Internationaler Saarland Pokal

Club tournament organised by 1.FC Saarbrücken 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 Südwest) in 1951/52.

Palmares

Edition  Winners                   Runners-Up

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

1949/50

NB: 1.FC Saarbücken 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 Saarbrücken         7-0 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
 2-10-1949 1.FC Saarbrücken         2-0 Standard Liège 
30-10-1949 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-2 Stade Rennais UC
16-11-1949 1.FC Saarbrücken         3-0 IF Elfsborg (Borås)
11-12-1949 1.FC Saarbrücken         2-0 KB (København) [*]
26-12-1949 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-4 NK Hajduk Split
 1- 1-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         4-1 FK Austria Wien
 5- 2-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         4-2 FC Nancy
 5- 3-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         1-0 AC Bellinzona 
25- 3-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         3-1 Degerfors IF
25- 4-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         3-3 SK Rapid Wien
 1- 5-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         5-0 FC Sète
13- 5-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         5-0 Toulouse FC
18- 5-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-3 FC Metz

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

Semifinals
10- 6-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         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 Saarbrücken         4-0 Stade Rennais UC

1950/51

NB: this year, VfB Neunkirchen joined 1.FC Saarbrücken 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 München         2-1 1.FC Saarbrücken      
13- 8-1950 FC Metz                  3-2 1.FC Saarbrücken      
20- 8-1950 Stade Français/Red Star 1-11 1.FC Saarbrücken 
26- 8-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         5-2 OC Charleroi
 3- 9-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-0 SG Eintracht Frankfurt
23- 9-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-2 SK Admira Wien
30- 9-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-5 FK Austria Wien
 8-10-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         1-3 TuS Neuendorf
23-10-1950 VfB Mühlburg             4-1 1.FC Saarbrücken      
 1-11-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         5-2 Stade Français/Red Star
 5-11-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         1-0 TSV 1860 München
12-11-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         1-2 VfB Mühlburg
 3-12-1950 SV Eintracht Trier       1-2 1.FC Saarbrücken         
15-12-1950 VfB Neunkirchen          0-2 1.FC Saarbrücken         
31-12-1950 1.FC Saarbrücken         0-0 1.FC Kaiserslautern
 4- 3-1951 1.FC Saarbrücken         5-1 FC Metz
11- 3-1951 TuS Neuendorf            4-2 1.FC Saarbrücken         
[Sch 99] (which does not list all of the above) additionally lists:
           Tennis-Borussia Berlin   0-1 1.FC Saarbrücken       
           1.FC Saarbrücken         3-1 FC Sankt Pauli
           1.FC Saarbrücken         5-1 FC Rouen
           1.FC Saarbrücken         1-2 Partizan Beograd
           1.FC Saarbrücken         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 Nürnberg
           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          
           Phönix Lübeck            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 Saarbrücken         0-2 Atlético Mineiro
was not part of the event.

About this document

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

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

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com)
Last updated: 19 Mar 2025