The Vienna Cup was a

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competition held in

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and organized by Vienna Football Club in 1914. It was only played once due to the outbreak of

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, and won by

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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

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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. FA Cup winners,

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and Scottish Cup winners,

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also participated in concurrent European tours, including a game against each other in Budapest on 21 May for the similarly titled Budapest Cup. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with a replay at

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won 2–1 by Celtic on 1 September.Budapest Cup in 1914
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, 14 November 2002 Neither side faced Glentoran during their tours.

References

Sources

www.glentoran-fc.co.uk
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