Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy

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Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy (Catalan: Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona) is a summer tournament organized by RCD Espanyol in Barcelona.[1] Initially there used to be four participating teams, but in more recent times it was a two-team tournament. Teams are usually club-level, but in 1981 the Honduras national football team participated, and finished last in the tournament. The 1980 final is the only one in which Espanyol did not play, while in 2009 the match was officially advertised as the opening of the new RCDE Stadium rather than the Ciutat event. The current holders of the trophy are the hosts Espanyol after a 1–1 (5–4 p) victory against Betis. The fixture has not been played since 2015, with no explanation given for its de facto discontinuation.[2]

Titles[edit]

Note that only the winner and the runner-up are shown here. From 1974 to 1982 four teams participated in the competition, while a three-team edition was played in 1995.

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1974 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava Spain Español 4–1
1975 Spain Español Argentina Estudiantes 2–0
1976 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Spain Español 1–0
1977 Spain Español Austria Rapid Wien 5–0
1978 Spain Español Romania Universitatea Craiova 3–2
1979 Spain Español Spain Valencia 0–0 (3–1 p)
1980 Spain Zaragoza Mexico Cruz Azul 3–0
1981 Spain Español Mexico Puebla 4–1
1982 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow Spain Español 3–1
1983 Spain Real Madrid Spain Español 5–1
1984 Spain Español Spain Real Madrid 1–0
1985 Spain Real Madrid Spain Español 5–3
1986 Spain Español Spain Real Madrid 2–2 (4–3 p)
1987 Spain Español West Germany Stuttgart 2–2 (5–4 p)
1988 Spain Real Madrid Spain Español 1–0
1989 Spain Barcelona Spain Español 2–1
1990 Spain Español Spain Real Madrid 2–2 (4–3 p)
1991 Brazil São Paulo Spain Español 4–2
1992 Brazil São Paulo Spain Español 2–1
1993 Brazil Vasco da Gama Spain Español 3–1
1994 Italy Milan Spain Español 3–0
1995 Spain Valencia Spain Espanyol 1–0
1996 Spain Espanyol Spain Real Madrid 2–1
1997 Spain Espanyol Italy Milan 2–2 (6–5 p)
1998 Spain Espanyol Spain Atlético de Madrid 0–0 (5–4 p)
1999 Italy Udinese Spain Espanyol 1–1 (3–0 p)
2000 Spain Espanyol England Newcastle United 2–1
2001 Spain Espanyol Greece Olympiacos 3–0
2002 Italy Chievo Verona Spain Espanyol 0–0 (5–3 p)
2003 Italy Parma Spain Espanyol 1–1 (4–3 p)
2004 Spain Espanyol Italy Udinese 2–0
2005 France Olympique de Marseille Spain Espanyol 2–1
2006 Spain Espanyol Italy Lazio 2–0
2007 Spain Espanyol Greece Olympiacos 3–2
2008 Spain Espanyol Italy Udinese 1–0
2009 Spain Espanyol England Liverpool 3–0
2010 Spain Espanyol Italy Sampdoria 0–0 (6–5 p)
2011 Spain Espanyol Argentina Boca Juniors 3–1
2012 Spain Espanyol France Montpellier 2–0
2013 England West Ham United Spain Espanyol 1–0
2014 Spain Espanyol Italy Genoa 1–1 (5–4 p)
2015 Spain Espanyol Spain Betis 1–1 (5–4 p)

Performance by club[edit]

Club Winner Runner-up
Spain RCD Espanyol 23 17
Spain Real Madrid 3 4
Brazil São Paulo 2 -
Italy Udinese 1 2
Italy Milan 1 1
Spain Valencia 1 1
Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 1 -
Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 1 -
Spain Zaragoza 1 -
Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1 -
Spain Barcelona 1 -
Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 -
Italy Chievo Verona 1 -
Italy Parma 1 -
France Olympique de Marseille 1 -
England West Ham United 1 -
Greece Olympiacos - 2
Argentina Estudiantes - 1
Austria Rapid Wien - 1
Romania Universitatea Craiova - 1
Mexico Cruz Azul - 1
Mexico Puebla - 1
West Germany Stuttgart - 1
Spain Atlético de Madrid - 1
England Newcastle United - 1
Italy Lazio - 1
England Liverpool - 1
Italy Sampdoria - 1
Argentina Boca Juniors - 1
France Montpellier - 1
Italy Genoa - 1
Spain Betis - 1

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Trofeig Ciutat de Barcelona, RSSSF
  2. ^ El Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona lleva dos veranos volatilizado [The Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona has disappeared for two summers], Marca (in Spanish), 26 July 2017