Copa Martini & Rossi was the name of a series of friendly football matches between FC Barcelona and several distinguished European teams during the decade of the 1940s. The winner of the game received a silver cup inscribed with the name of the sponsor, the Italian Multinational Martini & Rossi.For unknown reasons, some media has published that the Copa Martini & Rossi was the precursor to the UEFA Supercup, a championship between the winners of the Copa Latina and the Mitropa Cup. This wouldn't be possible since the Mitropa Cup didn't take place between 1941 and 1954.
The matches took place at Barcelona's Les Corts, usually as the last game of the season, with which homage was given to the retiring players, or as a Christmas season game. This tournament is considered the precursor to the Trofeu Joan Gamper.
This title should not be confused with the Trofeo Martini & Rossi, award that during the same decade was granted to the First Division team with the best goal difference record during the year, and which the FC Barcelona won a record of six times.
Tournaments All the editions of the tournament are presented in the following table: Date Winner Runner-up Result December 25, 1948December 26, 1948 FC Barcelona Akademisk Boldklub 1–12–1 (R) June 12, 1949 FC Barcelona FC Porto 3–1 June 4, 1950 FC Barcelona Torino FC 2–1 June 15, 1952 FC Barcelona OGC Nice 8–2 December 25, 1952 FC Barcelona Kickers Offenbach 5–2 December 25, 1953 FC Barcelona FK Austria Wien 3–2
See also Joan Gamper Trophy
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