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The Pyrenees Cup (), officially Challenge International du Sud de la France, was an international
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competition contested by
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and French clubs based in the territories of
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(
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, the Basque Country,
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,
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and
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). There have been five tournaments for the Pyrenees Cup which were held between 1910 and 1914 with the final of the championship being held in the region's capital,
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. However, the last two finals were held in
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. The competition was played for 5 years, from 1910 to 1914, before disappearing due to the first World War. The tournament stopped due to the beginning of
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in 1914. It was organized by the Pyrenees Committee (Comitè des Pyrénées), which was one of the regional bodies of the
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(the predecessor of the
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), in charge of the competitions in the south of France. The Cup was one of the first international football competitions in
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together with the
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(1897–1911), Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz (1900–1907) and the
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, the winner of the first four editions, having at the time what was their first great team. The fifth and last was won by FC Espanya de Barcelona before it had to be suspended due to the outbreak of the war.


History

The forerunner of the Pyrenees Cup was the
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, a competition organized since 1898, and in which, initially, clubs from the north of France and
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participated. In 1909, given the success that the northern competition had achieved, and despite the fact that the French Championship organized by the USFSA had gradually been extended to all the clubs in the country, an
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patron (
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) from the Committee of the Pyrenees of the USFSA had the initiative to carry out a similar competition in the south of France, extended to some Spanish clubs, and thus the ''Challenge International du Sud de la France'' was born. In Spain, however, the competition was commonly known as ''Copa Pirineos''.


1910 Pyrenees Cup

The initial championship in 1910 was held in the road, and was only for teams that were from the USFSA regional committees of
Languedoc The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately . History ...
,
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or
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, and for teams from the FECF (the predecessor of the Spanish Football Federation) regional committees of
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and Basque Country, such as the ones in the cities of
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,
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and
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. The hosts,
Languedoc The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately . History ...
, sent two teams Olympique de Cette (now known as
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) and Sporting Club de Nîmes. Midi-Pyrénées also sent two teams
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and Sporting Club Toulousain, while Catalonia and the Basque Country sent
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and the newly formed Sociedad de Futbol, which was renamed as Real Sociedad just a few months later when
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granted the club the title of Real in February 1910. Despite their eligibility to participate, Irún and Aquitaine sent no teams, thus the first edition was contested by 6 teams from four regions. The two teams of Midi-Pyrénées faced each other in the first round just as the Languedoc's teams, with Olympique de Cette and Stade toulousain winning and thus reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by the two Spanish clubs. While Sociedad trashed toulousain with a resounding 8–0 win, Barça drew with Olympique at 1, so
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was to be played, but Olympique refused to do so claiming tiredness; so Barcelona qualified to the final where they beat Sociedad 2–1 thanks to first-half goals from
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and
Pepe Rodríguez José Rodríguez Vázquez (20 August 1889 - 1972), also known as Pepe Rodríguez, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. In his first season at Barcelona (1909–10), Pepe won all the titles at stake: The Catalan cham ...
, the latter having just landed in FC Barcelona with barely no time to meet his teammates, but despite that he still managed to score a title-winning goal on his debut..


Results


Semi-final


Final


Top Scorers


1911 Pyrenees Cup

In the second edition of the competition the participation expanded to all regional committees in the South of France:
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(
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),
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( Biarritz Stade),
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(no teams) and
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(
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, Etoile Bleue de Marseille,
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), meaning that the numbers of participants rose from just 6 to 11 teams. Eight teams had to face each other in the preliminary rounds for the remaining 3 spots in the quarter-finals, which were occupied by
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, Olympique de Cette and Sporting Club Irún. The latter were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Stade Bordelais after declining to play
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following a 3–3 draw. In the semi-finals
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
beat Olympique de Cette again, this time 2–1, courtesy of a brace from
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, who also scored once in the final against Stade Bordelais to help his side with a 4–2, with the remaining Barça goals coming from the Wallace brothers,
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and
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(2).


Preliminary round


First round

*
Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...
?–? Etoile Bleue de Marseille (12 February) * Sporting Club de Nîmes ?–? US Calvissonnaisse (12 March)


Second round

*
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?–?
Stade Helvétique de Marseille Stade Helvétique de Marseille, commonly abbreviated to Stade Helvétique or SH Marseille, was a French football club founded on 22 July 1904 under the name of ''La Suisse''. On 19 July 1907 the club was renamed to the ''Stade Helvétique de Mar ...
(2 April) * Olympique de Cette ?–? Sporting Club de Nîmes (2 April) * Sporting Club Irún ?–? Biarritz Stade (26 March)


Results


Semi-final


Final

Note: There is confusion about which Wallace brother netted two goals, with some sources such as
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claiming it was Percy while others such as CIHEFE listing
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as the author of the brace.


