Cup of the Alps

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Coppa delle Alpi
Founded1960
Abolished1987
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 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.

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[]

Genoa celebrates the triumph in the 1962 edition
  • 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[]

Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue
Italy Serie A Selection Italy A.S. Roma, Catania Calcio, Hellas Verona F.C., Catanzaro Calcio, Triestina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Napoli Calcio, Alessandria Calcio Switzerland Switzerland League Selection
Italy Serie A Selection Italy S.S. Lazio, Fiorentina, A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, Pro Patria Calcio, A.C. Reggiana 1919, Parma F.C., Lecco Calcio Brescia Calcio Switzerland Switzerland League Selection
Genoa C.F.C. Italy 1–0 France CF Grenoble 1892 Italy Genoa
Juventus F.C. Italy 3–2 Italy Atalanta B.C. Switzerland Genève
Genoa C.F.C. Italy 2–0 Italy Calcio Catania Switzerland Bern
1965 Tournament Not Held
1966 SSC Napoli Italy Italy Juventus F.C. Played In Groups
1967 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Germany TSV 1860 München Played In Groups
1968 FC Schalke 04 Germany 3–1dagger[2] Switzerland FC Basel Switzerland Basel
1969 FC Basel Switzerland 3–1[3] Italy Bologna F.C. 1909 Switzerland Basel
1970 FC Basel Switzerland 3–2[4] Italy ACF Fiorentina Switzerland Basel
1971 SS Lazio Italy 3–1[5] Switzerland FC Basel Switzerland Basel
Nîmes Olympique France 7–2[6] France FC Girondins de Bordeaux France Nîmes
Servette FC Switzerland 1–0 Switzerland Lausanne Sports Switzerland Genève
BSC Young Boys Switzerland 2–1 Switzerland FC Basel Switzerland Basel
Servette FC Switzerland 3–0 Switzerland FC Basel Switzerland Genève
Servette FC Switzerland 2–1 France Nîmes Olympique Switzerland Genève
Stade Reims France 3–1 France SC Bastia France Reims
Servette FC Switzerland 4–0 Switzerland Lausanne Sports Switzerland Genève
AS Monaco France 3–1 France FC Metz France Metz
FC Girondins de Bordeaux France 3–0 France Nîmes Olympique France Bordeaux
FC Basel Switzerland 2–2double-dagger France FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Switzerland Basel
FC Nantes Atlantique France 1–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland Neuchâtel
AS Monaco France 2–1 France AJ Auxerre France Monaco
AS Monaco France 2–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich Switzerland Zürich
AJ Auxerre France 1–0 France AS Monaco France Auxerre
1986 Tournament Not Held
AJ Auxerre France 3–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich France Auxerre
Key
dagger Match was won during extra time
double-dagger Match was won on a penalty shoot-out after extra time

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
France 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
 France 9 9
  Switzerland 8 11
 Italy 7 5
 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. ^ http://www.juventus.com/en/news/news/2018/champions-league-group-h-opponents-stats-and-facts.php
  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". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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