Trofeo Villa de Gijón

Since the tournament is called Villa de Gijón, the trophy is a rendering of the monument Elogio del Horizonte of Eduardo Chillida.

The Trofeo Villa de Gijón, called Trofeo Costa Verde until 1992, is a friendly association football tournament played annually since 1962 in Estadio Municipal El Molinón in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. The tournament is played between Spanish club Sporting Gijón and one or more invited teams.

The tournament was suspended in the following years:[1]

  • 1971: Suspended due to the works to change the pitch.
  • 1981: Suspended due to the expansion of the stadium for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
  • 1987: The tournament was changed by a tribute to Quini.
  • 1995: Suspended due to the financial crisis of Sporting Gijón.
  • 2009 and 2010: Suspended due to the renovation of the stadium.
  • 2017 and 2018: Suspended due to the works to change the pitch.

Results

Year Winners Runners-Up Scores Third Place Fourth Place
Trofeo Costa Verde
1962 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Osasuna 2–2
1963 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–0
1964 Spain Oviedo Spain Sporting Gijón 1–1
1965 Spain Sporting Gijón Portugal Belenenses 3–1
1966 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal Spain Sporting Gijón 3–1
1967 France Angoulême Spain Sporting Gijón 2–1
1968 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Spain Sporting Gijón 3–2
1969 Spain Real Sociedad Spain Sporting Gijón 1–0
1970 Spain Sporting Gijón Portugal Vitória de Setúbal VIT 2–2 BEL
SPG 3–2 VIT
SPG 5–1 BEL 		Portugal Belenenses
1972 Spain Sporting Gijón Germany Hamburger SV 1–0
1973 Germany 1. FC Köln Spain Sporting Gijón SPG 1–2 KÖLN
KÖLN 1–0 VEL
SPG 2–1 VEL 		Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež Mostar
1974 Spain Oviedo Spain Sporting Gijón OVI 2–1 MTK
SPG 0–1 OVI 		Hungary MTK Budapest
1975 Spain Sporting Gijón Bulgaria CSKA Sofia SPG 1–0 ENS
ENS 1–2 CSKA
SPG 2–2 CSKA 		Spain Ensidesa
1976 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Oviedo 3–0
1977 Spain Sporting Gijón Hungary Videoton SPG 4–1 VIT
VID 2–2 VIT
SPG 4–1 VID 		Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
1978 Spain Sporting Gijón Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow 4–1 Austria Austria Wien Spain Racing Santander
1979 Spain Sporting Gijón Belgium White Star Woluwe SPG 2–0 WHI
BEL 0–1 WHI
SPG 3–2 BEL 		Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
1980 Netherlands AZ Spain Sporting Gijón 3–2 Portugal Porto Bulgaria Levski Sofia
1982 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Spain Sporting Gijón 1–0 Spain Barcelona Spain Oviedo
1983 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 Spain Sporting Gijón Germany 1. FC Köln
1984 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Real Sociedad 1–0 Romania Steaua București Netherlands Groningen
1985 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Oviedo SPG 3–2 SPA
OVI 4–0 SPA
SPG 1–0 OVI 		Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
1986 Spain Sporting Gijón Belgium Standard Liège SPG 3–1 STA
OVI 0–1 STA
SPG 2–1 OVI 		Spain Oviedo
1988 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Valencia 3–0
1989 Spain Sporting Gijón Bulgaria Vitosha 2–2
1990 Spain Sporting Gijón Portugal Sporting CP SPG 1–0 SCP
AVI 1–1 SCP
SPG 2–0 AVI 		Spain Avilés
1991 Spain Sporting Gijón England Crystal Palace SPG 5–0 LEV
CRY 3–1 LEV
SPG 2–2 CRY 		Bulgaria Levski Sofia
1992 Spain Sporting Gijón Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol SPG 2–0 VIT
VIT 3–3 TAV
SPG 2–1 TAV 		Netherlands Vitesse
Trofeo Villa de Gijón
1994 Russia CSKA Moscow Spain Sporting Gijón SPG 1–1 TEN
SPG 1–2 CSKA
TEN 0–1 CSKA 		Spain Tenerife Triangular 45-minute game
1996 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Real Madrid 2–1
1997 Spain Real Betis Spain Sporting Gijón 3–1
1998 Spain Valladolid Spain Sporting Gijón 2–1
1999 Spain Racing Santander Spain Sporting Gijón 2–1
2000 Spain Real Sociedad Spain Sporting Gijón SPG 0–0 ZAR
SPG 0–1 RSO
ZAR 0–1 RSO 		Spain Zaragoza Triangular 45-minute game
2001 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Racing Santander 2–0
2002 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Racing Santander 0–0
2003 Spain Tenerife Spain Sporting Gijón 2–1
2004 Spain Racing Santander Spain Sporting Gijón 1–1
2005 Spain Athletic Bilbao Spain Sporting Gijón 1–2
2006 Spain Racing Santander Spain Sporting Gijón 0–0
2007 Spain Racing Santander Spain Sporting Gijón 0–0 (4–3 p)
2008 Spain Sporting Gijón Italy Milan 2–0
2011 Italy Genoa Spain Sporting Gijón 2–1
2012 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Spain Sporting Gijón 2–0
2013 Spain Villarreal Spain Sporting Gijón 4–1
2014 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Getafe 0–0
2015 Spain Sporting Gijón Italy Palermo 3–1
2016 Spain Sporting Gijón Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 (4–2 p)

List of winners

Team Titles Years won
Spain Sporting Gijón 25 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016
Spain Racing Santander 4 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
Spain Oviedo 2 1964, 1974
Spain Real Sociedad 2 1969, 2000
Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 1 1966
France Angoulême 1 1967
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1 1968
Germany 1. FC Köln 1 1973
Netherlands AZ 1 1980
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1 1982
Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1 1983
Russia CSKA Moscow 1 1994
Spain Real Betis 1 1997
Spain Valladolid 1 1998
Spain Tenerife 1 2003
Spain Athletic Bilbao 1 2005
Italy Genoa 1 2011
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 1 2012
Spain Villarreal 1 2013

References

  1. ^ Villa de Gijón: acceso gratis para abonados y entre 15 y 25 € para público (niños, 10 €); Real Sporting website; 10 August 2012