Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva

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Torneo Internazionale
Stampa Sportiva
Organiser(s) La Stampa Sportiva
Founded1908
Abolished1908;117 years ago (1908)
RegionEurope
Teams4
Related competitions Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
Last champions Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette (1908)
Most championships Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette
(1 title)

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]

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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.

Overview

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]

Qualifying

(Italian only)

Juventus Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 4–1
(a.e.t)		 Piemonte Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg
Borel Soccerball shade.svg
Goccione Soccerball shade.svg
Donna Soccerball shade.svg
Brusa Soccerball shade.svgo.g.'		F. Berardo Soccerball shade.svg
Torino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 2–1 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Ausonia Milano

Qualifying final

Torino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 2–1 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Juventus
Pozzi Soccerball shade.svg
Debernardi Soccerball shade.svg		Donna Soccerball shade.svg

Tournament

Participants

Team
Flag of France.svg US Parisienne
Flag of the German Empire.svg Freiburger FC [note 1]
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Torino
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette
Notes
  1. ↑ The team then withdrew the tournament, being replaced by Italian club Juventus.

First round

Servette Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 5–3 Flag of the German Empire.svg Freiburger FC
Torino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 4–0 Flag of France.svg US Parisienne
Squair Soccerball shade.svg
Debernardi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgpen.'

Third place

Juventus Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 4–0 Flag of France.svg US Parisienne
Borel Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Goccione Soccerball shade.svg

Final

Scene of the final Torino v servette final 1908.jpg
Scene of the final
Torneo Internazionale Final
Torino Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 1–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette
Pozzi Soccerball shade.svg Report Nett Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Henneberg Soccerball shade.svg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva 1908 (Torino)". rsssf.org. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 November 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "La Stampa Sportiva". byterfly.eu (in Italian). Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-IRCrES. 1908. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Connolly, Maritn (8 August 2018). 'The Miners' Triumph, The First English World Cup Win in Football History'. ISBN   9780957465152.
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