Gamper_Trophy

Joan Gamper Trophy

Joan Gamper Trophy

Annual association football exhibition match hosted by FC Barcelona

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.[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-gram (1.8 lb) silver cup with five micrometres of gold finishing, on top of a 10-kilogram (22 lb) marble plinth base.[3]

Quick Facts Founded, Region ...

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.[1] 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

Four teams (1966–1996)

More information Ed., Year ...

Two teams (1997–present)

More information Ed., Year ...

Women's Gamper Trophy

More information Ed., Year ...

Performance by team

Men's

Chacarita Juniors (left) and FC Bayern Munich starting line ups before playing their match in the 1971 edition
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
More information Team, Winner ...

Women's

More information Team, Winner ...

Awards and records

Awards

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

Records

Top goalscorers
More information Rank, Player ...

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) 1966–2022". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
Specific
  1. [1]
    Lozano Ferrer, Carles et al
  2. [2]
    "Enric Llaudet". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. [3]
    Miguel, J.; Giménez, S. (16 August 2008). "La gran fiesta culé". SPORT.es (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. [4]
    EL BARÇA CONQUISTA SU 26º TROFEO JOAN GAMPER, webdelcule, 22 August 2000
  5. [5]
    DOS FALLOS DEFENSIVOS A ULTIMA HORA, DESLUCIERON LOS 45 MINUTOS SOBRESALIENTES DEL BARÇA DE LA 1ª PARTE, webdelcule, 17 August 2001
  6. [6]
    ¡¡ EL GAMPER SE QUEDA EN CASA !!, webdelcule, 23 August 2002
  7. [7]
    EL BARÇA CAMPEON DEL GAMPER GRACIAS A LOS PENALTIS, webdelcule, 22 August 2003
  8. [8]
    ESPECTÁCULO EN AZUL Y GRANA !!!, webdelcule, 25 August 2004
  9. [9]
    LA FIESTA MUY BIEN PERO EL GAMPER SE FUE PARA ITALIA, webdelcule, 24 August 2005
  10. [10]
    ¡¡ EL BARÇA VENCE, CONVENCE Y SE EXHIBE GOLEANDO AL BAYER!!, webdelcule, 22 August 2006
  11. [11]
    ¡¡¡EL FC BARCELONA DA UNA LECCIÓN DE FÚTBOL, CIBISMO, Y COMPAÑERISMO, POR EL GRAN HOMENAJE QUE RINDIERON A ANTONIO PUERTA!!!, webdelcule, 29 August 2007
  12. [12]
    PUYOL Y ETO'O SALVAN EL GAMPER EN UNOS ÚLTIMOS MINUTOS DE GARRA Y CORAJE, webdelcule, 16 August 2008
  13. [13]
    0-1.NO JUGO MAL EL BARÇA,PERO EL MANCHESTER SE LLEVO EL GAMPER, webdelcule, 19 August 2009
  14. [14]
    EL BARÇA SE LLEVA EL GAMPER POR PENALTIS, DONDE PINTO PARO TRES, Y VILLA MARCA SU PRIMER GOL CON EL BARÇA, webdelcule, 25 August 2010
  15. [15]
    Barcelona 5–0 Napoli: Fabregas nets debut goal as Spanish giants land Joan Gamper Trophy, Goal, 22 August 2011
  16. [16]
    Sampdoria wins FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Trophy (0–1), Catalan News, 21 August 2012
  17. [17]
    Barcelona 8 Santos 0 – Neymar and Lionel Messi on show as Spanish giants win Joan Gamper trophy, The Daily Telegraph, 3 August 2013
  18. [18]
    The Gamper win over Club León in stats, FC Barcelona, 18 August 2014
  19. [19]
    Happy Gamper for FC Barcelona against Roma (3–0), FC Barcelona, 4 August 2015
  20. [20]
    FC Barcelona v UC Sampdoria: Gamp-iones! (3–2), FC Barcelona, 10 August 2016
  21. [21]
    FC Barcelona 5–0 Chapecoense: Football is the winner, FC Barcelona, 7 August 2017
  22. [22]
    "Barcelona 3–0 Boca Juniors: New signing Malcom scores in Joan Gamper Trophy friendly". BBC Sport. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  23. [23]
    Barcelona 2 Arsenal 1: Late Luis Suarez goal seals Joan Gamper Trophy win after Ainsley Maitland-Niles own goal, Evening Standard, 4 August 2019
  24. [24]
    "Barcelona vs Elche, Joan Gamper Trophy: Final Score 1-0, Barça dominate at home, win preseason finale". Barcablaugranes. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  25. [25]
    "FC Barcelona 3-0 Juventus: Gamper festival". FC Barcelona. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  26. [26]
    "FC Barcelona 6-0 Pumas UNAM: Things are looking very good!". FC Barcelona. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  27. [27]
    "FC Barcelona 4-2 Tottenham: Late turnaround wins dramatic Gamper". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  28. [28]
    "Men and women to face Juventus in Joan Gamper Trophy". fcbarcelona.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  29. [29]
    "Barça Women 6-0 Juventus Women: Historic Gamper victory". fcbarcelona.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  30. [30]
    "Pumas and Montpellier to face FC Barcelona men's and women's teams in the Joan Gamper Trophy". fcbarcelona.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  31. [31]
    "FC Barcelona 6-0 Montpellier: Magnificent presentation!". fcbarcelona.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  32. [32]
    "Juventus Women to appear at the women's Gamper". fcbarcelona.com. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  33. [33]
    "FC Barcelona Women 5-0 Juventus Women: Gamper glory". fcbarcelona.com. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  34. [34]
    "Messi, MVP del Joan Gamper". MARCA.com (in Spanish). 3 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  35. [35]
    "Messi sí quiere". SPORT.es (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  36. [36]
    "FC Barcelona v UC Sampdoria: Gamp-iones! (3–2) | FC Barcelona". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  37. [37]
    "Leo Messi, MVP and top scorer in the Gamper | FC Barcelona". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  38. [38]
    Sport (16 August 2018). "Messi wins the Estrella Damm award". sport. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

Footnotes
  1. [N 1]
    The match was behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
  2. [N 2]
    The match was played at the Johan Cruyff Stadium.
  3. [N 3]
    The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joan Gamper Trophy.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Gamper_Trophy, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.