1936–1938 Central European International Cup

The 1936–38 Central European International Cup was the fourth edition of the Central European International Cup played between 1936 and 1938. It was played in a round robin tournament between five teams involved in the tournament. This edition of the tournament was interrupted due to the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.^[2]

1936–38 Central European International Cup

Tournament details
Dates	22 March 1936 – 3 April 1938[1]
Teams	5
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	78 (4.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	György Sárosi (10 goals)
← 1933–35 1948–53 →

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		HUN	ITA	TCH	AUT	SUI
1	Hungary	7	5	0	2	24	15	+9	10		—	np.	8–3	5–3	2–0
2	Italy	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	7		2–0	—	np.	np.	4–2
3	Czechoslovakia	7	3	1	3	16	20	−4	7		5–2	0–1	—	2–1	5–3
4	Austria	6	2	1	3	13	14	−1	5		1–2	abd.	1–1	—	4–3
5	Switzerland	8	1	1	6	16	25	−9	3		1–5	2–2	4–0	1–3	—

Source: RSSSF

Matches

22 March 1936 (1936-03-22)

Austria	1–1	Czechoslovakia
Bican 73' (pen.)	Report	Zajíček 59'

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy)

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27 September 1936 (1936-09-27)

16:00 (+1:00)

Hungary	5–3	Austria
Toldi 15', 29', 63' Cseh 40' Titkos 72'	Report	Binder 2' Sindelar 27', 64'

Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)

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18 October 1936 (1936-10-18)

13:00 (UTC+1:00)

Czechoslovakia	5–2	Hungary
Kloz 27', 30', 79', 82' Kopecký 87'	Report	Titkos 7' Toldi 33'

Generali Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Walter Lewington (England)

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25 October 1936 (1936-10-25)

15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

Italy	4–2	Switzerland
Meazza 26' Piola 37', 53' Pasinati 60'	Report	Bickel 31' Diebold 76'

San Siro, Milan, Italy

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

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8 November 1936 (1936-11-08)

15:00 (+1:00)

Switzerland	1–3	Austria
Sesta 90' (o.g.)	Report	Binder 26', 80' Hahnemann 71'

Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Karl Weingartner (Germany)

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21 February 1937 (1937-02-21)

15:00 (+1:00)

Czechoslovakia	5–3	Switzerland
Kopecký 15', 43' Svoboda 44' Horák 50' Puč 76'	Report	Wagner 18' (pen.) Bickel 55', 84'

Letenský Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Lucien Leclercq (France)

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21 March 1937 (1937-03-21)

15:30 (+1:00)

Austria	2–0 abandoned after 73'[3]	Italy
Jerusalem 40' Stroh 63' (pen.)	Report

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Carl Olsson (Sweden)

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11 April 1937 (1937-04-11)

15:00 (UTC+1:00) CET (UTC+01:00)

Switzerland	1–5	Hungary
G. Aeby 58'	Report	Sárosi 26' Zsengellér 41', 61', 71' Dudás 77'

Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

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25 April 1937 (1937-04-25)

15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

Italy	2–0	Hungary
Colaussi 33' Frossi 81'	Report

Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini, Turin, Italy

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: William Bangerter (Switzerland)

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23 May 1937 (1937-05-23)

16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

Czechoslovakia	0–1	Italy
	Report	Piola 24'

Generali Arena, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

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19 September 1937 (1937-09-19)

16:00 (+1:00)

Hungary	8–3	Czechoslovakia
Zsengellér 15' Sárosi 34', 51', 60', 62', 77', 80', 85'	Report	Riha 21' Rulc 26' Nejedlý 65'

Hungaria uti, Budapest, Hungary

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

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19 September 1937 (1937-09-19)

16:00 (+1:00)

Austria	4–3	Switzerland
Sindelar 2' Jerusalem 8', 28' Geiter 39'	Report	Walaschek 36' P. Aeby 41' G. Aeby 77'

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia)

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10 October 1937 (1937-10-10)

15:30 (+1:00)

Austria	1–2	Hungary
Stroh 76'	Report	Sárosi 21' Cseh 78'

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: Charles Argent (England)

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24 October 1937 (1937-10-24)

15:00 (+1:00)

Czechoslovakia	2–1	Austria
Říha 75' Kloz 76'	Report	Neumer 18'

Letenský stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Pál Hertzka (Hungary)

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31 October 1937 (1937-10-31)

15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

Switzerland	2–2	Italy
Walaschek 17' (pen.) Wagner 23'	Report	Piola 15', 85'

Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Walter Lewington (England)

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14 November 1937 (1937-11-14)

14:00 (+1:00)

Hungary	2–0	Switzerland
Sárosi 3' Toldi 74'	Report

Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Mika Popovic (Yugoslavia)

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3 April 1938 (1938-04-03)

15:00 (+1:00)

Switzerland	4–0	Czechoslovakia
Monnard 28' Grassi 30' G. Aeby 39' Amadò 80'	Report

Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Reginald Rudd (England)

Not played

• Hungary – Italy
• Italy – Czechoslovakia
• Italy – Austria
• Austria - Italy (replay)

Winner

No Winner of 1936–38 Central European International Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 78 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 4.59 goals per match.

10 goals

• György Sárosi

5 goals

• František Kloz
• Silvio Piola
• Géza Toldi

4 goals

• Gyula Zsengellér

3 goals

• Matthias Sindelar
• Franz Binder
• Georges Aeby
• Alfred Bickel
• Vlastimil Kopecký

2 goals

• Camillo Jerusalem
• László Cseh
• Pál Titkos
• Eugen Walaschek
• Fritz Wagner
• Jan Říha

1 goal

• Josef Bican
• Josef Stroh
• Leopold Neumer
• Rudolf Geiter
• Wilhelm Hahnemann
• János Dudás
• Annibale Frossi
• Gino Colaussi
• Giuseppe Meazza
• Piero Pasinati
• Eugen Diebold
• Paul Aeby
• Lauro Amadò
• Numa Monnard
• Tullio Grassi
• František Svoboda
• Oldřich Zajíček
• Antonín Puč
• Václav Horák
• Oldřich Rulc
• Oldřich Nejedlý

1 own goal

• Karl Sesta (against Switzerland)

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Nordic Cup
Mediterranean Cup