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

List of finals

[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
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
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

Team Titles
Italy Internazionale 11
England Liverpool 1
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

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. ^ 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.