Coupe Jean Dupuich

The Coupe Jean Dupuich was an international competition for football clubs from Europe that was held from 1908 to 1925 and is seen as the predecessor of the Mitropa Cup formed two years later, in 1927.

[2] The new cup was offered by Mr. Alphonse Dupuich and named in memory of his son Jean, an in young years deceased striker from Léopold FC.

[4] In the semifinals on 20 April, the Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise was able to knock out the English team Old Xaverians with a hard-fought 3–2 win, while Racing de Bruxelles comfortably defeated Preussen Berlin by a resounding score of 8–0.

[3] The second edition of the Coupe Jean Dupuich saw only Belgian and English teams participate, and one of each reached the final, in which Racing Club de Bruxelles once again lost, this time 2–3 to Bishop Auckland.

with a shocking 6–1 trashing, thus retributing Ilford's courtesy of the previous tournament, and then they defeated fellow Belgian Daring Club de Bruxelles 1–0.

[11] The semi-finals between Daring Club de Bruxelles and US Tourquennoise set a CJD all-time record for the highest scoring match with a total of 13 goals, as the Belgians trashed the French with a resounding 10–3 win.

[11] The ninth edition of the Coupe Jean Dupuich saw another all-Belgian final between Racing Club/Léopold FC and Daring Club, which ended with the same winner, but this time with a 2–1 win.

[12] The tenth edition of this competition was marked by the return of Union Saint-Gilloise, who was way past its prime and ended up being knocked out in the semi-finals by Feyenoord Rotterdam, who thus become the first-ever non-Belgian and non-English team to reach the final of the Coupe Jean Dupuich, although they lost it to Daring Club de Bruxelles (2–0).

[14] The twelfth and last edition of the Coupe Jean Dupuich was won by Union Saint-Gilloise after beating Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–0 in the semi-finals and then St Albans 2–0 in the final.