The Trofeo Costa del Sol (formerly "Trofeo Internacional Costa del Sol") is an annual football competition, organized and financed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Held in the city of Málaga, it is also organised by both CD Málaga and the Málaga City Council.
The competition initially ran from 1961 to 1983, being then discontinued due to financial difficulties until 2004, when it was finally relaunched. Since CD Málaga no longer exists as such, Málaga CF now participates in their stead.HISTORIA at Málaga CF website
History The competition was held between 1961 and 1984 with four clubs participating, the local team and three invited clubs, with the exception of 1981 and 1982 when it was interrupted due to La Rosaleda Stadium being refurbished for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Tottenham were invited in 1965 in which they won the trophy and then back in 1966 to defend it which they then won again. Santos FC with superstar Pelé participated in 1967.
Nevertheless, CD Málaga's financial problems resulted in the competition being discontinued in 1983. The Trofeo Costa del Sol was relaunched in 2004, and was then staged until 2018. From the 2005 edition onwards, only one team was invited to play against the host team.
Some of the most notable players to have taken part in the Trofeo Costa del Sol are Pelé (1967), Eusébio (1966), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1963) and Johan Cruyff (1977), playing for their respective clubs. National teams such as the Argentina have participated in the competition as well.Trofeo Costa del Sol on RSSSF.com
In 2023, Málaga CF announced that the club had intentions to relaunch the tournament, which last edition was held in 2017.El Málaga se propone recuperar el Trofeo Costa del Sol at Diario Sur, 9 Jun 2023 The club stated they wanted to bring a German team to the competition.El Trofeo Costa del Sol puede regresar este mismo verano: "Es algo que el Málaga tiene que recuperar" by José Manuel Simón at El Desmarque, 20 Apr 2023
Results
Ed. Year ChampionsScore Runners-up 1961 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Sevilla 1962 Roma 3–0 CD Málaga 1963 CD Málaga 3–1 Real Madrid 1964 Sevilla 2–2 (4-1 p) CD Málaga 1965 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Standard Liège 1966 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Benfica 1967 Espanyol 2–1 1968 Racing Club 2–0 Anderlecht 1969 Corinthians 2–1 Barcelona 1970 Vasas 3–2 CD Málaga 1971 CD Málaga 2–1 Red Star 1972 Nacional 1–0 CD Málaga 1973 Red Star 2–1 CD Málaga 1974 CD Málaga 1–1 (4-3 p) Derby County 1975 Peñarol 3–2 CD Málaga 1976 Real Madrid 3–0 CD Málaga 1977 Barcelona 3–0 CD Málaga 1978 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Huracán 1979 Ferencváros 2–1 Sevilla 1980 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 CD Málaga 1981–1982 1983 Internacional 2–0 América 1984–2002 2003 Brescia 0–0 (3-2 p) Málaga 2004 Sevilla 1–1 Málaga 2005 Málaga 2–0 Newcastle United 2006 Nacional 1–0 Málaga 2007 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Málaga 2008 Málaga 2–1 Real Betis 2009 2010 Málaga 2–1 Parma 2011 Málaga 4–0 Peñarol 2012 Málaga 1–0 Everton 2013 2014 Fiorentina 2–0 Málaga 2015 Málaga 2–0 Lekhwiya 2016 Málaga 0–0 (4–2 p) Sampdoria 2017 Lazio 1–0 Málaga 2018–2022 2023 Málaga 2–1 Antequera 2024 2025 Málaga 3–1 Real Betis 2026 Málaga 2–2 Fulham
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