1902 Austria v Hungary football match
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| Date | 12 October 1902 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wiener A.C. Platz, Vienna | ||||||
| Referee | Roland Shires (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 500 | ||||||
The 1902 Austria v Hungary football match was a football match held on 12 October 1902 between Austria and Hungary. The match was played at the ground of Wiener AC, a stone's throw from the modern Ernst-Happel-Stadion, and it ended in a 5–0 win for the hosts.[1]
Historical context[edit]
This match marked the official debut of the Austrian and Hungarian national football teams[2][3] and it was also the first international match involving two non-British European teams.[4] It was the first official international football game in continental Europe,[5] and only the second official international match played outside the British Isles after a game between Argentina and Uruguay in July 1902.[6]
Although the teams were representing Vienna and Budapest, the capitals of their respective country, both sides consider this their official international debut.[4]
Summary[edit]
Josef Taurer was the author of the very first goal in non-British international football when he put the Austrians ahead in the 5th minute. Five minutes later Johann "Jan" Studnicka doubled the lead and Gustav Huber added a third before the break. The second half was also dominated by Austria, which scored two more goals to seal a 5–0 win, both netted by Studnicka who thus completed his hat-trick.[1]
The match[edit]
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Post-match[edit]
A few months later, Hungary faced Bohemia on 5 April 1903, which was the second official international football game in continental Europe..[7][8]
See also[edit]
- Austria–Hungary football rivalry
- List of first association football internationals per country
- Austria national football team
- Hungary national football team
- History of the Hungary national football team
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Austria vs Hungary, 12 October 1902". Eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Austria - International Results". RSSSF. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Hungary - List of International Matches". RSSSF. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Countries' first international matches: England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and more". UEFA. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "A debut to savour: countries' first internationals". UEFA. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902-2009". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Bohemia and Moravia - International Matches". RSSSF. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Hungary vs Bohemia, 5 April 1903". Eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.