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Cup of the Alps

Source Lazio Wiki

The Alps Cup started in 1960. For the first two years it was played between eight Italian clubs (including Lazio the second year) and 8 Swiss teams. The nation with the most points won the cup. Both editions were won by the Italians (Catania were the only club to win home and away, against Freiburg while Lazio beat Grasshoppers 5-0 and then drew 3-3).

 

In 1962 it was played between two Italian clubs, two Swiss and two French and was won by Genoa.

 

In 1963 it became an open tournament between four Italian clubs and four Swiss. In the final Juventus beat Atalanta 3-2.

 

The Cup continued in this format until 1967 when it became a tournament between three Italian, three Swiss and two German clubs.

 

In 1969 a Belgian club, KSV Waregem, participated in just one edition.

 

It continued this way until 1970 when the Germans dropped out and so it was just four Italians and four Swiss. The teams from the same nation could not play against each other.

 

In 1972 it was played between four Swiss and four French clubs and continued in this format until 1987 when the tournament was abandoned.

 

Apart from the 1961 edition, Lazio also played in the 1970 edition (arriving second behind Fiorentina) and in 1971 where they won, beating Basel 3-1 in the final.

 

Since 2007 a new tournament has been organised by FIFA for Under 19 clubs from all over Europe.

Edition

Winner

Runner-up

1960

Serie A selection

Swiss League selection

1961

Serie A selection

Swiss League selection

1962

Genoa

Grenoble

1963

Juventus

Atalanta

1964

Genoa

Catania

1966

Napoli

Juventus

1967

Eintracht Frankfurt

TSV 1860

1968

Schalke 04

Basel

1969

Basel

Bologna

1970

Basel

Fiorentina

1971

Lazio

Basel

1972

Nîmes

Bordeaux

1973

Servette

Lausanne

1974

Young Boys

Basel

1975

Servette

Basel

1976

Servette

Nîmes

1977

Stade Reims

Bastia

1978

Servette

Lausanne

1979

AS Monaco

Metz

1980

Bordeaux

Nîmes

1981

Basel

Sochaux

1982

Nantes

Neuchâtel Xamax

1983

AS Monaco

Auxerre

1984

AS Monaco

Grasshopper

1985

Auxerre

AS Monaco

1987

Auxerre

Grasshopper

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