1966 Cup of the Alps


1966 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
Tournament details
CountrySwitzerland and Italy
Teams8
Defending championsGenoa
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Napoli
Runner-upItaly Juventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
← 1964
1967 →

The 1966 Coppa delle Alpi shows the results of the 1966 tournament that was held as a preseason event to the 1966/67 season. The Coppa delle Alpi (translated as Cup of the Alps) was a football tournament, jointly organized by the Italian national league and the Swiss League as a pre-season event.

Overview

This season the Cup of the Alps was played as a league tournament with four teams from Switzerland and four teams from Italy. Each team played four games against the teams from the other country. The teams did not play compatriots. This year there was no cup final, the league leader was the cup winner. The tournament was not held the previous year, 1965. Therefore, the defending champions would have been Genoa from the 1964 edition, but they did not compete this year.

Matches

First round

Round 1
Basel Switzerland0 – 1Italy Catania
FCB Summary 2' (0:1) Fanello
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Othmar Huber Thun
Round 1
Young Boys Switzerland0 – 2Italy Juventus
Juventus Summary 17' (0:1) Dell'Omodarme
43' (0:2) Dell'Omodarme
Referee: Italy Antonio Sbardella
Round 1
Lausanne/Zürich Switzerland0 – 4Italy Napoli
Round 1
Spal Ferrara Italy2 – 1Switzerland Servette

Second round

Round 2
Basel Switzerland2 – 4Italy Napoli
Konrad 62' (1:4)
Frigerio 71' (2:4)		 FCB Summary 8' (0:1) Altafini
34' (0:2) Altafini
51' (0:3) Altafini
62' (0:4) Montefusco
Attendance: 10,200
Round 2
Servette Switzerland1 – 3Italy Juventus
Mocallin 31' (1:2) Juventus Summary 11' (0:1) Traspedini
25' (0:2) Dell'Omodarme
39' (1:3) Dell'Omodarme
Referee: Switzerland Gilbert Droz Marin
Round 2
Young Boys Switzerland2 – 2Italy Spal Ferrara
Round 2
Lausanne/Zürich Switzerland1 – 0Italy Catania

Third round

Round 3
Basel Switzerland1 – 2Italy Juventus
Hauser 63' (1:0) Summary 66' (1:1) Menichelli
73' (1:2) Mattei
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Italy Ettore Carminati
Round 3
Napoli Italy4 – 2Switzerland Young Boys
Round 3
Servette Switzerland0 – 0Italy Catania
Round 3
Lausanne/Zürich Switzerland3 – 2Italy Spal Ferrara

Fourth round

Round 4
Basel Switzerland2 – 3Italy Spal Ferrara
Rickenbacher 61' (1:1)
Hauser 81' (pen. 2:1)		 Summary
Juventus summary		 19' (0:1) Muzzio
76' (o.g. 1:2) Pfirter
82' (2:3) Carrera
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Karl Göppel Zürich
Round 4
Napoli Italy3 – 1Switzerland Servette
Round 4
Young Boys Switzerland2 – 0Italy Catania
Round 4
Lausanne/Zürich Switzerland3 – 0 FFItaly Juventus
Hertig 3' (1:0)
Stürmer 20' (2:0)		 Juventus summary 27' (2:1) Chinesinho
53' (2:2) Traspedini
Referee: Switzerland Dittmar Huber

Note: Sport Judge decision the game was awarded 3–0, after the match was abandoned at 2–2 in the 74th minute following Juventus protest.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Napoli 4 4 0 0 15 5 +10 8 Winner
2 Italy Juventus 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Switzerland Lausanne/Zürich 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 6 Combined team Lausanne/Zürich
4 Italy Spal Ferrara 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 5
5 Switzerland Young Boys 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 3
6 Italy Catania 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2 3
7 Switzerland Servette 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
8 Switzerland Basel 4 0 0 4 5 10 −5 0
Source: rsssf.com

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