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 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 Italy Italian and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 1967-68: competition between Germany German, Italy Italian and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 1969-71: competition between Italy Italian and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 1972-87: competition between France French and Switzerland Swiss teams.

List of finals
Keys
Genoa celebrates the triumph in the 1962 edition
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Final host Ref.
11960 Italy Serie A selection[n 1] – [n 2] Switzerland Swiss League selection – [n 2]
21961 Italy Serie A selection[n 3] – [n 2] Switzerland Swiss League selection – [n 2]
31962Italy Genoa1–0France Grenoble 1892Genoa
41963Italy Juventus3–2Italy AtalantaGenève
51964Italy Genoa2–0Italy CataniaBern
–1965(not held)
61966Italy Napoli– [n 2]Italy Juventus– [n 2]
71967Germany Eintracht Frankfurt– [n 2]Germany TSV 1860– [n 2]
81968Germany Schalke 043–1 (a.e.t.)Switzerland BaselBasel[2]
91969Switzerland Basel3–1Italy BolognaBasel[3]
81970Switzerland Basel3–2Italy FiorentinaBasel[4]
91971Italy Lazio3–1Switzerland BaselBasel[5]
101972France Nîmes Olympique7–2France BordeauxNîmes[6]
111973Switzerland Servette 1–0Switzerland LausanneGenève
121974Switzerland Young Boys2–1Switzerland BaselBasel
131975Switzerland Servette3–0Switzerland BaselGenève
141976Switzerland Servette2–1France Nîmes OlympiqueGenève
151977France Stade Reims3–1France BastiaReims
161978Switzerland Servette4–0Switzerland LausanneGenève
171979Monaco AS Monaco3–1France MetzMetz
181980France Bordeaux3–0France Nîmes OlympiqueBordeaux
191981Switzerland Basel2–2 (5–4 p)France Sochaux-MontbéliardBasel
201982France Nantes Atlantique1–0Switzerland Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel
211983Monaco AS Monaco2–1France AuxerreMonaco
221984Monaco AS Monaco2–0Switzerland GrasshopperZürich
231985France Auxerre1–0Monaco AS MonacoAuxerre
–1986(not held)
241987France Auxerre3–1Switzerland 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
Switzerland Servette
4
-
 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 –
Switzerland Basel
3
4
 1969, 1970, 1981 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975
Monaco AS Monaco
3
1
 1979, 1983, 1984 1985
France Auxerre
2
1
 1985, 1987 1983
Italy Genoa
2
-
 1962, 1964 –
France Nîmes
1
2
 1972 1976, 1980
Italy Juventus
1
1
 1963 1966
France Bordeaux
1
1
 1980 1972
Italy Napoli
1
-
 1966 –
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
1
-
 1967 –
Germany Schalke 04
1
-
 1968 –
Italy Lazio
1
-
 1971 –
Switzerland Young Boys
1
-
 1974 –
France Stade Reims
1
-
 1977 –
France Nantes
1
-
 1982 –
Switzerland Lausanne Sports
-
2
 – 1973, 1978
Switzerland Grasshoppers
-
2
 – 1984, 1987
France Grenoble
-
1
 – 1962
Italy Atalanta
-
1
 – 1963
Italy Catania
-
1
 – 1964
Germany 1860 Munich
-
1
 – 1967
Italy Bologna
-
1
 – 1969
Italy Fiorentina
-
1
 – 1970
France Bastia
-
1
 – 1977
France Metz
-
1
 – 1979
France Sochaux
-
1
 – 1981
Switzerland 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 Italy Italian, France French and Switzerland Swiss teams.
  • 2004-05: a team from Belgium joined the competition.

Sources and References
  1. "Group H opponents: Stats & Facts – Juventus".
  2. FC Schalke 04 (2004). "02.07.2004: Vor 36 Jahren gewann Schalke den Alpenpokal". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. Bologna FC 1909 (1969). "Stagione: 1968-69". bolognafc.it. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. AC Fiorentina (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi, annata 1969/1970". fiorentinaweb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. LazioWiki (1971). "Venerdì 25 giugno 1971 – Basilea, stadio Saint Jacob – Basilea-Lazio 1-3". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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