Coupe des Nations 1930 (English: Cup of Nations) was a football tournament in the summer of 1930 in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by local club Servette FC. Servette had just won the Swiss championship, and organized this event as a counterpoint to the first FIFA World Cup held at the same time in Uruguay, to which only few European countries (Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia) sent a team. The tournament also marked the inauguration of the Stade des Charmilles.[1]
Some people regard this competition as a predecessor of UEFA Champions League, since it was the first organized competition for the national champion teams in Europe. The champions of all major European football nations of the pre-war years were invited, except for the British Home Nations, who were withdrawn from FIFA at the time.
The competition was won by HungarianÚjpest FC who scored 16 goals and conceded only 1 in 4 games. After winning the Coupe des Nations trophy, Újpest declared themselves 'Champion of the Champions'.[1]
In later years several attempts were made to create a tournament for the Champions of Europe. North-Italian cities were planning to host the competition in 1931, but it was abandoned due to financial reasons.[2] Finally in 1937, during the Paris Expo a tournament was held as a successor of the Geneva tournament, but only two champion teams accepted the invitation.[3] After the tournament Zürich, as the host of the 1939 Expo and Rome, the 1942 host made attempts to create the tournament, but both city's attempts failed.[4] The next time that the major European champions were called together was after the 1954 creation of UEFA who started the European Cup in 1955.
Újpest FC (national champions 1929/30 and Mitropa Cup winner 1929)
Notes:
Apparently Real Unión Irún were announced as Spanish champions 1929, which is most certainly wrong (they were 9th in the league 1928/29 and eliminated in the 1/16 finals of the domestic cup).
Both Bologna and Irún had been allowed to field some players not signed with the club.
The Greek and Norwegian FAs sent protest letters because their champions had not been invited.
The tournament was supposed to have 12 participants, but Sheffield Wednesday, the English champions, were not invited because they were withdrawn from FIFA, and S.L. Benfica, the Portuguese champions, rejected the invitation.
Bologna arrived too late at the tournament, so the match versus Go Ahead was after the first game of the quarterfinals. The loser of the match received a bye to the next round.
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For other uses see Nations Cup Coupe des Nations 1930 English Cup of Nations was a football tournament in the summer of 1930 in Geneva Switzerland organized by local club Servette FC Servette had just won the Swiss championship and organized this event as a counterpoint to the first FIFA World Cup held at the same time in Uruguay to which only few European countries Belgium France Romania and Yugoslavia sent a team The tournament also marked the inauguration of the Stade des Charmilles 1 Coupe des NationsOrganising bodyServette FCFounded1930Abolished1930 93 years ago 1930 RegionEuropeNumber of teams10Related competitionsSmall Club World CupLast championsUjpestSome people regard this competition as a predecessor of UEFA Champions League since it was the first organized competition for the national champion teams in Europe The champions of all major European football nations of the pre war years were invited except for the British Home Nations who were withdrawn from FIFA at the time The competition was won by Hungarian Ujpest FC who scored 16 goals and conceded only 1 in 4 games After winning the Coupe des Nations trophy Ujpest declared themselves Champion of the Champions 1 In later years several attempts were made to create a tournament for the Champions of Europe North Italian cities were planning to host the competition in 1931 but it was abandoned due to financial reasons 2 Finally in 1937 during the Paris Expo a tournament was held as a successor of the Geneva tournament but only two champion teams accepted the invitation 3 After the tournament Zurich as the host of the 1939 Expo and Rome the 1942 host made attempts to create the tournament but both city s attempts failed 4 The next time that the major European champions were called together was after the 1954 creation of UEFA who started the European Cup in 1955 Contents 1 Participants 2 First round 3 Consolation round losers first round 4 Quarter finals 5 Semi finals 6 Third place match 7 Final 7 1 Match details 8 Final classification 9 ReferencesParticipants Edit First Vienna FC cup winners 1929 and 1930 3rd in league 1928 29 FC Sete cup winners 1929 30 AGC Bologna national champions 1928 29 Go Ahead national champions 1929 30 Real Union Irun cup winners 1927 6th in league 1929 30 Servette FC national champions 1929 30 R CS Brugeois national champions 1929 30 Slavia Prague national champions 1929 30 SpVgg Furth national champions 1929 Ujpest FC national champions 1929 30 and Mitropa Cup winner 1929 Notes Apparently Real Union Irun were announced as Spanish champions 1929 which is most certainly wrong they were 9th in the league 1928 29 and eliminated in the 1 16 finals of the domestic cup Both Bologna and Irun had been allowed to field some players not signed with the club The Greek and Norwegian FAs sent protest letters because their champions had not been invited The tournament was supposed to have 12 participants but Sheffield Wednesday the English champions were not invited because they were withdrawn from FIFA and S L Benfica the Portuguese champions rejected the invitation Bologna arrived too late at the tournament so the match versus Go Ahead was after the first game of the quarterfinals The loser of the match received a bye to the next round First round EditDate Team 1 Result Team 228 June Servette 0 7 First Vienna29 June Sete 3 4 aet Furth29 June Slavia 4 2 Cercle Brugge30 June Ujpest 3 1 Irun2 July Go Ahead 0 4 BolognaConsolation round losers first round EditDate Team 1 Result Team 21 July Servette 2 1 Cercle Brugge1 July Irun 5 1 Sete Losing teams eliminated winners progress to quarterfinals Quarter finals EditDate Team 1 Result Team 22 July First Vienna 7 1 Furth3 July Go Ahead 0 7 Ujpest3 July Irun 1 2 Slavia4 July Servette 4 1 BolognaSemi finals EditDate Team 1 Result Team 25 July Ujpest 3 0 Servette5 July First Vienna 1 3 SlaviaThird place match EditDate Team 1 Result Team 26 July First Vienna 5 1 ServetteFinal EditDate Team 1 Result Team 26 July Ujpest 3 0 SlaviaMatch details Edit Coupe des Nations Final6 July 1930Ujpest 3 0 Slavia PragueJanos Koves 25 64 77 ReportStade des Charmilles GenevaAttendance 22 000Referee Stanley Rous England Ujpest Slavia Prague GK Janos AknaiDF Gyula DudasDF Jozsef Fogl III c MF Ferenc BorsanyiMF Bela VolentikMF Janos VigFW Albert StrockFW Istvan AvarFW Janos KovesFW Illes SpitzFW Gabor P SzaboManager Lajos Banyai GK Frantisek PlanickaDF Adolf FialaDF Antonin NovakMF Antonin VodickaMF Adolf SimperskyMF Vaclav SubrtFW Frantisek JunekFW Jindrich SoltysFW Frantisek Svoboda c FW Antonin PucFW Vaclav BaraManager John William MaddenFinal classification Edit 1 Ujpest 2 Slavia 3 First Vienna 4 Servette 5 8 Irun Bologna Furth and Go Ahead 9 10 Cercle Brugge and SeteReferences Edit a b Coupe des Nations 1930 by Bart Ceulemans and Michiel Zandbelt on the RSSSF Nemzeti Sport July 9 1930 page 3 RSSSF Tournoi International de l Expo Universelle de Paris 1937 Nemzeti Sport August 1 1937 page 1 Retrieved from 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