Anglo-Italian League Cup
A short-lived two-legged cup between English and Italian winners.
The Anglo-Italian League Cup was a football competition between English and Italian teams, played over two legs. It involved an English cup-winning team and the Coppa Italia winner. The competition was contested between 1969–71 and 1975–76.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1969
- Abolished
- 1976
- Current champions
- ITA Napoli (1st title)
- Most successful club
- ENG Swindon Town, ITA Bologna
- ENG Tottenham Hotspur
- ITA Fiorentina
- ITA Napoli (1 title each)
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History
The competition was created after the Football League Cup winner's place in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was blocked for third-tier teams. Swindon Town, having won the 1969 League Cup while in the Third Division, were compensated with a two-legged match against Coppa Italia champions A.S. Roma. Roma won the first leg 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico, but Swindon overturned the deficit with a 4–0 victory at the County Ground, winning 5–2 on aggregate. In 1970, Bologna defeated Manchester City 3–2 on aggregate. Tottenham Hotspur beat Torino 3–0 on aggregate in 1971, after which the competition paused. It was reinstated in 1975 between FA Cup and Coppa Italia winners, with Fiorentina winning, then Napoli winning in 1976 before the competition was scrapped.
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