Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva

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Torneo Internazionale
Stampa Sportiva
Organising bodyLa Stampa Sportiva
Founded1908
Abolished1908; 113 years ago (1908)
RegionEurope
Number of teams4
Related competitionsSir Thomas Lipton Trophy
Last championsSwitzerland Servette (1911)
Most successful club(s)Switzerland Servette
(1 title)

The Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva (English: The Sport Press International Tournament) was an early international football competition. Held in 1908, it predated the more famous Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy by a year.[1]

Organised by Italian La Stampa Sportiva (a weekly sports supplement to newspaper La Stampa),[2] the Torneo Internazionale featured teams from Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. All games were played in Turin, Italy. Swiss team Servette FC were eventual winners, beating Torino of Italy 3–1.

Overview[]

The Italian football authorities, whilst pleased with the tournament, were aware that the absence of an English team made the tournament not truly 'international'. Thomas Lipton agreed and, in a gesture of thanks to the Italians who had honoured him, donated the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy. He told them that he would organise an English team to participate in the next competition, that was held in .

Lipton wanted a team from the Northern League in England to come over to Turin and his decision led to the participation of West Auckland FC from County Durham in the 1909 and 1911 tournaments. The team of miners won both these tournaments. West Auckland experienced a heavy penalty for their participation in the Trophy. A statue to their success stands in the centre of their village today.[3]

Qualifying[]

(Italian only)

Juventus Italy4–1
(a.e.t)		Italy Piemonte
Borel Goal
Goccione Goal
Donna Goal
Brusa Goal o.g.'		 F. Berardo Goal
Torino Italy2–1Italy Ausonia Milano

Qualifying final[]

Torino Italy2–1Italy Juventus
Pozzi Goal
Debernardi Goal		 Donna Goal

Tournament[]

Participants[]

Team
France US Parisienne
Germany Freiburger FC [note 1]
Italy Torino
Switzerland Servette
Notes
  1. ^ The team then withdrew the tournament, being replacedd by Italian club Juventus.

First round[]

Servette Switzerland5–3Germany Freiburger FC
Torino Italy4–0France US Parisienne
Squair Goal
Debernardi Goal Goal Goal pen.'

Third place[]

Juventus Italy4–0France US Parisienne
Borel Goal Goal Goal
Goccione Goal

Final[]

Scene of the final
Torneo Internazionale Final
Torino Italy1–3Switzerland Servette
Pozzi Goal Report Nett Goal Goal
Henneberg Goal

References[]

  1. ^ Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva 1908 (Torino) on the RSSSF
  2. ^ La Stampa Sportiva on Byterfly website
  3. ^ 'The Miners' Triumph, The First English World Cup Win in Football History' Martin Connolly, ISBN 9780957465152
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