The Coppa Ottorino Barassi (also called Italian-English Amateur League Cup) is a defunct amateur

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competition named after

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that was contested from 1968 until 1976. The competition was contested by the English

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winners and the Italian

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winners and was played over two-legs, one at each participating club's stadium.

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were the first champions of the competition in 1968, winning on the

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following a 1–1 draw in the first leg at home, and a 2–2 in the return away fixture. The following year the cup was shared after both legs finished 2–0 to the home team. The 1974 tournament was not played, and following the abolition of the

that year the English representative became the champions of the

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of the

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. The last instalment of the competition was in 1976, when Unione Sportiva Soresinese won following a

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. This was the only time an Italian team won the competition.

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