Cup of the Alps

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Cup of the Alps
(Coppa delle Alpi)
Founded1960
Abolished1987;36 years ago (1987)
Region Western Europe (Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany)
Number of teams16 (1960–1961)
8 (1962–1968)
12 (1968–1969)
8 (1970–1981)
10 (1982)
8 (1983–1987)
Last champions AJ Auxerre
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Servette FC
(4 titles)

Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a friendly football tournament, [1] first organized by the Italian national league as it started in 1960 and then they were aided by the Swiss League from 1962, for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland. This competition ran from 1960 until 1987.

Contents

In the 1960s and 1961 editions ranking was compiled by adding the points of the Italian and Swiss teams. The tournament was won by the Italian federation in both editions, and the teams that represented it was given a cup of reduced dimensions (A.S. Roma, Catania Calcio, Hellas Verona F.C., Catanzaro Calcio, Triestina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Napoli Calcio and Alessandria Calcio in the 1960 and S.S. Lazio, Fiorentina, A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, Pro Patria Calcio, A.C. Reggiana 1919, Parma F.C., Lecco Calcio and Brescia Calcio in the 1961).

Years

List of finals

Keys
Genoa celebrates the triumph in the 1962 edition 1962 Cup of the Alps - Genoa CFC.jpg
Genoa celebrates the triumph in the 1962 edition
Ed.YearChampionScoreRunner-upFinal hostRef.
11960 Flag of Italy.svg Serie A selection [n 1] [n 2] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss League selection [n 2]
21961 Flag of Italy.svg Serie A selection [n 3] [n 2] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss League selection [n 2]
31962 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa 1–0 Flag of France.svg Grenoble 1892 Genoa
41963 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 3–2 Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta Genève
51964 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg Catania Bern
1965(not held)
6 1966 Flag of Italy.svg Napoli [n 2] Flag of Italy.svg Juventus [n 2]
7 1967 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt [n 2] Flag of Germany.svg TSV 1860 [n 2]
8 1968 Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 3–1 ( a.e.t. ) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Basel [2]
9 1969 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 3–1 Flag of Italy.svg Bologna Basel [3]
8 1970 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 3–2 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Basel [4]
9 1971 Flag of Italy.svg Lazio 3–1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Basel [5]
101972 Flag of France.svg Nîmes Olympique 7–2 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux Nîmes [6]
111973 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette 1–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Genève
121974 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Young Boys 2–1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Basel
131975 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette 3–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Genève
141976 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette 2–1 Flag of France.svg Nîmes Olympique Genève
151977 Flag of France.svg Stade Reims 3–1 Flag of France.svg Bastia Reims
161978 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette 4–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Genève
171979 Flag of Monaco.svg AS Monaco 3–1 Flag of France.svg Metz Metz
181980 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux 3–0 Flag of France.svg Nîmes Olympique Bordeaux
191981 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 2–2 (5–4 p ) Flag of France.svg Sochaux-Montbéliard Basel
201982 Flag of France.svg Nantes Atlantique 1–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neuchâtel Xamax Neuchâtel
211983 Flag of Monaco.svg AS Monaco 2–1 Flag of France.svg Auxerre Monaco
221984 Flag of Monaco.svg AS Monaco 2–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper Zürich
231985 Flag of France.svg Auxerre 1–0 Flag of Monaco.svg AS Monaco Auxerre
1986(not held)
241987 Flag of France.svg Auxerre 3–1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper Auxerre
Notes
  1. Selection consisting of player from teams as Alessandria, Catania, Catanzaro, Hellas Verona, Napoli, Palermo, Roma and Triestina.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Round-robin tournament.
  3. Selection consisting of player from teams as Brescia, Fiorentina, Lazio, Lecco, Monza, Parma, Pro Patria and Reggiana.

Performance

By club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunner-up Years
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette
4
-
1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel
3
4
1969, 1970, 1981 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975
Flag of Monaco.svg AS Monaco
3
1
1979, 1983, 19841985
Flag of France.svg Auxerre
2
1
1985, 19871983
Flag of Italy.svg Genoa
2
-
1962, 1964
Flag of France.svg Nîmes
1
2
19721976, 1980
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
1
1
19631966
Flag of France.svg Bordeaux
1
1
19801972
Flag of Italy.svg Napoli
1
-
1966
Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt
1
-
1967
Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04
1
-
1968
Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
1
-
1971
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Young Boys
1
-
1974
Flag of France.svg Stade Reims
1
-
1977
Flag of France.svg Nantes
1
-
1982
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Sports
-
2
1973, 1978
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshoppers
-
2
1984, 1987
Flag of France.svg Grenoble
-
1
1962
Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta
-
1
1963
Flag of Italy.svg Catania
-
1
1964
Flag of Germany.svg 1860 Munich
-
1
1967
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna
-
1
1969
Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
-
1
1970
Flag of France.svg Bastia
-
1
1977
Flag of France.svg Metz
-
1
1979
Flag of France.svg Sochaux
-
1
1981
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neuchâtel Xamax
-
1
1982

A victory as a member of the Italian selection: A.S. Roma, Catania Calcio, Hellas Verona F.C., Catanzaro Calcio, Triestina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Napoli Calcio, Alessandria Calcio, S.S. Lazio, Fiorentina, A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, Pro Patria Calcio, A.C. Reggiana 1919, Parma F.C., Lecco Calcio Brescia Calcio.

By nation

NationWinnersRunners-up
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 811
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 75
Flag of France.svg  France 68
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 31
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21

Cup of the Alps for amateurs

In 1998 the competition was restarted (using the same name) but with amateur teams from Italy, Switzerland, France (and Belgium in 2004 and 2005). Each year in Geneva there is an unofficial tournament with 8 teams each with 15 amateurs played for the first place.

Dates

Sources and References

  1. "Group H opponents: Stats & Facts – Juventus".
  2. FC Schalke 04 (2004). "02.07.2004: Vor 36 Jahren gewann Schalke den Alpenpokal". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. Bologna FC 1909 (1969). "Stagione: 1968-69". bolognafc.it. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. AC Fiorentina (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi, annata 1969/1970". fiorentinaweb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. LazioWiki (1971). "Venerdì 25 giugno 1971 – Basilea, stadio Saint Jacob – Basilea-Lazio 1-3". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". RSSSF . Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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