The Catalonia International Trophy ( ca, Trofeu Catalunya Internacional, es, Trofeo Catalunya Internacional) is an

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friendly tournament organised in

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by the

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and which the Catalonia national team plays against another national team. It was created in 2009 and is held annually at the end of December.

History

Since 1997, the Catalan national team has played an international

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nearly every year, coinciding with the Christmas holidays. In 2009, in the context of Catalan aspirations to participate in official FIFA or

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competitions, the president of the

, Jordi Casals, announced the conversion of friendlies into an annual tournament, named the ''Catalonia International Trophy''. The artist Joan Mora donated a sculpture symbolising the four bars of the Catalan flag as a prize for the winner. On 22 December 2009, the first edition,

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's Catalonia won 4–2 against

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. After that, four more games were held against Honduras,

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and Cape Verde.

Fixtures and results

Fixtures

Results

Records and statistics

Results summary

Table of winners

Top goalscorers

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Catalonia International Trophy 2009 establishments in Catalonia 2009 establishments in Spain Annual sporting events Recurring sporting events established in 2009 Catalan football friendly trophies Spanish football friendly trophies International association football competitions hosted by Spain Catalonia national football team