1966 Cup of the Alps

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.


1966 Coppa delle Alpi
Alpencup, Coupe des Alpes
CountrySwitzerland and Italy
Teams8
Defending championsGenoa
Champions Napoli
Runners-up Juventus
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
1964
1967

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 the 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 0 – 1 Catania
FCB Summary  2' (0:1) Fanello
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Round 1
Young Boys 0 – 2 Juventus
Juventus Summary  17' (0:1) Dell'Omodarme
 43' (0:2) Dell'Omodarme
Referee: Antonio Sbardella

Round 1
Lausanne/Zürich 0 – 4 Napoli




Round 1
Spal Ferrara 2 – 1 Servette


Second round

Round 2
Basel 2 – 4 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 1 – 3 Juventus
Mocallin  31' (1:2) Juventus Summary  11' (0:1) Traspedini
 25' (0:2) Dell'Omodarme
 39' (1:3) Dell'Omodarme
Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin

Round 2
Young Boys 2 – 2 Spal Ferrara



Round 2
Lausanne/Zürich 1 – 0 Catania

Third round

Round 3
Basel 1 – 2 Juventus
Hauser  63' (1:0) Summary  66' (1:1) Menichelli
 73' (1:2) Mattei
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Ettore Carminati

Round 3
Napoli 4 – 2 Young Boys





Round 3
Servette 0 – 0 Catania

Round 3
Lausanne/Zürich 3 – 2 Spal Ferrara




Fourth round

Round 4
Basel 2 – 3 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: Karl Göppel Zürich

Round 4
Napoli 3 – 1 Servette



Round 4
Young Boys 2 – 0 Catania


Round 4
Lausanne/Zürich 3 – 0 FF Juventus
Hertig  3' (1:0)
Stürmer  20' (2:0)
Juventus summary  27' (2:1) Chinesinho
 53' (2:2) Traspedini
Referee: 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 Napoli 4 4 0 0 15 5 +10 8 Winner
2 Juventus 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Lausanne/Zürich 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 6 Combined team Lausanne/Zürich
4 Spal Ferrara 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 5
5 Young Boys 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 3
6 Catania 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 3
7 Servette 4 0 1 3 3 8 5 1
8 Basel 4 0 0 4 5 10 5 0
Source: rsssf.com

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