1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz

Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz 1900 15 – 17 April Belgium 6 R.A.P. 1 H.V.V. 5 23 Eetje Sol (5 goals) 1901 The 1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz was the 1st staging of the Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz, which is regarded as one of the first European trophies.http://europeancuphistory.com/origins.html European Cup Origins europeancuphistory.com 25 July 2022 5 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105155959/http://www.europeancuphistory.com/origins.html usurped The tournament was held in Brussels, between 15 and 17 April 1900. The tournament was won by R.A.P., who played and defeated the reigning champions of Belgium (Racing Club), the Netherlands (H.V.V.) and Switzerland (Grasshopper Club) on three successive days. As these three were the only existing leagues in continental Europe at the time, the local newspapers dubbed the tournament the club championship of the continent, and thus, R.A.P. might be considered the first ever continental European Champions.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdsp.html Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz 10 February 2022 25 July 2022 9 July 2022 RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122415/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdsp.html live Participants Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France sent their best and most prestigious club sides to the tournament (Austria and Germany clubs had also been invited to enter but did not register).https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdsp.html#00 1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz 10 February 2022 25 July 2022 9 July 2022 RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122415/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdsp.html#00 live The hosts, Belgium, sent three teams, Antwerp Daring Club (a second-level side), Royal Léopold FC and reigning national champions Racing Club de Bruxelles, which played a match against the Scottish side Alexandra Park FC in Brussels on 14 April, the day before the start of the tournament, losing 4–2.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brit-ier-tours-prewwii.html#a British and Irish Clubs - Overseas Tours 1890-1939 - Alexandra Park FC 23 November 2023 9 January 2024 The Netherlands sent two teams, R.A.P. and the reigning Dutch champions (H.V.V.), while Switzerland and France sent one each, reigning Swiss champions Grasshopper Club and Iris Club lillois (now Lille OSC), which had won the 1899 French Championship. Teams BEL Racing Club de Bruxelles (reigning national champions) BEL Royal Léopold FC SUI Grasshopper Club (reigning national champions) NED H.V.V. (reigning national champions) NED R.A.P. FRA Iris Club lillois (withdrew) BEL Antwerp Daring Club (withdrew) Overview Because there were seven teams, two received a bye to the semi-finals while the other five had to face off for the remaining two spots in the semis. Antwerp Daring Club, who was a second-level side, withdrew after the draw as they were to play fellow Belgians Léopold in a preliminary round, with the winners meeting H.V.V. in the first round. They were not replaced, so Léopold qualified for the first round by default. The only two clubs who were not either Belgian or Dutch, Grasshopper and Iris, were the two teams who got the byes to the semi-finals, however, the latter withdrew for unclear reasons, so they had to be replaced by a "B team" of Racing (which, like the main team, could only include the maximum number of five English players). All matches at the field of Léopold FC at Chaussée de Waterloo 513. The tournament ended up being a nightmare for the hosts, as Belgium's two main teams were knocked out in the first round by the two Dutch clubs in front of their own fans, which the local newspapers dubbed as "a national humiliation". The two Dutch clubs then beat "Racing II" and Switzerland's Grasshopper in the semi-finals, meaning that what might be the first-ever European final in history was an all-Dutch affair between H.V.V and R.A.P. The final, which was held on 16 April 1900 at The Hague, saw R.A.P. lift the trophy after upsetting the national champions with a 2–1 victory, thanks to two late goals, one from Jan van den Berg, who had netted two in the semi-finals, and the winner from Julius Hisgen. Bracket N8 white-space:nowrap yes high First round Semi-finals #Final