The 1932 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by an Italian club for the first time.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 June – 17 July 1932 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AGC Bologna (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  First Vienna |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Top scorer(s) | Renato Cesarini (5 goals) |
The winners were AGC Bologna; after they defeated the holders, First Vienna in the semi-finals, they were awarded the cup as the final was scratched after Juventus and Slavia Prague, who contested the other semi-final, were both ejected from the competition following stone throwing and a pitch invasion in Prague, in what has been described as the worst violence ever in the competition's history.[1] In one incident, Slavia goalkeeper František Plánička was badly injured when he was hit by a stone thrown by a spectator.[2]
Despite the violence, Hugo Meisl, president of the Austrian Football Association, described the competition as a doubly valuable public magnet (Diese Mitropa-Cup-Konkurrenz erscheint ein doppelt schätzbarer Magnet für das Publikum zu sein).[1]
This was the sixth edition of the tournament. Renato Cesarini of Juventus was the highest scorer with five goals.
Quarterfinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slavia Prague 
|
3–1 | Admira Wien
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
| AGC Bologna
|
5–3 | Sparta Prague
|
5–0 | 0–3 |
| Juventus
|
7–3 |  Ferencváros
|
4–0 | 3–3 |
| First Vienna
|
6–4 | Újpest
|
5–3 | 1–1 |
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC Bologna
|
2–1 | First Vienna
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Slavia Prague
|
4–2 | Juventus
|
4–0 | 0–21 |
1 The match was abandoned with Juventus leading 2-0 after the crowd, enraged Slavia had conceded two quick goals in the match and resorted to obstruction and time wasting, threw stones onto the pitch. After a stone hit and seriously injured Slavia goalkeeper František Plánička, Slavia's team walked off; both teams' fans invaded the pitch in response, leaving Slavia pinned in their dressing rooms for hours while 1,500 soldiers and policemen formed a cordon. Slavia Prague and Juventus FC were both ejected from the competition.
| AGC Bologna | 2–0 | First Vienna |
|---|---|---|
Maini  60'Sansone 89' |
| First Vienna | 1–0 | AGC Bologna |
|---|---|---|
| Schönwetter 13' (pen.) |
Finals edit
The final was scratched and Bologna were awarded the cup after Slavia Prague and Juventus were both ejected from the competition.
| 1932 Mitropa Cup Champions |
|---|
 Bologna 1st Title |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renato Cesarini
|
Juventus
|
5 |
| 2 | Franz Schönwetter
|
First Vienna
|
4 |
| 3 | Vlastimil Kopecký
|
Slavia Prague
|
3 |
| Bruno Maini
|
AGC Bologna
| ||
| František Svoboda
|
Slavia Prague
| ||
| György Sárosi
|
Ferencváros
| ||
| Raimundo Orsi
|
Juventus
|
External links edit
- Mitropa Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- "Results of Mitropa Cup 1932". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
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References edit
- ^ a b Scharnbeck, Johannes (2007-05-24). "Ein doppelter Publikumsmagnet". 11 Freunde. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Mitropa Cup 1932 report - by Karel Stokkermans, RSSSF, 1999. Retrieved 2008-09-21