Joan Gamper Trophy

The Joan Gamper Trophy (Catalan: Trofeu Joan Gamper) or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual friendly football match held in August, before the start of FC Barcelona's La Liga season.[1] The competition is hosted by FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium and is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player, and later president of the club. The competition was inaugurated in 1966 by Enric Llaudet, one of Gamper's successors as club president.[2] The trophy itself is an 800 grams (1.8 lb) silver cup with five micrometres of gold finishing, on top of a 10 kilograms (22 lb) marble plinth base.[3]

Joan Gamper Trophy
Trofeu Joan Gamper
Founded1966
RegionCatalonia
Number of teams4 (1966–96)
2 (1997–)
Current championsBarcelona (43rd title)
Most successful club(s)Barcelona (43 titles)
Television broadcastersTV3 Televisió de Catalunya
Barça TV
WebsiteFC Barcelona

Initially, four teams participated in the competition, which featured two semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and a final. For the first competition in 1966, Barcelona were joined by Belgium's R.S.C. Anderlecht, France's FC Nantes, and Germany's FC Köln. Barcelona beat the German team 3–1 in the final. Köln subsequently won the competition in 1978 and 1981 and were runners-up in 1979, making them the only team, other than the hosts, to win the competition more than once. The next edition saw the first appearance of another Spanish team, Atlético Madrid, who along with the hosts, were joined by German side Bayern Munich, and Argentina's Boca Juniors. The latter two clubs are among the most regular guests. Bayern were runners-up in 1984, 1987 and 2006, while Boca became the first of several South American guests to be invited and have since returned in 1977, 1984, 2003, 2008 and 2018. The only non-European team to win the tournament was Brazil's Internacional, in 1982.

Subsequent competitions have included teams from Italy's Serie A, Germany's Bundesliga. Other top-flight Spanish clubs have also occasionally been invited, including Tenerife and Valencia, who were winners in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Since 1997, the competition has only featured a one-off game, the tournament being shortened due to an increased fixture list and a shorter close season.[1] If the match is tied after 90 minutes, no extra-time is played and the winner is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Winners

List of finals

A (a.e.t.) marks the winner was determined after extra time.
A (p) marks the winner was determined after a penalty shootout.

Four teams (1966–1996)

Year Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1966 Barcelona 3–1 1. FC Köln Anderlecht 7–0 Nantes
1967 2–1 Atlético Madrid Boca Juniors 1–0 Bayern Munich
1968 5–4 Flamengo Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Werder Bremen
1969 2–1 Zaragoza Slovan Bratislava 2–1 Estudiantes
1970 Újpest 3–1 Dynamo Moscow Barcelona 1–0 Schalke 04
1971 Barcelona 1–0 Chacarita Juniors Budapest Honvéd 2–0 Bayern Munich
1972 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 CSKA Sofia Barcelona 0–0 (p) Vasco da Gama
1973 Barcelona 2–2 (p) Borussia Mönchengladbach San Lorenzo 1–1 (p) Municipal
1974 4–1 Rangers Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Ajax
1975 2–1 Feyenoord Spartak Trnava 1–1 (p) Újpest
1976 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt CSKA Moscow
1977 4–1 Schalke 04 Boca Juniors 2–1 Slovan Bratislava
1978 1. FC Köln 5–0 Rapid Wien Barcelona 3–2 Botafogo
1979 Barcelona 3–2 (a.e.t.) Köln Anderlecht 2–2 (p) Zürich
1980 2–1 Vasco da Gama River Plate 0–0 (p) PSV Eindhoven
1981 1. FC Köln 4–0 Barcelona Vasco da Gama 2–1 Ipswich Town
1982 Internacional 3–1 Manchester City Barcelona 1–1 (p) 1. FC Köln
1983 Barcelona 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Anderlecht 4–2 Nottingham Forest
1984 3–1 Bayern Munich Boca Juniors 2–0 Aston Villa
1985 3–1 Hamburger SV Ajax 4–2 Rapid Wien
1986 1–0 PSV Eindhoven Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Milan
1987 Porto 2–0 Bayern Munich Barcelona 3–2 Ajax
1988 Barcelona 3–1 Steaua București Peñarol 3–3 (p) PSV Eindhoven
1989 Mechelen 2–0 Sochaux Barcelona 1–0 Internacional
1990 Barcelona 3–1 Anderlecht PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Spartak Moscow
1991 3–0 Marseille Internacional 2–0 Rapid Wien
1992 2–0 Feyenoord Club Brugge 3–3 (p) CSKA Sofia
1993 Tenerife 3–1 Barcelona Bordeaux 2–0 Hajduk Split
1994 Valencia 4–1 Barcelona PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Brescia
1995 Barcelona 5–1 San Lorenzo Feyenoord 3–2 CSKA Sofia
1996 2–1 Internazionale Anderlecht 3–2 San Lorenzo

Two teams (1997–present)

