The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hungary. After World War II in 1951 a replacement tournament named Zentropa Cup was held, but just for one season, the Mitropa Cup name was revived, and again in 1958 the name of the tournament changed to Danube Cup but only for one season. The tournament was discontinued after 1992.
Nations which participated in the Mitropa Cup (1927–1940)
This "International" competition for football clubs was founded in 1897 in Vienna. The Challenge Cup was invented by John Gramlick Sr., a co-founder of the Vienna Cricket and Football-Club. In this cup competition all clubs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that normally would not meet could take part, though actually almost only clubs from the Empire's three major cities Vienna, Budapest and Prague participated. The Challenge Cup was carried out until the year 1911 and is today seen as the predecessor to the Mitropa Cup and consequently the European Cup and Champions League. The last winner of the cup was Wiener Sport-Club, one of the oldest and most traditional football clubs of Austria where the cup still remains.[citation needed]
The idea of a European cup competition was shaped after World War I which brought the defeat and collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The centre of this idea were the Central European countries that, at this time, were still leading in continental football. In the early 1920s they introduced professional leagues, the first continental countries to do so. Austria started in 1924, followed by Czechoslovakia in 1925 and Hungary in 1926. In order to strengthen the dominance of these countries in European football and to financially support the professional clubs, the introduction of the Mitropa Cup was decided at a meeting in Venice on 17 July, following the initiative of the head of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), Hugo Meisl.[1][2][3] Moreover, the creation of a European Cup for national teams – that unlike the Challenge Cup and the Mitropa Cup would not be annual – was also part of the agreement. The first matches were played on 14 August 1927. The competition was between the top professional teams of Central Europe.
Initially two teams each from Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia entered, competing in a knock-out competition. The countries involved could either send their respective league winners and runners-up, or league winners and cup winners to take part. The first winners were the Czech side, AC Sparta Prague. In 1929 Italian teams replaced the Yugoslavian ones. The competition was expanded to four teams from each of the competing countries in 1934. Other countries were invited to participate – Switzerland in 1936, and Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia in 1937. Austria was withdrawn from the competition following the Anschluss in 1938. In 1939, prior to the start of World War II, the cup involved only eight teams (two each from Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Italy and one each from Romania and Yugoslavia). The level of the competing nations is clearly shown by Italy's two World Cup titles (1934 & 1938), Czechoslovakia's (1934) and Hungary's (1938) World Cup final, and Austria's (1934) and Yugoslavia's (1930) semi-finals. Out of the eleven different teams competing in the first three World Cups, five were part of the Mitropa Cup.[citation needed]
A tournament was started in 1940, but abandoned before the final match due to World War II. Again, only eight teams competed, three each from Hungary and Yugoslavia and two from Romania. Hungarian Ferencváros and Romanian Rapid (which had won on lots after three draws) qualified for the final, but did not meet because the northern part of Transylvania (lost shortly after World War I) was ceded to Hungary from Romania.[citation needed]
^It was contested as a competition between countries and there was no elimination. The five competing countries each sent six teams each to the competition and their aggregate results counted toward their country's tally.
PerformancesEdit
Note: The 1960 edition is not included in the list because it was won by a nation rather than club.
