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Algarve Football Cup

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Algarve Football Cup
Founded2001 (as Guadiana Trophy)
RegionEurope
Number of teams2–4
Current championsEngland Fulham
(1st trophy)
Most successful club(s)Portugal Benfica
(9 trophies)
WebsiteHome page

The Algarve Football Cup or Algarve Trophy (Troféu do Algarve), previously known as Guadiana Trophy until 2013, is a pre-season friendly football tournament played in Algarve, Portugal (one edition was played in Spain). Benfica is the most successful team in the tournament, having won nine trophies in fourteen participations.

Tournaments

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Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Guadiana Trophy
2001 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Farense Spain Sevilla
2002 Portugal Benfica Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
2003 Portugal Belenenses Portugal Benfica
2004 Spain Real Betis
2005 Portugal Sporting CP Portugal Vitória de Setúbal England Middlesbrough Spain Real Betis
2006 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Portugal Benfica
2007 Portugal Benfica Spain Real Betis Portugal Sporting CP
2008 Portugal Sporting CP England Blackburn Rovers Portugal Benfica
2009 Portugal Benfica Portugal Olhanense Belgium Anderlecht Spain Athletic Bilbao
2010 England Aston Villa Netherlands Feyenoord
2011 Belgium Anderlecht France Paris Saint-Germain
2012 England Newcastle United Greece Olympiacos Portugal Braga
2013 Portugal Braga England West Ham United Portugal Sporting CP
Algarve Football Cup
2016 Portugal Benfica Portugal Vitória de Setúbal England Derby County
2017 Spain Real Betis
2018 France Lille Portugal Porto England Everton
2022 Portugal Benfica England Fulham France Nice
2023 Spain Celta Vigo Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
2024 England Fulham Portugal Benfica

2001

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The 2001 competition took place between 27 and 29 July 2001 and featured Farense, Vitória Guimarães and Sevilla. Vitória Guimarães won after the draw in the last match against Sevilla.

Vitória de Guimarães Portugal0–0Spain Sevilla
Report
Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António

2002

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Benfica Portugal2–1Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
Roger 25', 47' Report Meyong 86'
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António

2003

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Belenenses Portugal2–2Portugal Benfica
Antchouet
Verona
Report Argel
Cristiano 90'
Penalties
2–1
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António

2004

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Real Betis Spain3–0Portugal Benfica
Fernando 6', 51', 53' Report
Estadio Blas Infante, Ayamonte
Referee: Santana Ponce

2005

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The 2005 competition took place between 28 and 30 July 2005 and featured Sporting, Vitória Setubal, Middlesbrough and Betis. Sporting won in the final against Vitória Setubal.

2006

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The 2006 competition took place between 27 and 29 July 2006 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Deportivo La Coruña. Sporting won in the final against Deportivo.

Sporting CP Portugal1–0Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Deivid 26'
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António

2007

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The 2007 competition took place between 3 and 5 August 2007 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Real Betis. Benfica won in the final against rivals Sporting.

Benfica Portugal1–0Portugal Sporting CP
David Luiz 79' Report
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Pedro Henriques[1]

2008

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The 2008 competition took place between 25 and 27 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Sporting and Blackburn Rovers. Sporting won in the final against Benfica.

Sporting CP Portugal2–0Portugal Benfica
Yannick 57'
Derlei 72'
Report
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Nuno Almeida

2009

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The 2009 competition took place between 16 and 18 July 2009 and featured Benfica, Olhanense, Athletic Bilbao and Anderlecht. Benfica won in the final against Olhanense.

Benfica Portugal2–1Portugal Olhanense
Cardozo 64'
Miguel Vítor 90'
Report Ukra 62' (pen.)
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António

2010

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The 2010 edition of the tournament took place between 30 July and 1 August 2010 and featured English side Aston Villa, alongside Dutch side Feyenoord and Benfica.[2]

Benfica Portugal4–1England Aston Villa
David Luiz 10'
Saviola 37', 50'
Cardozo 43'
Report Carew 68'
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: João Capela

2011

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The 2011 competition took place between 15 and 17 July. It featured Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Anderlecht. Benfica won after a draw in the final match against Anderlecht.

Benfica Portugal2–2Belgium Anderlecht
Saviola 16'
Urretaviscaya 56'
Report Lukaku 27'
Suárez 45'
Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Duarte Gomes

2012

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The 2012 competition took place between 26 and 28 July. It featured Braga, Newcastle United and Olympiacos. Newcastle won in the final against Braga.

Prize Pot €4.5 million. Minimum €950,000 for all participants.

Newcastle United England2–1Portugal Braga
Ba 64'
R. Taylor 73'
Report Amorim 68'
Referee: Paulo Baptista

2013

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The 2013 competition took place between 5 and 7 August 2013. It featured Sporting CP, West Ham United and Braga. Braga won in the final against Sporting.

Sporting CP Portugal0–1Portugal Braga
Report Edinho 52'
Municipal de Portimão, Portimão
Referee: Ivo Santos

2016

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After a two-year hiatus, the competition returned with a new name. It took place between 14 and 16 July 2016 and featured Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal and Derby County. Benfica won in the final against Derby County.

Benfica Portugal4–0England Derby County
N. Semedo 16'
R. Fonte 54'
A. Almeida 63'
E. Salvio 90'
Report
Referee: Pedro Oliveira

2017

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Benfica Portugal2–1Spain Real Betis
Report
Referee: Luís Godinho

2022

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Nice France0–2England Fulham
Report
Penalties
2–3
Referee: Hélder Carvalho

Fulham England1–5Portugal Benfica
Report
Attendance: ~15,000[3]
Referee: Nuno Almeida[4]

2023

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Benfica Portugal2–0Spain Celta Vigo
Report
Attendance: 14,822[6]
Referee: Carlos Teixeira

2024

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Benfica Portugal0–1England Fulham
Report
Referee: Fá Sanhá

Number of wins

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Club Winners Runners-up
Portugal Benfica 9 3
Portugal Sporting CP 3 0
Spain Real Betis 1 2
England Fulham 1 1
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
Portugal Belenenses
England Newcastle United
Portugal Braga
France Lille
1 0
Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 0 3
Portugal Farense
Spain Deportivo La Coruña
England Blackburn Rovers
Portugal Olhanense
England Aston Villa
Belgium Anderlecht
Greece Olympiacos
England West Ham United
Portugal Porto
Spain Celta Vigo
0 1
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References

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  1. ^ "BENFICA-SPORTING, 1-0 (David Luiz 79)".
  2. ^ "Aston Villa | Football Club | News | Club News | Club News | Guadiana Cup". Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. ^ Benfica repete boa exibição, goleia Fulham e conquista Troféu do Algarve
  4. ^ "Jogo Direto".
  5. ^ Al Nassr de Luís Castro e Cristiano Ronaldo goleado pelo Celta no arranque do Troféu do Algarve Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b Alves, Armando (23 July 2023). "Benfica muito à frente dos rivais nos jogos de preparação disputados no Algarve" [Benfica way ahead of their rivals in preparation matches played at Algarve]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ Fernando, Urbano (20 July 2023). "Benfica vence Al Nassr de Ronaldo com goleada e classe (veja os golos)" [Benfica beat Ronaldo's Al Nassr with a thrashing and class (watch the goals)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2023.