1937 Mitropa Cup
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Mitropa Cup
| year = 1937
| image =
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| dates = 13 June – 24 October 1937
| num_teams = 16
| champion_other = {{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Ferencváros
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Lazio
| matches = 30
| goals =
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|HUN|1920}} György Sárosi (12 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 1936
| nextseason = 1938
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The 1937 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Ferencváros who defeated Lazio 9–6 on aggregate in the final. It was their second victory in the competition, having previously won it in 1928. The two legs of the final were played on 12 September and 24 October.
This was the eleventh edition of the tournament, and the first edition to feature a team from Romania. Defending champions Austria Wien lost at the semifinal stage to eventual winners Ferencváros.
First round
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Slavia Prague|Czechoslovakia|3–5|Ferencváros|Hungary|2–2|1–3|var2=1920}}
{{TwoLegResult|First Vienna|Austria|2–2a|Young Fellows Zurich|Switzerland|2–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|AGC Bologna|Italy|2–7|Austria Wien|Austria|1–2|1–5|var1=1861}}
{{TwoLegResult|Venus București|Romania|5–10|Újpest|Hungary|4–6|1–4|var2=1920}}
{{TwoLegResult|Admira Wien|Austria|3–3a|Sparta Prague|Czechoslovakia|1–1|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Genoa|Italy|6–1|Građanski|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|3–1|3–0|var1=1861}}
{{TwoLegResult|Hungária MTK|Hungary|3–4|Lazio|Italy|1–1|2–3|var1=1920|var2=1861}}
{{TwoLegResult|Grasshoppers|Switzerland|6–5|Prostějov|Czechoslovakia|4–3|2–2}}
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- a Match decided by playoff.
=First round playoffs=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|First Vienna|Austria|2–0|FC Young Fellows Zurich|Switzerland}}
{{OneLegResult|Admira Wien|Austria|2–0|Sparta Prague|Czechoslovakia}}
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Quarterfinals
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{{TwoLegResult|Ferencváros|Hungary|2–2a|First Vienna|Austria|2–1|0–1|var1=1920}}
{{TwoLegResult|Austria Wien|Austria|7–5|Újpest|Hungary|5–4|2–1|var2=1920}}
{{TwoLegResult|Lazio|Italy|8–4|Grasshoppers|Switzerland|6–1|2–3|var1=1861}}
{{TwoLegResult|Admira Wien|Austria|b|Genoa|Italy|2–2|–|var2=1861}}
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- a Match decided by playoff.
- b The second leg was not played; both teams were subsequently disqualified from the competition.
=Quarterfinal playoff=
Semifinals
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{{TwoLegResult|Austria Wien|Austria|5–7|Ferencváros|Hungary|4–1|1–6|var2=1920}}
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{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Lazio
Finals
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{{TwoLegResult|Ferencváros|Hungary|9–6|Lazio|Italy|4–2|5–4|var1=1920|var2=1861}}
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{{footballbox
|date=12 September 1937
|time=
|team1=Ferencváros {{flagicon|Hungary|1920}}
|score=4–2
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Lazio
|goals1=Toldi {{goal|22}}
Sárosi {{goal|53}}, {{goal|59|pen.}}, {{goal|73}}
|goals2=Busani {{goal|26}}
Piola {{goal|64}}
|attendance=34,000
|referee= Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia) }}
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{{footballbox
|date=24 October 1937
|time=
|team1=Lazio {{flagicon|Italy|1861}}
|score=4–5
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} Ferencváros
|goals1=Costa {{goal|4}}
Piola {{goal|19}}, {{goal|24}}, {{goal|36}}
|goals2=Sárosi {{goal|6|pen.}}, {{goal|8}}, {{goal|80}}
Toldi {{goal|37}}
Kiss {{goal|71}}
|stadium=Nazionale del PNF, Rome
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland) }}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
!1937 Mitropa Cup Champions |
| |{{flagicon|HUN|1920|size=100px}} Ferencváros 2nd Title |
Top goalscorers
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| Rank
!Player !Team !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} György Sárosi |align=left|{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Ferencváros |12 |
| 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Silvio Piola |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Lazio |10 |
| 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Géza Toldi |align=left|{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Ferencváros |9 |
External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mit37.html |title=Mitropa Cup 1937 |work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=6 March 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043135/https://rsssf.com/tablesm/mit37.html |archivedate=5 March 2016 }}
References
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