Tournoi de Paris

Tournoi de Paris
Barcelona player Xavi receiving the trophy in 2012.
Organising body Paris Saint-Germain
Founded1957 (1957)
Abolished2012 (2012)
Number of teams4 (1957–2010), 2 (2012)
Last champions Barcelona (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Paris Saint-Germain (7 titles)

The Tournoi de Paris, also known as the Trophée de Paris, was an invitational football competition organized by French club Paris Saint-Germain at their home ground, the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. The tournament was founded in 1957 by former host club Racing Paris to celebrate their 25th anniversary. It is considered by many to be the precursor to the Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

Considered the most prestigious friendly tournament in French football, the Tournoi de Paris was initially organized by Racing Paris between 1957 and 1966. It returned briefly in 1973 under new organizers Paris FC, before PSG successfully relaunched the competition in 1975. Abandoned in 1993 for financial reasons, PSG revived it in 2010 to mark the club's 40th anniversary. Renamed the Trophée de Paris in 2012, this was the final edition to date.

Vasco da Gama won the inaugural Tournoi de Paris in 1957, while Barcelona won the last edition in 2012. PSG are the most successful club in the competition's history, with seven titles. Anderlecht follows with three, while Racing Paris, Santos and Fluminense are the only other teams to win the competition more than once, with two titles each. PSG's bitter rivals, Marseille, are among the clubs to have won the tournament once.

History

From Racing to PSG

The Tournoi de Paris was founded in 1957 by former hosts Racing Paris to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They invited European champions Real Madrid, Brazilian team Vasco da Gama and German side Rot-Weiss Essen to the tournament held at the Parc des Princes.[1] Its inaugural edition, won by Vasco after defeating Alfredo Di Stéfano's Real Madrid in the final, is reportedly one of the factors that led to the creation of the Intercontinental Cup in 1960 and subsequently the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000.[2]

From 1957 to 1993, four teams, including the host, played in a knockout format. The Tournoi de Paris featured two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a final.[3] The tournament was held annually every summer between 1957 and 1966 by Racing Paris. It returned briefly in 1973, with Paris FC as the new hosts.[4] After the latter's failed attempt, Paris Saint-Germain and their president Daniel Hechter successfully revived the competition in 1975. Reinforced for the occasion by Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, PSG narrowly lost Valencia in the final in front of a sold-out Parc des Princes. The following edition fared worse, as PSG lost both matches and finished last.[1]

PSG's seven titles

The 1978 edition, just weeks before the 1978 FIFA World Cup, proved to be the most uneven of all, as PSG invited the Netherlands national football team. The latter won the competition easily, thrashing Club Brugge 7–1 in the final. PSG won their first title in 1980.[1] Dominique Bathenay's last-minute equalizer from the penalty spot in a thrilling 4–4 draw against Standard Liège took the match to a penalty shootout, where PSG secured their first Tournoi de Paris.[3] The capital club retained the trophy in 1981, but failed to make it three consecutive wins in 1982. Atlético Mineiro beat PSG 3–0 in the semi-finals, their heaviest defeat in the tournament to date.[1]

PSG regained the title in 1984 and 1986, before a disastrous 1987 edition that saw the club finish bottom for the first time since 1976. The defeat to Dinamo Zagreb would be the last the Parisians would concede inside 90 minutes. Since then, they have only been beaten on penalties. PSG won again in 1989 and were unable to defend their title in 1990, as the tournament was cancelled due to the poor condition of the pitch. The Rolling Stones concert at the Parc des Princes a few weeks earlier was to blame. The tournament returned in 1991 and saw PSG finish third after defeating Sporting CP.[1] In 1993, François Calderaro's solitary goal against AJ Auxerre gave PSG their second consecutive title, following 1992, and their seventh overall. This would prove to be the last edition until 2010 and PSG's last title to date. The club abandoned it for financial reasons.[5]

