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1927–1930 Central European International Cup

The 1927–30 Central European International Cup was the first edition of the football Central European International Cup and was held between September 18, 1927, and May 11, 1930.[1] The tournament's structure included a round-robin competition for the five teams involved. As the winner was to receive a Bohemian crystal cup offered by Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Antonín Švehla, the tournament became known as the Antonín Švehla Cup.

1927–30 Central European International Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 September 1927 – 11 May 1930
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runner-up Austria
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored86 (4.3 per match)
Attendance29,451 (1,473 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Italy Julio Libonatti
Italy Gino Rossetti
Hungary Ferenc Hirzer
(6 goals each)

Organizing committee

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Sessions of the organizing committee took place on March 9, 1930, in Trieste and on March 11, 1930, in Budapest. The committee was composed by

Events

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1927

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The tournament began on September 18, 1927, with the match Czechoslovakia-Austria, which ended 2–0.[2] The following week, Austria was defeated once more in Budapest, Hungary, with a score of 5–3.[3]
On October 23, in Prague, Italy's match against Czechoslovakia ended with a 2–2 draw. The last game of 1927 took place in Bologna between Italy and Austria, won 1–0 by Austria. The Austrian team complained in this occasion that the referee seemed not sufficiently impartial or fair.[4]

1928

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1928 opened with Italy's victory against Switzerland on January 1 in Genoa (3–2) and then, on March 25 in Rome, Italy succeeded in beating Hungary for the first time in history (4- 3). Each player on the Italian team was awarded a prize of 24,000 [Italian lira|lire]. On April 1, in Vienna, Austria lost 0–1 against Czechoslovakia;[5] on April 22, in Budapest, the Czech team lost 2–0 to Hungary.
After a break to allow Switzerland and Italy to participate in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the tournament resumed in the fall: Italy beat Switzerland (3–2); Austria wins 5–1 over Hungary [6] and 2–0 over Switzerland.[7] The year ended with the victory of Hungary on Switzerland, on November 1, 3–1.

1929

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On March 3, 1929, Italy beat Czechoslovakia 4–2, losing 3–0 to the Austrians barely a month later, on April 7, in Vienna.[8] On April 14 Hungary beats Switzerland 5–4, and the Swiss team surrenders again to the Czechs (4–1) on 5 May. The two winning teams draw in the match (1–1) held in Prague on September 8. On October 6, Czechoslovakia beats Switzerland 5–0, and the Swiss's annus horribilis continues with a loss to Austria on October 27, on Bern's home turf.[9] At year end, with Switzerland last after losing all eight games played, Austria and Czechoslovakia are tied with 10 points at the head of the tournament, followed by Italy and Hungary with 9 points each.

1930

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The only game scheduled for 1930 was between Hungary and Italy. The match was played on May 11, 1930, in Budapest, and it is reported that Italy's trainer, Vittorio Pozzo brought his players to visit World War I battlefields before playing the last and decisive game of the tournament, perhaps wishing to bring back memories of their own participation, just 13 years earlier, in the fight against Austro-Hungarian soldiers. The team's crushing victory (5–0) brought Italy the first edition of the cup.[10]

Final standings and results

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts          
1   Italy (C) 8 5 1 2 21 15 +6 11 — 0–1 4–2 4–3 3–2
2   Austria 8 5 0 3 17 10 +7 10 3–0 — 0–1 5–1 2–0
3   Czechoslovakia 8 4 2 2 17 10 +7 10 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 5–0
4   Hungary 8 4 1 3 20 23 −3 9 0–5 5–3 2–0 — 3–1
5    Switzerland 8 0 0 8 11 28 −17 0 2–3 1–3 1–4 4–5 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Matches

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Czechoslovakia  2–0  Austria
Podrazil   10'
Kratochvíl   55' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)
Hungary  5–3  Austria
Takács   18'
Kohut   27'
Ströck   51'
Holzbauer   62'
Hirzer   67'		 Report Wesely   11', 84'
Sigl   13'
Attendance: 38,000
Czechoslovakia  2–2  Italy
Svoboda   32', 51' (pen.) Report Libonatti   28', 79'
Attendance: 12,000
Italy  0–1  Austria
Report Runge   44'
Attendance: 30,000
Italy  3–2   Switzerland
Libonatti   10', 58'
Magnozzi   68'		 Report M. Abegglen   38', 60'
Attendance: 28,000
Italy  4–3  Hungary
Conti   48', 75'
Rossetti   58'
Libonatti   85'		 Report Kohut   13'
Hirzer   44'
Takács   77'
Attendance: 25,000
Austria  0–1  Czechoslovakia
Report Silný   38'
Attendance: 50,575
Hungary  2–0  Czechoslovakia
Hirzer   18' (pen.)
Kohut   76'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium)
Austria  5–1  Hungary
Sigl   11', 27'
Weselik   55'
Wesely   62'
Gschweidl   75'		 Report Hirzer   38'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
Switzerland  2–3  Italy
M. Abbeglen   2'
Grimmn   85'		 Report Rossetti   17', 30'
Baloncieri   80'
Sportplatz Förrlibuck, Zürich, Switzerland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)
Austria  2–0   Switzerland
Tandler   25', 29' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 38,447
Hungary  3–1   Switzerland
Turay   36'
Hirzer   49'
Ströck   53'		 Report Weiler   78' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Italy  4–2  Czechoslovakia
Rossetti   26', 61', 80'
Libonatti   33'		 Report Silný   18'
Svoboda   40'
Attendance: 35,000
Austria  3–0  Italy
Horvath   19', 38'
Weselik   23'		 Report
Attendance: 49,000
Switzerland  4–5  Hungary
Weiler   2'
A. Abegglen   26', 66'
M. Abegglen   78'		 Report Widmer   8' (o.g.)
Takács   51', 76'
Toldi   56'
Hirzer   73'
Attendance: 19,000
Switzerland  1–4  Czechoslovakia
M. Abegglen   74' Report Podrazil   22'
Silný   23', 85'
Puč   80'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)
Czechoslovakia  1–1  Hungary
Svoboda   4' Report Kalmár   84'
Attendance: 28,000
Czechoslovakia  5–0   Switzerland
Puč   17', 81'
Kratochvíl   18'
Svoboda   36'
Junek   64'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Switzerland  1–3  Austria
Passello   45' Report Stoiber   25'
Horvath   62'
Schall   84'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Per Andersen (Norway)
Hungary  0–5  Italy
Report Meazza   17', 65', 70'
Magnozzi   72'
Costantino   84'
Attendance: 40,000

Winner

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 1927–30 Central European International Cup 
 
Italy
First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 86 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.3 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ Reyes, Macario (April 21, 2011). "1st International Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 19. September 1927" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. September 19, 1927. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 26. September 1927" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. September 26, 1927. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 7. November 1927" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. November 7, 1927. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 2. April 1928" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. April 2, 1928. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  6. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 8. Oktober 1928" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. October 8, 1928. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 29. Oktober 1928" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. October 29, 1928. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  8. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 8. April 1929" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. April 8, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 28. Oktober 1929" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. October 28, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  10. ^ "Sport-Tagblatt von 12. Mai 1930" (in German). anno.onb.ac.at. May 12, 1930. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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