1922 King Alexander's Cup

1922 King Alexander's Cup King Alexander's Cup Kingdom of SCS Kingdom of Yugoslavia 30px 1 Romania ROU 30px 2 8 June 1922 Stadion SK Jugoslavija Belgrade Heinrich Retschury (Austria) 5,000 1923 The 1922 King Alexander's Cup (ro 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. Pre-match The trophy was named after Alexander I, the King of Yugoslavia.https://a1.ro/news/sport/8-iunie-1922-primul-meci-din-istoria-nationalei-de-fotbal-id1422.html 8 iunie 1922. Primul meci din istoria nationalei de fotbal A1.ro Romanian 8 June 1922. The first match in the history of the national football team 8 June 2012 19 September 2020https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/100-de-ani-de-la-primul-meci-din-istoria-nationalei-iugoslavia-romania-1-2-665976.html 100 de ani de la primul duel din istoria naționalei. Trei regi au fost la meci + destine tragice pentru doi "tricolori" din acea echipă Gsp.ro Romanian 100 years since the first duel in the history of the national team. Three kings were at the match + tragic destinies for two "tricolors" from that team 8 June 2022 8 June 2022https://www.frf.ro/nationale/masculin/echipa-nationala/povestea-primului-meci-al-echipei-nationale-a-romaniei-de-la-nunta-regala-in-tribune-la-primul-meci/ Povestea primului meci al echipei naționale a României: De la nunta regală, direct în tribune Frf.ro Romanian The story of the first match of the Romanian national team: From the royal wedding, directly in the stands 2 June 2022 8 June 2022 The match was organized to celebrate the wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia with the Princess Maria of Romania, the event being announced by the Romanian newspaper, Ecoul Sportiv on 28 May 1922: "On the occasion of the marriage of His Majesty King Alexander I with Her Royal Highness Princess Maria of Romania, His Majesty was pleased to donate a cup that will bear his name, to encourage the progress of the football-association sport in his country and in the country of his wife. This cup will be a challenge and will go definitely to the country which will win it three times in a row or five times in total."https://www.fanatik.ro/100-de-ani-de-la-primul-meci-al-nationalei-romaniei-cum-s-a-implicat-regina-maria-in-nasterea-selectionatei-povestea-echipamentului-inedit-al-tricolorilor-foto-20020766 100 de ani de la primul meci al naţionalei României! Cum s-a implicat Regina Maria în naşterea selecţionatei. Povestea echipamentului inedit al tricolorilor. Foto Fanatik.ro Romanian 100 years since the first match of the Romanian national team! How did Queen Maria got involved in the birth of the national team. The story of the unusual equipment of the tricolors. Photo 8 June 2022 8 June 2022 The game took place at Stadion SK Jugoslavija in Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS (today part of Serbia), and ended with a 2–1 win for Romania.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem-intres-new.html Romania - List of International Matches RSSSF July 2018 Three kings were at the game: Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Ferdinand I of Romania and George II of Greece. Romania's equipment for that match was bought by one of its players, Elemer Hirsch and it was black and white, it is believed that the reason those colors were chosen is that Hirsch was a fan of Universitatea Cluj who had the same colors. Match June 8, 1922 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1–2 https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4944 Yugoslavia 1-2 Romania July 2018 eu-football.infohttps://www.ripensia-sport-magazin.ro/istoria-fotbalului/istoria-tricolorilor-debutul/ The debut of The Tricolours 24 January 2017 Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro Romanian ROU Šifer 35 pen. Rónay 41 pen.Guga 61 Stadion SK JugoslavijaBelgrade, Yugoslavia 5,000 Heinrich Retschury (Austria) _collar 002366 002366 002366 CCCCC EB2B36 Yugoslavia _black_stripes _Romania1922 _black_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Romania Squad : GK Dragutin Friedrich BK Andrija Kujundžić BK Jaroslav Šifer HW Stjepan Šterk HC Artur Dubravčić (c) HW Rudolf Rupec FW Dragutin Babić FW Branko Zinaja FW Emil Perška FW Vladimir Vinek FW Ivan Šojat Manager : Veljko Ugrinić Positions GK = Goalkeeper BK = Back HW = Half-winger HC = Half-center FW = ForwardSquad : GK Adalbert Ritter BK Alois Szilagyi BK Elemer Hirsch HW Dezideriu Jacobi HC Nicolae Hönigsberg HW Francisc Zimmermann FW Aurel Guga (c) FW Carol Frech FW Paul Schiller FW Ferenc Rónay FW Ioan Auer Manager : Teofil Moraru Post-match The Romanian newspaper, Ecoul Sportiv wrote after the game: "The Romanian representative team wins the Golden Cup of His Majesty King Alexander, beating Jugo-Slavia 2–1. King Alexander's Cup will be exhibited for a week in Bucharest and then it will be sent to Transylvania to be seen by all sportsmen". Ecoul Sportiv also wrote: "The game of the Romanian national team was a true masterpiece, all the players without exception were good, they combined beautifully with a lot of precision, no shot was taken without thought".https://www.ripensia-sport-magazin.ro/istoria-fotbalului/istoria-tricolorilor-debutul/ De Ziua Unirii Principatelor: Debutul "tricolorilor" Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro Romanian On the Day of the Union of the Principalities: The debut of the "tricolors" 24 January 2017 8 June 2022 The Yugoslavian newspaper, Politika wrote after the game: "Yesterday's international match between the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, counting for the Cup of His Majesty King Alexander I surprised not only the host players, but the entire sports world, which did not doubt the success of our national team". References 30em External links Category:1922 in European men's international football 1922 1922 Category:1921–22 in Yugoslav football Category:1921–22 in Romanian football 1922 1922 Yugoslavia v Romania football match 1922 1922