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 Opponent Result
December 25, 1948[2]
December 26, 1948		 FC Barcelona Denmark Akademisk Boldklub
1 - 1
2 - 1
June 12, 1949[3] FC Barcelona Portugal FC Porto
3 - 1
June 4, 1950[4] FC Barcelona Italy Torino FC
2 - 1
June 15, 1952[5] FC Barcelona France OGC Nice
2 - 0
December 25, 1952[6] FC Barcelona Germany Kickers Offenbach
5 - 2
December 25, 1953[7] FC Barcelona Austria 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