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1902 Austria v Hungary football match

Austria Hungary 5 0
Date	12 October 1902
Venue	Wiener A.C. Platz, Vienna
Referee	Roland Shires (England)
Attendance	500

The 1902 Austria v Hungary football match was a football match held on 12 October 1902 between Austria and Hungary. The match was played at the ground of Wiener AC, a stone's throw from the modern Ernst-Happel-Stadion, and it ended in a 5–0 win for the hosts.

Historical context

This match marked the official debut of the Austrian and Hungarian national football teams and it was also the first international match involving two non-British European teams. It was the first official international football game in continental Europe, and only the second official international match played outside the British Isles after a game between Argentina and Uruguay in July 1902.

Although the teams were representing Vienna and Budapest, the capitals of their respective country, both sides consider this their official international debut.

Summary

Josef Taurer was the author of the very first goal in non-British international football when he put the Austrians ahead in the 5th minute. Five minutes later Johann "Jan" Studnicka doubled the lead and Gustav Huber added a third before the break. The second half was also dominated by Austria, which scored two more goals to seal a 5–0 win, both netted by Studnicka who thus completed his hat-trick.

The match

Austria	5–0	Hungary
Taurer 5' Studnicka 10', ?', ?' Huber 34'	Report

Austria

Hungary

Post-match

A few months later, Hungary faced Bohemia on 5 April 1903, which was the second official international football game in continental Europe..

See also

• Austria–Hungary football rivalry
• List of first association football internationals per country
• Austria national football team
• Hungary national football team
• History of the Hungary national football team

References

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2. "Austria - International Results". RSSSF. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
3. "Hungary - List of International Matches". RSSSF. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
4. ^ "Countries' first international matches: England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and more". UEFA. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
5. "A debut to savour: countries' first internationals". UEFA. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
6. Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902-2009". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
7. "Bohemia and Moravia - International Matches". RSSSF. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
8. "Hungary vs Bohemia, 5 April 1903". Eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

• 1902–03 in Austrian football
• 1902 in Hungarian football
• Austria national football team matches
• Hungary national football team matches
• October 1902 sports events