Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy

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

Performance by club edit

Club Winner Runner-up
  RCD Espanyol 23 17
  Real Madrid 3 4
  São Paulo 2 -
  Udinese 1 2
  Milan 1 1
  Valencia 1 1
  Slovan Bratislava 1 -
  Dynamo Moscow 1 -
  Zaragoza 1 -
  Spartak Moscow 1 -
  Barcelona 1 -
  Vasco da Gama 1 -
  Chievo Verona 1 -
  Parma 1 -
  Olympique de Marseille 1 -
  West Ham United 1 -
  Olympiacos - 2
  Estudiantes - 1
  Rapid Wien - 1
  Universitatea Craiova - 1
  Cruz Azul - 1
  Puebla - 1
  Stuttgart - 1
  Atlético de Madrid - 1
  Newcastle United - 1
  Lazio - 1
  Liverpool - 1
  Sampdoria - 1
  Boca Juniors - 1
  Montpellier - 1
  Genoa - 1
  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