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

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competition contested by the national teams of

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and

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. The tournament was named after

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon from 495 to 454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas, ruler of the Seleucid Empire 150-145 BC * Pope Alex ...

, the

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

Princess Maria of Romania Maria of Romania may refer to: * Marie of Romania (1875–1938), queen of Romania from 1914 to 1917 as the wife of King Ferdinand I * Maria of Yugoslavia Maria (born Princess Maria of Romania; 6 January 1900 – 22 June 1961), known in Serbian ...

, 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. As the eldest son of King Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I, in 1914. He was the f ...

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 a mini tournament called Eduard Benes' Cup named after

Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948. During the first six years of his second stint, he led the Czec ...

, the

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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

Source:

Final Table

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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External links

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