King Alexander's Cup

The King Alexander's Cup (Romanian: Cupa Regelui Alexandru) or Friendship Cup was an international football competition contested by the national teams of Romania and Yugoslavia. The tournament was named after Alexander I, the King of Yugoslavia and was organized to celebrate the wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia with the Princess Maria of Romania. The 1936, 1937 and 1939 editions were called King Carol's Cup, after Carol II of Romania and the last edition was called King Mihai Cup named after Mihai of Romania.[1]

King Alexander's Cup
(Friendship Cup)
Founded1922
Abolished1940
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams2
Last champions Romania (5th title)
Most successful team(s) Yugoslavia (6 titles)

Results

1922
8 June 1922 (1922-06-08) Yugoslavia  1–2  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
14:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[2]

1923
10 June 1923 (1923-06-10) Romania  1–2  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul F.S.S.R.
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[3]

1926
3 October 1926 (1926-10-03) Yugoslavia  2–3  Romania Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Concordije
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský (Czechoslovakia)[4]

1927
10 May 1927 (1927-05-10) Romania  0–3  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
17:30 (UTC+2) Report
  • Luburić  6'
  • Giler  23'
  • Bonačić  25'
 Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gerő Ferenc (Hungary)[5]

1928
6 May 1928 (1928-05-06) Yugoslavia  3–1  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
16:30 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)[6]

1929
10 May 1929 (1929-05-10) Romania  2–3  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)[7]

1930
4 May 1930 (1930-05-04) Yugoslavia  2–1  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
16:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský (Czechoslovakia)[8]

1936
10 May 1936 (1936-05-10) Romania  3–2  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
17:00 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)[9]

1937
6 September 1937 (1937-09-06) Yugoslavia  2–1  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
17:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K.
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia)[10]

1939
7 May 1939 (1939-05-07) Romania  1–0  Yugoslavia Bucharest, Romania
17:00 (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)[11]

1940
22 September 1940 (1940-09-22) Yugoslavia  1–2  Romania Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:30 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K.
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)[12]

General statistics
Team Pld W D L GF GA Dif
 Yugoslavia 116052017+3
 Romania 115061720–3

All-time top scorers
Player Team Goals
1Iuliu Bodola Romania3
2Ferenc Rónay Romania2
Vladimir Vinek Yugoslavia
Adolf Percl Yugoslavia
Kuzman Sotirović Yugoslavia
Đorđe Vujadinović Yugoslavia

References
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