Carpathian Cup
The Carpathian Cup ( Romanian Trofeul Carpați ) is the name given to two traditional international handball tournaments (for men and women) that have been held annually in Romania since 1959 . The organizer is the local national handball association ( Federația Română de Handbal ).
overview
In 1959 the first tournament on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Romanian capital was held. At that time the cup of the city of Bucharest ( Cupa Oraşului Bucureşti ) was fought. Tournaments and trophies were given their current name in 1967. Since then, games have mainly been played in other cities.
In the first few years city and club teams took part, with the hosts also providing a junior team. In the statistics of the Romanian Handball Federation, only city names are usually mentioned, even where clubs are possibly meant. On the other hand, in the women's competition at least in 1961 and 1966, the “Bucharest city selection” was identical to the national team. For men, national teams also took part from 1961 onwards. They have only been playing for the cup since 1969. The women have been a tournament between national teams since 1968.
meaning
Since the exclusive participation of national teams in 1968/69, the tournament has served the invited teams to prepare for World Championships and Olympic Games , the coaches to screen players for these competitions, and the players to gain international experience. The European handball championship was only introduced in 1994. Until then, the Carpathian Cup also served as a test and comparison of strengths between European nations - in addition to a number of other regular tournaments, such as the Baltic Sea Cup , the tournament of the German Handball Association (DHV) of the GDR , the Supercup of the former world champions and Olympic champions in the Federal Republic of Germany .
After the introduction of the European handball championship for both sexes, the Carpathian Cup lost its importance. In addition, the national teams' schedule is now filled with official competitions (including qualifying rounds). The consequences are: cancellation of the tournament, restriction to four teams (held on a weekend), invitation of less powerful teams (for example Greece, Turkey, Italy for the men).
winner
Men
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Women
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Remarks
- ↑ DHB yearbook 1972, p. 88