SUI Grasshopper Club bye 15 April 1900 – The Hague BEL Racing Club de Bruxelles 1 NED R.A.P. 2 FRA 1794 Iris Club Lille bye 15 April 1900 – The Hague BEL Royal Léopold FC 1 NED H.V.V. 8 16 April 1900 – The Hague SUI Grasshopper Club 2 NED R.A.P. 3 16 April 1900 – The Hague BEL "Racing II" 0 NED H.V.V. 3 17 April 1900 – The Hague NED R.A.P. 2 NED H.V.V. 1 Results First round Bye (2): SUI Grasshopper Club FRA 1794 Iris Club Lille (replaced by "Racing II") 15 April 1900 Racing Club de Bruxelles BEL 1–2 Report NED R.A.P. Unknown 1–1 Van den Berg 0–1Kampschreur 1–2 Léopold FC's field The Hague Paul de Borman (Belgium) Note: Gorter, Van den Berg (both Haarlem) were guest players. 15 April 1900 Royal Léopold FC BEL 1–8 Report NED H.V.V. van Heuckelum 1–1 F. Pijnacker Hordijk 0–1Sol 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 1–7Mundt 0–6Hesselink 1–8 Léopold FC's field The Hague Note: Miel Mundt played for H.V.V. as a guest player. Semi-finals 16 April 1900 Racing II BEL 0–3 Report NED H.V.V. F. Pijnacker Hordijk 0–1 0–2 0–3 Léopold FC's field The Hague Paul de Borman (Belgium) 16 April 1900 Grasshopper Club SUI 2–3 Report NED R.A.P. Blijdensteijn 1–1 2–1 Van den Berg 0–1 2–3Kampschreur 2–2 Léopold FC's field The Hague A. Zellekens (Netherlands) Note: Grasshopper reportedly included one English player (the outside left) and one Dutch player, captain Harry Blijdensteijn, who scored his side's two goals. Final 17 April 1900 R.A.P. NED 2–1 Report NED H.V.V. Van den Berg 80J. Hisgen 85 L. Koopman 0–1 o.g. Léopold FC's field The Hague Paul de Borman (Belgium) (replaced the originally appointed A. Zellekens) Winner 1900 Coupe Van der Straeten PonthozNEDR.A.P. Statistics Top Scorers Rank Player Team Goals Stage 1 Eetje Sol NED H.V.V. 5 First round (5) 2 F. Pijnacker Hordijk 4 First round (3) and semi-finals (3) Jan van den Berg NED R.A.P. First round (1), semi-finals (2) and final (1) 4 Harry Blijdensteijn SWI Grasshopper Club 2 Semi-finals (2) Freek Kampschreur NED R.A.P. First round (1) and semi-finals (1) Source: RSSSF Aftermath After the tournament, Grasshopper played three friendlies in the Netherlands, albeit without some first-choice players who had played in their semifinal clash: 18 April 1900 H.V.V. NED 7–1 Report SUI Grasshopper Club Den Haag, Netherlands L 19 April 1900 Ajax Leiden NED 1–8 Report SUI Grasshopper Club Leiden, Netherlands L 22 April 1900 SBV Vitesse NED 0–6 Report SUI Grasshopper Club Arnhem, Netherlands L Legacy The tournament was organized as a punctual international competition between European clubs. However, its success led to the introduction of the Coupe Vanden Abeele in Antwerp in the following year, originally intended as another international club tournament, but eventually the starting point for the Low Countries derby. The 1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz is generally considered informally as the first European tournament, although this title is also contested by the Challenge Cup, a competition between clubs in Austria-Hungary which started three years before, in 1897.García Javier Kutschera Ambrosius Schöggl Hans Stokkermans Karel 2009 https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oost-habs-challenge.html Austria/Habsburg Monarchy – Challenge Cup 1897–1911 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 13 July 2022 11 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200411172732/http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/oost-habs-challenge.html live http://www.iffhs.de/?ac3be8e00390b02fc4f02e9d815285fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb083cc602 IFFHS: Challenge Cup: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1897-1911) 25 July 2022 11 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200411173217/http://www.iffhs.de/?ac3be8e00390b02fc4f02e9d815285fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb083cc602 live However, this tournament up until the 1900–01 season, only featured teams from Vienna, so the 7–0 win by Vienna Cricket over Wiener FC 1898 on 21 November 1897 may not be regarded as the first ever truly international club final. See also 1895 World Championship 1897 Challenge Cup 1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy References Category:1900 in European men's international football Category:1900–01 in Belgian football Category:1900–01 in Swiss football Category:1900–01 in French football Category:1900 in Dutch sport Category:Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz