Coppa delle Alpi (translated as ''Cup of the Alps'') was a friendly
football
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tournament,
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.
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
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Catania Calcio
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Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the club boasts 17 appearances in the t ...
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Hellas Verona F.C.
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Catanzaro Calcio
U.S. Catanzaro 1929 is an Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria and competes in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football championship.
The club was initially formed with the merger of two locals clubs in 1927 before being o ...
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Triestina
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U.S. Città di Palermo
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Among the clubâ ...
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Napoli Calcio
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Alessandria Calcio
Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912, commonly referred to as Alessandria, is an Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont. It currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.
History
Brief history
Founded in 191 ...
in the 1960 and
S.S. Lazio
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Fiorentina
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A.C. Monza Brianza 1912,
Pro Patria Calcio,
A.C. Reggiana 1919
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Parma F.C.
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''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...
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Lecco Calcio
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Founded in 1912, it has played in three Serie A tournaments (the last ...
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Brescia Calcio
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The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1 ...
in the 1961).
Years
![1962 Cup of the Alps - Genoa CFC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/1962_Cup_of_the_Alps_-_Genoa_CFC.jpg)
* 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
Performance
By club
A victory as a member of the Italian selection:
A.S. Roma
' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...
,
Catania Calcio
Catania S.S.D., commonly known as Catania, is an Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in .
Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the club boasts 17 appearances in the t ...
,
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85.
His ...
,
Catanzaro Calcio
U.S. Catanzaro 1929 is an Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria and competes in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football championship.
The club was initially formed with the merger of two locals clubs in 1927 before being o ...
,
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...
,
U.S. Città di Palermo
Palermo Football Club, more simply known as Palermo F.C. or Palermo (; scn, Paliemmu, link=no, ), is an Italian football club based in the Sicilian city of Palermo, conventionally founded for the first time on 1 November 1900.
Among the clubâ ...
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Napoli Calcio
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli (), is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in the city of Naples ( it, Napoli, nap, Napule), Camp ...
,
Alessandria Calcio
Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912, commonly referred to as Alessandria, is an Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont. It currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.
History
Brief history
Founded in 191 ...
,
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio (; ; ''Lazio Sport Club''), commonly referred to as Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent ...
,
Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...
,
A.C. Monza Brianza 1912,
Pro Patria Calcio,
A.C. Reggiana 1919
Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919, commonly referred to as Reggiana, is a professional football club based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club was formed in 2018 upon an idea of 1919, and plays in the Serie C, the third tier of It ...
,
Parma F.C.
Parma Calcio 1913 (), commonly known as Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.
''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...
,
Lecco Calcio
Calcio Lecco 1912, better known as Lecco , is a football club in Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. The club currently plays in Serie C, the third division of the Italian Football
Founded in 1912, it has played in three Serie A tournaments (the last ...
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in .
The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1 ...
.
By nation
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
Cup of the Alpsa
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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French football friendly trophies
German football friendly trophies
Defunct Italian football friendly trophies
Swiss football friendly trophies
Defunct international club association football competitions in Europe