Founded | 1922 |
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Abolished | 1940 |
Region | Europe (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 2 |
Last champions | Romania (5th title) |
Most successful team(s) | Yugoslavia (6 titles) |
The King Alexander's Cup (Romanian : Cupa Regelui Alexandru) or Friendship Cup was an international football competition contested by the national teams of Romania and Yugoslavia. The tournament was named after Alexander I, the King of Yugoslavia and was organized to celebrate the wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia with the Princess Maria of Romania, the event being announced by the Romanian newspaper, Ecoul Sportiv on 28 May 1922: "On the occasion of the marriage of His Majesty King Alexander I with Her Royal Highness Princess Maria of Romania, His Majesty was pleased to donate a cup that will bear his name, to encourage the progress of the football-association sport in his country and in the country of his wife. This cup will be a challenge and will go definitely to the country which will win it three times in a row or five times in total." [1] The 1936, 1937 and 1939 editions were called King Carol's Cup, after Carol II of Romania and the last edition was called King Mihai Cup named after Mihai of Romania. [2] Between 1937 and 1938, the regular Friendship Cup played between Romania and Yugoslavia was extended to include Czechoslovakia for an mini tournament called Eduard Benes' Cup named after Edvard Beneš, the president of Czechoslovakia. [3]
Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Romania |
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Romania | 1–2 | Yugoslavia |
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Yugoslavia | 2–3 | Romania |
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Romania | 0–3 | Yugoslavia |
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Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Romania |
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Romania | 2–3 | Yugoslavia |
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Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Romania |
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As the King Carol's Cup [11]
Romania | 3–2 | Yugoslavia |
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Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Romania |
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Romania | 1–0 | Yugoslavia |
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As the King Mihai Cup
Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Romania |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif |
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Yugoslavia | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
Romania | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 20 | –3 |
An extended version of the regular Friendship Cup played between Romania and Yugoslavia. [16]
Romania | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
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Bodola 63' | Report | 81' Nejedlý |
Czechoslovakia | 5–4 | Yugoslavia |
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Rulc 5' Říha 26' Senecký 43' Nejedlý 48' Sobotka 79' | Report | Pleše 18', 50' Valjarević 60' Burgr 71' (o.g.) |
Romania | 0–1 | Yugoslavia |
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Report | Matošić 28' |
Yugoslavia | 1–3 | Czechoslovakia |
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Sipos 56' | Report | Bradáč 19' Bican 41' Senecký 69' |
Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Romania |
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Petrović 42' | Report | Bindea 69' |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
3 | Romania | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 |
1937–38 Eduard Benes Cup |
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Czechoslovakia First title |
There were 26 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
5 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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