Vienna Cup (association football)

The Vienna Cup was a football competition held in Vienna, Austria and organized by Vienna Football Club in 1914.[1] It was only played once due to the outbreak of World War I, and won by Glentoran.[2][3][4]

Glentoran, as winners of the Irish Cup in 1914, embarked on a tour of Central Europe in May and June of that year. After losing 4–3 to Deutsche on 21 May, they defeated Hertha Berlin 4–1 on 23 May, before a 1–1 draw with a Vienna Select XI on 27 May. A second match was played against the Vienna Select XI side on 30 May which Glentoran won 5–0. The 30 May match was played for the Vienna Cup. Glentoran played two further times on their tour, following up the Vienna Cup win with a 3–0 victory against Pressburg on 31 May before losing 7–0 against a Hungarian XI on 1 June.[5][6][7]

FA Cup winners, Burnley and Scottish Cup winners, Celtic also participated in concurrent European tours, including a game against each other in Budapest on 21 May for the similarly titled Budapest Cup.[8] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with a replay at Turf Moor won 2–1 by Celtic on 1 September.[9] Neither side faced Glentoran during their tours.

References
  1. Questions & Answers - Times Online
  2. Belfast Telegraph
  3. lisburngsc
  4. One Saturday Before The War: How two Scottish brothers fill in blanks of history-making team, Clive Lindsay, BBC Sport, 11 December 2022
  5. Roy France, Glentoran: A Complete Record (2001), p.92
  6. Sam Robinson, One Saturday Before The War (2020)
  7. How Glentoran clinched European glory on the eve of war, Padraig Coyle, BBC Sport NI, 8 November 2020
  8. The Budapest Cup 1914, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863–1937. 28 February 2013
  9. Budapest Cup in 1914, Javier García & Andrea Veronese, RSSSF, 14 November 2002

Sources
  • www.glentoran-fc.co.uk
  • France, Roy (2001). Glentoran: A Complete Record.
  • Robinson, Sam (2020). One Saturday Before The War.


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