | Copa San Juan | Boca Juniors | San Juan |
| 2020 | Copa Wanora Romero | Talleres | Córdoba |
| 2020 | Copa San Juan | Boca Juniors | San Juan |