Eusébio Cup
Coordinates: 38°45′13″N 9°10′57.5″W / 38.75361°N 9.182639°W / 38.75361; -9.182639
 Eusébio Cup logo | |
| Organising body | Benfica |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions |  Lyon (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Benfica (3 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | Benfica TV |
Eusébio with the trophy of the fourth edition (2011)
Poster for the ninth edition of the Eusébio Cup (2016)
The Eusébio Cup is an annual pre-season friendly football match hosted by Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica. It has been played at their stadium, Estádio da Luz, with the exception of the 2015 and 2018 editions. The two-team competition was inaugurated in 2008 and is named after Portuguese international and former Benfica player Eusébio,[1][2] who presented the trophy to the winning team until 2013, as he died in January 2014.
The invitational match takes place in early-mid August, one or two weeks before the regular season kicks off, and is usually Benfica's last pre-season match. So far, Benfica's opponents have been Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Tottenham, Arsenal, Real Madrid, São Paulo, Ajax, Monterrey (at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer), Torino, and Lyon (at the Estádio Algarve), respectively.
Despite being played yearly, there was no Eusébio Cup in 2017 because the Brazilian Football Confederation did not authorise Chapecoense's match against Benfica on 22 July.[3] A year later, the Eusébio Cup was played as part of the 2018 International Champions Cup.
Contents
1 Trophy
2 Broadcasters
3 Matches
3.1 2008
3.2 2009
3.3 2010
3.4 2011
3.5 2012
3.6 2013
3.7 2014
3.8 2015
3.9 2016
3.10 2018
4 Performance by team
5 References
Trophy
The Eusébio Cup trophy is made out of glass and bears the name of the match and its winners. Moreover, it features a figure of Eusébio, on the top, performing his trademark shooting technique. The figure is similar to Eusébio's statue outside Estádio da Luz. The trophy is symbolic because it is dedicated to Eusébio, who is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Broadcasters
The Eusébio Cup editions of 2008, 2009 and 2010 were broadcast on SIC, the 2011 edition on TVI,[4] the 2012 edition on RTP1,[5] and the 2013 edition on Benfica's own channel, Benfica TV, which then broadcast the next three editions.
Matches
2008
| Benfica | 0–0 |  Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 |
|
2009
| Benfica | 1–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
Cardozo  58' | Report | Sidnei 87' (o.g.) |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 |
|
2010
| Benfica | 0–1 |  Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bale 55' |
2011
| Benfica | 2–1 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
Aimar 49'Nolito 60' | Report | Van Persie 34' |
2012
| Benfica | 5–2 |  Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
García 4'Witsel 22'Pérez 53', 85'Martins 58' | Report | Callejón 18', 20' |
2013
| Benfica | 0–2 |  São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aloísio 53'Rafael Tolói 63' |
2014
| Benfica | 0–1 |  Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kishna 41' |
2015
Monterrey  | 3–0 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
Montes 49'Funes Mori 58' (pen.)Rivera 81' | Report |
2016
| Benfica | 1–1 | Torino |
|---|---|---|
Vives 11' (o.g.) | Report | Ljajić 32' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 |
|
2018
| Benfica | 2–3 | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Performance by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Year(s) won | Year(s) runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 3 | 7 | 2009, 2011, 2012 | 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| Inter Milan | 1 | — | 2008 | — |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | — | 2010 | — |
| São Paulo | 1 | — | 2013 | — |
| Ajax | 1 | — | 2014 | — |
| Monterrey | 1 | — | 2015 | — |
| Torino | 1 | — | 2016 | — |
| Lyon | 1 | — | 2018 | — |
| Milan | — | 1 | — | 2009 |
| Arsenal | — | 1 | — | 2011 |
| Real Madrid | — | 1 | — | 2012 |
References
^ "Planet Benfica: Eusébio Cup 2008". Planet Benfica. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Mira, Luís (7 August 2008). "Eusébio Cup Preview: SL Benfica – AC Milan". Goal. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ "CBF "inviabiliza" Chapecoense" [CBF make Chapecoense "infeasible"]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ Lourenço, Tiago (4 August 2011). "TVI transmite Eusébio Cup" [TVI broadcasts Eusébio Cup]. Propagandista Social (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ "Eusébio Cup: SL Benfica x Real Madrid". RTP Desporto (in Portuguese). July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
