Internationaler Saarland Pokal

Club tournament organised by 1.FC Saarbr�cken in 1949/50 and 1950/51, after they were denied a second participation in the second French division (after playing there 'hors concours' in 1948/49), unwilling to enter the weak Ehrenliga Saarland, and before they rejoined the (West) German league structure (the Oberliga S�dwest) in 1951/52.

Palmares

Edition  Winners                   Runners-Up

1949/50  1.FC Saarbr�cken      4-0 Stade Rennais UC
1950/51    tournament abandoned

1949/50

NB: 1.FC Saarb�cken played home matches against 14 (or 15?) clubs;
    the three clubs with the best result against the hosts joined
    them for the final tournament.

Qualifying Matches
100 Jahre FCS lists:
18- 9-1949 1.FC Saarbr�cken         7-0 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 2-10-1949 1.FC Saarbr�cken         2-0 Standard Li�ge 
30-10-1949 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-2 Stade Rennais UC
16-11-1949 1.FC Saarbr�cken         3-0 IF Elfsborg (Borås)
11-12-1949 1.FC Saarbr�cken         2-0 KB (København) [*]
26-12-1949 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-4 NK Hajduk Split
 1- 1-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         4-1 FK Austria Wien
 5- 2-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         4-2 FC Nancy
 5- 3-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         1-0 AC Bellinzona 
25- 3-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         3-1 Degerfors IF
25- 4-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         3-3 SK Rapid Wien
 1- 5-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         5-0 FC S�te
13- 5-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         5-0 Toulouse FC
18- 5-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-3 FC Metz

[*] [Sch 99] lists club as Køge BK ([Gr� 92] agrees) and also includes:
           1.FC Saarbr�cken         4-1 Santiago de Chile (identity club unclear)

Semifinals
10- 6-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         1-0 NK Hajduk Split
10- 6-1950 Stade Rennais UC         3-2 FC Metz

Third Place Match
11- 6-1950 NK Hajduk Split          3-2 FC Metz

Final
11- 6-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         4-0 Stade Rennais UC

1950/51

NB: this year, VfB Neunkirchen joined 1.FC Saarbr�cken as hosts,
    and the qualifying matches were played as home and away legs,
    but the tournament was abandoned as interest (and sponsorship)
    diminished after the integration of the Saar clubs in the
    West German league structure had been agreed for 1951/52.

Qualifying Matches
100 Jahre FCS lists:
 5- 8-1950 TSV 1860 M�nchen         2-1 1.FC Saarbr�cken      
13- 8-1950 FC Metz                  3-2 1.FC Saarbr�cken      
20- 8-1950 Stade Français/Red Star 1-11 1.FC Saarbr�cken 
26- 8-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         5-2 OC Charleroi
 3- 9-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-0 SG Eintracht Frankfurt
23- 9-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-2 SK Admira Wien
30- 9-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-5 FK Austria Wien
 8-10-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         1-3 TuS Neuendorf
23-10-1950 VfB M�hlburg             4-1 1.FC Saarbr�cken      
 1-11-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         5-2 Stade Français/Red Star
 5-11-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         1-0 TSV 1860 M�nchen
12-11-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         1-2 VfB M�hlburg
 3-12-1950 SV Eintracht Trier       1-2 1.FC Saarbr�cken         
15-12-1950 VfB Neunkirchen          0-2 1.FC Saarbr�cken         
31-12-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-0 1.FC Kaiserslautern
 4- 3-1951 1.FC Saarbr�cken         5-1 FC Metz
11- 3-1951 TuS Neuendorf            4-2 1.FC Saarbr�cken         
[Sch 99] (which does not list all of the above) additionally lists:
           Tennis-Borussia Berlin   0-1 1.FC Saarbr�cken       
           1.FC Saarbr�cken         3-1 FC Sankt Pauli
           1.FC Saarbr�cken         5-1 FC Rouen
           1.FC Saarbr�cken         1-2 Partizan Beograd
           1.FC Saarbr�cken         4-1 FK Austria Wien
as well as the following matches for VfB Neunkirchen:
           1.FC Kaiserslautern      2-2 VfB Neunkirchen          
           VfB Neunkirchen          2-7 1.FC N�rnberg
           VfB Neunkirchen          2-2 SK Admira Wien
           TuS Neuendorf            4-2 VfB Neunkirchen          
           FK Pirmasens             3-2 VfB Neunkirchen          
           SV Eintracht Trier       4-0 VfB Neunkirchen          
           Ph�nix L�beck            2-1 VfB Neunkirchen          
           VfB Neunkirchen          7-1 FSV Mainz 05
           VfB Neunkirchen          1-5 Schwaben Augsburg
           FSV Mainz 05             2-0 VfB Neunkirchen          
           VfB Neunkirchen          2-0 VfL Neustadt
           VfB Neunkirchen          2-0 SV Eintracht Trier

NB: the match
20-11-1950 1.FC Saarbr�cken         0-2 Atl�tico Mineiro
was not part of the event.

About this document

Sources: 100 Jahre FCS (meanwhile disappeared but still available thanks to the Wayback Machine), [Gr� 92], [Sch 99]

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans ([email protected])
Last updated: 19 Mar 2025