Copa Martini & Rossi was the name of a series of friendly football matches between FC Barcelona and several distinguished European teams during the decade of the 1940s. The winner of the game received a silver cup inscribed with the name of the sponsor, the Italian Multinational Martini & Rossi.[1]
The matches took place at Barcelona's Les Corts, usually as the last game of the season, with which homage was given to the retiring players, or as a Christmas season game. This tournament is considered the precursor to the Trofeu Joan Gamper.
This title should not be confused with the Trofeo Martini & Rossi, award that during the same decade was granted to the First Division team with the best goal difference record during the year, and which the FC Barcelona won a record of six times.
Tournaments edit
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 1948 December 26, 1948 |
 FC Barcelona
|
 Akademisk Boldklub
|
1 – 1 2 – 1 (R) |
| June 12, 1949 | FC Barcelona
|
 FC Porto
|
3 – 1 |
| June 4, 1950 | FC Barcelona
|
 Torino FC
|
2 – 1 |
| June 15, 1952 | FC Barcelona
|
 OGC Nice
|
2 – 0 |
| December 25, 1952 | FC Barcelona
|
 Kickers Offenbach
|
5 – 2 |
| December 25, 1953 | FC Barcelona
|
 FK Austria Wien
|
2 – 1 |
See also edit
Notes and references edit
- ^ For unknown reasons, some media has published that the Copa Martini & Rossi was the precursor to the UEFA Supercup, a championship between the winners of the Copa Latina and the Mitropa Cup. This wouldn't be possible since the Mitropa Cup didn't take place between 1941 and 1954.
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1948/12/25/MD19481225-001.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1949/06/12/MD19490612-003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1950/06/05/MD19500605-003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1952/06/15/MD19520615-001.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1952/12/25/MD19521225-001.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1953/12/25/MD19531225-001.pdf [bare URL PDF]