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The Mitropa Cup officially called the La Coupe de l Europe Centrale or Central European Cup was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria Hungary After World War II in 1951 a replacement tournament named Zentropa Cup was held but just for one season the Mitropa Cup name was revived and again in 1958 the name of the tournament changed to Danube Cup but only for one season The tournament was discontinued after 1992 Mitropa CupThe trophy awarded to championsOrganising bodyList AFL CFA HFF FAYFounded1927Abolished1992 31 years ago 1992 RegionCentral EuropeNumber of teams4 1992 Related competitionsLatin CupBalkans CupLast championsBorac Banja Luka 1992 Most successful club s Vasas 6 titles The most successful club is Vasas with six titles Contents 1 History 2 Champions 2 1 Finals 3 Performances 3 1 By club 3 2 Titles by country 4 Top scorers 1927 1940 4 1 By year 4 2 All time top scorers 1927 1940 5 Top scorers 1951 1992 5 1 By season 6 Mitropa Super Cup Final 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesHistory Edit nbsp Nations which participated in the Mitropa Cup 1927 1940 This International competition for football clubs was founded in 1897 in Vienna The Challenge Cup was invented by John Gramlick Sr a co founder of the Vienna Cricket and Football Club In this cup competition all clubs of the Austro Hungarian Empire that normally would not meet could take part though actually almost only clubs from the Empire s three major cities Vienna Budapest and Prague participated The Challenge Cup was carried out until the year 1911 and is today seen as the predecessor to the Mitropa Cup and consequently the European Cup and Champions League The last winner of the cup was Wiener Sport Club one of the oldest and most traditional football clubs of Austria where the cup still remains citation needed The idea of a European cup competition was shaped after World War I which brought the defeat and collapse of the Austro Hungarian Empire The centre of this idea were the Central European countries that at this time were still leading in continental football In the early 1920s they introduced professional leagues the first continental countries to do so Austria started in 1924 followed by Czechoslovakia in 1925 and Hungary in 1926 In order to strengthen the dominance of these countries in European football and to financially support the professional clubs the introduction of the Mitropa Cup was decided at a meeting in Venice on 17 July following the initiative of the head of the Austrian Football Association OFB Hugo Meisl 1 2 3 Moreover the creation of a European Cup for national teams that unlike the Challenge Cup and the Mitropa Cup would not be annual was also part of the agreement The first matches were played on 14 August 1927 The competition was between the top professional teams of Central Europe nbsp The president and the captain of Bologna Renato Dall Ara left and Mirko Pavinato right with the trophy of the 1961 season Initially two teams each from Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia entered competing in a knock out competition The countries involved could either send their respective league winners and runners up or league winners and cup winners to take part