The "Copa Vila" was the top football division in Rosario, being held between 1907 and 1930, when it was replaced by Torneo Gobernador Luciano Molinas.

Due to the increasing popularity of football in Argentina –being the city of Rosario among them–, the body established a first division championship, named "Copa Nicasio Vila", named after then major of Rosario, local entrepreneur Nicasio Vila,[3] whose first edition was won by Newell's.

[4] Some of the clubs that took part of the competition were Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Tiro Federal, Central Córdoba, Atlético Argentino (now Gimnasia y Esgrima de Rosario), Nacional (now Argentino de Rosario), Provincial, Belgrano, Sparta, Calzada, Estudiantes, Atlantic Sportsmen, Riberas del Paraná, Washington, among others The competition was in a hiatus in 1912 because of a conflict between some clubs and Liga Rosarina therefore the competition was not held that season.

[5] The 1913 edition was organised by recently created Federación Rosarina, until 1914, when FRF and LRF merged and the championship was held again.

The Rosarian first division championship continued under the name "Torneo Gobernador Luciano Molinas" in honor of the Governor of Santa Fe Province elected in 1932.