European Railways Cup

European Railways Cup
SportFootball
Founded1947 [1]
Ceased2003
No. of teamsVarious
Last
champion(s)
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Mezdra
(1 title)
Most titlesSoviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow
(5 titles)

European Railways Cup or European Railworks Cup or International Sports Railway Workers Union Cup or Cup of the European Sport Union of Railway Workers is a defunct friendly football club tournament.

Winners

National team tournament
# Years City Winners Score Runners-up
1 1947 Budapest[2] Yugoslavia 2 – 1[1] Hungary
2 1951 Brussel[2] Yugoslavia 7 – 0[1] France
3 1955 Weiden[2] Austria 3 – 2[1] Germany
4 1958 Brussel[2] Yugoslavia 2 – 2 1[1] Germany
Club tournament
# Years City Winners Score Runners-up
5 1961[1] Sofia[2] Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1 – 0 Romania Rapid București
6 1963[1] Moscow & Sofia[2] Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 3 – 0
0 – 1
Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow
7 1968[1] Sofia[2] Romania Rapid București 3 – 1
0 – 1
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
8 1971[1] in various countries[2] Soviet Union Kairat Almaty 2 1 – 1
1 – 0
Romania Rapid București
9 1974[3] in various countries[2] Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 1 – 4
3 – 0[4]
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
10 1976[3] Kosice[2] Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 5 – 1 Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice
11 1979[3] Regensburg[2] Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 1 – 0[5] Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice
12 1983[3] Regensburg[2] Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 2 – 1[6] Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice
13 1987[3] Hissarja & Parvomaj & Plovdiv[2] Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 3 – 1[7] Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
14 1991[3] Duisburg[2] Soviet Union FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod
15 1995[3] Haarlem[2] Netherlands
16 1999[3] St Brevin les Pins & St Michel-Chef-Chef[2] Slovakia
17 2003 Varna[2] Bulgaria Lokomotiv Mezdra
18 2007[3] Trutnov[2] Russia Slovenia
19 2011[3] Le Verdon[2] France Russia
20 2015[3] Sochi[2] Belarus France
21 2019[3] Saint Mandrier[2] Belarus Russia
22 2023[3] Albena[2] Bulgaria 2 – 1 Germany

Source: [1][2] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine[3][4] Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine [5][6] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine [7][8]Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine [9] Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine [10]

Notes:

  • Note 1: Victory awarded to Yugoslavia who had more corner kicks.
  • Note 2: Soviet Union Kairat Almaty was the first Soviet Team to win a European Cup.

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Performances

By club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Seasons Runners-up Seasons
Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 5 1 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987 1963
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2 2 1961, 1963 1968, 1974
Romania Rapid București 1 2 1968 1961, 1971
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Mezdra 1 2003
Soviet Union Kairat Almaty 1 1971
Soviet Union FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 1 1991
Czechoslovakia Lokomotíva Košice 3 1976, 1979, 1983
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 1987

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Кубок международного спортивного союза железнодорожников. Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Football Finals - History". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "История Локомотива". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  4. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1974". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  5. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1979". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  6. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1983". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  7. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1987". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  8. ^ Football Federation of Kazakhstan: The main milestones in the history of Kazakhstani football 1971-1989. Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ FC Kairat: «40 лет исторической победе!» Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. 14.11.2011 (in Russian)
  10. ^ UEFA: Bayshakov emerges. Published: 12 July 2002