Last two editions

PSG revived the Tournoi de Paris in 2010 to commemorate their 40th anniversary.[6] Ahead of the tournament, PSG unveiled "Allez Paris Saint-Germain", to the tune of "Go West" by the Village People, and a lynx named Germain as the club's official anthem and mascot, respectively. The club invited Porto, Roma and Girondins de Bordeaux.[7] Inspired by Arsenal's Emirates Cup, the competition adopted a group stage format for the 2010 edition.[4] PSG beat Porto and shared the points with Roma, while Bordeaux drew with Roma and defeated Porto. Both French clubs finished on four points, but Bordeaux scored more goals and won the Tournoi de Paris on goal difference.[6]

The tournament, which was not held in 2011, was renamed the Trophée de Paris in 2012. It featured a single match against Barcelona. The Spanish team won the trophy after winning on penalties following a 2–2 draw at the Parc des Princes. Rafinha and Lionel Messi, from the penalty spot, put Barcelona ahead, before goals from PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimović and Zoumana Camara forced a shootout. This was the last edition of the tournament to date.[8]

Records and statistics

Finals

Edition Winner Runner-up Third Fourth Source
1957 Vasco da Gama Real Madrid Racing Paris Rot-Weiss Essen [9]
1958 Racing Paris Bolton Wanderers Flamengo Újpest [10]
1959 Racing Paris Fortuna Düsseldorf Vasco da Gama Milan [11]
1960 Santos Racing Paris CSKA Sofia Reims [12]
1961 Santos Benfica Anderlecht Racing Paris [13]
1962 Red Star Belgrade Rapid Wien Racing Paris Santos [14]
1963 Botafogo Racing Paris Anderlecht Újpest [15]
1964 Anderlecht Borussia Dortmund Reims Santos [16]
1965 Sparta Prague Rennes Anderlecht Racing Paris [17]
1966 Anderlecht Racing Paris Sparta Prague Vasco da Gama [18]
1973 Feyenoord Bayern Munich Paris FC Marseille [19]
1975 Valencia Paris Saint-Germain Fluminense Sporting CP [20]
1976 Fluminense Europe Brazil Olympic Paris Saint-Germain [21]
1977 Anderlecht Ferencváros Paris Saint-Germain Vasco da Gama [22]
1978 Netherlands Club Brugge Paris Saint-Germain Iran [23]
1979 Benfica Red Star Belgrade Paris Saint-Germain Brazil Olympic [24]
1980 Paris Saint-Germain Standard Liège Benfica Ajax [25]
1981 Paris Saint-Germain Eintracht Frankfurt Vasco da Gama Saint-Étienne [26]
1982 Atlético Mineiro Dinamo Zagreb Paris Saint-Germain 1. FC Köln [27]
1983 Romania Paris Saint-Germain Botafogo Maccabi Netanya [28]
1984 Paris Saint-Germain Hajduk Split Servette Botafogo [29]
1985 Waregem Paris Saint-Germain 1. FC Köln Saint-Étienne [30]
1986 Paris Saint-Germain Sporting CP Saint-Étienne Steaua București [31]
1987 Fluminense Bordeaux Dinamo Zagreb Paris Saint-Germain [32]
1988 Montpellier Paris Saint-Germain Partizan Servette [33]
1989 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier Vasco da Gama Porto [34]
1991 Marseille Flamengo Paris Saint-Germain Sporting CP [35]
1992 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco Borussia Dortmund Liverpool [36]
1993 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre Eintracht Frankfurt Fluminense [37]
2010 Bordeaux Paris Saint-Germain Roma Porto [6]
2012 Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain N/A [8]

Titles by club

Team Titles Years won
Paris Saint-Germain 7 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993
Anderlecht 3 1964, 1966, 1977
Racing Paris 2 1958, 1959
Santos 2 1960, 1961
Fluminense 2 1976, 1987
Vasco da Gama 1 1957
Red Star Belgrade 1 1962
Botafogo 1 1963
Sparta Prague 1 1965
Feyenoord 1 1973
Valencia 1 1975
Netherlands 1 1978
Benfica 1 1979
Atlético Mineiro 1 1982
Romania 1 1983
Waregem 1 1985
Montpellier 1 1988
Marseille 1 1991
Bordeaux 1 2010
Barcelona 1 2012

References

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