1922 King Alexander's Cup
The 1922 King Alexander's Cup (Romanian: Cupa Regelui Alexandru 1922) was the first edition of the Friendship Cup. It was a single-game tournament in 1922 and the first official match of the national association football team of Romania.
| Event | King Alexander's Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 8 June 1922 | ||||||
| Venue | Stadion SK Jugoslavija, Belgrade | ||||||
| Referee | Heinrich Retschury (Austria) | ||||||
| Attendance | 5,000 | ||||||
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Pre-match
The trophy was named after Alexander I, the King of Yugoslavia.[1] The match was organized to celebrate the wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia with the Princess Maria of Romania.[1] The game had taken place at Stadion SK Jugoslavija in Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS (today part of Serbia), and ended with a 2–1 win for Romania.[1][2] Romania's equipment for that match was bought by one of its players, Elemer Hirsch.[1]
Match
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References
- "8 iunie 1922. Primul meci din istoria nationalei de fotbal" [8 June 1922. The first match in the history of the national football team] (in Romanian). A1.ro. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Romania - List of International Matches". rsssf.com. July 2018.
- "Yugoslavia 1-2 Romania". eu-football.info. July 2018.
- "The debut of The Tricolours" (in Romanian). ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 24 January 2017.