Goalkeeper Mario Gianni played 340 plus first team games for Bologna, winning 3 scudetti. In an era of outstanding goalkeepers he represented Italy 6 times.
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30.1.17
30.10.15
Bologna & Torino- South American Tour, 1929
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Just 3 weeks after the decisive play off match that closed the 1928-29 Italian season, champions Bologna and runners up Torino were in South America on tour. The 2 squads sailed together from Genoa on the Conte Rosso.
The 2 sides had shared 205 goals during the domestic league season, Torino's Trio of Wonders (Rossetti, Libonatti and Baloncieri) scoring 89 between them.
Following such an arduous season it is perhaps unsurprising that neither side was spectacular on tour. In fact one Torino historian went as far as to describe the excursion as a 'celebratory holiday'.
Bologna bolstered their ranks with guests:
Bologna- Gianni, Monzeglio, Gasperi, Genovesi, Baldi,
Pitto, Martelli, Schiavio, Busini , Muzzioli (Bologna); Compiani, Tansini (Milan); Dugoni (Modena) Ferrari, Banchero (Alessandria), Magnozzi (Livorno)
, Costantino ( Bari).
I don't know the composition of the Torino squad, but among the tourists was Roma's Rudolfo Volk, a future Capocannoniere.
Torino's Libonatti faced both his former club (Newell's Old Boys) and his former national team (Argentina).I don't know the composition of the Torino squad, but among the tourists was Roma's Rudolfo Volk, a future Capocannoniere.
25.07.29
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Carioca Select
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3
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1
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Bologna
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28.07.29
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Paulista Select
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6
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4
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Bologna
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30. 07.29
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Corinthians
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6
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1
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Bologna
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10.08.29
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Uruguay
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0
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1
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Bologna
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15.08.29
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Argentina
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3
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1
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Bologna
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18.08.29
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Argentina B
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0
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0
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Bologna
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21.08.29
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Newell's Old Boys
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2
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1
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Bologna
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24.08.29
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Huracan
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2
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1
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Bologna
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25.08.29
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Argentina del Sud
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1
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2
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Bologna
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27.08.29
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Boca Juniors
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1
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0
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Bologna
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30.08.29
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Estudiantes de La Plata
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3
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3
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Bologna
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01.09.29
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Santa Fè
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3
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0
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Bologna
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08.09.29
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Palestra Italia
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4
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4
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Bologna
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10.09.29
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Carioca Select
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1
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3
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Bologna
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14.09.29
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Paulista Select
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3
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1
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Bologna
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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15
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3
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3
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9
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23
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38
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28.07.29
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Argentina
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1
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0
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Torino
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03.08.29
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Argentina B
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1
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1
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Torino
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04.08.29
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Argentina
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4
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1
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Torino
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08.08.29
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Estudiantes de La Plata
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5
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0
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Torino
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10.08.29
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Independiente
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1
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2
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Torino
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15.08.29
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Rosario League
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2
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4
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Torino
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18.08.29
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Newell's Old Boys
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2
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0
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Torino
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25.08.29
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Uruguay
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5
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1
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Torino
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31.08.29
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Peñarol
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1
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1
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Torino
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07.09.29
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Carioca Select
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6
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0
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Torino
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10.09.29
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Carioca Select
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2
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1
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Torino
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13.09.29
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Palestra Italia
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0
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0
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Torino
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14.09.29
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Paulista Select
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6
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1
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Torino
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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13
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2
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3
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8
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12
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36
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20.2.15
El Palomo
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Bologna were the Italian champions of 1928-29. Just a fortnight after the decisive play off match both Bologna and runners up Torino were in South America on tour. One of the highlights of the tour was the clash between Bologna and Argentina on 15.08.29 which Argentina won 3-1 and in which Bartolucci of Huracán figured prominently at right half.
The photographs above show Bartolucci executing the move that earned him the nickname Palomo (The Dove)- for it was he who introduced la palomita- the diving header.
Bartolucci was also instrumental in setting up Asociación Mutual de Jugadores, which led to the professionalization of Argentinian football in 1931.
Argentina and Bologna, 15.08.29
7.2.15
Mitropa Cup
Hugo Meisl's visionary idea that international club competitions would be both lucrative and a means of strengthening the standard of central European football were instrumental in elevating the Austrian, Hungarian and Czech game. The Danubian clubs were at the time equal to any in the World. The Mitropa Cup also provided the template for later international club competitions.
Let's look at the first 10 tournament winners and 9 finals:
1927 Sparta Prague
1928 Ferencváros
1929 Újpesti FC
1930 Rapid (Vienna)
A 2nd leg hattrick by Josef Košťálek was not enough for Sparta.
