European Railways Cup

European Railways CupSport| Football

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Founded| 1947 [1]
Ceased| 2003
No. of teams| Various
Last
champion(s)|  Lokomotiv Mezdra
(1 title)
Most titles|  Lokomotiv Moscow
(5 titles)

European Railways Cup or European Railworks Cup or International Sports Railway Workers Union Cup or Cup of the European Sport Union of Railway Workers is a defunct friendly football club tournament.

## Winners

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National team tournament
#  | Years  | City  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up

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1  | 1947  | Budapest[2] | Yugoslavia  | 2 – 1[1] | Hungary
2  | 1951  | Brussel[2] | Yugoslavia  | 7 – 0[1] | France
3  | 1955  | Weiden[2] | Austria  | 3 – 2[1] | Germany
4  | 1958  | Brussel[2] | Yugoslavia  | 2 – 2 1[1] | Germany

Club tournament
#  | Years  | City  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up

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5  | 1961[1] | Sofia[2] |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 1 – 0  |  Rapid București
6  | 1963[1] | Moscow & Sofia[2] |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 3 – 0
0 – 1  |  Lokomotiv Moscow
7  | 1968[1] | Sofia[2] |  Rapid București | 3 – 1
0 – 1  |  Lokomotiv Sofia
8  | 1971[1] | in various countries[2] |  Kairat Almaty 2 | 1 – 1
1 – 0  |  Rapid București
9  | 1974[3] | in various countries[2] |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 – 4
3 – 0[4] |  Lokomotiv Sofia
10  | 1976[3] | Kosice[2] |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 – 1  |  Lokomotíva Košice
11  | 1979[3] | Regensburg[2] |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 – 0[5] |  Lokomotíva Košice
12  | 1983[3] | Regensburg[2] |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 2 – 1[6] |  Lokomotíva Košice
13  | 1987[3] | Hissarja & Parvomaj & Plovdiv[2] |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 – 1[7] |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv
14  | 1991[3] | Duisburg[2] |  FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod |  |
15  | 1995[3] | Haarlem[2] |  |  |
16  | 1999[3] | St Brevin les Pins & St Michel-Chef-Chef[2] |  |  |
17  | 2003  | Varna[2] |  Lokomotiv Mezdra |  |
18  | 2007[3] | Trutnov[2] |  |  |
19  | 2011[3] | Le Verdon[2] |  |  |
20  | 2015[3] | Sochi[2] |  |  |
21  | 2019[3] | Saint Mandrier[2] |  |  |
22  | 2023[3] | Albena[2] |  | 2 – 1  |

Source: [1][2] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine[3][4] Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine [5][6] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine [7][8]Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine [9] Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine [10]

Notes:

* Note 1: Victory awarded to Yugoslavia who had more corner kicks.
* Note 2:  Kairat Almaty was the first Soviet Team to win a European Cup.

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## Performances

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### By club

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Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons

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Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 | 1 | 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987 | 1963
Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | 2 | 1961, 1963 | 1968, 1974
Rapid București | 1 | 2 | 1968 | 1961, 1971
Lokomotiv Mezdra | 1 | – | 2003 | –
Kairat Almaty | 1 | – | 1971 | –
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | – | 1991 | –
Lokomotíva Košice | – | 3 | – | 1976, 1979, 1983
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | – | 1 | – | 1987

## See also

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* Cup of the Alps

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Кубок международного спортивного союза железнодорожников. Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Football Finals - History". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "История Локомотива". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
4. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1974". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
5. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1979". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
6. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1983". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
7. ^ "Кубок Международного спортивного союза железнодорожников 1987". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
8. ^ Football Federation of Kazakhstan: The main milestones in the history of Kazakhstani football 1971-1989. Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ FC Kairat: «40 лет исторической победе!» Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. 14.11.2011 (in Russian)
10. ^ UEFA: Bayshakov emerges. Published: 12 July 2002