Copa Martini & Rossi

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.[1]

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
Date Winner Runner-up Result
December 25, 1948
December 26, 1948		 FC Barcelona Akademisk Boldklub
1 – 1
2 – 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
2 – 0
December 25, 1952 FC Barcelona Kickers Offenbach
5 – 2
December 25, 1953 FC Barcelona FK Austria Wien
2 – 1

Notes and references
  1. 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.
  2. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1948/12/25/MD19481225-001.pdf
  3. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1949/06/12/MD19490612-003.pdf
  4. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1950/06/05/MD19500605-003.pdf
  5. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1952/06/15/MD19520615-001.pdf
  6. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1952/12/25/MD19521225-001.pdf
  7. http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1953/12/25/MD19531225-001.pdf
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