[3] Teams from Rosario had also participated in the first national cups organised by the Argentine Football Association, such as Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires,[4] (which Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central would later win in 1911 and 1916 respectively)[5] At the request of president of Newell's Old Boys, Víctor Heitz, other prominent teams of the city were invited to create a local league to organise a football competition.
[1][6][7][8][9][10] The trophy awarded to winner team was donated by mayor of Rosario, Santiago Pinasco, and named after him.
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,[14] whose first edition was won by Newell's.
[15] 1912 was an extremely unfortunate for Rosarian football with most of the matches being interrupted due to aggressions towards the referees, teams that left the field and doubtful regulatory decisions taken by Liga Rosarina.
In 1914 the conflicts were solved and both associations, Liga Rosarina and Federación Argentina, merged into one body.
Therefore, clubs previously excluded from Liga Rosarina, took part of the 1914 edition of Copa Nicasio Vila.
Following that trend, the "Asociación Rosarina" was created that same year to organise the first professional championships in the city of Rosario.