Catalonia International Trophy Explained
| Catalonia International Trophy |
| Organiser: | Catalan Football Federation |
| Region: | International (played in Catalonia) |
| Number Of Teams: | 2 |
| Current Champions: | (2nd title) |
| Most Successful Club: | (3 titles) |
The Catalonia International Trophy (Catalan; Valencian: 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
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
Results
- Notes
Fixtures
Records and statistics
Table of winners
| Team | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|
| 3 (2009, 2010, 2013) | 3 (2011, 2012, 2016) |
| 2 (2011, 2016) | |
| 1 (2012) | |
| | 1 (2009) |
| | 1 (2010) |
| | 1 (2013) | |
Results summary
Top goalscorers
See also
Notes and References
- News: Casals: "Catalunya debe jugar contra las mejores 15 selecciones del mundo". Casals: "Catalonia must play against the best 15 teams in the world". Spanish. El Economista. 10 December 2012.
- News: La Selección falló demasiado y cayó ante Catalunya sin atenuantes. The Selection failed too much and fell before Catalonia without attenuating. Spanish. Clarín. 22 December 2009.
- Web site: esport3 . 2011-12-30 . Catalunya empata amb Tunisía (0-0) amb un Estadi Lluís Companys amb 36.500 espectadors . 2024-07-16 . 3Cat . ca.
- Web site: Catalunya empata contra Tunísia (3-3) però cau en els penals - 28 des 2016 . 2024-07-15 . L'Esportiu de Catalunya . ca.
- Web site: AGENCIAS . 2009-12-22 . Cruyff gana la partida a Maradona . 2024-07-16 . RTVE.es . es.
- Web site: Catalunya le saca los colores a Argentina - MARCA.com . 2024-07-16 . www.marca.com.
- Web site: esport3 . 2010-12-24 . La FCF engega la campanya "Tu decideixes" per escollir la samarreta que Catalunya lluirà contra Hondures . 2024-07-16 . 3Cat . ca.
- Web site: Molina . Martí . 2010-12-28 . Catalunya guanya amb comoditat Hondures (4-0) . 2024-07-16 . Ara.cat . ca.
- Web site: esport3 . 2011-12-30 . Catalunya empata amb Tunisía (0-0) amb un Estadi Lluís Companys amb 36.500 espectadors . 2024-07-16 . 3Cat . ca.
- Web site: 2011-12-30 . Catalunya empata con Túnez en el tradicional amistoso navideño . 2024-07-16 . La Vanguardia . es.
- Web site: esport3 . 2013-01-02 . Catalunya empata amb Nigèria (1-1) en l'últim partit de Cruyff a la banqueta . 2024-07-16 . 3Cat . ca.
- Web site: 2013-01-02 . 1-1: Empate ante Nigeria en el adiós de Cruyff a Catalunya . 2024-07-16 . Mundo Deportivo . es.
- Web site: La selecció catalana guanya Cap Verd (4-1) en un ambient festiu i de reivindicació nacional . 2024-07-16 . VilaWeb . ca.
- Web site: MARCA.com . Catalunya golea a Cabo Verde entre gritos de "independencia" . 2024-07-16 . MARCA . es.
- Web site: 2016-12-28 . 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 . 2024-07-16 . Mundo Deportivo . es.
- Web site: Redacció . 2016-12-28 . Tunísia derrota Catalunya als penals . 2024-07-15 . Regió7 . ca.
