Joan Gamper Trophy

Joan Gamper Trophy
Trofeu Joan Gamper
Trofeu Joan Gamper
Founded 1966
Region Catalonia
Number of teams 2 (1997–)
4 (1966–96)
Current champions Barcelona
Most successful club(s) Barcelona (38 titles)
Television broadcasters TV3 Televisió de Catalunya
Website FC Barcelona

The Joan Gamper Trophy (Catalan: Trofeu Joan Gamper) or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual friendly football competition held in August, before the start of Spanish club FC Barcelona's La Liga season.[1] The competition is hosted by FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium and is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player, and later president of the club. The competition was inaugurated in 1966 by Enric Llaudet, one of Gamper's successors as club president.[2] The trophy itself is an 800 grams (1.8 lb) silver cup with five micrometres of gold finishing, on top of a 10 kilograms (22 lb) marble plinth base.[3]

Initially, four teams participated in the competition, which featured two semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and a final. For the first competition in 1966, Barcelona were joined by Belgium's RSC Anderlecht, France's FC Nantes, and Germany's FC Köln. Barcelona beat the German team 3–1 in the final. Köln subsequently won the competition in 1978 and 1981 and were runners-up in 1979, making them the only team, other than the hosts, to win the competition more than once. The next edition saw the first appearance of another Spanish team, Atlético Madrid, who along with the hosts, were joined by German side Bayern Munich, and Argentina's Boca Juniors. The latter two clubs are among the most regular guests. Bayern were runners-up in 1984, 1987 and 2006, while Boca became the first of several South American guests to be invited and have since returned in 1977, 1984, 2003 and 2008.

Subsequent competitions have included teams from the Italian Serie A, while the German Bundesliga has also provided regular entrants. Other Spanish La Liga clubs have also occasionally been invited, including Tenerife and Valencia, who were winners in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Since 1997, the competition has only featured a one-off game, the tournament being shortened due to an increased fixture list and a shorter close season.[1] If the match is tied after the 90 minutes, no extra-time is played and the winner is decided after a penalty shootout.

The only non-European team to win the tournament was Brazil's Internacional, in 1982.

