Catalonia International Trophy

Catalonia International Trophy
Organising bodyCatalan Football Federation
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
RegionInternational (played in Catalonia)
Number of teams2
Current champions Tunisia (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Catalonia (3 titles)
2016 Catalonia International Trophy

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

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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

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Results

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Tournament Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance
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
  1. ^
    2012 Catalonia International Trophy was played on 2 January 2013.
  2. ^
    Match drawn and trophy awarded to visiting team on fair play basis.

Fixtures

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22 December 2009 (2009-12-22) First edition Catalonia  4–2  Argentina Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
20:30 S. García 44'
Bojan 56'
Sergio 70' (pen.)
Hurtado 76'		 Report Pastore 63'
Di María 72'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain)
28 December 2010 (2010-12-28) Second edition Catalonia  4–0  Honduras Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
19:00 Corominas 26'
S. García 50'
Bojan 60', 71'		 Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 28,150
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
30 December 2011 (2011-12-30) Third edition Catalonia  0–0  Tunisia Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 36,545
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain)
2 January 2013 (2013-01-02)[a] Fourth edition Catalonia  1–1  Nigeria Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
19:00 Sergio 3' (pen.) Report Dike 55' Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 27,234
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
30 December 2013 (2013-12-30) Fifth edition Catalonia  4–1  Cape Verde Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
19:00 S. García 17', 18'
Bojan 19'
Riera 64'		 Report Djaniny 10' Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 20,700
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain)
28 December 2016 (2016-12-28) Sixth edition Catalonia  3–3
(2–4 p)		  Tunisia Girona, Catalonia, Spain
20:00 Gerard 35'
S. García 69'
Verdú 79'		 Report Msakni 9', 30', 67' Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez (Spain)
Penalties
Verdú soccer ball with red X
Víctor Álvarez soccer ball with red X
Vázquez soccer ball with check mark
Riera soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Sassi
soccer ball with check mark Dhaouadi
soccer ball with check mark Bguir
soccer ball with red X Azouni
soccer ball with check mark Khalifa

Records and statistics

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Table of winners

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Catalonia receiving the trophy conquered in 2010 against Honduras.
Team Winner Runner-up
 Catalonia 3 (2009, 2010, 2013) 3 (2011, 2012, 2016)
 Tunisia 2 (2011, 2016) —
 Nigeria 1 (2012) —
 Argentina — 1 (2009)
 Honduras — 1 (2010)
 Cape Verde — 1 (2013)

Results summary

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Pos Team P Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
1  Catalonia 6 6 3 3 0 16 11 +5 050.00
2  Tunisia 2 2 1 1 0 3 3 +0 050.00
3  Nigeria 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
4  Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
 Cape Verde 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
 Honduras 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00

Top goalscorers

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Sergio García is the top scorer in the history of the tournament with 6 goals.
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Sergio García  Catalonia 6
2 Bojan Krkić  Catalonia 4
3 Youssef Msakni  Tunisia 3
4 Sergio González  Catalonia 2
5 Álvaro Vázquez  Catalonia 1
Ángel Di María  Argentina
Bright Dike  Nigeria
Djaniny  Cape Verde
Ferran Corominas  Catalonia
Gerard Moreno  Catalonia
Javier Pastore  Cape Verde
Joan Verdú  Catalonia
Moisés Hurtado  Catalonia
Oriol Riera  Catalonia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Catalunya empata contra Tunísia (3-3) però cau en els penals - 28 des 2016". L'Esportiu de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ AGENCIAS (2009-12-22). "Cruyff gana la partida a Maradona". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ "Catalunya le saca los colores a Argentina - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Molina, Martí (2010-12-28). "Catalunya guanya amb comoditat Hondures (4-0)". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  9. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Catalunya empata con Túnez en el tradicional amistoso navideño". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "1-1: Empate ante Nigeria en el adiós de Cruyff a Catalunya". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  13. ^ "La selecció catalana guanya Cap Verd (4-1) en un ambient festiu i de reivindicació nacional". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  14. ^ MARCA.com. "Catalunya golea a Cabo Verde entre gritos de "independencia"". MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Redacció (2016-12-28). "Tunísia derrota Catalunya als penals". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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