The Teresa Herrera Trophy ( es, Trofeo Teresa Herrera) is an annual
pre-season football
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tournament hosted by
Deportivo La Coruña at the
Estadio Riazor.
Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain (behind the "Trofeo Playa y Sol" (1901) and "Copa San Pedro" (1941)). The matches are usually played at Estadio Riazor during the second half of August, and since 1990 the tournament always features local club Deportivo.
History
First played in 1946, the competition originally began as a means to raise money for the poor of the city of A Coruña in
Galicia
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, Northern Spain. The trophy is named in honour of an 18th-century local woman who was famed for her work with the region's poor.
The first match in 1946 was a game between
Sevilla and
Athletic Club; Sevilla won the match 3–2.
List of champions
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The team that consisted of 23 players from 13 association football clubs established in the A Coruña province.
Women's tournament
Since 2013 a women's football trophy is also held. Until 2016, when Deportivo La Coruña created its women's football section, the tournament was hosted by a local women's team.
The inaugural edition was contested by the two top local teams, second tier
Victoria CF and third tier
Orzán SD.
In 2014 the match was played in Riazor for the first time, and it featured a foreign opponent,
Boavista FC
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. A qualifier tournament for several local teams was arranged, which was won by defending champion Victoria. Boavista played with old Deportivo uniforms since their own were stolen.
In 2015, Victoria again made it to the Trophy after beating Orzán on penalties, but this time it suffered a crushing defeated against 3-times
national champion Rayo Vallecano.
List of champions
Titles by club
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
See also
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Ramón de Carranza Trophy
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Colombino Trophy Trofeo Colombino was a summer football tournament hosted annually by Recreativo de Huelva at their home ground Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Nuevo Colombino in Huelva, Spain. The tournament is held in honor of Recre's position as the oldest surviving Spa ...
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References
External links
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