Ariano Suassuna Trophy

The Ariano Suassuna Trophy (Portuguese: Taça Ariano Suassuna) or Ariano Suassuna Cup is an annual friendly football competition held in January, before the football season in Brazil.

Ariano Suassuna Trophy
Taça Ariano Suassuna
Founded2015
RegionPernambuco
Number of teams2
Current championsSport Recife
Most successful club(s)Sport Recife
Television broadcastersEsporte Interativo (2015–2016) SporTV (2017)
WebsiteOfficial homepage

The competition is hosted by Sport Recife and is named in honour of Ariano Suassuna, a Brazilian playwright, author and one of Sport Recife's most famous fans.

Editions

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Edition Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1 2015   Sport Recife 2–1   Nacional Arena Pernambuco
2 2016   Sport Recife 2–0   Argentinos Juniors Ilha do Retiro
3 2017   Sport Recife 1–1 (4–2 p)   The Strongest Arena Pernambuco
4 2018   Sport Recife 2–0   Atlético Tucumán Ilha do Retiro

Performance by team

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Team Winners Runners-up
  Sport Recife 4 0
  Nacional 0 1
  Argentinos Juniors 0 1
  The Strongest 0 1
  Atlético Tucumán 0 1

Performance by nations

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Nation Winners Runners-up
  Brasil 4 0
  Argentina 0 2
  Bolivia 0 1
  Uruguai 0 1

References

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