King Alexander's Cup

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King Alexander's Cup
(Friendship Cup)
Founded1922
Abolished1940
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams2
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 (1922-06-08) Yugoslavia  1–2  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
14:00 (UTC+1)
  • Šifer Goal 35' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[2]

1923[]

10 June 1923 (1923-06-10) Romania  1–2  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul F.S.S.R.
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[3]

1926[]

3 October 1926 (1926-10-03) Yugoslavia  2–3  Romania Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Concordije
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)[4]

1927[]

10 May 1927 (1927-05-10) Romania  0–3  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
17:30 (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Hungary)[5]

1928[]

6 May 1928 (1928-05-06) Yugoslavia  3–1  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
16:30 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)[6]

1929[]

10 May 1929 (1929-05-10) 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 (1930-05-04) Yugoslavia  2–1  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
16:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)[8]

1936[]

10 May 1936 (1936-05-10) Romania  3–2  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
17:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)[9]

1937[]

6 September 1937 (1937-09-06) Yugoslavia  2–1  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
17:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K.
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia)[10]

1939[]

7 May 1939 (1939-05-07) Romania  1–0  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
17:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Italy)[11]

1940[]

22 September 1940 (1940-09-22) Yugoslavia  1–2  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:30 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K.
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Italy)[12]

General statistics[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Dif
 Yugoslavia 11 6 0 5 20 17 +3
 Romania 11 5 0 6 17 20 –3

All-time top scorers[]

Player Team Goals
1 Iuliu Bodola  Romania 3
2 Ferenc Rónay  Romania 2
Vladimir Vinek  Yugoslavia
Adolf Percl  Yugoslavia
Kuzman Sotirović  Yugoslavia
Đorđe Vujadinović  Yugoslavia

References[]

  1. ^ "Friendship Cup (Romania and Yugoslavia)". RSSSF. 2000-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  2. ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

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