1930 Mitropa Cup
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.
Read more about 1930 Mitropa Cup: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals
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