1930 Mitropa Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Mitropa Cup
Year:1930
Dates:19 June – 12 November 1930
Num Teams:8
Champion Other: Rapid Wien
Count:1
Second Other: Sparta Prague
Matches:16
Top Scorer: Giuseppe Meazza (7 goals)
Prevseason:1929
Nextseason:1931

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.

The holders, Újpesti FC, lost in the quarter-final against the Italian team AS Ambrosiana.

The final was played on 2 and 12 November 1930 in Prague and Vienna. The finalists Sparta Prague and Rapid Wien had played against each other in the 1927 Mitropa Cup final, with Sparta winning on aggregate 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. Sparta's 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.

Quarterfinals

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Play-offs

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Semifinals

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Finals

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1st leg

ATHLETIC CLUB SPARTA:
GK Ladislav Bělík
DF Jaroslav Burgr
DF Antonín Hojer
MF Jan Knobloch 'Madelon'
MF Karel Pesek (c)
MF Erich Srbek
FW Adolf Patek
FW Josef Košťálek
FW Raymond Braine
FW Josef Silný
FW Karel Hejma
Manager:
John Dick
SPORTKLUB RAPID:
GK Josef Bugala
DF Roman Schramseis
DF Leopold Czejka
MF Karl Rappan
MF Josef Smistik
MF Johann Vana
FW Willibald Kirbes
FW Franz Weselik
FW Matthias Kaburek
FW Johann Luef
FW Ferdinand Wesely (c)
Manager:
Edi Bauer

2nd leg

SPORTKLUB RAPID:
GK Josef Bugala
DF Roman Schramseis
DF Leopold Czejka
MF Karl Rappan
MF Josef Smistik
MF Johann Vana
FW Willibald Kirbes
FW Franz Weselik
FW Matthias Kaburek
FW Johann Luef
FW Ferdinand Wesely (c)
Manager:
Edi Bauer
ATHLETIC CLUB SPARTA:
GK Ladislav Bělík
DF Jaroslav Burgr
DF Josef Čtyřoký
MF Jan Knobloch 'Madelon'
MF Karel Pesak (c)
MF Erich Srbek
FW Karel Podrazil
FW Josef Košťálek
FW Raymond Braine
FW Josef Silný
FW Karel Hejma
Manager:
John Dick

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Giuseppe Meazza AS Ambrosiana7
2 Josef Košťálek Sparta Prague6
3 Raymond Braine Sparta Prague4
Matthias Kaburek Rapid Wien
Ferdinand Wesely Rapid Wien
Stefan Auer Újpest

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