Lipton Challenge Cup

Lipton Challenge Cup

The Lipton Challenge Cup also known as Coppa Lipton was a football competition competed between clubs from Southern Italy and Sicily. It was played during the period leading up to World War I when football in the country was still in its infancy [ [http://www.cuorerosanero.com/primianni.htm CuoreRosanero] ] [ [http://win.manierosanero.it/aneddoti/liptoncup.htm ManieRosanero.it] ] [ [http://www.aquilerosanero.com/albo_palermo_calcio.php AquileRosanero.com] ] .

History

The competition was organised by Sir Thomas Lipton of the world famous Lipton Tea brand. In the final most commonly were Palermo FBC and Naples FBC, however, US Internazionale Napoli and Messina FC (also known as "SG Garibaldi Messina" [ [http://www.messinacalcio.org/messinacalcio/statistiche_01-29/index.htm Messina Calcio - Season Statistics] ] ) competed in the competition at various points too.

Winners

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