Annual association football exhibition match hosted by FC Barcelona
Football tournament
The Joan Gamper Trophy (Catalan : Trofeu Joan Gamper , or simply TJG ) or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual association football exhibition match held in August, before the start of Barcelona 's La Liga season, where top division clubs from the world compete against them. 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-gram (1.8 lb) silver cup with five micrometres of gold finishing, on top of a 10-kilogram (22 lb) marble plinth base.[ 3]
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 Anderlecht , France's Nantes , and Germany's 1. 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 , and other leagues. 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. If the match is tied after ninety minutes, no extra time is played and the winner is decided by a penalty shoot-out .
Winners and results [ edit ] Four teams (1966–1996)[ edit ] Two teams (1997–present)[ edit ]
Ed.
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Attend.
Barcelona goalscorers
Man of the match
32
1997
Barcelona [ 4]
Sampdoria
c. 20,000
Anderson (11), Giovanni (67 p. )
—
33
1998
Barcelona [ 5]
Santos
c. 10,000
Rivaldo (39), Figo (41)
34
1999
Barcelona [ 6]
3–1
Sporting CP
c. 20,000
Figo (7 p. ), Dani (24), Déhu (44)
35
2000
Barcelona [ 7]
2–1
PSV Eindhoven
c. 45,000
Rivaldo (14 p. ), Gerard (25)
36
2001
Barcelona [ 8]
3–2
Parma
c. 50,000
Saviola (30), Christanval (33), Alfonso (75)
37
2002
Barcelona [ 9]
1–0
Red Star Belgrade
35,640
Rochemback (80)
38
2003
Barcelona [ 10]
Boca Juniors
90,075
Gerard (68)
39
2004
Barcelona [ 11]
2–1
Milan
98,771
Giuly (36), Iniesta (68)
40
2005
Juventus [ 12]
Barcelona
91,826
Iniesta (66), Van Bronckhorst (69)
41
2006
Barcelona [ 13]
4–0
Bayern Munich
76,644
Ronaldinho (29), Eto'o (32, 39), Saviola (51)
42
2007
Barcelona [ 14]
5–0
Internazionale
98,559
Ronaldinho (6 p. ), Dos Santos (11), Touré (37), Iniesta (55), Motta (78)
43
2008
Barcelona [ 15]
2–1
Boca Juniors
71,210
Puyol (90+2), Eto'o (90+5)
44
2009
Manchester City [ 16]
1–0
Barcelona
94,123
—
45
2010
Barcelona [ 17]
Milan
96,165
Villa (46)
46
2011
Barcelona [ 18]
5–0
Napoli
78,002
Fàbregas (26), Keita (31), Pedro (62), Messi (66, 77)
Seydou Keita
47
2012
Sampdoria [ 19]
1–0
Barcelona
55,498
—
Sergi Roberto
48
2013
Barcelona [ 20]
8–0
Santos
81,251
Messi (8), Léo (12 o.g. ), Sánchez (20), Pedro (28), Fàbregas (51, 66), Adriano (73), Dongou (81)
Lionel Messi
49
2014
Barcelona [ 21]
6–0
León
72,475
Messi (3), Neymar (12, 43), Munir (55, 78), Sandro (89)
Lionel Messi
50
2015
Barcelona [ 22]
3–0
Roma
94,422
Neymar (26), Messi (41), Rakitić (65)
Ivan Rakitić
51
2016
Barcelona [ 23]
3–2
Sampdoria
72,334
L. Suárez (16), Messi (21, 34)
Lionel Messi
52
2017
Barcelona [ 24]
5–0
Chapecoense
64,705
Deulofeu (6), Busquets (11), Messi (28), L. Suárez (55), D. Suárez (74)
Sergio Busquets
53
2018
Barcelona [ 25]
3–0
Boca Juniors
70,089
Malcom (18), Messi (39), Rafinha (67)
Lionel Messi
54
2019
Barcelona [ 26]
2–1
Arsenal
98,812
Maitland-Niles (69 o.g. ), L. Suárez (90)
Frenkie de Jong
55
2020
Barcelona [ 27]
1–0
Elche
0 [ note 1]
Griezmann (2)
Philippe Coutinho
56
2021
Barcelona [ 28]
3–0
Juventus
2,924 [ note 2]
Depay (3), Braithwaite (57), Puig (90+2)
Neto
57
2022
Barcelona [ 29]
6–0
UNAM
83,021
Lewandowski (3), Pedri (5, 19), Dembélé (10), Aubameyang (49), F. de Jong (84)
Robert Lewandowski
58
2023
Barcelona [ 30]
4–2
Tottenham Hotspur
35,224 [ note 3]
Lewandowski (3), Torres (81), Fati (90), Ezzalzouli (90+3)
Frenkie de Jong
59
2024
Monaco [ 31]
3–0
Barcelona
[ note 3]
—
Pau Víctor
Women's Gamper Trophy[ edit ]
Ed.
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Attend.
Barcelona Femení goalscorers
MVP
1
2021 [ 32]
Barcelona [ 33]
6–0
Juventus
1,783[ note 2]
Bonmatí (2), Hermoso (3, 16), Paredes (12), Graham Hansen (27), Vilamala (48)
Jenni Hermoso
2
2022 [ 34]
Barcelona [ 35]
6–0
Montpellier
5,124[ note 2]
Geyse (23, 52), Guijarro (27, 45), Rolfö (55), Arias (77)
Patricia Guijarro
3
2023 [ 36]
Barcelona [ 37]
5–0
Juventus
5,485[ note 2]
Graham Hansen (5), Lenzini (33 o.g. ), Vilamala (35), Vicky (41), León (76)
Mapi León
4
2024 [ 38]
Barcelona
Milan
[ note 2]
Carlos Córdoba (left) and Dennis Mortimer, captains of Boca Juniors and Aston Villa respectively, before the 1984 third place match Lionel Messi dribbing during the Barcelona v Manchester City match in 2009 Lionel Messi holds a number of records in the history of the Joan Gamper TrophyMost Valuable Player Top goalscorers 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).General Specific
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