The first winners were the Czech side AC Sparta Prague In 1929 Italian teams replaced the Yugoslavian ones The competition was expanded to four teams from each of the competing countries in 1934 Other countries were invited to participate Switzerland in 1936 and Romania Switzerland and Yugoslavia in 1937 Austria was withdrawn from the competition following the Anschluss in 1938 In 1939 prior to the start of World War II the cup involved only eight teams two each from Hungary Czechoslovakia and Italy and one each from Romania and Yugoslavia The level of the competing nations is clearly shown by Italy s two World Cup titles 1934 amp 1938 Czechoslovakia s 1934 and Hungary s 1938 World Cup final and Austria s 1934 and Yugoslavia s 1930 semi finals Out of the eleven different teams competing in the first three World Cups five were part of the Mitropa Cup citation needed A tournament was started in 1940 but abandoned before the final match due to World War II Again only eight teams competed three each from Hungary and Yugoslavia and two from Romania Hungarian Ferencvaros and Romanian Rapid which had won on lots after three draws qualified for the final but did not meet because the northern part of Transylvania lost shortly after World War I was ceded to Hungary from Romania citation needed Champions EditFinals Edit Season Country Champions Result Runners up Country1927 nbsp Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 6 2 Rapid Wien nbsp Austria1 21928 nbsp Hungary Ferencvaros 7 1 Rapid Wien nbsp Austria3 51929 nbsp Hungary Ujpest 5 1 Slavia Prague nbsp Czechoslovakia2 21930 nbsp Austria Rapid Wien 2 0 Sparta Prague nbsp Czechoslovakia2 31931 nbsp Austria First Vienna 3 2 Wiener AC nbsp Austria2 11932 nbsp Italy Bologna None note 1 1933 nbsp Austria Austria Wien 1 2 Ambrosiana Inter nbsp Italy3 11934 nbsp Italy Bologna 2 3 Admira Wien nbsp Austria5 11935 nbsp Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 1 2 Ferencvaros nbsp Hungary3 01936 nbsp Austria Austria Wien 0 0 Sparta Prague nbsp Czechoslovakia1 01937 nbsp Hungary Ferencvaros 4 2 Lazio nbsp Italy5 41938 nbsp Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague 2 2 Ferencvaros nbsp Hungary2 01939 nbsp Hungary Ujpest 4 1 Ferencvaros nbsp Hungary2 21940 None note 2 N A Rapid BucureștiFerencvaros nbsp Romania nbsp Hungary1941 50 Not held1951 nbsp Austria Rapid Wien 3 2 Admira Wien nbsp Austria1952 54 Not held1955 nbsp Hungary Voros Lobogo 6 0 UDA Prague nbsp Czechoslovakia2 11956 nbsp Hungary Vasas 3 3 Rapid Wien nbsp Austria1 19 21957 nbsp Hungary Vasas 4 0 Vojvodina nbsp Yugoslavia1 21958 nbsp Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 4 1 Ruda Hvezda Brno nbsp Czechoslovakia3 21959 nbsp Hungary Honved 4 3 MTK nbsp Hungary2 21960 nbsp Hungary note 3 1961 nbsp Italy Bologna 2 2 Slovan Nitra nbsp Czechoslovakia3 01962 nbsp Hungary Vasas 5 1 Bologna nbsp Italy1 21963 nbsp Hungary MTK Budapest 2 1 Vasas nbsp Hungary1 11964 nbsp Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 0 0 Slovan Bratislava nbsp Czechoslovakia2 01965 nbsp Hungary Vasas 1 0 Fiorentina nbsp Italy1966 nbsp Italy Fiorentina 1 0 Jednota Trencin nbsp Czechoslovakia1966 67 nbsp Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 2 3 Ujpesti Dozsa nbsp Hungary3 11967 68 