Cup of the Alps

Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a friendly 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 (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
  • 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
Keys
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Final host Ref.
11960 Serie A selection[n 1] – [n 2] Swiss League selection – [n 2]
21961 Serie A selection[n 3] – [n 2] Swiss League selection – [n 2]
31962 Genoa1–0 Grenoble 1892Genoa
41963 Juventus3–2 AtalantaGenève
51964 Genoa2–0 CataniaBern
–1965(not held)
61966 Napoli– [n 2] Juventus– [n 2]
71967 Eintracht Frankfurt– [n 2] TSV 1860– [n 2]
81968 Schalke 043–1 (a.e.t.) BaselBasel[3]
91969 Basel3–1 BolognaBasel[4]
81970 Basel3–2 FiorentinaBasel[5]
91971 Lazio3–1 BaselBasel[6]
101972 Nîmes Olympique7–2 BordeauxNîmes[7]
111973 Servette 1–0 LausanneGenève
121974 Young Boys2–1 BaselBasel
131975 Servette3–0 BaselGenève
141976 Servette2–1 Nîmes OlympiqueGenève
151977 Stade Reims3–1 BastiaReims
161978 Servette4–0 LausanneGenève
171979 AS Monaco3–1 MetzMetz
181980 Bordeaux3–0 Nîmes OlympiqueBordeaux
191981 Basel2–2 (5–4 p) Sochaux-MontbéliardBasel
201982 Nantes Atlantique1–0 Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel
211983 AS Monaco2–1 AuxerreMonaco
221984 AS Monaco2–0 GrasshopperZürich
231985 Auxerre1–0 AS MonacoAuxerre
–1986(not held)
241987 Auxerre3–1 GrasshopperAuxerre
Notes
  1. Selection consisting of player from teams as Alessandria, Catania, Catanzaro, Hellas Verona, Napoli, Palermo, Roma and Triestina.
  2. Round-robin tournament.
  3. Selection consisting of player from teams as Brescia, Fiorentina, Lazio, Lecco, Monza, Parma, Pro Patria and Reggiana.

Performance

By club
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
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

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

Sources and References
  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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