The1940 Mitropa Cup was the 14th edition of theMitropa Cup and the last season played before the competition was interrupted by theSecond World War. The competition would be resumed after the war under the nameZentropa Cup but by that time it was overshadowed by the newly formedEuropean Cup^[1] which included teams from all parts of Europe. Last season's championsÚjpest were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the competition. This edition is notable for being the first edition in which a team fromRomania reached the final.Rapid București of Romania beatHungária FC MTK Budapest ofHungary in the quarterfinals and got pastGrađanski ofYugoslavia in the semi-finals to get to the finals in which they were to playFerencváros. The final was cancelled due to the Second World War.

1940 Mitropa Cup

Tournament details
Dates	17 June – 10 July 1940
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	none
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Top scorer(s)	György Sárosi (5 goals)
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Eight teams participated in the competition with Hungary and Yugoslavia each sending three teams and Romania sending two. HoweverCzechoslovakia andItaly did not participate because of the war.

• ^a Match decided by play off.
• ^b Match decided by coin toss.

The final betweenRapid București andFerencváros was scheduled to take place in July 1940. However, due to the events ofWorld War II it was cancelled.

Dunmore, Thomas (2011).Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press.

• Mitropa Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation