Cup of the Alps

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Cup of the Alps
(Coppa delle Alpi)
Founded1960
Abolished1987 (1987)
RegionWestern 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 championsAJ Auxerre
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Servette FC
(4 titles)

Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was an official 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.

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

  • 1960-61: competition between league selections and Italian and Swiss teams.
  • 1962-66: competition between Italy Italian and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 1967-68: competition between Germany German, Italy Italian and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 1969-71: competition between Italy Italian and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 1972-87: competition between France French and Switzerland Swiss teams.

List of finals

Keys
Genoa celebrates the triumph in the 1962 edition
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Final host Ref.
1 1960 Italy Serie A selection[n 1] – [n 2] Switzerland Swiss League selection – [n 2]
2 1961 Italy Serie A selection[n 3] – [n 2] Switzerland Swiss League selection – [n 2]
3 1962 Italy Genoa 1–0 France Grenoble 1892 Genoa
4 1963 Italy Juventus 3–2 Italy Atalanta Genève
5 1964 Italy Genoa 2–0 Italy Catania Bern
– 1965 (not held)
6 1966 Italy Napoli – [n 2] Italy Juventus – [n 2]
7 1967 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt – [n 2] Germany TSV 1860 – [n 2]
8 1968 Germany Schalke 04 3–1 (a.e.t.) Switzerland Basel Basel [3]
9 1969 Switzerland Basel 3–1 Italy Bologna Basel [4]
8 1970 Switzerland Basel 3–2 Italy Fiorentina Basel [5]
9 1971 Italy Lazio 3–1 Switzerland Basel Basel [6]
10 1972 France Nîmes Olympique 7–2 France Bordeaux Nîmes [7]
11 1973 Switzerland Servette 1–0 Switzerland Lausanne Genève
12 1974 Switzerland Young Boys 2–1 Switzerland Basel Basel
13 1975 Switzerland Servette 3–0 Switzerland Basel Genève
14 1976 Switzerland Servette 2–1 France Nîmes Olympique Genève
15 1977 France Stade Reims 3–1 France Bastia Reims
16 1978 Switzerland Servette 4–0 Switzerland Lausanne Genève
17 1979 Monaco AS Monaco 3–1 France Metz Metz
18 1980 France Bordeaux 3–0 France Nîmes Olympique Bordeaux
19 1981 Switzerland Basel 2–2 (5–4 p) France Sochaux-Montbéliard Basel
20 1982 France Nantes Atlantique 1–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Neuchâtel
21 1983 Monaco AS Monaco 2–1 France Auxerre Monaco
22 1984 Monaco AS Monaco 2–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich
23 1985 France Auxerre 1–0 Monaco AS Monaco Auxerre
– 1986 (not held)
24 1987 France Auxerre 3–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Auxerre
Notes
  1. ^ Selection consisting of player from teams as Alessandria, Catania, Catanzaro, Hellas Verona, Napoli, Palermo, Roma and Triestina.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Round-robin tournament.
  3. ^ Selection consisting of player from teams as Brescia, Fiorentina, Lazio, Lecco, Monza, Parma, Pro Patria and Reggiana.

Performance

By club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up Years
Switzerland Servette
4
-
 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 –
Switzerland Basel
3
4
 1969, 1970, 1981 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975
Monaco AS Monaco
3
1
 1979, 1983, 1984 1985
France Auxerre
2
1
 1985, 1987 1983
Italy Genoa
2
-
 1962, 1964 –
France Nîmes
1
2
 1972 1976, 1980
Italy Juventus
1
1
 1963 1966
France Bordeaux
1
1
 1980 1972
Italy Napoli
1
-
 1966 –
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
1
-
 1967 –
Germany Schalke 04
1
-
 1968 –
Italy Lazio
1
-
 1971 –
Switzerland Young Boys
1
-
 1974 –
France Stade Reims
1
-
 1977 –
France Nantes
1
-
 1982 –
Switzerland Lausanne Sports
-
2
 – 1973, 1978
Switzerland Grasshoppers
-
2
 – 1984, 1987
France Grenoble
-
1
 – 1962
Italy Atalanta
-
1
 – 1963
Italy Catania
-
1
 – 1964
Germany 1860 Munich
-
1
 – 1967
Italy Bologna
-
1
 – 1969
Italy Fiorentina
-
1
 – 1970
France Bastia
-
1
 – 1977
France Metz
-
1
 – 1979
France Sochaux
-
1
 – 1981
Switzerland 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

Nation Winners Runners-up
 Switzerland 8 11
 Italy 7 5
 France 6 8
 Monaco 3 1
 Germany 2 1

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

  • 1998: competition restart with amateur clubs between Italy Italian, France French and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 2004-05: a team from Belgium joined the competition.

Sources and References

  1. ^ "Group H opponents: Stats & Facts – Juventus".
  2. ^ "The Alpine Convention: Contracting Parties".
  3. ^ FC Schalke 04 (2004). "02.07.2004: Vor 36 Jahren gewann Schalke den Alpenpokal". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 1 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Bologna FC 1909 (1969). "Stagione: 1968-69". bolognafc.it. Retrieved 16 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ AC Fiorentina (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi, annata 1969/1970". fiorentinaweb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ LazioWiki (1971). "Venerdì 25 giugno 1971 – Basilea, stadio Saint Jacob – Basilea-Lazio 1-3". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ^ Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2019.