Trofeo Pirelli

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Trofeo Pirelli
Founded1998
Abolished2010
Number of teams2
Last championsInternazionale (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[edit]

List of finals[edit]

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

Year Champion Score Runner-up
1996 Italy Internazionale 3–0 England Manchester United
1997 Italy Internazionale 1–1 (4–1) pen. England Manchester United
1998 England Liverpool 2–1 Italy Internazionale
1999 Spain Real Madrid 3–2 Italy Internazionale
2000 Italy Internazionale 2–2 (6–5) pen. Greece Olympiakos
2001 Italy Internazionale 2–1 England Watford
2002 Italy Internazionale 2–1 Italy Roma
2003 Italy Internazionale 1–0 Spain Real Sociedad
2004 Italy Fiorentina 2–2 (5–4) pen. Italy Internazionale
2005 Italy Udinese 2–1 Italy Internazionale
2006 Italy Internazionale 1–0 Spain Mallorca
2007 Italy Internazionale 3–2 England Manchester United
2008 Italy Internazionale 1–0 Germany Bayern Munich
2009 Italy Internazionale 1–0 France AS Monaco
2010 Italy Internazionale 3–0 England Manchester City

Titles by club[edit]

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

Participation by club[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Pirelli Cup 2010: Inter won over ManCity". inter.it. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ Erik Garin; Andrea Veronese. "Coppa Pirelli". RSSSF. 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.