Pyrenees Cup
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The Pyrenees Cup was a competition of the Pyrenees football initiative patron Occitan Monsieur Labat held between 1910 and 1914 with the participation of clubs around the territories of Pyrénées
(Catalonia
, the Basque Country
, Languedoc
, Midi-Pyrénées
and Aquitaine
).
The Cup was one of the first international football competition in Europe. The final was played in a different country every year. The tournament stopped due to the beginning of World War I
in 1914.
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
(Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, Languedoc
Languedoc
Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² .-Geographical Extent:The traditional...
, Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
and Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
).
The Cup was one of the first international football competition in Europe. The final was played in a different country every year. The tournament stopped due to the beginning of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1914.
History
Venue | Runner-up | 1910 | Sète Sète Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois.... |
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
2–1 | |
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1911 | Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
Gars Bordeaux FC | 4–0 | |||
1912 | Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
Stade Bordelais Université Club | 5–3 | |||
1913 | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
Comète simotes Bordeaux | 7–2 | |||
1914 | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
FC Espanya FC Espanya de Barcelona FC Espanya de Barcelona, also referred to as FC España de Barcelona, was a Spanish Catalan football club based in Barcelona. They enjoyed a golden age during the 1910s and were Catalan champions three times during the decade. They were also Copa del Rey runners-up in 1914... |
Comète simotes Bordeaux | 3–1 |
Titles by club
Club | Championships | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
4 | 0 |
FC Espanya FC Espanya de Barcelona FC Espanya de Barcelona, also referred to as FC España de Barcelona, was a Spanish Catalan football club based in Barcelona. They enjoyed a golden age during the 1910s and were Catalan champions three times during the decade. They were also Copa del Rey runners-up in 1914... |
1 | 0 |
Comète simotes Bordeaux | 0 | 2 |
Gars Bordeaux FC | 0 | 1 |
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
0 | 1 |
Stade Bordelais Université Club | 0 | 1 |
Titles by region
Club | Championships | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
Catalonia Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an... |
5 | 0 |
Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes... |
0 | 4 |
Basque Country Basque Country (autonomous community) The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories.... |
0 | 1 |
Line-up
Year | Team Champion | Champion line-up |
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1910 | FC Barcelona | Solà; Bru, Amechazurra; Peris, Aguirreche, Grau; Forns Romà Forns Romà Forns was a former Spanish/Catalan footballer and manager. He made his debut as a footballer in late 1902 playing one season for Irish FC but spent the rest of his career with FC Barcelona and the Catalan XI, always as a forward. He later served on the FC Barcelona board of directors and then... , Graells, Carles Comamala Carles Comamala Carlos Comamala was an orthopedic surgeon by profession and a football player for Barcelona between 1903 and 1912. He was a director of Barcelona in 1909-1911.- Biography :... , Rodríguez i Charles Wallace |
1911 | FC Barcelona | Renyé; Bru, Amechazurra; Quirante, Peris, Grau; Forns Romà Forns Romà Forns was a former Spanish/Catalan footballer and manager. He made his debut as a footballer in late 1902 playing one season for Irish FC but spent the rest of his career with FC Barcelona and the Catalan XI, always as a forward. He later served on the FC Barcelona board of directors and then... , Percival Wallace, Carles Comamala Carles Comamala Carlos Comamala was an orthopedic surgeon by profession and a football player for Barcelona between 1903 and 1912. He was a director of Barcelona in 1909-1911.- Biography :... , Charles Wallace i Espelta |
1912 | FC Barcelona | Llisard Peris; Irizar, Amechazurra; Berdié, Alfred Massana, Wilson; Francesc Armet, Pepe Rodríguez, Steel, Morales i Forns Romà Forns Romà Forns was a former Spanish/Catalan footballer and manager. He made his debut as a footballer in late 1902 playing one season for Irish FC but spent the rest of his career with FC Barcelona and the Catalan XI, always as a forward. He later served on the FC Barcelona board of directors and then... |
1913 | FC Barcelona | Renyé; Berrondo, Amechazurra; Rozitsky, Alfred Massana, Greenwell; Forns Romà Forns Romà Forns was a former Spanish/Catalan footballer and manager. He made his debut as a footballer in late 1902 playing one season for Irish FC but spent the rest of his career with FC Barcelona and the Catalan XI, always as a forward. He later served on the FC Barcelona board of directors and then... , Allack, Berdié, Alcàntara i Enric Peris |
1914 | FC Espanya de Barcelona FC Espanya de Barcelona FC Espanya de Barcelona, also referred to as FC España de Barcelona, was a Spanish Catalan football club based in Barcelona. They enjoyed a golden age during the 1910s and were Catalan champions three times during the decade. They were also Copa del Rey runners-up in 1914... |
Puig; Ribera, Mariné; Prats, Casellas, Salvo I; Villena, Baró, Bellavista, Passaní i Salvo II |