Algarve Football Cup Explained

Algarve Football Cup
Founded:2001 (as Guadiana Trophy)
Region:Europe
Number Of Teams:2–4
Current Champions: Fulham
(1st trophy)
Most Successful Club: Benfica
(9 trophies)
Website:Home page

The Algarve Football Cup or Algarve Trophy (Troféu do Algarve), previously known as Guadiana Trophy until 2013, is a pre-season friendly football tournament played in Algarve, Portugal (one edition was played in Spain). Benfica is the most successful team in the tournament, having won nine trophies in fourteen participations.

Tournaments

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Guadiana Trophy
2001 Vitória de Guimarães Sevilla
2002 Benfica Vitória de Setúbal
2003 Belenenses Benfica
2004 Real Betis
2005 Sporting CP Vitória de Setúbal Middlesbrough Real Betis
2006 Deportivo La Coruña Benfica
2007 Benfica Real Betis Sporting CP
2008 Sporting CP Blackburn Rovers Benfica
2009 Benfica Olhanense Anderlecht Athletic Bilbao
2010 Aston Villa Feyenoord
2011 Anderlecht Paris Saint-Germain
2012 Newcastle United Braga
2013 Braga West Ham United Sporting CP
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2016 Benfica Vitória de Setúbal Derby County
2017 Real Betis
2018 Lille Porto Everton
2022 Benfica Fulham Nice
2023 Celta Vigo Al Nassr
2024 Fulham Benfica

2001

The 2001 competition took place between 27 and 29 July 2001 and featured Farense, Vitória Guimarães and Sevilla. Vitória Guimarães won after the draw in the last match against Sevilla.

2005

See main article: Guadiana Trophy 2005. The 2005 competition took place between 28 and 30 July 2005 and featured Sporting, Vitória Setubal, Middlesbrough and Betis. Sporting won in the final against Vitória Setubal.

2006

The 2006 competition took place between 27 and 29 July 2006 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Deportivo La Coruña. Sporting won in the final against Deportivo.

2007

See main article: Guadiana Trophy 2007. The 2007 competition took place between 3 and 5 August 2007 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Real Betis. Benfica won in the final against rivals Sporting.

2008

See main article: Guadiana Trophy 2008. The 2008 competition took place between 25 and 27 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Blackburn Rovers. Sporting won in the final against Benfica.

2009

See main article: Guadiana Trophy 2009. The 2009 competition took place between 16 and 18 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Olhanense, Athletic Bilbao and Anderlecht. Benfica won in the final against Olhanense.

2010

See main article: Guadiana Trophy 2010. The 2010 edition of the tournament took place between 30 July and 1 August 2010 and featured English side Aston Villa, alongside Dutch side Feyenoord and Benfica.[1]

2011

The 2011 competition took place between 15 and 17 July. It featured Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Anderlecht. Benfica won after a draw in the final match against Anderlecht.

2012

See main article: 2012 Guadiana Trophy. The 2012 competition took place between 26 and 28 July. It featured Braga, Newcastle United and Olympiacos. Newcastle won in the final against Braga.

Prize Pot €4.5 million. Minimum €950,000 for all participants.

2013

See main article: 2013 Guadiana Trophy. The 2013 competition took place between 5 and 7 August 2013. It featured Sporting CP, West Ham United and Braga. Braga won in the final against Sporting.

2016

See main article: 2016 Algarve Football Cup. After a two-year hiatus, the competition returned with a new name. It took place between 14 and 16 July 2016 and featured Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal and Derby County. Benfica won in the final against Derby County.

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Number of wins

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Benfica93
Sporting CP30
Real Betis12
Fulham11
Vitória de Guimarães
Belenenses
Newcastle United
Braga
Lille
10
Vitória de Setúbal03
Farense
Deportivo La Coruña
Blackburn Rovers
Olhanense
Aston Villa
Anderlecht
Olympiacos
West Ham United
Porto
Celta Vigo
01

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aston Villa | Football Club | News | Club News | Club News | Guadiana Cup . 20 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100522235544/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/ClubNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10265~2055923%2C00.html . 22 May 2010 . dead .