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Trofeo Costa del Sol

Trofeo Costa del Sol
The cup exhibited in the trophy room
of Sevilla FC in 2010
Organising bodyMálaga CF
Council of Málaga [n 1]
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
RegionMálaga, Spain
Number of teams4 (1961–83)
2 (2005–present)
Related competitionsAntonio Puerta Trophy
Current championsMálaga CF (2023)
Most successful club(s)Málaga CF (8 titles)

The Trofeo Costa del Sol (formerly "Trofeo Internacional Costa del Sol") is a football friendly competition, financed by the Spain Football Federation and held in the city of Málaga, organised by both CD Málaga and Málaga City Council.

The competition initially ran from 1961 to 1983, being then discontinued due to financial difficulties until 2004, when it was finally relaunched. Since CD Málaga no longer exists as such, Málaga CF now participates in their stead.[1]

History

The competition was held between 1961 and 1984 with four clubs participating, the local team and three invited clubs, with the exception of 1981 and 1982 when it was interrupted due to La Rosaleda Stadium being refurbished for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Tottenham were invited in 1965 in which they won the trophy and then back in 1966 to defend it which they then won again.[2] Santos FC with superstar Pelé participated in 1967.[1]

Nevertheless, CD Málaga's financial problems resulted in the competition being discontinued in 1983. The Trofeo Costa del Sol was relaunched in 2004, and was then staged until 2018. From the 2005 edition onwards, only one team was invited to play against the host team.[1]

Some of the most notable players to have taken part in the Trofeo Costa del Sol are Pelé (1967), Eusébio (1966), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1963) and Johan Cruyff (1977), playing for their respective clubs. National teams such as the Argentina have participated in the competition as well.[3]

In 2023, Málaga CF announced that the club had intentions to relaunch the tournament, which last edition was held in 2017.[4] The club stated they wanted to bring a German team to the competition.[5]

List of champions

Players holding the cup won in 1968
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up
1
 1961 Spain Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Spain Sevilla
2
 1962 Italy Roma 3–0 Spain CD Málaga
3
 1963 Spain CD Málaga 3–1 Spain Real Madrid
4
 1964 Spain Sevilla 2–2 Spain CD Málaga
5
 1965 England Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Belgium Standard Liège
6
 1966 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Portugal Benfica
7
 1967 Spain Espanyol 2–1  Argentina [n 2]
8
 1968 Argentina Racing Club 2–0 Belgium Anderlecht
9
 1969 Brazil Corinthians 2–1 Spain Barcelona
10
 1970 Hungary Vasas 2–1 Spain CD Málaga
11
 1971 Spain CD Málaga 2–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star
12
 1972 Uruguay Nacional 1–0 Spain CD Málaga
13
 1973 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star 2–1 Spain CD Málaga
14
 1974 Spain CD Málaga 1–1 England Derby County
15
 1975 Uruguay Peñarol 3–2 Spain CD Málaga
16
 1976 Spain Real Madrid 3–0 Spain CD Málaga
17
 1977 Spain Barcelona 3–0 Spain CD Málaga
18
 1978 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Argentina Huracán
19
 1979 Hungary Ferencváros 2–1 Spain Sevilla
20
 1980 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–0 Spain CD Málaga
–
 1981–1982
(No tournament held)
21
 1983 Brazil Internacional 2–0 Mexico América
–
 1984–2002
(No tournament held)
22
 2003 [n 3] Italy Brescia 0–0 Spain Málaga
23
 2004 Spain Sevilla 1–1 Spain Málaga
24
 2005 Spain Málaga 2–0 England Newcastle United
25
 2006 Uruguay Nacional 1–0 Spain Málaga
26
 2007 [n 4] Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Spain Málaga
27
 2008 Spain Málaga 2–1 Spain Real Betis
–
 2009
(No tournament held)
28
 2010 Spain Málaga 2–1 Italy Parma
29
 2011 Spain Málaga 4–0 Uruguay Peñarol
30
 2012 Spain Málaga 1–0 England Everton
–
 2013
(No tournament held)
31
 2014 Italy Fiorentina 2–0 Spain Málaga
32
 2015 Spain Málaga 2–0 Qatar Lekhwiya
33
 2016 Spain Málaga 0–0 (4–2 p) Italy Sampdoria
34
 2017 Italy Lazio 1–0 Spain Málaga
–
 2018–2022
(No tournament held)
35
 2023 Spain Málaga 2–1 Spain Antequera

Notes

  1. ^ Supported by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
  2. ^ National team squad.
  3. ^ Unofficial edition
  4. ^ Played on 16 January 2008

References

  1. ^ a b c HISTORIA at Málaga CF website
  2. ^ Holmes, Logan. "Tottenham Win 1965 and 1966 Costa del Sol Trophy Know Your Tottenham History". Hotspurhq.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ Trofeo Costa del Sol on RSSSF.com
  4. ^ El Málaga se propone recuperar el Trofeo Costa del Sol at Diario Sur, 9 Jun 2023
  5. ^ El Trofeo Costa del Sol puede regresar este mismo verano: "Es algo que el Málaga tiene que recuperar" by José Manuel Simón at El Desmarque, 20 Apr 2023
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