Bruges Matins (football)

The Bruges Matins (Dutch: Brugse Metten, French: Matines Brugeoises) is a yearly friendly tournament organised by the Belgian football club Club Brugge KV.[1]

Bruges Matins
Brugse Metten
The Goedendag Trophy awarded to the winners.
Founded1976
RegionBruges
Number of teams2 (1991, 1993-)
4 (1976–90, 1992)
Current championsNetherlands AZ
Most successful club(s)Belgium Club Brugge (21 titles)

The name of the tournament refers to the nocturnal massacre in Bruges in 1302, which is called the Bruges Matins. The tournament was first organised in 1976 as a four-team competition.[2] However, since 1991, with the exception of 1992, it was reduced to just a one-match tournament between Club Brugge and another team. Normally, teams from abroad are invited, but sometimes other Belgian teams take part. On two occasions, a national team was present, namely Senegal in 1985 and Morocco in 1987. In case Club Brugge play in the Belgian Super Cup, the match won't be organised that season.[3]

The winner of the tournament wins a trophy called Goedendag, which is an alternative name of the medieval club-like weapon more commonly known under the name Morning star. As a result, the tournament is sometimes also called "The Goedendag Trophy".[4]

Matches

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Note: In case of a draw, penalties usually decided the winner. However, both in 1991 and 2014 the game ended in a draw and no winner was declared.

Year Winner Runner-up Result
2024 Not held due to scheduling conflict with 2024 Belgian Super Cup.
2023   AZ   Club Brugge 2–1
2022 Not held due to scheduling conflict with 2022 Belgian Super Cup.
2021 Not held due to scheduling conflict with 2021 Belgian Super Cup.
2020   Club Brugge   Lille 2–0
2019   Club Brugge   Sporting CP 2–2 (pen. 4–3)
2018 Not held due to scheduling conflict with 2018 Belgian Super Cup.
2017   Athletic Bilbao   Club Brugge 2–0
2016 Not held due to scheduling conflict with 2016 Belgian Super Cup.
2015 Not held due to scheduling conflict with 2015 Belgian Super Cup and 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying.
2014 Draw between   Club Brugge and   Bordeaux 0–0
2013   Club Brugge   Wolfsburg 2–1
2012   Club Brugge   Dortmund 3–1
2011   Club Brugge   Leverkusen 2–1
2010 Not held because of construction of field heating in the Jan Breydelstadion.
2009   Club Brugge   AZ 1–0
2008   Club Brugge   Lille 4–1
2007   Club Brugge   Valladolid 2–2 (pen. 5–4)
2006   Club Brugge   Paris Saint-Germain 2–0
2005   Porto   Club Brugge 2–2 (pen. 6–5)
2004   Club Brugge   Auxerre 3–1
2003   Monaco   Club Brugge 3–0
2002   Lens   Club Brugge 1–0
2001   Club Brugge   Rayo Vallecano 2–2 (pen. 5–3)
2000   Club Brugge   PSV Eindhoven 4–0
1999   Kaiserslautern   Club Brugge 3–2
1998   Club Brugge   Dortmund 2–1
1997   Ajax   Club Brugge 4–1
1996   Club Brugge   Paris Saint-Germain 2–0
1995   Club Brugge   Hajduk Split 4–0
1994   Ajax   Club Brugge 3–3 (pen. 5–4)
1993   Club Brugge   Flamengo 2–0
1992   Club Brugge   Leverkusen 4–2
1991 Draw between   Club Brugge and   Barcelona 1–1
1990   Club Brugge   Anderlecht 3–1
1989   Torpedo Moscow   PSV Eindhoven 1–0
1988   Anderlecht   Club Brugge 3–1
1987   Steaua București   Morocco 2–0
1986   Spartak Moscow   Club Brugge 2–1
1985   Anderlecht   Club Brugge 2–1
1984   Club Brugge   Újpest 2–0
1983   Pogoń Szczecin   Borussia Dortmund 2–0
1982   Lokeren   Club Brugge 3–3 (pen. 4–2)
1981   Club Brugge   Lierse 3–1
1980   Sarajevo   Club Brugge 4–3
1979   Club Brugge   Manchester City 3–2
1978   AZ   Ipswich Town 2–0
1977   Queens Park Rangers   Derby County 2–1
1976   Hajduk Split   Rapid Wien 6–0

References

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  1. ^ "Club Brugge wint Brugse Metten na penalty's van Sporting, opvallende rol voor nieuwkomers". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. ^ "Club Brugge liet zich inspireren door Spaanse eersteklasser - VoetbalNieuws". www.voetbalnieuws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  3. ^ "Club Brugge houdt na twee jaar afwezigheid opnieuw Brugse Metten met mooie affiche". De Standaard (in Flemish). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ "Club Brugge is klaar voor bekerfinale: kampioen rekent met twee knappe goals in Brugse Metten af met Lille". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
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