The Catalonia International Trophy () was an association football friendly tournament organised in Spain by the Catalan Football Federation and which the Catalonia national team plays against another national team. It was created in 2009 and is held annually at the end of December.
History Since 1997, the Catalan national team has played an international friendly match nearly every year, coinciding with the Christmas holidays. In 2009, in the context of Catalan aspirations to participate in official FIFA or UEFA competitions, the president of the Catalan Football Federation, Jordi Casals, announced the conversion of friendlies into an annual tournament, named the Catalonia International Trophy. The artist Joan Mora donated a sculpture symbolising the four bars of the Catalan flag as a prize for the winner.
On 22 December 2009, the first edition, Johan Cruyff's Catalonia won 4–2 against Diego Maradona's Argentina. After that, four more games were held against Honduras, Tunisia twice, Nigeria and Cape Verde.
Results
Editions Year ChampionScore Runner-upVenueAttendance120094–2Camp Nou, Barcelona53,000220104–0Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona28,150320110–0Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona36,545420121–1Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Cornellà de Llobregat27,234520134–1Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona20,700620163–3Estadi Montilivi, Girona8,311 Notes
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Records and statistics
Table of winners
TeamWinnerRunner-up3 (2009, 2010, 2013)3 (2011, 2012, 2016)2 (2011, 2016)1 (2012)1 (2009)1 (2010)1 (2013)
Results summary Team1622314111 Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeam1Sergio García62Bojan Krkić43Youssef Msakni34Sergio González25Álvaro Vázquez1Ángel Di MaríaBright DikeDjaninyFerran CorominasGerard MorenoJavier PastoreJoan VerdúMoisés HurtadoOriol Riera
See also Centenary Trophy
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