Organising body | Catalan Football Federation |
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Founded | 2009 |
Region | International (played in Catalonia) |
Number of teams | 2 |
Current champions | ![]() |
The Catalonia International Trophy (Catalan: Trofeu Catalunya Internacional) is an association football friendly tournament organised in Spain by the Catalan Football Federation and which the Catalonia national team plays against another national team. It was created in 2009 and is held annually at the end of December.
History
Since 1997, the Catalan national team has played an international friendly match nearly every year, coinciding with the Christmas holidays. In 2009, in the context of Catalan aspirations to participate in official FIFA or UEFA competitions, the president of the Catalan Football Federation, Jordi Casals, announced the conversion of friendlies into an annual tournament, named the Catalonia International Trophy. The artist Joan Mora donated a sculpture symbolising the four bars of the Catalan flag as a prize for the winner.[1]
On 22 December 2009, the first edition, Johan Cruyff's Catalonia won 4–2 against Diego Maradona's Argentina.[2] After that, four more games were held against Honduras, Tunisia twice,[3][4] Nigeria and Cape Verde.
Results and fixtures
Results
Tournament | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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2009 | ![]() Catalonia |
4–2 | ![]() Argentina |
Camp Nou | Barcelona | 53,000[5][6] |
2010 | ![]() Catalonia |
4–0 | ![]() Honduras |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Barcelona | 28,150[7][8] |
2011 | ![]() Tunisia |
0–0[b] | ![]() Catalonia |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Barcelona | 36,545[9][10] |
2012[a] | ![]() Nigeria |
1–1[b] | ![]() Catalonia |
Estadi Cornellà-El Prat | Cornellà de Llobregat | 27,234[11][12] |
2013 | ![]() Catalonia |
4–1 | ![]() Cape Verde |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Barcelona | 20,700[13][14] |
2016 | ![]() Tunisia |
3–3 (4–2 p) |
![]() Catalonia |
Estadi Montilivi | Girona | 8,311[15][16] |
- Notes
Fixtures
22 December 2009 First edition | Catalonia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
20:30 | S. García ![]() Bojan ![]() Sergio ![]() Hurtado ![]() |
Report | Pastore ![]() Di María ![]() |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain) |
28 December 2010 Second edition | Catalonia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
19:00 | Corominas ![]() S. García ![]() Bojan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 28,150 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
30 December 2011 Third edition | Catalonia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 36,545 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain) |
2 January 2013[a] Fourth edition | Catalonia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain |
19:00 | Sergio ![]() |
Report | Dike ![]() |
Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 27,234 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
30 December 2013 Fifth edition | Catalonia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
19:00 | S. García ![]() Bojan ![]() Riera ![]() |
Report | Djaniny ![]() |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 20,700 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain) |
28 December 2016 Sixth edition | Catalonia ![]() | 3–3 (2–4 p) | ![]() | Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
20:00 | Gerard ![]() S. García ![]() Verdú ![]() |
Report | Msakni ![]() |
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain) |
Penalties | ||||
Verdú ![]() Víctor Álvarez ![]() Vázquez ![]() Riera ![]() |
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Records and statistics
Table of winners
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Catalunya_-_Hondures_3.jpg/220px-Catalunya_-_Hondures_3.jpg)
Team | Winner | Runner-up |
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3 (2009, 2010, 2013) | 3 (2011, 2012, 2016) |
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2 (2011, 2016) | — |
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1 (2012) | — |
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— | 1 (2009) |
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— | 1 (2010) |
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— | 1 (2013) |
Results summary
Pos | Team | P | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 50.00 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Top goalscorers
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Sergio_Garcia_-_Catalunya_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Sergio_Garcia_-_Catalunya_%28cropped%29.jpg)
See also
References
- ^ "Casals: "Catalunya debe jugar contra las mejores 15 selecciones del mundo"" [Casals: "Catalonia must play against the best 15 teams in the world"] (in Spanish). El Economista. 10 December 2012.
- ^ "La Selección falló demasiado y cayó ante Catalunya sin atenuantes" [The Selection failed too much and fell before Catalonia without attenuating] (in Spanish). Clarín. 22 December 2009.
- ^ esport3 (2011-12-30). "Catalunya empata amb Tunisía (0-0) amb un Estadi Lluís Companys amb 36.500 espectadors". 3Cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Catalunya empata contra Tunísia (3-3) però cau en els penals - 28 des 2016". L'Esportiu de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ AGENCIAS (2009-12-22). "Cruyff gana la partida a Maradona". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Catalunya le saca los colores a Argentina - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ esport3 (2010-12-24). "La FCF engega la campanya "Tu decideixes" per escollir la samarreta que Catalunya lluirà contra Hondures". 3Cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Molina, Martí (2010-12-28). "Catalunya guanya amb comoditat Hondures (4-0)". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ esport3 (2011-12-30). "Catalunya empata amb Tunisía (0-0) amb un Estadi Lluís Companys amb 36.500 espectadors". 3Cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Catalunya empata con Túnez en el tradicional amistoso navideño". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ esport3 (2013-01-02). "Catalunya empata amb Nigèria (1-1) en l'últim partit de Cruyff a la banqueta". 3Cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "1-1: Empate ante Nigeria en el adiós de Cruyff a Catalunya". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "La selecció catalana guanya Cap Verd (4-1) en un ambient festiu i de reivindicació nacional". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ MARCA.com. "Catalunya golea a Cabo Verde entre gritos de "independencia"". MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Resumen Catalunya - Túnez: Túnez planta cara a Catalunya y se lleva la victoria" [Catalonia - Tunisia summary: Tunisia stands up to Catalonia and takes the victory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Redacció (2016-12-28). "Tunísia derrota Catalunya als penals". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Catalonia International Trophy
- 2009 establishments in Catalonia
- 2009 establishments in Spain
- Annual sporting events
- Recurring sporting events established in 2009
- Catalan football friendly trophies
- Spanish football friendly trophies
- International association football competitions hosted by Spain
- Catalonia national football team