1937 Mitropa Cup
Tournament details
Dates13 June – 24 October 1937
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsHungary Ferencváros (2nd title)
Runners-upItaly Lazio
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Top scorer(s)Hungary György Sárosi (12 goals)
1936
1938

The 1937 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Ferencváros who defeated Lazio 9–6 on aggregate in the final. It was their second victory in the competition, having previously won it in 1928. The two legs of the final were played on 12 September and 24 October.

This was the eleventh edition of the tournament, and the first edition to feature a team from Romania. Defending champions Austria Wien lost at the semifinal stage to eventual winners Ferencváros.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slavia Prague Czechoslovakia 3–5 Hungary Ferencváros 2–2 1–3
First Vienna Austria 2–2a Switzerland Young Fellows Zurich 2–1 0–1
AGC Bologna Italy 2–7 Austria Austria Wien 1–2 1–5
Venus București Romania 5–10 Hungary Újpest 4–6 1–4
Admira Wien Austria 3–3a Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 1–1 2–2
Genoa Italy 6–1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Građanski 3–1 3–0
Hungária MTK Hungary 3–4 Italy Lazio 1–1 2–3
Grasshoppers Switzerland 6–5 Czechoslovakia Prostějov 4–3 2–2

First round playoffs

Team 1  Score  Team 2
First Vienna Austria 2–0 Switzerland FC Young Fellows Zurich
Admira Wien Austria 2–0 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ferencváros Hungary 2–2a Austria First Vienna 2–1 0–1
Austria Wien Austria 7–5 Hungary Újpest 5–4 2–1
Lazio Italy 8–4 Switzerland Grasshoppers 6–1 2–3
Admira Wien Austria b Italy Genoa 2–2

Quarterfinal playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ferencváros Hungary 2–1 Austria First Vienna

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Austria Wien Austria 5–7 Hungary Ferencváros 4–1 1–6

Italy Lazio

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ferencváros Hungary 9–6 Italy Lazio 4–2 5–4


Ferencváros Hungary4–2Italy Lazio
Toldi 22'
Sárosi 53', 59' (pen.), 73'
Busani 26'
Piola 64'
Üllői úti, Budapest
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia)

Lazio Italy4–5Hungary Ferencváros
Costa 4'
Piola 19', 24', 36'
Sárosi 6' (pen.), 8', 80'
Toldi 37'
Kiss 71'
Nazionale del PNF, Rome
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)


1937 Mitropa Cup Champions
Hungary
Ferencváros
2nd Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Hungary György Sárosi Hungary Ferencváros 12
2 Italy Silvio Piola Italy Lazio 10
3 Hungary Géza Toldi Hungary Ferencváros 9

References