1927–30 Central European International Cup

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Antonín Švehla Cup
Season1927–30
DatesSeptember 18, 1927 – May 11, 1930
Champions Italy (1st title)
Matches played20
Goals scored86 (4.3 per match)
Top goalscorerJulio Libonatti
Gino Rossetti
Ferenc Hirzer
(6 goals each)
Biggest home winCzechoslovakia 5–0 Switzerland (October 6, 1929)
Biggest away winHungary 0–5 Italy
(May 11, 1930)
Highest scoringSwitzerland 4–5 Hungary
(April 14, 1929)
Total attendance589,022
Average attendance29,451

The 1927–30 Central European International Cup was the first edition of the Central European International Cup and was held between September 18, 1927 and May 11, 1930.[1] The tournament's structure included a round-robin competition for the five teams involved. As the winner was to receive a Bohemian crystal cup offered by Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Antonín Švehla, the tournament became known as the Antonín Švehla Cup.

Organizing committee[]

Sessions of the organizing committee took place on March 9, 1930 in Trieste and on March 11, 1930 in Budapest. The committee was composed by

Events[]

1927[]

The tournament began on September 18, 1927 with the match Czechoslovakia-Austria, which ended 2–0.[2] The following week, Austria was defeated once more in Budapest, Hungary, with a score of 5–3.[3]
On October 23, in Prague, Italy's match against Czechoslovakia ended with a 2–2 draw. The last game of 1927 took place in Bologna between Italy and Austria, won 1–0 by Austria. The Austrian team complained in this occasion that the referee seemed not sufficiently impartial or fair.[4]

1928[]

1928 opened with Italy's victory against Switzerland on January 1 in Genoa (3–2) and then, on March 25 in Rome, Italy succeeded in beating Hungary for the first time in history (4- 3). Each player on the Italian team was awarded a prize of 24,000 [Italian lira|lire]. On April 1, in Vienna, Austria lost 0–1 against Czechoslovakia;[5] on April 22, in Budapest, the Czech team lost 2–0 to Hungary.
After a break to allow Switzerland and Italy to participate in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the tournament resumed in the fall: Italy beat Switzerland (3–2); Austria wins 5–1 over Hungary [6] and 2–0 over Switzerland.[7] The year ended with the victory of Hungary on Switzerland, on November 1, 3–1.

1929[]

On March 3, 1929 Italy beat Czechoslovakia 4–2, losing 3–0 to the Austrians barely a month later, on April 7, in Vienna.[8] On April 14 Hungary beats Switzerland 5–4, and the Swiss team surrenders again to the Czechs (4–1) on 5 May. The two winning teams draw in the match (1–1) held in Prague on September 8. On October 6, Czechoslovakia beats Switzerland 5–0, and the Swiss's annus horribilis continues with a loss to Austria on October 27, on Bern's home turf.[9] At year end, with Switzerland last after losing all eight games played, Austria and Czechoslovakia are tied with 10 points at the head of the tournament, followed by Italy and Hungary with 9 points each.

1930[]

The only game scheduled for 1930 was between Hungary and Italy. The match was played on May 11, 1930 in Budapest, and it is reported that Italy's trainer, Vittorio Pozzo brought his players to visit World War I battlefields before playing the last and decisive game of the tournament, perhaps wishing to bring back memories of their own participation, just 13 years earlier, in the fight against Austro-Hungarian soldiers. The team's crushing victory (5–0) brought Italy the first edition of the cup.[10]

Final standings and Results[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Italy Austria Czechoslovakia Hungary Switzerland
1  Italy (C) 8 5 1 2 21 15 +6 11 — 0–1 4–2 4–3 3–2
2  Austria 8 5 0 3 17 10 +7 10 3–0 — 0–1 5–1 2–0
3  Czechoslovakia 8 4 2 2 17 10 +7 10 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 5–0
4  Hungary 8 4 1 3 20 23 −3 9 0–5 5–3 2–0 — 3–1
5   Switzerland 8 0 0 8 11 28 −17 0 2–3 1–3 1–4 4–5 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Matches[]