Top Scorers


1912 Pyrenees Cup

The third edition was contested by 9 teams and saw
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having to start from the quarter-finals for the first time, beating
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3–2, thanks to goals from their
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forwards George Pattullo (2) and Alexander Steel. However, the game was wrapped up in controversy as Espanyol filed a formal protest with the
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over the refereeing of Hamilton, but the protest was thrown out. FC Barcelona and
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proved to be the strongest teams in the
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once more by again reaching the final of the tournament to play the re-match of the previous final. Interestingly, none of them had to play the semi-final as both their opponents Forfeited for different reasons: Club Nîmes could not find enough players to make the trip, while
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were unwilling to pay for the cost of transportation. The final was held on 5 May 1912 at
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, and saw Barcelona triumph 5–3 to lift the trophy for the third time in a row.
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was the hero of the game with a
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, while
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and
Pepe Rodríguez José Rodríguez Vázquez (20 August 1889 - 1972), also known as Pepe Rodríguez, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. In his first season at Barcelona (1909–10), Pepe won all the titles at stake: The Catalan cham ...
netted one goal each to seal the victory, with the latter becoming the first to score in two different finals, having already netted in the 1910 final.


Results


Final


Top Scorers


1913 Pyrenees Cup

Barcelona trashed
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7–0 in the quarter-finals and
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7–2 in the final to lift the trophy for the fourth time in a row. However, they actually lost the semi-finals 1–3 to
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, but luckily for them, they managed to revert the situation when the result was annulled.


1914 Pyrenees Cup

The 5th and last tournament of the Pyrenees Cup saw FC Espanya de Barcelona win the tournament after beating
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3–1 in the final, thus becoming the first team other than
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to win the competition, which they knocked out in the semi-finals with a resounding 5–2 win that prompted a pitch invasion.


Champions


List of finals


Winning line-up


Most successful teams


Most successful regions


Records and statistics


Top scorers per tournament


Most goals in a single tournament


All-time top goalscorers

Notable figures with two goals include
Pepe Rodríguez José Rodríguez Vázquez (20 August 1889 - 1972), also known as Pepe Rodríguez, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. In his first season at Barcelona (1909–10), Pepe won all the titles at stake: The Catalan cham ...
(1 goal in 1910 and 1912),
Alfredo Massana Alfred Massana i Urgellés, also known as Alfredo Massana Urgellés (27 July 1891 – 24 March 1924), was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Espanyol and FC Barcelona. He had a great placement and vision of the game. Known as a ...
(1 goal in 1912 and 1913),
Apolinario Rodríguez Alejandro Rodríguez Apolinario (1 October 1892 - 28 October 1972) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. The highlight of his career was winning the treble with Barcelona in the 1912–13 season ( Catalan championshi ...
(2 goal in 1913) and
José Berdié José Berdié Places (1887 – 31 January 1931), sometimes written as Verdié, was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Espanyol and FC Barcelona. With the latter side, he won one Catalan championship (1913), and two titles in b ...
(2 goals in 1913).


Hat-tricks

From the first official tournament in 1910, until its last 4 years later, four
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have been scored, two of which were pokers. The first treble of the Pyrenees Cup was scored by Mariano Lacort on 17 April 1910 in the inaugural edition of the competition, netting four goals to help
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beat
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8–0. It's worth mentioning that this was the only time Lacort found the back of the net in the Pyrenees Cup, but despite that his 4-goal haul alone makes him one of the all-time top goal scorers in the competition's history. The last hat-trick was scored by Jaime Bellavista on 29 March 1914, when he netted four goals for FC Espanya in a 5–2 win over
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in the semi-finals of the last edition of the competition. The only player to have scored a hat-trick in a final was
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to help Barça to a 5–2 victory over
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.


Other records

Pepe Rodríguez José Rodríguez Vázquez (20 August 1889 - 1972), also known as Pepe Rodríguez, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. In his first season at Barcelona (1909–10), Pepe won all the titles at stake: The Catalan cham ...
and
Alfredo Massana Alfred Massana i Urgellés, also known as Alfredo Massana Urgellés (27 July 1891 – 24 March 1924), was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Espanyol and FC Barcelona. He had a great placement and vision of the game. Known as a ...
hold the peculiar distinction of being the only ones to have scored in two different finals: Pepe netted the winning goal in the 1910 final and another in the 1912 final, while Massana (a
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) is the only one to have netted a goal in back-to-back finals with goals in the 1912 and 1913 finals. Interestingly, those are the only goals they scored in the competition.
Manuel Amechazurra Manuel Amechazurra (born ''Manuel Amechazurra Guazo''; March 8, 1888 – February 13, 1965), knicknamed "Amecha" and dubbed as "''El Aventurero''" and "''El Capitán''", was a Philippine-born Spanish, mostly known for being a footballer who pla ...
and
José Berrondo José Berrondo Silva (26 October 1890 – 21 August 1936) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for FC Barcelona and Espanyol. He was also a referee and a Basque pelota player. Biography José Berrondo was born in Bilbao, but it was ...
hold the unwanted distinction of being the only players to have scored an
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in the competition. Both were
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, both did it in the 1913 edition, however, their side still managed to win the tournament.


See also

*
Challenge International du Nord The Challenge international du Nord (Northern International Challenge) was an annual football tournament featuring clubs from Northern France and Belgium as they could not play in the French Championship. Later teams from Switzerland, Netherlan ...
(1898–1914) *
Copa Macaya The Hispania Athletic Club Tournament–Alfonso Macaya Cup, popularly known as the Copa Macaya, was a Association football, football competition contested by clubs from Catalonia which ran from 1900 until 1903, disappearing at the same time of its ...
(1900–1903) * Catalan championship


References


External links


Tournament data
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