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| Date | 15 August 2018 | ||||||
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| Venue | Camp Nou, Barcelona | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | ||||||
| Referee | Alberto Undiano Mallenco | ||||||
| Attendance | 70,089 | ||||||
The 2018 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 53rd edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy, an annual friendly football match held in August each year. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Argentine side Boca Juniors at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. [1] [2] [3]
Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Boca Juniors is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División, becoming the most successful team of Argentina in number of official titles, with 68 won to date. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 33 Primera División championships, and 13 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925.
Camp Nou is the home stadium of FC Barcelona since its completion in 1957.
This marked Boca's sixth appearance in the Joan Gamper Trophy, after previously taking part in the 1967, 1977, 1984, 2003 and 2008 editions.
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Camp de Les Corts, commonly referred to as Les Corts, was a sports stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the home for FC Barcelona until the club moved to the Camp Nou in 1957. It was also the home of CD Condal for the club's entire history.

Hugo Alejandro Sotil Yerén is a Peruvian former professional football player. Nicknamed El Cholo, he played as a striker or midfielder. Together with Teófilo Cubillas and Héctor Chumpitaz, he was one of Peru's most recognized football players of the 1970s. He also was a popular player in Peru, and a biopic on his life was released in that decade.
The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper is the training ground and academy base of Spanish football club FC Barcelona. It was officially opened on 1 June 2006, and was named in honor of Joan Gamper, founder of the club.
The history of Futbol Club Barcelona goes from the football club's founding in 1899 and up to current time. FC Barcelona, also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish footballers led by Joan Gamper. The club played amateur football until 1910 in various regional competitions. In 1910, the club participated in their first of many European competitions, and has since amassed fourteen UEFA trophies and a sextuple. In 1928, Barcelona co-founded La Liga, the top-tier in Spanish football, along with a string of other clubs. As of 2019, Barcelona has never been relegated from La Liga, a record they share with Athletic Bilbao and arch-rival Real Madrid.
The FC Barcelona museum was inaugurated on 24 September 1984 under the presidency of Josep Lluís Nuñez. In 2000, the museum was renamed President Nuñez museum under the presidency of his successor, Joan Gaspart. On 15 June 2010, the museum was reopened after a long restructuring.
The 2013–14 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 114th in existence and the club's 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
The 2016 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 51st edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Italian side Sampdoria at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. This marked Sampdoria's third appearance in the Joan Gamper Trophy, after losing on penalties in 1997 and winning 1–0 in 2012.
The 2017–18 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 118th in existence and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
The 2017 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 52nd edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Brazilian side Chapecoense at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. This marked Chapecoense's first ever appearance in the Joan Gamper Trophy, as a tribute to the 71 Chapecoense players and staff who lost their lives after the LaMia Flight 2933 tragedy in La Unión, Colombia, on 28 November 2016.
The 2015 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 50th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Italian side Roma at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. This was Roma's first appearance in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
The 2014 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 49th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Mexican side León at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. This marked the first appearance of a North American team in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
The 2013 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 48th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Brazilian side Santos at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. This marked Barcelona's biggest win in the Joan Gamper Trophy with an eight-goal advantage.
The 2012 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 47th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Italian side Sampdoria at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. The Genovese club, in their second appearance after 1997, won their first ever Joan Gamper Trophy defeating the Catalans 1-0.
The 2011 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 46th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced Italian side Napoli at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.
The 2018–19 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 119th season in existence and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in four competitions after winning the double of La Liga and Copa del Rey in the previous season.
The 2019 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 54th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy, an annual friendly football match held in August every year. Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced English side Arsenal at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.