nbsp Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 0 1 Spartak Trnava nbsp Czechoslovakia4 11968 69 nbsp Czechoslovakia Inter Bratislava 4 1 Sklo Union Teplice nbsp Czechoslovakia0 01969 70 nbsp Hungary Vasas 1 2 Inter Bratislava nbsp Czechoslovakia4 11970 71 nbsp Yugoslavia Celik Zenica 3 1 Austria Salzburg nbsp Austria1971 72 nbsp Yugoslavia Celik Zenica 0 0 Fiorentina nbsp Italy1 01972 73 nbsp Hungary Tatabanyai Banyasz 2 1 Celik Zenica nbsp Yugoslavia2 11973 74 nbsp Hungary Tatabanyai Banyasz 3 2 ZVL Zilina nbsp Czechoslovakia2 01974 75 nbsp Austria Wacker Innsbruck 3 1 Honved nbsp Hungary2 11975 76 nbsp Austria Wacker Innsbruck 3 1 Velez Mostar nbsp Yugoslavia3 11976 77 nbsp Yugoslavia Vojvodina RR Vasas nbsp Hungary1977 78 nbsp Yugoslavia Partizan 1 0 Honved nbsp Hungary1978 79 Not played1979 80 nbsp Italy Udinese RR Celik Zenica nbsp Yugoslavia1980 81 nbsp Czechoslovakia Tatran Presov RR Csepel SC nbsp Hungary1981 82 nbsp Italy Milan RR TJ Vitkovice nbsp Czechoslovakia1982 83 nbsp Hungary Vasas RR ZVL Zilina nbsp Czechoslovakia1983 84 nbsp Austria SC Eisenstadt RR Prishtina nbsp Yugoslavia1984 85 nbsp Yugoslavia Iskra Bugojno RR Atalanta nbsp Italy1985 86 nbsp Italy Pisa 2 0 Debrecen nbsp Hungary1986 87 nbsp Italy Ascoli 1 0 Bohemians Prague nbsp Czechoslovakia1987 88 nbsp Italy Pisa 3 0 Vaci Izzo nbsp Hungary1988 89 nbsp Czechoslovakia Banik Ostrava 2 1 Bologna nbsp Italy2 11990 nbsp Italy Bari 1 0 Genoa nbsp Italy1991 nbsp Italy Torino 2 1 a e t Pisa nbsp Italy1992 nbsp Yugoslavia Borac Banja Luka 1 1 a e t 5 3 p BVSC nbsp HungaryNotes The final was scratched and Bologna were awarded the cup after Slavia Prague and Juventus were both ejected from the competition The final between Rapid București and Ferencvaros was scheduled to take place in July 1940 However due to the events of World War II it was cancelled It was contested as a competition between countries and there was no elimination The five competing countries each sent six teams each to the competition and their aggregate results counted toward their country s tally Performances EditNote The 1960 edition is not included in the list because it was won by a nation rather than club By club Edit Club Winners Runner up Winning seasons Runners up seasons nbsp Vasas 6 2 1956 1957 1962 1965 1970 1983 1963 1977 nbsp Bologna 3 2 1932 1934 1961 1962 1989 nbsp Sparta Prague 3 2 1927 1935 1964 1930 1936 nbsp Ferencvaros 2 4 1928 1937 1935 1938 1939 1940 nbsp Rapid Wien 2 3 1930 1951 1927 1928 1956 nbsp Celik Zenica 2 2 1971 1972 1973 1980 nbsp MTK Budapest 2 1 1955 1963 1959 nbsp Ujpest 2 1 1929 1939 1967 nbsp Pisa 2 1 1986 1988 1991 nbsp Red Star Belgrade 2 1958 1968 nbsp Austria Wien 2 1933 1936 nbsp Wacker Innsbruck 2 1975 1976 nbsp Tatabanyai Banyasz 2 1973 1974 nbsp Budapest Honved 1 2 1959 1975 1978 nbsp Fiorentina 1 2 1966 1965 1972 nbsp Spartak Trnava 1 2 1967 1958 1968 nbsp Inter Bratislava 1 1 1969 1970 nbsp Slavia Prague 1 1 1938 1929 nbsp Vojvodina 1 1 1977 1957 nbsp Borac Banja Luka 1 1992 nbsp Iskra Bugojno 1 1985 nbsp Partizan 1 1978 nbsp Milan 1 1982 nbsp Torino 1 1991 nbsp Udinese 1 1980 nbsp Ascoli 1 1987 nbsp Bari 1 1990 nbsp SC Eisenstadt 1 1984 nbsp First Vienna 1 1931 nbsp Banik Ostrava 1 1989 nbsp Tatran Presov 1 1981 nbsp ZVL Zilina 2 1974 1983 nbsp SK Admira Wien 2 1934 1951 nbsp Wiener