The 1931 season of the

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club tournament was won by

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in an all Austrian two-legged final against Wiener Athletiksport Club. This was the fifth edition of the tournament. The holders, SK Rapid Wien, were unable to defend the cup as two other clubs from Vienna were Austria's representatives. The final, between the two

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clubs, was played on 8 and 12 November 1931 in Zurich and

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. First Vienna won both matches, 3-2 in Zurich and 2-1 in Vienna, to become the second Austrian club to win this event after Rapid the previous year, and the only team to win the Mitropa Cup undefeated. Heinrich Hiltl from Wiener Athletiksport Club was top scorer in the tournament with seven goals. Walter Hanke of Wiener AC scored a goal in each leg of the final, whilst Franz Erdl of First Vienna scored both his team's goals in the second leg.

Quarterfinals

*^a Match decided by play off.

Play-off

Semifinals

*^b Match decided by play off.

Play-off

Finals

1st leg

2nd leg

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Mitropa Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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