Uhrencup
Sign in to saveThe Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen and Biel in Switzerland. The Uhrencup is seen as a testament to the major influence that is exercised by the local watchmaking industry on the cultural lives of the area's residents ( is German for "watches"). The tournament usually features four teams (sometimes more), each playing two matches, and is held in July as a friendly tournament, the format of which tends to be fluid. For the teams taking part, the tournament is a welcome opportunity to prepare for the upcoming football season.
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- www.uhrencup.ch
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- 1962-01-01
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 4
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33 sectionsContents
- Origin
- History
- Established as an international tournament (1962–1968)
- Uhrencup as regional event (1969–2002)
- New edition as an international tournament (2003–2011)
- Since 2013
- 2011
- Standings
- Matches
- 2013
- Standings
- Matches
- 2015
- Standings
- Matches
- 2016
- Standings
- Matches
- 2017
- Standings
- Results
- 2018
- Standings
- Results
- 2019
- Standings
- Results
- Uhrencup winners by year
- Titles by team
- Participation by club
- See also
- References
- External links
The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen and Biel in Switzerland. The Uhrencup is seen as a testament to the major influence that is exercised by the local watchmaking industry on the cultural lives of the area's residents ( is German for "watches"). The tournament usually features four teams (sometimes more), each playing two matches, and is held in July as a friendly tournament, the format of which tends to be fluid. For the teams taking part, the tournament is a welcome opportunity to prepare for the upcoming football season.
==Origin== Founded in 1962 by representatives of Grenchen's watchmaking industry, the first Uhrencup was held to celebrate the inauguration of the new grandstand at the local Brühl stadium. Due to the tournament's reverberating success it was repeated the following year and, thanks to the sponsoring from the local watch industry, it continues to be held annually (with the exception of 1967, 1974 and 2012).