Cup of the Alps

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Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a official football tournament,[1] first organized by the Italian national league as it started in 1960 and then they were aided by the Swiss League from 1962, for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland [this is an incorrect assertion as "the majority of the alps are" not in Switzerland but in Austria and Italy[2]]. This competition ran from 1960 until 1987.

Cup of the Alps
(Coppa delle Alpi)
Founded1960
Abolished1987; 37 years ago (1987)
RegionWestern Europe (Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany)
Number of teams16 (1960–1961)
8 (1962–1968)
12 (1968–1969)
8 (1970–1981)
10 (1982)
8 (1983–1987)
Last championsAJ Auxerre
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Servette FC
(4 titles)

In the 1960s and 1961 editions ranking was compiled by adding the points of the Italian and Swiss teams. The tournament was won by the Italian federation in both editions, and the teams that represented it was given a cup of reduced dimensions (A.S. Roma, Catania Calcio, Hellas Verona F.C., Catanzaro Calcio, Triestina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Napoli Calcio and Alessandria Calcio in the 1960 and S.S. Lazio, Fiorentina, A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, Pro Patria Calcio, A.C. Reggiana 1919, Parma F.C., Lecco Calcio and Brescia Calcio in the 1961).

Years

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  • 1960-61: competition between league selections and Italian and Swiss teams.
  • 1962-66: competition between   Italian and   Swiss teams.
  • 1967-68: competition between   German,   Italian and   Swiss teams.
  • 1969-71: competition between   Italian and   Swiss teams.
  • 1972-87: competition between   French and   Swiss teams.

List of finals

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Keys
 
Genoa celebrates the triumph in the 1962 edition
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Final host Ref.
1 1960   Serie A selection[n 1] [n 2]   Swiss League selection [n 2]
2 1961   Serie A selection[n 3] [n 2]   Swiss League selection [n 2]
3 1962   Genoa 1–0   Grenoble 1892 Genoa
4 1963   Juventus 3–2   Atalanta Genève
5 1964   Genoa 2–0   Catania Bern
1965 (not held)
6 1966   Napoli [n 2]   Juventus [n 2]
7 1967   Eintracht Frankfurt [n 2]   TSV 1860 [n 2]
8 1968   Schalke 04 3–1 (a.e.t.)   Basel Basel [3]
9 1969   Basel 3–1   Bologna Basel [4]
8 1970   Basel 3–2   Fiorentina Basel [5]
9 1971   Lazio 3–1   Basel Basel [6]
10 1972   Nîmes Olympique 7–2   Bordeaux Nîmes [7]
11 1973   Servette 1–0   Lausanne Genève
12 1974   Young Boys 2–1   Basel Basel
13 1975   Servette 3–0   Basel Genève
14 1976   Servette 2–1   Nîmes Olympique Genève
15 1977   Stade Reims 3–1   Bastia Reims
16 1978   Servette 4–0   Lausanne Genève
17 1979   AS Monaco 3–1   Metz Metz
18 1980   Bordeaux 3–0   Nîmes Olympique Bordeaux
19 1981   Basel 2–2 (5–4 p)   Sochaux-Montbéliard Basel
20 1982   Nantes Atlantique 1–0   Neuchâtel Xamax Neuchâtel
21 1983   AS Monaco 2–1   Auxerre Monaco
22 1984   AS Monaco 2–0   Grasshopper Zürich
23 1985   Auxerre 1–0   AS Monaco Auxerre
1986 (not held)
24 1987   Auxerre 3–1   Grasshopper Auxerre
Notes
  1. ^ Selection consisting of player from teams as Alessandria, Catania, Catanzaro, Hellas Verona, Napoli, Palermo, Roma and Triestina.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Round-robin tournament.
  3. ^ Selection consisting of player from teams as Brescia, Fiorentina, Lazio, Lecco, Monza, Parma, Pro Patria and Reggiana.

Performance

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By club

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up Years
  Servette
4
-
1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
  Basel
3
4
1969, 1970, 1981 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975
  AS Monaco
3
1
1979, 1983, 1984 1985
  Auxerre
2
1
1985, 1987 1983
  Genoa
2
-
1962, 1964
  Nîmes
1
2
1972 1976, 1980
  Juventus
1
1
1963 1966
  Bordeaux
1
1
1980 1972
  Napoli
1
-
1966
  Eintracht Frankfurt
1
-
1967
  Schalke 04
1
-
1968
  Lazio
1
-
1971
  Young Boys
1
-
1974
  Stade Reims
1
-
1977
  Nantes
1
-
1982
  Lausanne Sports
-
2
1973, 1978
  Grasshoppers
-
2
1984, 1987
  Grenoble
-
1
1962
  Atalanta
-
1
1963
  Catania
-
1
1964
  1860 Munich
-
1
1967
  Bologna
-
1
1969
  Fiorentina
-
1
1970
  Bastia
-
1
1977
  Metz
-
1
1979
  Sochaux
-
1
1981
  Neuchâtel Xamax
-
1
1982

A victory as a member of the Italian selection: A.S. Roma, Catania Calcio, Hellas Verona F.C., Catanzaro Calcio, Triestina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Napoli Calcio, Alessandria Calcio, S.S. Lazio, Fiorentina, A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, Pro Patria Calcio, A.C. Reggiana 1919, Parma F.C., Lecco Calcio Brescia Calcio.

By nation

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Nation Winners Runners-up
  Switzerland 8 11
  Italy 7 5
  France 6 8
  Monaco 3 1
  Germany 2 1

Cup of the Alps for amateurs

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In 1998 the competition was restarted (using the same name) but with amateur teams from Italy, Switzerland, France (and Belgium in 2004 and 2005). Each year in Geneva there is an unofficial tournament with 8 teams each with 15 amateurs played for the first place.

Dates

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  • 1998: competition restart with amateur clubs between   Italian,   French and   Swiss teams.
  • 2004-05: a team from Belgium joined the competition.

Sources and References

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  1. ^ "Group H opponents: Stats & Facts – Juventus".
  2. ^ "The Alpine Convention: Contracting Parties".
  3. ^ FC Schalke 04 (2004). "02.07.2004: Vor 36 Jahren gewann Schalke den Alpenpokal". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 1 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Bologna FC 1909 (1969). "Stagione: 1968-69". bolognafc.it. Retrieved 16 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ AC Fiorentina (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi, annata 1969/1970". fiorentinaweb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ LazioWiki (1971). "Venerdì 25 giugno 1971 – Basilea, stadio Saint Jacob – Basilea-Lazio 1-3". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ^ Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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