Year Winner Score Runner-up Attendance
1997 Barcelona 2–2 (p) Sampdoria
1998 2–2 (p) Santos
1999 3–1 Sporting CP
2000 2–1 PSV Eindhoven
2001 3–2 Parma
2002 1–0 Red Star Belgrade 35,640
2003 1–1 (p) Boca Juniors 90,075
2004 2–1 A.C. Milan 98,771
2005 Juventus 2–2 (p) Barcelona 91,826
2006 Barcelona 4–0 Bayern Munich 76,644
2007 5–0 Internazionale 98,559
2008 2–1 Boca Juniors 71,210
2009 Manchester City 1–0 Barcelona 94,123
2010 Barcelona 1–1 (p) Milan 96,165
2011[4] 5–0 Napoli 78,002
2012[5] Sampdoria 1–0 Barcelona 55,498
2013[6] Barcelona 8–0 Santos 81,251
2014[7] 6–0 León 72,475
2015[8] 3–0 Roma 94,422
2016[9] 3–2 Sampdoria 72,334
2017[10] 5–0 Chapecoense 64,705
2018[11] 3–0 Boca Juniors 70,089
2019[12] 2–1 Arsenal 98,812
2020[13] 1–0 Elche 0 [note 1]

Titles by club

Team Titles
Barcelona 43
1. FC Köln 2
Újpest 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Internacional
Porto
Mechelen
Tenerife
Valencia
Juventus
Manchester City
Sampdoria

Participation by club

Below is the participation by club listed, grouped by country.

Participation(s) Team(s)
55 Barcelona
6 PSV Eindhoven
Boca Juniors
5 Anderlecht
Bayern Munich
1. FC Köln
3 San Lorenzo
Rapid Wien
Internacional
Vasco da Gama
CSKA Sofia
Milan
Sampdoria
Ajax
Feyenoord
2 Santos
Manchester City
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schalke 04
Újpest
Internazionale
Slovan Bratislava
Athletic Bilbao
1 Chacarita Juniors
Estudiantes
River Plate
Club Brugge
Mechelen
Botafogo
Chapecoense
Flamengo
Hajduk Split
Sparta Prague

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
Bordeaux
Marseille
Nantes
Sochaux
Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburger SV
Werder Bremen
Budapest Honvéd
Brescia
Juventus
Napoli
Parma
Roma
León
Cerro Porteño
Municipal
Sporting CP
Porto
Steaua București
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Rangers
Red Star Belgrade
Spartak Trnava
Atlético Madrid
Elche
Tenerife
Valencia
Zaragoza
Zürich
Peñarol

Awards/Records

Awards

Lionel Messi holds a number of records in the history of the Joan Gamper Trophy
Most Valuable Player

Records

Top goalscorers
Position Player Club Goals
1 Lionel Messi Barcelona 9
2
Juan Manuel Asensi 7
Txiki Begiristain
Hristo Stoichkov
3 Josep Maria Fusté 6
Marcial Pina

Consecutive goalscoring

  • Lionel Messi is the only player in the history of Joan Gamper Trophy who has scored in six consecutive editions (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).

See also

References

General
  • Lozano Ferrer, Carles; et al. (19 February 2010). "Trofeo Joan Gamper (Barcelona-Spain) 1966–2008". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 9 June 2010.
Specific
  1. Lozano Ferrer, Carles et al
  2. "Enric Llaudet". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. Miguel, J.; Giménez, S. (16 August 2008). "La gran fiesta culé". SPORT.es (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. Barcelona 5-0 Napoli: Fabregas nets debut goal as Spanish giants land Joan Gamper Trophy, Goal, 22 August 2011
  5. Sampdoria wins FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Trophy (0-1), Catalan News, 21 August 2012
  6. Barcelona 8 Santos 0 – Neymar and Lionel Messi on show as Spanish giants win Joan Gamper trophy, Daily Telegraph, 3 August 2013
  7. The Gamper win over Club León in stats, FC Barcelona, 18 August 2014
  8. Happy Gamper for FC Barcelona against Roma (3-0), FC Barcelona, 4 August 2015
  9. FC Barcelona v UC Sampdoria: Gamp-iones! (3-2), FC Barcelona, 10 August 2016
  10. FC Barcelona 5-0 Chapecoense: Football is the winner, FC Barcelona, 7 August 2017
  11. "Barcelona 3-0 Boca Juniors: New signing Malcom scores in Joan Gamper Trophy friendly". BBC Sport. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. Barcelona 2 Arsenal 1: Late Luis Suarez goal seals Joan Gamper Trophy win after Ainsley Maitland-Niles own goal, Evening Standard, 4 August 2019
  13. "Barcelona vs Elche, Joan Gamper Trophy: Final Score 1-0, Barça dominate at home, win preseason finale". Barcablaugranes. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. "Messi, MVP del Joan Gamper". MARCA.com (in Spanish). 3 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  15. "Messi sí quiere". SPORT.es (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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  18. Sport (2018-08-16). "Messi wins the Estrella Damm award". sport. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

Footnotes
  1. Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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