Trofeo Pirelli

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Trofeo Pirelli
Founded1998
Abolished2010
Number of teams2
Last champions Internazionale (11 times)
Most successful club(s) Internazionale (11 times)

The Pirelli Cup was an annual friendly football tournament sponsored by the Pirelli Tyre company. The competition was started in 1996 as a single 90-minute friendly match between Pirelli-sponsored Internazionale and another invited team. Since 1996, 14 editions of the one-match tournament have been held. The latest edition of the competition was held in 2010 in Baltimore, featuring Inter Milan and Manchester City. The match ended 3–0 as Inter won the trophy. [1]

Contents

Winners

List of finals

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YearChampionScoreRunner-up
1996 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 3–0 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
1997 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–1 (4–1) pen. Flag of England.svg Manchester United
1998 Flag of England.svg Liverpool 2–1 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
1999 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 3–2 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
2000 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 2–2 (6–5) pen. Flag of Greece.svg Olympiakos
2001 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 2–1 Flag of England.svg Watford
2002 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 2–1 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
2003 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–0 Flag of Spain.svg Real Sociedad
2004 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 2–2 (5–4) pen. Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Udinese 2–1 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
2006 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–0 Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca
2007 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 3–2 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
2008 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
2009 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 1–0 Flag of France.svg AS Monaco
2010 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 3–0 Flag of England.svg Manchester City

Titles by club

TeamTitles
Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 11
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 1
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
Flag of Italy.svg Udinese

Participation by club

Below is the participation by club listed, grouped by country.

Participation(s)Team(s)
15 Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
3 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of France.svg Monaco
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiakos
Flag of Spain.svg Real Sociedad
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Flag of Italy.svg Udinese
Flag of England.svg Watford

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeam(s)Goals
1 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Branca Internazionale 2
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Morientes Real Madrid 2
Flag of Honduras.svg David Suazo Internazionale 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Obinna Internazionale 2

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