1922 King Alexander's Cup
The 1922 King Alexander's Cup (Romanian: 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. The trophy was named after Alexander I, the King of Yugoslavia. The match was organized to celebrate the wedding of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia with the Princess Maria of Romania. The game had taken place at Stadion SK Jugoslavija in Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS (today part of Serbia), and ended with a 2–1 win of Romania.[1]
Event | King Alexander's Cup | ||||||
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Date | 8 June 1922 | ||||||
Venue | Stadion SK Jugoslavija, Belgrade | ||||||
Referee | Heinrich Retschury (Austria) | ||||||
Attendance | 5,000 | ||||||
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Match
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References
- "Romania - List of International Matches". rsssf.com. July 2018.
- "Yugoslavia 1-2 Romania". eu-football.info. July 2018.
- "The debut of The Tricolours" (in Romanian). ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 24 January 2017.