1948–1953 Central European International Cup

Football tournament season

1948–53 Central European International Cup
Tournament details
Dates	21 April 1948 – 13 December 1953
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runner-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Austria
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	82 (4.1 per match)
Attendance	933,500 (46,675 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ferenc Puskás (10 goals)
← 1936–38 1955–60 →

The 1948–53 Central European International Cup was the fifth edition of the Central European International Cup played between 1948 and 1953. It was played in a round robin tournament between five teams involved in the tournament.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary (C)	8	5	1	2	27	17	+10	11	—	2–1	6–1	1–1	7–4
2	Czechoslovakia	8	4	1	3	18	12	+6	9	5–2	—	3–1	2–0	5–0
3	Austria	8	4	1	3	15	19	−4	9	3–2	3–1	—	1–0	3–3
4	Italy	8	3	2	3	10	9	+1	8	0–3	3–0	3–1	—	2–0
5	Switzerland	8	0	3	5	12	25	−13	3	2–4	1–1	1–2	1–1	—

Source: EU-Football
(C) Champions

Matches

21 April 1948 (1948-04-21)17:30 (+2:00)

Hungary	7–4	Switzerland
Puskás 1', 88' Deák 42', 86' Gőcze 74' Egresi 78' Szusza 86'	Report	Lusenti 5' Amadò 30' Maillard 31' Tamini 87'

Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, HungaryAttendance: 32,000Referee: Karl Czerny (Austria)

2 May 1948 (1948-05-02)17:00 (+2:00)

Austria	3–2	Hungary
Melchior 20' Wagner 67' (pen.) Körner 84'	Report	Szusza 15' Deák 48'

Praterstadion, Vienna, AustriaAttendance: 57,000Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

23 May 1948 (1948-05-23)18:00 (+2:00)

Hungary	2–1	Czechoslovakia
Egresi 16' Deák 73'	Report	Schubert 81'

Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, HungaryAttendance: 32,000Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

This match between Hungary and Czechoslovakia also counted for the 1948 Balkan Cup.

10 October 1948 (1948-10-10)15:00 (+1:00)

Switzerland	1–1	Czechoslovakia
Friedländer 25'	Report	Cejp 66'

Stadion Rankhof, Basel, SwitzerlandAttendance: 22,000Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (Italy)

31 October 1948 (1948-10-31)14:30 (+1:00)

Czechoslovakia	3–1	Austria
Hemele 55', 66' Hlaváček 85'	Report	Stroh 15'

Tehelné pole, Bratislava, CzechoslovakiaAttendance: 31,500Referee: Árpád Kamarás (Hungary)

10 October 1948 (1948-10-10)15:00 (UTC+1:00)

Switzerland	1–2	Austria
Bickel 88'	Report	Habitzl 15', 81'

Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, SwitzerlandAttendance: 32,000Referee: Victor Sdez (France)

10 April 1949 (1949-04-10)17:30 (UTC+2:00)

Czechoslovakia	5–2	Hungary
Preis 43' Šimanský 56' Hlaváček 63', 66' Pažický 71'	Report	Puskás 61' Szusza 78'

Stadion Československé Armády, Strahov (Prague), CzechoslovakiaAttendance: 55,000Referee: Maksymilian Schneider (Poland)

8 May 1949 (1949-05-08)17:30 (UTC+2:00)

Hungary	6–1	Austria
Deák 2', 49' Kocsis 22' Puskás 32', 82' (pen.), 89'	Report	Melchior 82'

Megyeri úti Stadion, Újpest, HungaryAttendance: 50,000Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

22 May 1949 (1949-05-22)16:30 (UTC+1:00)

Italy	3–1	Austria
Cappello 26' Amadei 42' Boniperti 43'	Report	Huber 70'

Stadio Comunale, Florence, ItalyAttendance: 85,000Referee: Jean Lutz (Switzerland)

12 June 1949 (1949-06-12)18:00 (UTC+2:00)

Hungary	1–1	Italy
Deák 29'	Report	Carapellese 11'

Megyeri úti Stadion, Újpest, HungaryAttendance: 45,000Referee: Bill Evans (England)

25 September 1949 (1949-09-25)16:00 (UTC+1:00)

Austria	3–1	Czechoslovakia
Decker 33', 82' (pen.) Huber 67'	Report	Šimanský 52'

Praterstadion, Vienna, AustriaAttendance: 60,000Referee: Giuseppe Carpani (Italy)

19 March 1950 (1950-03-19)16:00 (UTC+1:00)

Austria	3–3	Switzerland
Ocwirk 11' Körner 14' Decker 32' (pen.)	Report	Fatton 41' Tamini 51' Oberer 86'

Praterstadion, Vienna, AustriaAttendance: 62,000Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)

2 April 1950 (1950-04-02)16:30 (UTC+1:00)

Austria	1–0	Italy
Melchior 52'	Report

Praterstadion, Vienna, AustriaAttendance: 63,000Referee: Henry Pearce (England)

25 November 1951 (1951-11-25)14:30 (UTC+1:00)

Switzerland	1–1	Italy
Riva 15'	Report	Boniperti 84'

Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, SwitzerlandAttendance: 32,000Referee: William Ling (England)

20 September 1952 (1952-09-20)14:30 (UTC+1:00)

Switzerland	2–4	Hungary
Hügi 15' Fatton 36'	Report	Puskás 36', 45' Kocsis 56' Hidegkuti 74'

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, SwitzerlandAttendance: 30,000Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

28 December 1952 (1952-12-28)14:30 (UTC+1:00)

Italy	2–0	Austria
Pandolfini 3' (pen.) Frignani 72'	Report

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, ItalyAttendance: 32,000Referee: Laurent Franken (Belgium)

26 April 1953 (1953-04-26)16:00 (UTC+1:00)

Czechoslovakia	2–0	Italy
Pažický 79', 81'	Report

Letenský Stadion, Prague, CzechoslovakiaAttendance: 35,000Referee: Laurent Franken (Belgium)

17 May 1953 (1953-05-17)16:15 (UTC+1:00)

Italy	0–3	Hungary
	Report	Hidegkuti 41' Puskás 63', 68'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome, ItalyAttendance: 80,000Referee: Bill Evans (England)

20 September 1953 (1953-09-20)16:00 (UTC+1:00)

Czechoslovakia	5–0	Switzerland
Pažický 38' Trnka 59', 63' Kraus 75' Hertl 86'	Report

Stadion Československé Armády, Strahov (Prague), CzechoslovakiaAttendance: 48,000Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

13 December 1953 (1953-12-13)15:00 (UTC+1:00)

Italy	3–0	Czechoslovakia
Cervato 23' Ricagni 27' Pandolfini 47' (pen.)	Report

Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, ItalyAttendance: 50,000Referee: Henri Bauwens (Belgium)

Winner

1948–53 Central European International Cup
Hungary first title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.1 goals per match.

10 goals

Ferenc Puskás

7 goals

Ferenc Deák

4 goals

Emil Pažický

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

"5th International Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
"Hungary vs Czechoslovakia international football match report". Eu-football.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links

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