The Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva (English: The Sport Press International Tournament) was an early international football competition. Held in 1908, it predated the more famous Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy by a year.[1]
Organised by ItalianLa Stampa Sportiva (a weekly sports supplement to newspaper La Stampa),[2] the Torneo Internazionale featured teams from Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. All games were played in Turin, Italy. Swiss team Servette FC were eventual winners, beating Torino of Italy 3–1.
The Italian football authorities, whilst pleased with the tournament, were aware that the absence of an English team made the tournament not truly 'international'. Thomas Lipton agreed and, in a gesture of thanks to the Italians who had honoured him, donated the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy. He told them that he would organise an English team to participate in the next competition, that was held in 1909.
Lipton wanted a team from the Northern League in England to come over to Turin and his decision led to the participation of West Auckland FC from County Durham in the 1909 and 1911 tournaments. The team of miners won both these tournaments. West Auckland experienced a heavy penalty for their participation in the Trophy. A statue to their success stands in the centre of their village today.[3]
^'The Miners' Triumph, The First English World Cup Win in Football History' Martin Connolly, ISBN9780957465152
October 20, 2023
torneo, internazionale, stampa, sportiva, english, sport, press, international, tournament, early, international, football, competition, held, 1908, predated, more, famous, thomas, lipton, trophy, year, organising, bodyla, stampa, sportivafounded1908abolished1. The Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva English The Sport Press International Tournament was an early international football competition Held in 1908 it predated the more famous Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy by a year 1 Torneo Internazionale Stampa SportivaOrganising bodyLa Stampa SportivaFounded1908Abolished1908 115 years ago 1908 RegionEuropeNumber of teams4Related competitionsSir Thomas Lipton TrophyLast championsServette 1911 Most successful club s Servette 1 title Organised by Italian La Stampa Sportiva a weekly sports supplement to newspaper La Stampa 2 the Torneo Internazionale featured teams from Italy France Switzerland and Germany All games were played in Turin Italy Swiss team Servette FC were eventual winners beating Torino of Italy 3 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Qualifying 2 1 Qualifying final 3 Tournament 3 1 Participants 3 2 First round 3 3 Third place 3 4 Final 4 ReferencesOverview EditThe Italian football authorities whilst pleased with the tournament were aware that the absence of an English team made the tournament not truly international Thomas Lipton agreed and in a gesture of thanks to the Italians who had honoured him donated the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy He told them that he would organise an English team to participate in the next competition that was held in 1909 Lipton wanted a team from the Northern League in England to come over to Turin and his decision led to the participation of West Auckland FC from County Durham in the 1909 and 1911 tournaments The team of miners won both these tournaments West Auckland experienced a heavy penalty for their participation in the Trophy A statue to their success stands in the centre of their village today 3 Qualifying Edit Italian only 22 March 1908Juventus nbsp 4 1 a e t nbsp PiemonteBorel nbsp Goccione nbsp Donna nbsp Brusa nbsp o g F Berardo nbsp 29 March 1908Torino nbsp 2 1 nbsp Ausonia Milano Qualifying final Edit 12 April 1908Torino nbsp 2 1 nbsp JuventusPozzi nbsp Debernardi nbsp Donna nbsp Tournament EditParticipants Edit Team nbsp US Parisienne nbsp Freiburger FC note 1 nbsp Torino nbsp ServetteNotes The team then withdrew the tournament being replacedd by Italian club Juventus First round Edit 19 April 1908Servette nbsp 5 3 nbsp Freiburger FC 19 April 1908Torino nbsp 4 0 nbsp US ParisienneSquair nbsp Debernardi nbsp nbsp nbsp pen Third place Edit 20 April 1908Juventus nbsp 4 0 nbsp US ParisienneBorel nbsp nbsp nbsp Goccione nbsp Final Edit nbsp Scene of the finalTorneo Internazionale Final20 April 190817 00Torino nbsp 1 3 nbsp ServettePozzi nbsp Report Nett nbsp nbsp Henneberg nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Torino nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ServetteReferences Edit Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva 1908 Torino on the RSSSF La Stampa Sportiva on Byterfly website The Miners Triumph The First English World Cup Win in Football History Martin Connolly ISBN 9780957465152 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva amp oldid 1169716069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
