1939 Mitropa Cup

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1939 Mitropa Cup
Tournament details
Dates26 June – 11 September 1939
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsHungary Újpest (2nd title)
Runners-upHungary Ferencváros
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Hungary Gyula Zsengellér (9 goals)
1938
1940

The 1939 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Újpest who defeated fellow Hungarian side Ferencváros 6–3 on aggregate in the final. It was the third consecutive final appearance for Ferencváros and it was Újpest's second and final victory in the competition.

This was the 13th edition of the tournament. Last season's winners Slavia Prague were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Yugoslavian side Beogradski SK.

Quarterfinals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Venus București Romania 1–5 Italy AGC Bologna 1–0 0–5
Ferencváros Hungary 4–3 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Sparta Prague 2–3 2–0
Beogradski SK Kingdom of Yugoslavia 4–2 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Slavia Prague 3–0 1–2
Ambrosiana Inter Italy 2–4 Hungary Újpest 2–1 0–3

Semifinals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AGC Bologna Italy 4–5 Hungary Ferencváros 3–1 1–4
Beogradski SK Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5–9 Hungary Újpest 4–2 1–7

Finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Újpest Hungary 6–3 Hungary Ferencváros 4–1 2–2
Ferencváros Hungary1–4Hungary Újpest
Sárosi 73' Zsengellér 9', 74'
Kocsis 10', 53'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gustav Krist (Bohemia)

Újpest Hungary2–2Hungary Ferencváros
Ádám 54'
Balogh 82'
Kiszely 15' (pen.), 29'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Hungary Gyula Zsengellér Hungary Újpest 9
2 Hungary István Kiszely Hungary Ferencváros 5
3 Italy Ettore Puricelli Italy AGC Bologna 4
Hungary Géza Kocsis Hungary Újpest
Hungary Géza Toldi Hungary Ferencváros

External links[edit]

  • "Mitropa Cup 1939". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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