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An annual team competititon created by Karel and Gertrude Wagner.

At its origin in 1976 the Mitropa Cup was a national team competition organised for central European representatives. Later countries from South and Western Europe were added.

By 2011 Yugoslavia has won 7 tournaments, Germany 7, Hungary and Croatia 5 and France 4 victories.

The winners were: 1976 (Innsbruck) Germany, 1977 (Bad Kohlgrub) Austria, 1978 (Ciocco) Yugoslavia, 1979 (Bern) Yugoslavia, 1980 (Rovijn) Germany, 1981 (Luxemburg) Yugoslavia, 1982 (Bourgoin) France, 1983 (Lienz) Yugoslavia, 1984 (Bad Lautenberg) Yugoslavia, 1985 (Lienz), 1986 (Mürren) Germany, 1987 (Aosta) Yugoslavia, 1989 (Leibnitz) Germany, 1991 (Brünn) Yugoslavia, 1993 (Bad Wörishofen) Hungary, 1995 (Bükfürdo) Hungary, 1997 (Montecatini) Slovenia, 1998 (Pororoz) Croatia, 1999 (Baden) Hungary, 2000 (Charleville) France, 2002 (Leipzig) Slovenia, 2003 (Pula) Germany, 2004 (Zemplinska Sirava) Croatia, 2005 (Neufeld) Slovenia, 2006 (Brno) Hungary, 2007 (Szeged) France, 2008 (Olbia) Croatia, 2009 (Rogaska Slatina) Croatia, 2010 (Chur) Italie, 2011 (Merlimont) Germany.