1930 Mitropa Cup

Mitropa Cup 1930
Participating Nations
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Number of clubs
8
Champions
Rapid Vienna

The 1930 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Rapid Vienna in a two-legged final against Sparta Prague. This was the fourth edition of the tournament, and the second edition in which Italian clubs competed and Yugoslavian clubs did not compete.

The holders, Újpesti FC, lost in the quarter final against AS Ambrosiana, which is now called F.C. Internazionale Milano.

The final was played on November 2 and November 12, 1930 in Prague und Vienna. The finalists Sparta Prague and Rapid Vienna had played against each other in the Mitropa Cup 1927 final, with Sparta winning on aggegrate 7-3. Rapid were playing in their third Mitropa Cup final in four years. Sparta lost at home 0-2, the first away victory in a Mitropa Cup final. Their 3-2 away win, the second away victory in a Mitropa Cup final, meant that Rapid became the first Austrian club to win this tournament. Giuseppe Meazza from AS Ambrosia was top scorer in the tournament with seven goals. Josef Košťálek scored all three of Sparta Prague's goals in the final.

The semi-finals and both legs of the final were refereed by Sophus Hansen of Denmark.

Quarterfinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Slavia Prague	2 - 3	Ferencvárosi TC	2 - 2	0 - 1
Sparta Prague	5 - 3	First Vienna FC	2 - 1	3 - 2
Genova 1893 Circolo del Calcio	2 - 7	SK Rapid Wien	1 - 1	1 - 6
Újpest FC	6 - 6	AS Ambrosiana	2 - 4	4 - 2

Playoff between Újpest FC and AS Ambrosiana resulted in a 1-1 draw after extra time.

Second playoff between Újpest FC and AS Ambrosiana resulted in a 5-3 victory for AS Ambrosiana

Semifinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
AS Ambrosiana	3 - 8	Sparta Prague	2 - 2	1 - 6
SK Rapid Wien	5 - 2	Ferencvárosi TC	5 - 1	0 - 1

Finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sparta Prague	3 - 4	SK Rapid Wien	0 - 2	3 - 2

External links

• Mitropa Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation