Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy

Robert Louis-Dreyfus trophy
Founded 2010
Region Europe
Number of teams 2
Current champions Olympique de Marseille
Most successful club(s) Olympique de Marseille (2 titles)

The Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy (French: Trophée Robert Louis-Dreyfus) is an annual summer tournament hosted by Olympique de Marseille in dedication to Robert Louis-Dreyfus, a majority shareholder of the French football team, who died on July 4, 2009, following a long battle with leukemia.[1][2]

The inaugural competition took place in 2010 where Marseille were joined by Valencia CF. The second edition was played on August 1, 2015 against Juventus FC. The competition did not take place between 2011 and 2014 because of the ongoing renovations to the Stade Vélodrome.

2010 edition

The inaugural edition of the Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy was played on August 1, 2010 between hosts Marseille and Valencia who had ended third in the 2009–10 La Liga season. A solitary goal from Hatem Ben Arfa saw Marseille triumph 1-0.

1 August 2010
21:00 CEST
France Olympique de Marseille 1 – 0 Spain Valencia CF
Hatem Ben Arfa  78' (Report)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 28 370
Referee: France Nicolas Rainville

2015 edition

The second edition of the tournament was played on August 1 2015, a week before the 2015-16 Ligue 1 season began. Marseille hosted reigning Serie A champions and UEFA Champions League runners-up Juventus and won the match 2-0 thanks to goals by Romain Alessandrini and Abdelaziz Barrada.

Titles by team

Team Appearances Titles
France Olympique de Marseille 2 (2010, 2015) 2
Italy Juventus 1 (2015) 0
Spain Valencia CF 1 (2010) 0

Goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals Edition in
which scored
1. France Hatem Ben Arfa France Olympique de Marseille 1 2010
1. France Romain Alessandrini France Olympique de Marseille 1 2015
1. Morocco Abdelaziz Barrada France Olympique de Marseille 1 2015

References

  1. ↑ RLD one year already
  2. ↑ Report: Marseille owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus dies, Associated Press, 5 July 2009.
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