Trofeo Colombino is a summer football tournament hosted annually by Recreativo de Huelva at its home ground, the Estadio Nuevo Colombino in Huelva, Spain. The tournament is held in honor of Recre's status as the oldest surviving football club in Spain and has been held since 1965. Recreativo has won the tournament more times than any other club; the current champions are Real Betis.
History
The tournament was established in 1965 as a summer competition to commemorate Recreativo de Huelva, the oldest surviving football club in Spain, which was founded on 18 December 1889. The Estadio Nuevo Colombino has hosted the tournament since 2001. The winner is awarded a silver caravel trophy. It is considered one of the most prestigious summer football tournaments in Spain, alongside the Teresa Herrera Trophy, Ramón de Carranza Trophy and Santiago Bernabéu Trophy.
The host club, Recreativo de Huelva has won the tournament 14 times and has also lost the most finals, with 20 defeats.
List of champions Year Champion Second Third Fourth1965 Recreativo Genoa Racing Club de France–1966 Atlético Madrid Recreativo Reims Os Belenenses1967 Recreativo Sevilla Vitoria Setubal Lyon1968 Real Betis Recreativo Atlético Mineiro FAR Rabat1969 São Paulo Real Madrid Anderlecht Las Palmas1970 Real Madrid Spartak Moscow Standard Liège Sevilla1971 Újpesti Dózsa CSKA Moscow Real Madrid Real Betis1972 Atlético Madrid Slovan Bratislava Fluminense Valencia1973 Dinamo Tbilisi Benfica Derby County Atlético Madrid1974 Feyenoord Újpesti Dózsa Real Betis Bayern Munich1975 Sevilla Athletic Bilbao River Plate Dinamo Tbilisi1976 Partizán Atlético Madrid Manchester City Real Betis1977 Recreativo Honved Budapest Újpesti Dózsa Real Sociedad1978 Stal Mielec Dinamo București Sevilla Recreativo1979 Recreativo Beveren Real Betis Stal Mielec1980 Vasco da Gama Recreativo Espanyol Dinamo Zagreb1981 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona Atlético Madrid Recreativo1982 Nottingham Forest Recreativo Sevilla Athletic Bilbao1983 Real Betis América América-RJ Recreativo1984 Real Madrid Recreativo Real Betis Málaga1985 Sevilla Atlético Madrid Botafogo Recreativo1986 Recreativo Manchester City Barcelona Sevilla1987 Recreativo Benfica Espanyol Real Betis1988 Flamengo Recreativo Cruzeiro Zaragoza1989 Real Madrid Spartak Moscow Real Betis Recreativo1990 Athletic Bilbao Recreativo Atlético Madrid Real Betis1991 Atlético Madrid Sevilla Recreativo Spartak Moscow1992 Chile Benfica Uruguay Recreativo1993 Atlético Madrid Sampdoria São Paulo Sevilla1994 Zaragoza Real Betis Atlético Madrid–1995 Real Betis Mérida Recreativo–1996 Sevilla Recreativo Valladolid Real Betis1997 Grêmio Sevilla Zaragoza Recreativo1998 Recreativo Real Sociedad Real Betis Olympiakos1999 Athletic Bilbao Málaga Recreativo Eindhoven2000 Recreativo Real Betis Las Palmas Málaga2001 Celta Vigo Tenerife Recreativo Osasuna2002 Atlético Madrid Recreativo Sevilla Espanyol2003 Recreativo Málaga Sevilla Panathinaikos2004 Recreativo Málaga Real Sociedad Real Betis2005 Sevilla Recreativo Athletic Bilbao–2006 Sporting Recreativo Sevilla Bolton Wanderers2007 Parma Recreativo Real Zaragoza–2008 Recreativo Athletic Bilbao Málaga–2009 Real Betis Real Zaragoza Recreativo–2010 Recreativo Sporting Gijón Atlético Madrid Montevideo Wanderers2011 Atlético Madrid Recreativo––2012 Getafe Recreativo Sporting Atlético Tetuán2013 Levante Pescara Recreativo Olhanense2014 Barcelona Recreativo––2015 Real Betis Recreativo––2016 Recreativo Córdoba Real Betis–2017 Recreativo Getafe––2018Not played2019 Osasuna Recreativo––2020–2023Not played2024 Córdoba Recreativo––2025 Zamora Recreativo Cacereño–2026 Real Betis Recreativo––
Titles by club
Club Champions Runners-up Years Recreativo 14 20 1965, 1967, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2017 Atlético Madrid 6 2 1966, 1972, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2011 Real Betis 6 2 1968, 1983, 1995, 2009, 2015, 2026 Sevilla 4 2 1975, 1985, 1996, 2005 Athletic Bilbao 3 2 1981, 1990, 1999 Real Madrid 3 1 1970, 1984, 1989 The rest of the clubs (1 each) 21 28 – TOTAL 57 57 –
See also Ramón de Carranza Trophy Santiago Bernabéu Trophy Teresa Herrera Trophy
References
Historial: Resultados y Clasificaciones del Trofeo Colombino recreativohuelva.com Carabela de felicidad Diario Huelva Información