Trofeo Costa del Sol

Trofeo Costa del Sol

The cup exhibited in the trophy room of Sevilla FC in 2010
Organising body	Málaga CF Council of Málaga [n 1]
Founded	1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Region	Málaga, Spain
Number of teams	4 (1961–83) 2 (2005–present)
Related competitions	Antonio Puerta Trophy
Current champions	Málaga 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

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

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References

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