Antonio Puerta Trophy
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Region |
 UEFA(Friendly tournament) |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Boca Juniors (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Sevilla (6 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | Canal Sur, SFC Televisión,Arena Sport, TV3 (in 2011 edition) |
The Antonio Puerta Trophy is an annual summer tournament hosted by Sevilla FC since 2008. The tournament is dedicated to Antonio Puerta, who died on August 28, 2007 (at the age of 22) after suffering a heart injury during the inaugural match of the 2007-08 La Liga season against Getafe.
Currently, Sevilla FC only has invited teams from La Liga but its president, José María del Nido assured to press that this trophy will be played by big European teams such as FC Schalke 04 or AC Milan.
Editions
2008
Played on August 23, 2008 against Málaga CF, team promoted to La Liga that year. It served for remember Antonio Puerta and all the victims of the Spanair Flight 5022, the aerean accident occurred three days before.
2009
Played on August 21, 2009 against Xerez, team also promoted to Liga BBVA that year as occurred in 2008 with Málaga.
2010
It was played on November, during a Liga BBVA break because of UEFA Champions League Group Stage (matchday 5). The rival this time was Granada, team promoted that season to Liga Adelante. It has been the first time since this tournament exists that Sevilla FC lost the final match.
| Sevilla | 1–1 | Granada |
|---|---|---|
José Carlos  58'Cigarini  79' |
Report | Calvo 9' |
| Penalties | ||
Renato  Campaña  José Carlos Rodri |
2–4 | Siqueira Pérez Abel Lucena |
2011
The fourth edition of the tournament was celebrated in summer again, during the pre-season. The guest for first time wasn't Andalusian, it was RCD Espanyol, Sevilla FC twinned team after suffering a similar tragedy as happened to the organizing club in 2007 (Daniel Jarque's death).[1]
| Sevilla | 5–0 | Espanyol |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis 8' Trochowski 21'Rodri 25', 76'Del Moral 45+1'Kanouté 73', 90' |
Report | López 82' |
2012
Played on August 8, 2012 due to the early start of 2012–13 La Liga, against Deportivo, a traditional Sevilla FC "friend" team.
2013
14 November 2013 20:45 |
| Sevilla | 1–1 | Almería |
|---|---|---|
| Perotti 81' (pen.) |
Report | Christian 90+2' |
| Penalties | ||
| Perotti Gameiro Vitolo Figueiras Cristóforo |
4–2 | Rafita Tébar Marcelo Silva Óscar Díaz |
2014
2016
11 November 2016 |
| Sevilla | 3–4 |  Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| N'Zonzi 30' Kolodziejczak 84'Vietto 88' |
Report | Benedetto 24' Pavón 38'Tevez 59', 90+4' |
Titles by team
| Team | Appearances | Titles |
|---|---|---|
 Sevilla FC |
2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | 6 |
| Granada |
2010 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors |
2016 | 1 |
Goalscorers
| Goals | Player | Team | Edition in which scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Carlos |
Sevilla FC |
2009, 2010 |
| 2 | Rodri Ríos |
Sevilla FC |
2011 |
| 2 |  Frédéric Kanouté |
Sevilla FC |
2011 |
| 2 | Diego Perotti |
Sevilla FC |
2009, 2013 |
| 2 | Carlos Tevez |
Boca Juniors |
2016 |
| 1 |  Luís Fabiano |
Sevilla FC |
2008 |
| 1 | Renato |
Sevilla FC |
2008 |
| 1 | Míchel |
Xerez |
2009 |
| 1 | Carlos Calvo |
Granada |
2010 |
| 1 | Manu del Moral |
Sevilla FC |
2011 |
| 1 | Álvaro Negredo |
Sevilla FC |
2012 |
| 1 |  Piotr Trochowski |
Sevilla FC |
2012 |
| 1 | Christian |
Almería |
2013 |
| 1 | Denis Suárez |
Sevilla FC |
2014 |
| 1 |  Carlos Bacca |
Sevilla FC |
2014 |
| 1 | Darío Benedetto |
Boca Juniors |
2016 |
| 1 | Cristian Pavón |
Boca Juniors |
2016 |
| 1 |  Steven N'Zonzi |
Sevilla FC |
2016 |
| 1 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
Sevilla FC |
2016 |
| 1 | Luciano Vietto |
Sevilla FC |
2016 |
References
- ↑ El Sevilla-Espanyol recupera el realce del Trofeo Antonio Puerta Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Spanish), SevillismoYMas.com, July 6, 2011.