Organising body | La Stampa Sportiva |
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Founded | 1908 |
Abolished | 1908 |
Region | Europe |
Number of teams | 4 |
Related competitions | Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy |
Last champions | Servette (1908) |
Most successful club(s) | Servette (1 title) |
The Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva (English: The Sport Press International Tournament) was an early international football competition. Held in 1908, it predated the more famous Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy by a year.[1]
Organised by Italian La Stampa Sportiva (a weekly sports supplement to newspaper La Stampa),[2] the Torneo Internazionale featured teams from Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. All games were played in Turin, Italy. Swiss team Servette FC were eventual winners, beating Torino of Italy 3–1.