Taçi Oil Cup

Taçi Oil Cup
Trofeu Taçi Oil
Founded 2008
Abolished 2010
Region UEFA
Number of teams 2
Last champions Spain Real Madrid (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Albania Tirana
Spain Real Madrid
Italy Milan (1 title each)
Website fshf.org

The Taçi Oil Cup (Albanian: Trofeu Taçi Oil) was an annual friendly football competition held in Albania. The competition took place in Tiranë between 2008 and 2010. The tournament was organized by Albanian businessman Rezart Taçi in cooperation with UNICEF from 2008 to 2010.[1][2]

Editions

2008

In the inaugural match, Tirana faced then-FIFA Club World Cup winners Milan. Tirana won the match thanks to the screamers of Xhafa and Muzaka, while the consolation goal for Milan came from Ronaldinho in the last moments of the match.[3] The profits from the tickets went for charity.[3]

2009

In the second edition, Albania national team faced Milan.[4] The Rossoneri took a double-advantage thanks to the goals of Ronaldinho and Shevchenko, but Albania fired back by overturning the results with the strikers of Vila, Muzaka and Salihi in a period of 12 minutes.[4] Milan, however, equalized in the 87th-minute with the goal of Inzaghi. Then Milan claimed their 1st trophy by winning 5–4 in penalty shootouts, with Albania's Elvin Beqiri missing the decisive penalty.[4][5]

2010

On 10 January, it was reported that Gramozi Ersekë (Rezart Taçi's city club) will face Spanish giants Real Madrid ten days later, thus leaving Milan for the first time outside the competition.[6] Before the start of the match, a one minute of silence was held in the honour of Panajot Pano, who just died two days earlier.[7] Xhafa opened the score after only two minutes by heading an Marko dos Santos' cross, beating Dudek.[7] However, Real bounced back and scored a header via Kaká, and then Benzema netted the winner nine minutes before the final whilstle, making Real Madrid the third team to win the trophy.[7]

Titles by club

Team Titles
Albania Tirana 1
Italy Milan
Spain Real Madrid

Participation by club

Participation(s) Team(s)
2 Milan
1 Tirana, Albania, Gramozi Ersekë, Real Madrid,

Top goalscorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Albania Daniel Xhafa Albania Tirana/Gramozi Ersekë 2
Albania Gjergji Muzaka Albania Tirana/Albania
Brazil Ronaldinho Italy Milan
2 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan 1
Albania Emiljano Vila Albania Albania
Albania Hamdi Salihi Albania Albania
Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Milan
Brazil Kaká Spain Real Madrid
France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Con il patocino dell'UNICEF" (in Italian). acmilan.com. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Real Madrid in amichevole a Tirana" (in Italian). ansa.it. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Fitore dhe spektakël në ndeshjen miqësore për bamirësi, Tirana – Milan (2-1)" (in Albanian). Ora News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Milan fiton trofeun Taçi Oil nga pika e bardhë" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2016. C1 control character in |title= at position 29 (help)
  5. ↑ "Trofeu "Taçi Oil", Milan mund Shqipërinë vetëm me penallti" (in Albanian). Noa.al. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ndeshja me yjet e Real Madridit do të luhet për bamirësi" (in Albanian). FK Gramozi. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Reali mposht Gramozin" (in Albanian). Lajme Sport. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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