Mitropa Cup

The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides.

History
The competition was formed in 1927, with the idea to bring the clubs into competing against the other teams that were in the region with the meeting being held in Venice on July 17. The first tournament which featured eight teams with two coming from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The format was a straight knock-out competition with the teams from the same league not being able to be drawn against each other.