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)

Founded	1922
Abolished	1940
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams	2
Last champions	Romania (5th title)
Most successful team(s)	Yugoslavia (6 titles)

Results

1922

8 June 1922	Yugoslavia	1–2	Romania	Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
14:00 (UTC+1)	Šifer  35' (pen.)	Report	Rónay  41' (pen.) Guga  61'	Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[2]

1923

10 June 1923	Romania	1–2	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
18:00 (UTC+2)	Rónay  47'	Report	Vinek  23', 39'	Stadium: Stadionul F.S.S.R. Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)[3]

1926

3 October 1926	Yugoslavia	2–3	Romania	Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:00 (UTC+1)	Percl  47', 49'	Report	Semler  19' Wetzer  65' Guga  69'	Stadium: Stadion Concordije Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský (Czechoslovakia)[4]

1927

10 May 1927	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	Yugoslavia	3–1	Romania	Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
16:30 (UTC+1)	Sotirović  7', 42' Marjanović  26'	Report	Possak  85'	Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)[6]

1929

10 May 1929	Romania	2–3	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
18:00 (UTC+2)	Subășeanu  20' Boros  35'	Report	Pavelić  27' Lemešić  60' Hitrec  62'	Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)[7]

1930

4 May 1930	Yugoslavia	2–1	Romania	Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
16:00 (UTC+1)	Premerl  12' Bonačić  32'	Report	Deșu  72'	Stadium: Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ladislav Štépanovský (Czechoslovakia)[8]

1936

10 May 1936	Romania	3–2	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
17:00 (UTC+3)	Bodola  21', 46', 51'	Report	Vujadinović  32' Tomašević  67'	Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 30,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)[9]

1937

6 September 1937	Yugoslavia	2–1	Romania	Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
17:00 (UTC+1)	Vujadinović  20' Lešnik  28'	Report	Baratky  62'	Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K. Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia)[10]

1939

7 May 1939	Romania	1–0	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
17:00 (UTC+3)	Dobay  89'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)[11]

1940

22 September 1940	Yugoslavia	1–2	Romania	Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:30 (UTC+1)	Petrović  17'	Report	Popescu I  41' Bogdan  51'	Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K. Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)[12]

General statistics

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
Yugoslavia	11	6	0	5	20	17	+3
Romania	11	5	0	6	17	20	–3

All-time top scorers

	Player	Team	Goals
1	Iuliu Bodola	Romania	3
2	Ferenc Rónay	Romania	2
	Vladimir Vinek	Yugoslavia
	Adolf Percl	Yugoslavia
	Kuzman Sotirović	Yugoslavia
	Đorđe Vujadinović	Yugoslavia

References

1. "Friendship Cup (Romania and Yugoslavia)". RSSSF. 2000-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
2. "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
3. "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
4. "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
5. "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
6. "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
7. "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
8. "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
9. "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
10. "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
11. "Romania vs Yugoslavia international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
12. "Yugoslavia vs Romania international football match report". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

External links

• RSSSF