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| Founded | 1937 |
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| Abolished | 1937; 88 years ago (1937) |
| Region | Europe |
| Teams | 8 |
| Last champions |  Bologna (1937) |
| Most championships | Bologna (1 title) |
TheTournoi international de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris (the international tournament of the Paris exhibition) was an international clubfootball tournament which took place from May to June 1937. It was arranged to coincide with theinternational exhibition being held inFrance that year. Eight clubs from around Europe were invited to participate. The tournament was won by Italian championsBologna, who beat English sideChelsea 4–1 in the final.[1][2][3] Bologna's victory marked the first time that an Italian team won an international tournament against an English team.[4]
Matches played were played on 30 May respectively inLe Havre,Strasbourg,Antibes andParis
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Austria Vienna | 2–0 |  Leipzig |
Slavia Praga | 2–1 |  Phöbus FC |
Chelsea | 1–11 |  Olympique de Marseille |
Bologna | 4–1 | Sochaux |
1 Chelsea won on coin toss
Matches were played on 3 June respectively inParis andLille
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2–0 | Austria Vienna |
| Bologna | 2–0 | Slavia Praga |
Match played 5 June inSaint-Ouen
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Slavia Praga | 3–0 | Austria Vienna |
The final took place on 6 June in front of a crowd at theSaint-Ouen. Bologna imposed themselves physically and with their ferocious desire to win, but they also showed a sense of security that hindered Chelsea.[2] The first ten minutes saw the English side produce some brilliant and inspired moves, easily dribbling past their opponents. However, the Italians managed to organize themselves and took the lead when Carlos Reguzzoni opened the scoring after an error by full-backNed Barkas. The now more determined Bologna quickly and clearly imposed themselves on the game, and just six minutes laterGiovanni Busoni doubled their lead;
Bologna managed to score a third before the break, again via Reguzzoni.[2] In the second half, Bologna relaxed due their three-goal advantage, and the English took advantage of this to take control of the game, but they failed to find a goal because of the great Bologna defence, which included the unbeatableCarlo Ceresoli between the posts, the physical strength and class ofDino Fiorini and the positional sense ofFelice Gasperi.[3] Reguzzoni sealed his hat-trick in the 65th minute with a goal against the run of play, and thus gave Bologna a resounding 4–0 lead. Chelsea was able to salvage a small measure of honour with a fine solo move bySam Weaver.[2] The best Bologna players were Ceresoli, Reguzzoni, Sansone and Andreolo and Fedullo, all of whom were South Americans.[2]
| Bologna | 4–1 | Chelsea |
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Reguzzoni 15',31',65'Busoni 20' | Report1 Report2 | Weaver 72' |
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