King Alexander's Cup
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 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.[1]
Results[]
1922[]
8 June 1922 | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Romania | Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
14:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[2] |
1923[]
10 June 1923 | Romania | 1–2 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
18:00 (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul F.S.S.R. Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[3] |
1926[]
3 October 1926 | Yugoslavia | 2–3 | Romania | Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
15:00 (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Concordije Attendance: 5,000 Referee: (Czechoslovakia)[4] |
1927[]
10 May 1927 | Romania | 0–3 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
17:30 (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 15,000 Referee: (Hungary)[5] |
1928[]
6 May 1928 | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Romania | Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
16:30 (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)[6] |
1929[]
10 May 1929 | Romania | 2–3 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 15,000 Referee: (Austria)[7] |
1930[]
4 May 1930 | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Romania | Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
16:00 (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija Attendance: 8,000 Referee: (Czechoslovakia)[8] |
1936[]
10 May 1936 | Romania | 3–2 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
17:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 30,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)[9] |
1937[]
6 September 1937 | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Romania | Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
17:00 (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K. Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia)[10] |
1939[]
7 May 1939 | Romania | 1–0 | Yugoslavia | Bucharest, Romania |
17:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 25,000 Referee: (Italy)[11] |
1940[]
22 September 1940 | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Romania | Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
15:30 (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K. Attendance: 12,000 Referee: (Italy)[12] |
General statistics[]
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 |
All-time top scorers[]
Player | Team | Goals | |
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1 | Iuliu Bodola | Romania | 3 |
2 | Ferenc Rónay | Romania | 2 |
Vladimir Vinek | Yugoslavia | ||
Adolf Percl | Yugoslavia | ||
Kuzman Sotirović | Yugoslavia | ||
Đorđe Vujadinović | Yugoslavia |
References[]
- ^ "Friendship Cup (Romania and Yugoslavia)". RSSSF. 2000-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Defunct international association football competitions in Europe
- 1922 establishments in Europe
- Recurring sporting events established in 1922
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1940
- Football in Romania
- Football in Yugoslavia