AC 1 1931 nbsp Austria Salzburg 1 1971 nbsp Ambrosiana Inter 1 1933 nbsp Lazio 1 1937 nbsp Atalanta 1 1985 nbsp Genoa 1 1990 nbsp UDA Prague 1 1955 nbsp Slovan Nitra 1 1961 nbsp Slovan Bratislava 1 1964 nbsp Jednota Trencin 1 1966 nbsp Sklo Union Teplice 1 1969 nbsp TJ Vitkovice 1 1982 nbsp Bohemians Prague 1 1987 nbsp Velez Mostar 1 1976 nbsp Prishtina 1 1984 nbsp Csepel SC 1 1981 nbsp Debreceni MVSC 1 1986 nbsp Vaci Izzo 1 1988 nbsp BVSC 1 1992 nbsp Rapid București 1 1940Titles by country Edit Country Titles nbsp Hungary 16 nbsp Italy 11 nbsp Czechoslovakia 8 nbsp Yugoslavia nbsp Austria 7Top scorers 1927 1940 EditBy year Edit 4 Year Player Goals Played Average1927 nbsp Josef Silny 5 6 0 831928 nbsp Jozsef Takacs II 10 6 1 661929 nbsp Istvan Avar 10 7 1 421930 nbsp Giuseppe Meazza 7 6 1 161931 nbsp Heinrich Hiltl 7 7 1 001932 nbsp Renato Cesarini 5 4 1 251933 nbsp Raimundo Orsi 5 4 1 25 nbsp Frantisek Kloz 4 1 25 nbsp Giuseppe Meazza 6 0 83 nbsp Matthias Sindelar 6 0 831934 nbsp Carlo Reguzzoni 10 8 1 281935 nbsp Gyorgy Sarosi 9 8 1 121936 nbsp Giuseppe Meazza 3 10 6 1 661937 nbsp Gyorgy Sarosi 12 9 1 331938 nbsp Josef Bican 10 8 1 251939 nbsp Gyula Zsengeller 9 6 1 501940 nbsp Gyorgy Sarosi 3 6 2 3 00All time top scorers 1927 1940 Edit 5 Rank Player Goals Played Average1 nbsp Gyorgy Sarosi 50 42 1 192 nbsp Giuseppe Meazza 29 27 1 073 nbsp Gyula Zsengeller 24 19 1 264 nbsp Matthias Sindelar 24 31 0 775 nbsp Istvan Avar 19 24 0 79Top scorers 1951 1992 EditBy season Edit Season Player Club Goals1951 nbsp Erich Probst nbsp Rapid Wien 51955 nbsp Janos Molnar nbsp Voros Lobogo 9 nbsp Nandor Hidegkuti nbsp Voros Lobogo 91956 nbsp Lajos Csordas nbsp Vasas 81957 nbsp Johann Riegler nbsp Rapid Wien 5 nbsp Dezso Bundzsak nbsp Vasas 51959 nbsp Lajos Tichy nbsp Budapest Honved 91960 nbsp Sulejman Rebac nbsp Velez Mostar 41961 nbsp Milan Dolinsky nbsp Red Star Bratislava 7 nbsp Viliam Hrncar nbsp Slovan Nitra 71962 nbsp Harald Nielsen nbsp Bologna 111963 nbsp Ferenc Machos nbsp Vasas 71964 nbsp Vaclav Masek nbsp Sparta Prague 71965 nbsp Lajos Puskas nbsp Vasas 31966 nbsp Friedrich Rafreider nbsp Wiener Sport Club 51966 67 nbsp Antal Dunai nbsp Ujpest 91967 68 nbsp Vojin Lazarevic nbsp Red Star Belgrade 51968 69 nbsp Pavel Stratil nbsp Sklo Union Teplice 71969 70 nbsp Janos Farkas nbsp Vasas 61970 71 nbsp Aloise Renich nbsp Celik Zenica 51971 72 nbsp Luciano Chiarugi nbsp Fiorentina 51972 73 nbsp Aloise Renich 2 nbsp Celik Zenica 41973 74 nbsp Mihai Kyomyuves nbsp FC Tatabanya 61974 75 nbsp Jaroslav Melichar nbsp Sklo Union Teplice 31975 76 nbsp Kurt Welzl nbsp FC Wacker Innsbruck 61976 77 nbsp Istvan Kovacs hu nbsp Vasas 41977 78 nbsp Momcilo Vukotic nbsp Partizan 31979 80 nbsp Nerio Ulivieri nbsp Udinese 41980 81 nbsp Laszlo Lazsanyi hu nbsp Csepel SC 31981 82 nbsp Jiri Sourek nbsp Vitkovice 3Mitropa Super Cup Final EditAdditionally a Mitropa Super Cup was contested in 1989 between the winners of 1988 and 1989 1 Year Champion Result Runner up1989 nbsp Banik Ostrava 3 0 nbsp Pisa1 3 a e t See also EditLatin Cup Balkans CupNotes EditReferences Edit a b Karel Stokkermans 2 September 2015 Mitropa Cup Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 13 September 2017 Mitropa Cup History Ref IFFHS de in 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