Vienna Cup (association football)

The Vienna Cup was a football competition held in Vienna, Austria and organized by Vienna Football Club in 1914.[1] It was only played once due to the outbreak of World War I, and won by Glentoran,[2] which became the second team from the British Isles after West Auckland Town to win a European trophy.[3]

Glentoran, as winners of the Irish Cup in 1914, embarked on a tour of Central Europe in May and June of that year. After losing 4-3 to Deutsche on 21 May, they defeated Hertha Berlin 4-1 on 23 May, before a 1-1 draw with a Vienna Select XI on 27 May. A second match was played against the Vienna Select XI side on 30 May which Glentoran won 5-0. The 30 May match was played for the Vienna Cup. Glentoran played 2 further times on their tour, following up the Vienna Cup win with a 3-0 victory against Pressburg on 31 May before losing 7-0 against a Hungarian XI on 1 June.[4][5][6]

FA Cup winners, Burnley and Scottish Cup winners, Celtic also participated in concurrent European tours, including a game against each other in Budapest on 21 May for the similarly titled Budapest Cup.[7][8] The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with a replay at Turf Moor won 2-1 by Celtic on 1 September.[9] Neither side faced Glentoran during their tours.

References
  1. Questions & Answers - Times Online
  2. Belfast Telegraph
  3. lisburngsc
  4. Roy France, Glentoran: A Complete Record (2001), p.92
  5. Sam Robinson, One Saturday Before The War (2020)
  6. How Glentoran clinched European glory on the eve of war, Padraig Coyle, BBC Sport NI, 8 November 2020
  7. The Budapest Cup 1914, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 28 February 2013
  8. "1914-09-01: Burnley 1-2 Celtic, Friendly and Budapest Cup Replay – the Celtic Wiki".
  9. Budapest Cup in 1914, Javier García & Andrea Veronese, RSSSF, 14 November 2002

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