Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi
The Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi (Luigi Berlusconi Trophy) was an annual friendly football match. It was organized by Italian club Milan, and usually was played in August at the San Siro, Milan's home stadium. It was last played in 2015.
| Founded | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Inter (1 time) |
| Most successful club(s) | Milan (13 times) |
| Television broadcasters | Mediaset |
The competition was founded by Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi in memory of his father Luigi, and was originally intended to be contested by the Rossoneri and a former European Cup winners; in the first edition — which took place on 23 August 1991 — they faced Juventus: the match was won by Juventus 2–1. Over the next three years, Milan played against Internazionale, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively, winning all three times. Between 1995 and 2012 the "Berlusconi" was contested exclusively between Milan and Juventus. In the 19 times Milan and Juventus have played each other, Juventus holds a 10–9 edge.
Due to scheduling conflicts no game was played in 2013. The game returned in 2014 - the 23rd edition; it was scheduled in November, but was not played against Juventus, but an Argentinian team, San Lorenzo: Milan won the game 2–0 to earn its 13th trophy. The 24th and final edition to-date was played between Milan and Internazionale in 2015, won by Inter 1–0.
Final
| No. | Date | Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 August 1991 | Juventus 18’ e 30’ Casiraghi |
2 – 1 | Milan 23’ Maldini |
| 2 | 22 August 1992 | Milan 4’ Papin |
1 – 0 | Internazionale |
| 3 | 17 August 1993 | Milan 20’ Simone, 23’ Papin, 39’ Boban |
3 – 2 | Real Madrid 42’ Míchel, 55’ Zamorano (Penalty) |
| 4 | 17 August 1994 | Milan 67’ Gullit |
1 – 0 | Bayern Munich |
| 5 | 18 August 1995 | Juventus | 0 – 0 E.T. (6–5) Penalties |
Milan |
| 6 | 21 August 1996 | Milan 83’ Eranio |
1 – 0 | Juventus |
| 7 | 19 August 1997 | Milan 54’ Cruz, 60’ Kluivert, 62’ Weah |
3 – 1 | Juventus 31’ Conte |
| 8 | 25 August 1998 | Juventus 66’ e 85’ Inzaghi |
2 – 1 | Milan 31’ Bierhoff |
| 9 | 17 August 1999 | Juventus 26’ Del Piero |
1 – 0 | Milan |
| 10 | 27 August 2000 | Juventus 24’ Trezeguet, 65’ Inzaghi |
2 – 2 E.T. (7–6) Penalties |
Milan 2’ José Mari, 35’ Shevchenko (Penalty) |
| 11 | 18 August 2001 | Juventus 5’ Del Piero |
1 – 1 E.T. (4–3) Penalties |
Milan 85’ Serginho (Penalty) |
| 12 | 18 August 2002 | Milan | 0 – 0 E.T. (3–1) Penalties |
Juventus |
| 13 | 17 August 2003 | Juventus 40’ Del Piero, 45’ Camoranesi |
2 – 0 | Milan |
| 14 | 28 August 2004 | Juventus 46’ Olivera |
1 – 0 | Milan |
| 15 | 14 August 2005 | Milan 52’ Kaká, 76’ Serginho |
2 – 1 | Juventus 20’ Vieira |
| 16 | 6 January 2007[1] | Milan 29’ Inzaghi, 68’ Seedorf, 86’ Aubameyang |
3 – 2 | Juventus 40’ Nedved, 67’ Del Piero |
| 17 | 17 August 2007 | Milan 43’ Inzaghi, 47’ Inzaghi |
2 – 0 | Juventus |
| 18 | 17 August 2008 | Milan 21' Jankulovski, 28' Ambrosini, 52' Inzaghi, 79' Ambrosini |
4 – 1 | Juventus 70' Pasquato |
| 19 | 17 August 2009 | Milan 69' Pato |
1 – 1 E.T. (6–5) Penalties |
Juventus 26' Diego |
| 20 | 22 August 2010 | Juventus |
0 – 0 E.T. (5–4) Penalties |
Milan |
| 21 | 22 August 2011 | Milan 9' Boateng 23' Seedorf |
2 – 1 | Juventus 57' Vučinić |
| 22 | 19 August 2012 | Juventus 13' Marchisio 42' Vidal 64' Matri |
3 – 2 | Milan 9' 77' pen. Robinho |
| 23 | 5 November 2014 | Milan 25' Pazzini 85' Bonaventura |
2 – 0 | San Lorenzo |
| 24 | 21 October 2015 | Inter 12' Kondogbia |
1 – 0 | Milan |
Total won
| Club | Played | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014* | ||
| Juventus | 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012 | ||
| Inter | 2015 | ||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| San Lorenzo | |||
'* defeated Internazionale, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and San Lorenzo respectively
Top goalscorers
Trivia
- Coaches to have won the trophy multiple times include:
- Carlo Ancelotti: 1999 and 2000 with Juventus and in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 with Milan
- Fabio Capello: 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1997 with Milan and 2004 with Juventus
- Marcello Lippi: 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2003 with Juventus
- Filippo Inzaghi is the only player to have scored in and also have won the competition with two different teams
References
- The 2006 edition was postponed until January 2007, because it was not possible to organize it in August due to fixtures in the UEFA Champions League for Milan and the Coppa Italia for Juventus.