Trofeo Villa de Madrid

The Villa de Madrid Trophy (Spanish: Trofeo Villa de Madrid) was an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium played since 1973, with the exception of 1999 and 2001. In 2004 the tournament changed its name to "Trophy Hellboy", but was discontinued in the subsequent seasons.

Trofeo Villa de Madrid
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising bodySpain Club Atlético de Madrid
Founded1973
Abolished2003; 21 years ago (2003)
RegionMadrid, Spain
Number of teams2 (2003)
Related competitionsJoan Gamper Trophy
Last championsSpain Atlético Madrid (2003)
Most successful club(s)Spain Atlético Madrid
(18 titles)

The hosts, Atlético Madrid, are the top winners with 18 victories. Immediately behind them is A.C. Milan with three. They are followed by a group of teams with a win in the competition such as Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Werder Bremen, Independiente and River Plate. Initially, the competition was a four-team tournament and included two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and a final, but from 1994 to 2003 the tournament was played in a single match format.[1]

List of winners

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Ed. Year Winners Score Runners up
1 1973   Milan
2–1
  JSD Partizan
2 1974   Atlético Madrid
1–0
  Újpest
3 1975   Atlético Madrid
2–1
  Torpedo Moscow
4 1976   Atlético Madrid
1–0
  Athletic Bilbao
5 1977   Milan
3–2
  América
6 1978   River Plate
0–0 (4–3 p)
  Atlético Madrid
7 1979   VfB Stuttgart
1–0
  Grasshopper
8 1980   Atlético Madrid
1–1 (p)
  Ajax
9 1981   Independiente
1–0
  Honduras
10 1982   Borussia Dortmund
2–0
  Atlético Madrid
11 1983   Atlético Madrid
2–1
  Sevilla
12 1984   PSV
[n 1]
  Atlético Madrid
13 1985   Atlético Madrid
2–0
  Grêmio
14 1986   Atlético Madrid
3–2
  Flamengo
15 1987   Liverpool
1–0
  Atlético Madrid
16 1988   Werder Bremen
1–0
  Atlético Madrid
17 1989   Atlético Madrid
[n 1]
  Dinamo București
18 1990   Atlético Madrid
3–2
  Red Star
19 1991   Milan
1–1 (p)
  Atlético Madrid
20 1992   Atlético Madrid
2–0
  São Paulo
21 1993   Atlético Madrid
[n 1]
  Vasco da Gama
22 1994   Atlético Madrid
5–1
  1. FC Köln
23 1995   Atlético Madrid
3–1
  Newell's Old Boys
24 1996   Atlético Madrid
5–0
  Red Star
25 1997   Atlético Madrid
1–0
  Inter
26 1998   Atlético Madrid
3–0
  Lazio
27 2000   Atlético Madrid
3–1
  Flamengo
28 2002   Chievo Verona
4–2
  Atlético Madrid
29 [n 2] 2003   Atlético Madrid
1–0
  Boca Juniors
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Three-team tournament, defined on points
  2. ^ Named "Centennial Edition"

Titles by club

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Argentine side River Plate, winners in 1978, covered on El Gráfico magazine
Team Titles
  Atlético Madrid
18
  Milan
3
  Borussia Dortmund
1
  Chievo Verona
1
  Independiente
1
  Liverpool
1
  Werder Bremen
1
  PSV
1
  River Plate
1
  VfB Stuttgart
1

Titles by country

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Country Titles
  Spain
18
  Germany
3
  Italy
3
  Argentina
2
  England
1
  Netherlands
1

References

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