Copa Martini & Rossi


Copa Martini & Rossi was the name of a series of friendly football matches between FC Barcelona and several distinguished European teams during the decade of the 1940s. The winner of the game received a silver cup inscribed with the name of the sponsor, the Italian Multinational Martini & Rossi.
The matches took place at Barcelona's Les Corts, usually as the last game of the season, with which homage was given to the retiring players, or as a Christmas season game. This tournament is considered the precursor to the Trofeu Joan Gamper.
This title should not be confused with the Trofeo Martini & Rossi, award that during the same decade was granted to the First Division team with the best goal difference record during the year, and which the FC Barcelona won a record of six times.

Tournaments

DateWinnerRunner-upResult
December 25, 1948
December 26, 1948		 FC Barcelona Akademisk Boldklub
1 – 1
2 – 1
June 12, 1949 FC Barcelona FC Porto
3 – 1
June 4, 1950 FC Barcelona Torino FC
2 – 1
June 15, 1952 FC Barcelona OGC Nice
2 – 0
December 25, 1952 FC Barcelona Kickers Offenbach
5 – 2
December 25, 1953 FC Barcelona FK Austria Wien
2 – 1