Tournoi de Paris

The Tournoi de Paris, also known as Trophée de Paris, was a pre-season association football invitational competition hosted by French club Paris Saint-Germain at their home ground Parc des Princes in Paris, France. The competition was founded in 1957 by former hosts Racing Paris to celebrate their 25th anniversary.[1]

Tournoi de Paris
Barcelona player Xavi receiving the trophy after winning the 2012 edition.
Founded1957
Abolished2012
Number of teams4 (1957–2010);
2 (2012)
Last championsBarcelona (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Paris SG (7 titles)

The inaugural 1957 edition is considered a precursor of both the Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, and its final match, between Brazilian team Vasco da Gama and European champions Real Madrid, was dubbed by newspapers as "Europe's best team vs. South America's best team". The tournament in the French capital prompted the creation of the Intercontinental Cup in 1960 as an official, UEFA/CONMEBOL-endorsed European/South American club contest.[2]

Regarded as French football's most prestigious friendly tournament, the Tournoi de Paris was initially held by Racing Paris between 1957 and 1966. It briefly returned in 1973 with new organizers Paris FC, before Paris Saint-Germain successfully relaunched the competition in 1975.[1][3] Abandoned in 1993 for financial reasons, PSG revived it in 2010 for the club's 40th anniversary.[4][5] Not held in 2011, it was renamed Trophée de Paris in 2012. This was the last edition to date.[6]

Since its inception, the winners have received different trophies.[1][7] Vasco da Gama won the inaugural Tournoi de Paris in 1957, while Barcelona won the last edition in 2012.[1][6] Paris Saint-Germain is the most successful club in the competition's history, having lifted the trophy on seven occasions.[1] Belgian outfit Anderlecht is next on the title count with three, while fellow French club Racing Paris and Brazilian sides Santos and Fluminense are the only other teams to have won the competition more than once. PSG arch-rivals Olympique de Marseille is among a group of clubs to have won the tournament once.[8]

History

From Racing to PSG

The Tournoi de Paris was founded in 1957 by former hosts Racing Paris to celebrate their 25th anniversary. The Parisian side invited European champions Real Madrid, Brazilian team Vasco da Gama and German outfit Rot-Weiss Essen to the tournament played at Parc des Princes.[1] Its inaugural edition, won by Vasco after defeating Alfredo Di Stéfano's Real Madrid in the final, prompted the creation of the Intercontinental Cup in 1960 as an official, UEFA/CONMEBOL-endorsed European/South American club contest.[2]

From 1957 to 1993, four teams (including the hosts) played in a knockout format. The Tournoi de Paris featured two semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and a final.[8] The tournament was held annually each summer between 1957 and 1966 by Racing Paris. It briefly returned in 1973, with Paris FC as the new hosts.[3] Following Paris FC's failed attempt to relaunch the competition, Paris Saint-Germain and club president Daniel Hechter successfully did so in 1975. Reinforced with Dutch legend Johan Cruyff and Serbian star Dragan Džajić for the occasion, PSG narrowly lost to Spanish side Valencia in the final in front of a sold-out Parc des Princes. The following edition was worse as PSG lost both matches and finished last.[1]

First PSG title

The 1978 edition proved to be the most unbalanced of them all. A few weeks before the 1978 FIFA World Cup, PSG invited the national football teams of Netherlands and Iran. The Clockwork Orange won the competition with ease, hammering Club Brugge in the final (7–1). PSG finally won the tournament in 1980.[1] Dominique Bathenay's last-minute equalizer from the penalty spot in a 4–4 thriller versus Standard Liège sent the game to the penalty shoot-out, where PSG clinched its first Tournoi de Paris.[8] The capital club retained the trophy in 1981.[1]

Germain the Lynx.