1931 First Vienna FC
1932 Bologna
Italian clubs had been participating since 1929 and Bologna were the first Italian winners. There was no final, however. Bologna won their semi final against First Vienna. The second leg of the other semi final, Juventus versus Slavia at Stadio di Corso Marsiglia, was abandoned. Juventus pulled back 2 goals having lost the away leg 4-0. Slavia then engaged time wasting tactics that enraged the crowd. Stones were thrown, Plánička was injured, Slavia walked off, both sides were ejected from the competition.
1933 Austria (Vienna)
1935 Sparta Prague
1936 Austria (Vienna)
Camillo Jerusalem broke the deadlock in the 67th minute of the 2nd leg.
Winners by country:
Austria - 4
Let's look at the first 10 tournament winners and 9 finals:
1927 Sparta Prague
30.10.27
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Sparta
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6
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2
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Rapid
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Letna, Prague: 25,000
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13.11.27
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Rapid
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2
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1
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Sparta
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Hohe Warte, Vienna: 40,000
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Sparta
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7
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4
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Rapid
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Káďa
Dual international (football and ice hockey) Karel Pešek-Káďa was the first captain to lift the trophy. He also put Sparta ahead in the first minute of their emphatic victory in the home leg of the final.
28.10.28
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Ferencváros |
7
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1
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Rapid
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Üllői úti ,Budapest: 25,000
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11.11.28
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Rapid
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5
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3
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Ferencváros |
Hohe Warte, Vienna: 20,000
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Ferencvaros
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10
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6
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Rapid
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Takács
8 goals in each leg! József Takács, the tournament top scorer (10 goals) scored a hat trick in the first leg.
03.11.29
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Újpest
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5
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1
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Slavia
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Hungária körút,Budapest: 18,000
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17.11.29
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Slavia
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2
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2
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Újpest
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Letna, Prague: 25,000
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Újpest
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7
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3
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Slavia
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Auer/Avar
Tournament top scorer was Újpest's Stefan Auer (aka Istavan Avar). He scored in both legs of the final. 1930 Rapid (Vienna)
02.11.30
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Sparta
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0
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2
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Rapid
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Letna, Prague: 25,000
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11.11.30
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Rapid
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2
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3
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Sparta
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Hohe Warte, Vienna : 40,000
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Rapid
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4
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3
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Sparta
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A 2nd leg hattrick by Josef Košťálek was not enough for Sparta.
1931 First Vienna FC
08.11.31
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WAC
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2
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3
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First Vienna
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Hardturm , Zürich: 20,000
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13.11.31
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First Vienna
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2
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1
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WAC
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Hohe Warte, Vienna : 25,000
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First
Vienna
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5
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3
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WAC
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1932 Bologna
1933 Austria (Vienna)
03.09.33
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Ambrosiana
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2
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1
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Austria
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Arena Civica , Milan : 25,000
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08.09.33
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Austria
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3
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1
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Ambrosiana
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Praterstadion, Vienna : 58,000
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Austria
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4
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3
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Ambrosiana
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Sindelar
Matthias Sindelar scored a hat trick in the second leg to win the trophy for Austria.
Two legends: Sindelar and Meazza
1934 Bologna
05.09.34
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Admira
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3
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2
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Bologna
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Praterstadion, Vienna : 50,000
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09.09.34
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Bologna
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5
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1
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Admira
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Littoriale, Bologna: 25,000
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Bologna
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7
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4
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Admira
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Reguzzoni
Carlo Reguzzoni scored a hat trick in Bologna's emphatic home win. He was also the competition's top scorer, with 10 goals.
1935 Sparta Prague
08.09.35
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Ferencvaros
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2
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1
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Sparta
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Ulloi Ut, Budapest: 34,000
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15.09.35
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Sparta
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3
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0
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Ferencvaros
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Velký Strahovský Stadion: 56,
000
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Sparta
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4
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2
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Ferencvaros
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Braine
Belgium's Ray Braine scored 3 goals in the finals1936 Austria (Vienna)
06.09.36
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Austria
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0
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0
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Sparta
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Praterstadion, Vienna : 41,600
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13.09.36
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Sparta
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0
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1
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Austria
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Velký Strahovský Stadion:
58,000
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Austria
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1
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0
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Sparta
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Jerusalem
Low scoring games were a rarity. 0-0 draws almost unheard of. During these 10 seasons Mitropa Cup ties produced an average of 4.2 goals per game. Camillo Jerusalem broke the deadlock in the 67th minute of the 2nd leg.
Winners by country:
Austria - 4
Hungary -2
Czechoslovakia -2
Italy - 2
Yugoslavia - 0
Switzerland - 0
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