The Algarve Football Cup or Algarve Trophy (Troféu do Algarve), previously known as Guadiana Trophy until 2013, is a pre-season friendly football tournament played in Algarve, Portugal (one edition was played in Spain). Benfica is the most successful team in the tournament, having won nine trophies in fourteen participations. Flamengo is the current champions, lifting the trophy in its 1st participation, in 2026.
Tournaments Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4thGuadiana Trophy 2001 Vitória de Guimarães Farense Sevilla 2002 Benfica Vitória de Setúbal 2003 Belenenses Benfica 2004 Real Betis 2005 Sporting CP Vitória de Setúbal Middlesbrough Real Betis 2006 Deportivo La Coruña Benfica 2007 Benfica Real Betis Sporting CP 2008 Sporting CP Blackburn Rovers Benfica 2009 Benfica Olhanense Anderlecht Athletic Bilbao 2010 Aston Villa Feyenoord 2011 Anderlecht Paris Saint-Germain 2012 Newcastle United Olympiacos Braga 2013 Braga West Ham United Sporting CP Algarve Football Cup 2016 Benfica Vitória de Setúbal Derby County 2017 Real Betis 2018 Lille Porto Everton 2022 Benfica Fulham Nice 2023 Celta Vigo Al Nassr 2024 Fulham Benfica 2026 Flamengo
2001 The 2001 competition took place between 27 and 29 July 2001 and featured Farense, Vitória Guimarães and Sevilla. Vitória Guimarães won after the draw in the last match against Sevilla.
2002
2003
2004
2005
The 2005 competition took place between 28 and 30 July 2005 and featured Sporting, Vitória Setubal, Middlesbrough and Betis. Sporting won in the final against Vitória Setubal.
2006 The 2006 competition took place between 27 and 29 July 2006 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Deportivo La Coruña. Sporting won in the final against Deportivo.
2007
The 2007 competition took place between 3 and 5 August 2007 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Real Betis. Benfica won in the final against rivals Sporting.
2008
The 2008 competition took place between 25 and 27 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Blackburn Rovers. Sporting won in the final against Benfica.
2009
The 2009 competition took place between 16 and 18 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Olhanense, Athletic Bilbao and Anderlecht. Benfica won in the final against Olhanense.
2010
The 2010 edition of the tournament took place between 30 July and 1 August 2010 and featured English side Aston Villa, alongside Dutch side Feyenoord and Benfica.
2011 The 2011 competition took place between 15 and 17 July. It featured Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Anderlecht. Benfica won after a draw in the final match against Anderlecht.
2012
The 2012 competition took place between 26 and 28 July. It featured Braga, Newcastle United and Olympiacos. Newcastle won in the final against Braga.
Prize Pot €4.5 million. Minimum €950,000 for all participants.
2013
The 2013 competition took place between 5 and 7 August 2013. It featured Sporting CP, West Ham United and Braga. Braga won in the final against Sporting.
2016
After a two-year hiatus, the competition returned with a new name. It took place between 14 and 16 July 2016 and featured Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal and Derby County. Benfica won in the final against Derby County.
2017
2022
2023
2024
2026
Number of wins ClubWinnersRunners-up Benfica93 Sporting CP30 Real Betis12 Fulham11 Vitória de Guimarães Belenenses Newcastle United Braga Lille Flamengo10 Vitória de Setúbal03 Farense Deportivo La Coruña Blackburn Rovers Olhanense Aston Villa Anderlecht Olympiacos West Ham United Porto Celta Vigo01
External links Torneio do Guadiana (Algarve, Portugal)
References