The King Alexander's Cup () or Friendship Cup was an international

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competition contested by the national teams of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

and

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. The tournament was named after

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome * Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of ...

, the King of Yugoslavia and was organized to celebrate the wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia with the

Princess Maria of Romania Marie of Romania (1875–1938) was Queen of Romania, wife of King Ferdinand I and grandmother of King Michael I Marie of Romania or Maria of Romania may also refer to: * Princess Maria of Romania (1870–1874), daughter of King Carol I * Maria of Y ...

, the event being announced by the Romanian newspaper, ''Ecoul Sportiv'' on 28 May 1922: "On the occasion of the marriage of His Majesty King Alexander I with Her Royal Highness Princess Maria of Romania, His Majesty was pleased to donate a cup that will bear his name, to encourage the progress of the football-association sport in his country and in the country of his wife. This cup will be a challenge and will go definitely to the country which will win it three times in a row or five times in total." The 1936, 1937 and 1939 editions were called King Carol's Cup, after

Carol II of Romania Carol II (4 April 1953) was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. The eldest son of Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I in 1914. He was the first of th ...

and the last edition was called King Mihai Cup named after Mihai of Romania. Between 1937 and 1938, the regular Friendship Cup played between Romania and Yugoslavia was extended to include

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for an mini tournament called Eduard Benes' Cup named after Edvard Beneš, the president of Czechoslovakia.

Results

1922

1923

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

As the King Carol's Cup

1936

1937

1939

As the King Mihai Cup

1940

General statistics

All-time top scorers

1937–38 Eduard Benes Cup

An extended version of the regular Friendship Cup played between Romania and Yugoslavia.

Results

Final Table

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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External links

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Defunct international association football competitions in Europe 1922 establishments in Europe Recurring sporting events established in 1922 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1940 Football in Romania Football in Yugoslavia Romania–Yugoslavia relations