Antonio Puerta Trophy
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Region |  UEFA(Friendly tournament) |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions |  Sevilla (7th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Sevilla (7 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | Canal Sur, SFC Televisión, Arena Sport, TV3 (in 2011 edition) |
The Antonio Puerta Trophy is an annual summer tournament hosted by Sevilla FC since 2008. The tournament is dedicated to Antonio Puerta, who died on August 28, 2007 (at the age of 22) after suffering a heart injury during the inaugural match of the 2007-08 La Liga season against Getafe.
Editions
2008
Played on 23 August 2008 against Málaga CF, the team promoted to La Liga that year. It served for remember Antonio Puerta and all the victims of the Spanair Flight 5022, the aerean accident occurred three days before.
| Sevilla | 2–0 | Málaga |
|---|---|---|
|
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2009
Played on 21 August 2009 against Xerez, team also promoted to Liga BBVA that year as occurred in 2008 with Málaga.
2010
It was played on November, during a Liga BBVA break because of UEFA Champions League Group Stage (matchday 5). The rival this time was Granada, team promoted that season to Liga Adelante. It has been the first time since this tournament exists that Sevilla lost the final match.
2011
The fourth edition of the tournament was celebrated in summer again, during the pre-season. The guest for the first time wasn't Andalusian; it was RCD Espanyol, Sevilla twinned team after suffering a similar tragedy as happened to the organizing club in 2007 (Daniel Jarque's death).[1]
2012
Played on 8 August 2012 due to the early start of 2012–13 La Liga, against Deportivo La Coruña, a traditional Sevilla "friend" team.
| Sevilla | 2–0 | Deportivo La Coruña |
|---|---|---|
|
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2013
2014
2016
| Sevilla | 3–4 |  Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
|
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2017
2019
Titles by team
| Team | Appearances | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Sevilla
|
2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2019 |
8 |
| Granada
|
2010 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors
|
2016 | 1 |
Goalscorers
| Goals | Player | Team | Edition in which scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Carlos
|
Sevilla
|
2009, 2010 |
| 2 | Rodri Ríos
|
Sevilla
|
2011 |
| 2 |  Frédéric Kanouté
|
Sevilla
|
2011 |
| 2 | Diego Perotti
|
Sevilla
|
2009, 2013 |
| 2 | Carlos Tevez
|
Boca Juniors
|
2016 |
| 1 |  Luís Fabiano
|
Sevilla
|
2008 |
| 1 | Renato
|
Sevilla
|
2008 |
| 1 | Míchel
|
Xerez
|
2009 |
| 1 | Carlos Calvo
|
Granada
|
2010 |
| 1 | Manu del Moral
|
Sevilla
|
2011 |
| 1 | Álvaro Negredo
|
Sevilla
|
2012 |
| 1 |  Piotr Trochowski
|
Sevilla
|
2012 |
| 1 | Christian
|
Almería
|
2013 |
| 1 | Denis Suárez
|
Sevilla
|
2014 |
| 1 |  Carlos Bacca
|
Sevilla
|
2014 |
| 1 | Darío Benedetto
|
Boca Juniors
|
2016 |
| 1 | Cristian Pavón
|
Boca Juniors
|
2016 |
| 1 |  Steven Nzonzi
|
Sevilla
|
2016 |
| 1 | Timothée Kolodziejczak
|
Sevilla
|
2016 |
| 1 | Luciano Vietto
|
Sevilla
|
2016 |
References
- ^ El Sevilla-Espanyol recupera el realce del Trofeo Antonio Puerta Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish), SevillismoYMas.com, July 6, 2011.