Trofeo Pirelli

Trofeo Pirelli
Founded 1998
Abolished 2010
Number of teams 2
Last champions Internazionale (11 times)
Most successful club(s) Internazionale (11 times)

The Pirelli Cup was an annual friendly football tournament sponsored by the Pirelli Tyre company. The competition was started in 1996 as a single 90-minute friendly match between Pirelli-sponsored Internazionale and another invited team. Since 1996, 14 editions of the one-match tournament have been held. The latest edition of the competition was held in 2010 in Baltimore, featuring Inter Milan and Manchester City. The match ended 3–0 as Inter won the trophy.[1]

Winners

List of finals

[2][3][4][5][1]

YearChampionScoreRunner-up
1996Italy Internazionale3–0England Manchester United
1997Italy Internazionale1–1 (4–1) pen.England Manchester United
1998England Liverpool2–1Italy Internazionale
1999Spain Real Madrid3–2Italy Internazionale
2000Italy Internazionale2–2 (6–5) pen.Greece Olympiakos
2001Italy Internazionale2–1England Watford
2002Italy Internazionale2–1Italy Roma
2003Italy Internazionale1–0Spain Real Sociedad
2004Italy Fiorentina2–2 (5–4) pen.Italy Internazionale
2005Italy Udinese2–1Italy Internazionale
2006Italy Internazionale1–0Spain Mallorca
2007Italy Internazionale3–2England Manchester United
2008Italy Internazionale1–0Germany Bayern Munich
2009Italy Internazionale1–0France AS Monaco
2010Italy Internazionale3–0England Manchester City

Titles by club

Team Titles
Italy Internazionale 11
England Liverpool 1
Spain Real Madrid
Italy Fiorentina
Italy Udinese

Participation by club

Below is the participation by club listed, grouped by country.

Participation(s) Team(s)
15 Italy Internazionale
3 England Manchester United
1 Germany Bayern Munich
Italy Fiorentina
England Liverpool
Spain Mallorca
England Manchester City
France Monaco
Greece Olympiakos
Spain Real Sociedad
Spain Real Madrid
Italy Roma
Italy Udinese
England Watford

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team(s) Goals
1 Italy Marco Branca Internazionale 2
Spain Fernando Morientes Real Madrid 2
Honduras David Suazo Internazionale 2
Nigeria Victor Obinna Internazionale 2

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pirelli Cup 2010: Inter won over ManCity". inter.it. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Erik Garin; Andrea Veronese. "Coppa Pirelli". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pre-season: Man United 2-3 Inter". inter.it. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pre-season: Bayern Munich 0-1 Inter". inter.it. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pirelli Cup: Monaco 0-1 Inter". inter.it. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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