In 1982, Brazilian team Atlético Mineiro inflicted PSG's biggest defeat ever in the tournament as the capital club bowed out in the semi-finals (0–3). PSG reclaimed the title in 1984 and 1986, before a catastrophic 1987 edition in which the club finished last for the first time since 1976. The defeat to Dinamo Zagreb would be the last conceded by the Parisians in 90 minutes. Since then, PSG have only been beaten on penalties.[1]

Between 1975 and 1993, only one edition of the tournament was cancelled. It was in 1990 due to the poor condition of the pitch. The Rolling Stones' concert at Parc des Princes, a few weeks earlier, was to blame. The Tournoi de Paris returned in 1991 and saw PSG's last match with historic shirt sponsor RTL. The 17-year collaboration ended as PSG claimed third place against Sporting CP.[1] In 1993, François Calderaro's solitary goal against AJ Auxerre gave PSG its second consecutive title and seventh overall. This would turn out to be the last edition of the tournament until 2010 and PSG's last title to date. The club abandoned the Tournoi de Paris for financial reasons.[4]

Current status

PSG revived the Tournoi de Paris in 2010 to commemorate its 40th anniversary.[5] Ahead of the tournament, PSG unveiled "Allez Paris Saint-Germain," to the tune of "Go West" by Village People, and a lynx called Germain as the club's official anthem and mascot, respectively. The Parisian side invited Porto, Roma and Girondins de Bordeaux.[9] Modeled off Arsenal's Emirates Cup, the competition switched to a group-stage format for the 2010 edition.[3] PSG defeated Porto (1–0) and shared the points with Roma (1–1), while Bordeaux were held by Roma (1–1) and downed Porto (2–1). Both French clubs finished with four points, but Bordeaux scored more goals and won the Tournoi de Paris on goal difference.[5]

Not held in 2011, the tournament was renamed Trophée de Paris in 2012. It featured a single prestigious match against Barcelona. The Spanish side lifted the trophy, winning on penalties (1–4) after the match ended in a draw (2–2) at Parc des Princes. Rafinha and Lionel Messi from the penalty spot gave Barcelona a comfortable lead, before PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimović and Zoumana Camara forced a penalty shoot-out. This was the tournament's last edition to date.[6]

Records and statistics

Finals
Edition Year Winner Runner-up Third Fourth Source
1 1957 Vasco da Gama Real Madrid Racing Paris Rot-Weiss Essen [10]
2 1958 Racing Paris Bolton Wanderers Flamengo Újpest [11]
3 1959 Racing Paris Fortuna Düsseldorf Vasco da Gama Milan [12]
4 1960 Santos Racing Paris CSKA Sofia Stade de Reims [13]
5 1961 Santos Benfica Anderlecht Racing Paris [14]
6 1962 Red Star Belgrade Rapid Wien Racing Paris Santos [15]
7 1963 Botafogo Racing Paris Anderlecht Újpest [16]
8 1964 Anderlecht Borussia Dortmund Stade de Reims Santos [17]
9 1965 Sparta Prague Stade Rennais Anderlecht Racing Paris [18]
10 1966 Anderlecht Racing Paris Sparta Prague Vasco da Gama [19]
11 1973 Feyenoord Bayern Munich Paris FC Marseille [20]
12 1975 Valencia Paris SG Fluminense Sporting CP [21]
13 1976 Fluminense Europe Brazil Olympic Paris SG [22]
14 1977 Anderlecht Ferencváros Paris SG Vasco da Gama [23]
15 1978 Netherlands Club Brugge Paris SG Iran [24]
16 1979 Benfica Red Star Belgrade Paris SG Brazil Olympic [25]
17 1980 Paris SG Standard Liège Benfica Ajax [26]
18 1981 Paris SG Eintracht Frankfurt Vasco da Gama Saint-Étienne [27]
19 1982 Atlético Mineiro Dinamo Zagreb Paris SG 1. FC Köln [28]
20 1983 Romania Paris SG Botafogo Maccabi Netanya [29]
21 1984 Paris SG Hajduk Split Servette Botafogo [30]
22 1985 Waregem Paris SG 1. FC Köln Saint-Étienne [31]
23 1986 Paris SG Sporting CP Saint-Étienne Steaua București [32]
24 1987 Fluminense Bordeaux Dinamo Zagreb Paris SG [33]
25 1988 Montpellier Paris SG Partizan Servette [34]
26 1989 Paris SG Montpellier Vasco da Gama Porto [35]
27 1991 Marseille Flamengo Paris SG Sporting CP [36]
28 1992 Paris SG Monaco Borussia Dortmund Liverpool [37]
29 1993 Paris SG Auxerre Eintracht Frankfurt Fluminense [38]
30 2010 Bordeaux Paris SG Roma Porto [5]
31 2012 Barcelona Paris SG N/A [6]

Performances by club
The trophy of the Tournoi de Paris for the 1976 edition.
Club Titles Years won
Paris SG 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
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