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.
Year | width = 175 | 1st | width = 175 | 2nd | width = 175 | 3rd | width = 175 | 4th |
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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 | |||||
Algarve Football Cup | ||||||||
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 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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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Club | Winners | Runners-up | |
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Benfica | 9 | 3 | |
Sporting CP | 3 | 0 | |
Real Betis | 1 | 2 | |
Fulham | 1 | 1 | |
Vitória de Guimarães Belenenses Newcastle United Braga Lille | 1 | 0 | |
Vitória de Setúbal | 0 | 3 | |
Farense Deportivo La Coruña Blackburn Rovers Olhanense Aston Villa Anderlecht Olympiacos West Ham United Porto Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 |