The Trofeo Villa de Gijón, called Trofeo Costa Verde until 1992, is a friendly

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tournament played annually since 1962 in Estadio Municipal El Molinón in

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. The tournament is played between Spanish club

Sporting Gijón Sporting may refer to: *Sport, recreational games and play *Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt Sports clubs *Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt *BFA Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon *Real Sporti ...

and one or more invited teams. The tournament was suspended in the following years:Villa de Gijón: acceso gratis para abonados y entre 15 y 25 € para público (niños, 10 €)
Real Sporting website; 10 August 2012 *1971: Suspended due to the works to change the pitch. *1981: Suspended due to the expansion of the stadium for the

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. *1987: The tournament was changed by a tribute to

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. *1995: Suspended due to the financial crisis of Sporting Gijón. *2009 and 2010: Suspended due to the renovation of the stadium. *2017 and 2018: Suspended due to the works to change the pitch.

Results

List of winners

References

External links

Trofeo Costa Verde at the RSSSF archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trofeo Villa de Gijon Spanish football friendly trophies Sporting de Gijón 1962 establishments in Spain