Winners and finals

A (p) marks the winner was determined after a penalty shootout

Edition Year Winner Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth
1 1966 Spain Barcelona 3–1 West Germany Köln Belgium Anderlecht 7–0 France Nantes
2 1967 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Argentina Boca Juniors 1–0 West Germany Bayern Munich
3 1968 Spain Barcelona 5–4 Brazil Flamengo Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–1 West Germany Werder Bremen
4 1969 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Spain Real Zaragoza Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–1 Argentina Estudiantes
5 1970 Hungary Újpest 3–1 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Spain Barcelona 1–0 West Germany Schalke 04
6 1971 Spain Barcelona 1–0 Argentina Chacarita Juniors Hungary Budapest Honvéd 2–0 West Germany Bayern Munich
7 1972 West Germany Borussia M'gladbach 3–2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Spain Barcelona 0–0 (p) Brazil Vasco da Gama
8 1973 Spain Barcelona 2–2 (p) West Germany Borussia M'gladbach Argentina San Lorenzo 1–1 (p) Peru Municipal Lima
9 1974 Spain Barcelona 4–1 Scotland Rangers Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Netherlands Ajax
10 1975 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 (p) Hungary Újpest
11 1976 Spain Barcelona 2–0 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 1–1 (p) Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
12 1977 Spain Barcelona 4–1 West Germany Schalke 04 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–1 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
13 1978 West Germany Köln 5–0 Austria Rapid Vienna Spain Barcelona 3–2 Brazil Botafogo
14 1979 Spain Barcelona 3–2 (aet) West Germany Köln Belgium Anderlecht 2–2 (p) Switzerland FC Zürich
15 1980 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Brazil Vasco da Gama Argentina River Plate 0–0 (p) Netherlands PSV
16 1981 West Germany Köln 4–0 Spain Barcelona Brazil Vasco da Gama 2–1 England Ipswich Town
17 1982 Brazil Internacional 3–1 England Manchester City Spain Barcelona 1–1 (p) West Germany Köln
18 1983 Spain Barcelona 2–1 West Germany Borussia Dortmund Belgium Anderlecht 4–2 England Nottingham Forest
19 1984 Spain Barcelona 3–1 West Germany Bayern Munich Argentina Boca Juniors 3–1 England Aston Villa
20 1985 Spain Barcelona 3–1 West Germany Hamburg Netherlands Ajax 4–2 Austria Rapid Vienna
21 1986 Spain Barcelona 1–0 Netherlands PSV England Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Italy AC Milan
22 1987 Portugal Porto 2–0 West Germany Bayern Munich Spain Barcelona 3–2 Netherlands Ajax
23 1988 Spain Barcelona 3–1 Romania Steaua Bucharest Uruguay Peñarol 3–3 (p) Netherlands PSV
24 1989 Belgium KV Mechelen 2–0 France Sochaux Spain Barcelona 1–0 Brazil Internacional
25 1990 Spain Barcelona 3–1 Belgium Anderlecht Netherlands PSV 2–1 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
26 1991 Spain Barcelona 3–0 France Marseille Brazil Internacional 2–0 Austria Rapid Vienna
27 1992 Spain Barcelona 2–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Belgium Club Brugge 3–3 (p) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
28 1993 Spain Tenerife 3–1 Spain Barcelona France Bordeaux 2–0 Croatia Hajduk Split
29 1994 Spain Valencia 4–1 Spain Barcelona Netherlands PSV 2–1 Italy Brescia
30 1995 Spain Barcelona 5–1 Argentina San Lorenzo Netherlands Feyenoord 3–2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
31 1996 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Italy Internazionale Belgium Anderlecht 3–2 Argentina San Lorenzo
32 1997 Spain Barcelona 2–2 (p) Italy Sampdoria 2 Teams
33 1998 Spain Barcelona 2–2 (p) Brazil Santos
34 1999 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Portugal Sporting CP
35 2000 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Netherlands PSV
36 2001 Spain Barcelona 3–2 Italy Parma
37 2002 Spain Barcelona 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade
38 2003 Spain Barcelona 1–1 (p) Argentina Boca Juniors
39 2004 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Italy AC Milan
40 2005 Italy Juventus 2–2 (p) Spain Barcelona
41 2006 Spain Barcelona 4–0 Germany Bayern Munich
42 2007 Spain Barcelona 5–0 Italy Internazionale
43 2008 Spain Barcelona 2–1 Argentina Boca Juniors
44[4] 2009 England Manchester City 1–0 Spain Barcelona
45[5] 2010 Spain Barcelona 1–1 (p) Italy AC Milan
46[6] 2011 Spain Barcelona 5–0 Italy Napoli
47[7] 2012 Italy Sampdoria 1–0 Spain Barcelona
48[8] 2013 Spain Barcelona 8–0 Brazil Santos
49[9] 2014 Spain Barcelona 6–0 Mexico Club León
50 2015 Spain Barcelona 3–0 Italy AS Roma

Titles by club

Team Titles
Spain Barcelona 38
Germany Köln 2
Hungary Újpest 1
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Brazil Internacional
Portugal Porto
Belgium Mechelen
Spain Tenerife
Spain Valencia
Italy Juventus
England Manchester City
Italy Sampdoria

Participation by club

Below is the participation by club listed, grouped by country.

Participation(s) Team(s)
50 Barcelona
6 PSV Eindhoven
5 Anderlecht, Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors, Köln
3 AC Milan, Ajax, CSKA Sofia, Feyenoord, Internacional, Rapid Vienna, San Lorenzo, Vasco da Gama
2 Athletic Bilbao, Borussia M'gladbach, Internazionale, Manchester City, Sampdoria, Santos, Schalke 04, Slovan Bratislava, Újpest
1 Aston Villa, Atlético Madrid, Bordeaux, Borussia Dortmund, Botafogo, Brescia, Budapest Honvéd, Chacarita Juniors, Club Brugge, Club León, CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Eintracht Frankfurt, Estudiantes, Flamengo, Hajduk Split, Hamburg, Ipswich Town, Juventus, Marseille, Mechelen, Municipal Lima, Nantes, Napoli, Nottingham Forest, Parma, Peñarol, Porto, Rangers, Real Zaragoza, Red Star Belgrade, River Plate, Roma, Sochaux, Sparta Prague, Spartak Moscow, Spartak Trnava, Sporting CP, Steaua Bucharest, Tenerife, Tottenham Hotspur, Valencia, Werder Bremen, FC Zürich

Top goalscorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Spain Juan Manuel Asensi Spain Barcelona 7
Spain Txiki Beguiristain
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
2 Spain Josep Maria Fusté 6
Argentina Lionel Messi
Spain Marcial Pina

Man of the Match Award (Most Valuable Player)

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