1971 Cup of the Alps

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1971 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
1970-71 Lazio Rome.jpg
1970–71 Lazio
CountrySwitzerland
Teams8
Defending champions FC Basel
Champions Lazio
Runners-up FC Basel
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Chinaglia (Lazio) (7)
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1971 Coppa delle Alpi shows the results of the 1971 tournament that was held in Switzerland in the preseason 1971/72. The Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a football tournament, jointly organized by the Italian Football Federation and the Swiss Football Association as a pre-season event.

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Overview

There were four participants from Italy, these being Hellas Verona, [1] Lazio, [2] Sampdoria and Varese and there were four from Switzerland: Lugano, Lausanne Sports, Winterthur and FC Basel. [3] Two teams from each country were drawn into each of the two groups. Within the group each team played the two clubs of the other country twice, but did not play compatriots. The Italians and the Swiss each formed their own league table and the winners from each country then matched themselves in the final. [4]

Matches

Group A

Round 1
Sampdoria Flag of Italy.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Winterthur
Lazio Flag of Italy.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano
Manservisi Soccerball shade.svg15'
Fortunato Soccerball shade.svg47'
Berset Soccerball shade.svg74' (o.g)
Chinaglia Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Lazio
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gattei
Round 2
Sampdoria Flag of Italy.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano
Spadetto Soccerball shade.svg29'Soccerball shade.svg25' Berset
Soccerball shade.svg27' Arrigoni
Lazio Flag of Italy.svg 4 – 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Winterthur
Chinaglia Soccerball shade.svg1', 17', 46'
Mazzola Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Lazio Soccerball shade.svg
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Keller
Round 3
Winterthur Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 3 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria
Herbert Dimmeler Soccerball shade.svg33'Soccerball shade.svg14', 69' Francesconi
Soccerball shade.svg84' Spadetto
Lugano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
Hansen Soccerball shade.svg15'
Luttrop Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Report Lazio Soccerball shade.svg52' Fortunato
Soccerball shade.svg57' Chinaglia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Branzoni
Round 4
Lugano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria
Hansen Soccerball shade.svg11'Soccerball shade.svg25' Fotia
Soccerball shade.svg50' Spadetto
Winterthur Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2 – 5 Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
Duvoisin Soccerball shade.svg47'
Oettly Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Raport Lazio Soccerball shade.svg10' Pierpaolo Manservisi
Soccerball shade.svg16' Facco
Soccerball shade.svg34' Costantino Fava
Soccerball shade.svg66' Arrigo Dolso
Soccerball shade.svg87' Morrone
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Flag of Italy.svg Gian Gaetano Vacchini

Group B

Round 1
Varese Flag of Italy.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Sports
Tamborini Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Hellas Verona Flag of Italy.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel
Orazi Soccerball shade.svg7'
Clerici Soccerball shade.svg40', 46' (pen.)		Soccerball shade.svg21' Mundschin
Soccerball shade.svg30' Hauser
Round 2
Varese Flag of Italy.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel
Soccerball shade.svg75' Stohler
Hellas Verona Flag of Italy.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Sports
Clerici Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg47', 57' Franco Cucinotta
Round 3
Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 4 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Hellas Verona
Balmer Soccerball shade.svg17', 36', 69'
Demarmels Soccerball shade.svg50'		Soccerball shade.svg19' Orazi
Lausanne Sports Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Varese
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Round 4
Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 0 – 1 Flag of Italy.svg Varese
Soccerball shade.svg21' Morini
Lausanne Sports Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg Hellas Verona
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg

League Tables

Switzerland

PosTeam Pld W D L GF GA Pts DPT
1 Basel 420275411
2 Lugano 41125938
3 Lausanne Sports 41124537
4 Winterthur 401341215

Italy

PosTeam Pld W D L GF GA Pts DPT
1 Lazio 4310155722
2 Sampdoria 421164511
3 Hellas Verona 420279411
4 Varese 42113258

NB: Decisive points total (DPT) computed as sum of points and goals scored

Final

The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winner of the Italien and the winner of the Swiss groups.

Final
Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1 – 3 Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
Wenger Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Lazio Soccerball shade.svg22'
Soccerball shade.svg76', 86' (pen.) Chinaglia
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Referee: Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Weyland

Sources and References

  1. ↑ Hellas Verona FC 1903. "il Verona in Coppa delle Alpi". hellastory.net. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ↑ LazioWiki (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Spiele 1971 Alpencup". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ↑ Veronese, Andrea. "Cup of the Alps 1971". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

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