Czechoslovakia 2–0 Austria
Karel Podrazil 10'
Kratochvíl 55' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)
Hungary 5–3 Austria
Takács 18'
Kohut 27'
Ströck 51'
József Holzbauer 62'
Hirzer 67'		 Report Wesely 11', 84'
Ignaz Siegl 13'
Attendance: 38,000
Czechoslovakia 2–2 Italy
Svoboda 32', 51' (pen.) Report Libonatti 28', 79'
Attendance: 12,000
Italy 0–1 Austria
Report Franz Runge 44'
Attendance: 30,000
Italy 3–2  Switzerland
Libonatti 10', 58'
Magnozzi 68'		 Report M. Abegglen 38', 60'
Attendance: 28,000
Italy 4–3 Hungary
Conti 48', 75'
Rossetti 58'
Libonatti 85'		 Report Kohut 13'
Hirzer 44'
Takács 77'
Attendance: 25,000
Austria 0–1 Czechoslovakia
Report Silný 38'
Attendance: 50,575
Hungary 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Hirzer 18' (pen.)
Kohut 76'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium)
Austria 5–1 Hungary
Ignaz Siegl 11', 27'
Weselik 55'
Wesely 62'
Gschweidl 75'		 Report Hirzer 38'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
Switzerland  2–3 Italy
M. Abbeglen 2'
René Grimm 85'		 Report Rossetti 17', 30'
Baloncieri 80'
Sportplatz Förrlibuck, Zurich, Switzerland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Austria)
Austria 2–0  Switzerland
Tandler 25', 29' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 38,447
Hungary 3–1  Switzerland
Turay 36'
Hirzer 49'
Ströck 53'		 Report Weiler 78' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Italy)
Italy 4–2 Czechoslovakia
Rossetti 26', 61', 80'
Libonatti 33'		 Report Silný 18'
Svoboda 40'
Attendance: 35,000
Austria 3–0 Italy
Horvath 19', 38'
Weselik 23'		 Report
Attendance: 49,000
Switzerland  4–5 Hungary
Weiler 2'
A. Abegglen 26', 66'
M. Abegglen 78'		 Report Georg Widmer 8' (o.g.)
Takács 51', 76'
Toldi 56'
Hirzer 73'
Attendance: 19,000
Switzerland  1–4 Czechoslovakia
M. Abegglen 74' Report Karel Podrazil 22'
Silný 23', 85'
Puč 80'
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Austria)
Czechoslovakia 1–1 Hungary
Svoboda 4' Report Kalmár 84'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: (Switzerland)
Czechoslovakia 5–0  Switzerland
Puč 17', 81'
Kratochvíl 18'
Svoboda 36'
Junek 64'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Switzerland  1–3 Austria
Passello 45' Report Karl Stoiber 25'
Horvath 62'
Schall 84'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Per Andersen (Norway)
Hungary 0–5 Italy
Report Meazza 17', 65', 70'
Magnozzi 72'
Costantino 84'
Attendance: 40,000

Top Scorers[]

Player Team Goals
Julio Libonatti  Italy 6
Gino Rossetti  Italy 6
Ferenc Hirzer  Hungary 6
Max Abegglen   Switzerland 4
Vilmos Kohut  Hungary 4
Josef Silný  Czechoslovakia 4
František Svoboda  Czechoslovakia 4
József Takács  Hungary 4

References[]

  1. ^ Reyes, Macario (April 21, 2011). "1st International Cup". RSSSF.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 19. September 1927" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. September 19, 1927. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 26. September 1927" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. September 26, 1927. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 7. November 1927" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. November 7, 1927. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 2. April 1928" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. April 2, 1928. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  6. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 8. Oktober 1928" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. October 8, 1928. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 29. Oktober 1928" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. October 29, 1928. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  8. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 8. April 1929" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. April 8, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 28. Oktober 1929" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. October 28, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  10. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 12. Mai 1930" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. May 12, 1930. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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