Copa Martini & Rossi was the name of a series of friendly football matches between FC Barcelona and several distinguished European teams during the decade of the 1940s. The winner of the game received a silver cup inscribed with the name of the sponsor, the Italian Multinational Martini & Rossi.[1]
The matches took place at Barcelona's Les Corts, usually as the last game of the season, with which homage was given to the retiring players, or as a Christmas season game. This tournament is considered the precursor to the Trofeu Joan Gamper.
This title should not be confused with the Trofeo Martini & Rossi, award that during the same decade was granted to the First Division team with the best goal difference record during the year, and which the FC Barcelona won a record of six times.
Tournaments
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 1948 December 26, 1948 |  FC Barcelona |  Akademisk Boldklub | 1 – 1 2 – 1 (R) | 
| June 12, 1949 |  FC Barcelona |  FC Porto | 3 – 1 | 
| June 4, 1950 |  FC Barcelona |  Torino FC | 2 – 1 | 
| June 15, 1952 |  FC Barcelona |  OGC Nice | 2 – 0 | 
| December 25, 1952 |  FC Barcelona |  Kickers Offenbach | 5 – 2 | 
| December 25, 1953 |  FC Barcelona |  FK Austria Wien | 2 – 1 | 
Notes and references
- ↑ For unknown reasons, some media has published that the Copa Martini & Rossi was the precursor to the UEFA Supercup, a championship between the winners of the Copa Latina and the Mitropa Cup. This wouldn't be possible since the Mitropa Cup didn't take place between 1941 and 1954.
- ↑ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1948/12/25/MD19481225-001.pdf
- ↑ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1949/06/12/MD19490612-003.pdf
- ↑ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1950/06/05/MD19500605-003.pdf
- ↑ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1952/06/15/MD19520615-001.pdf
- ↑ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1952/12/25/MD19521225-001.pdf
- ↑ http://hemeroteca-paginas.elmundodeportivo.es./EMD02/HEM/1953/12/25/MD19531225-001.pdf