Centenary Trophy

The Centenary Trophy (Catalan: Trofeu centenari, Basque: Mendeurrena Trofeoa, Spanish: Trofeo del centenario) was an association football friendly tournament organised in Spain by the Catalan Football Federation in which the Catalonia national team played against Basque Country national team. It was created in 2014 and was played in December of that year, and in December 2015.

Centenary Trophy
Supporters' view from within San Mamés Stadium of the men's match between Basque Country and Catalonia, December 2014
Organising bodyCatalan Football Federation
FoundedDecember 2014 (2014-12)
RegionInternational
Number of teams2
Most successful club(s)Men's
 Basque Country (1 title)
Women's
 Basque Country (1 title)

History

Since the 1990s, both the Basque Country and Catalonia international teams (which hold unofficial status) typically organised a friendly match each year, often during Spanish football's short break around Christmas. In December 2014, Catalonia travelled to Biscay to play against the Basque Country, arranging both men's and women's fixtures to commemorate the first meetings between the men's teams 100 years earlier in January 1915 (although this was not advertised as the first in a 'double-header' at that time).[1] It was the 12th match overall between them, in contrast to the women's teams who had never played each other before.

Both 2014 matches ended in 1–1 draws.[2] Repeats were scheduled for the following year, this time in Barcelona, now billed as the return leg of a Centenary Trophy between the sides. Cups were commissioned for the champions, and it was confirmed that penalties would decide the winner if necessary.[3] The Basque teams emerged as narrow victors in both genders: 1–0 in the men's match[4] and 4–3 on penalties in the women's match following another 1–1 draw.[5]

Results

Men's
28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) First leg Basque Country  1–1  Catalonia Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
20:30 Aduriz  3' Report S. García  44' Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Spain)
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Second leg Catalonia  0–1  Basque Country Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
20:30 Report Aduriz  40' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 51,224
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Women's
27 December 2014 (2014-12-27) First leg Basque Country  1–1  Catalonia Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
18:30 Díaz Cirauqui  18' Report Olga García  6' Stadium: Campo de Lasesarre
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Carlos Arriola (Spain)
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Second leg Catalonia  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Basque Country Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
18:45 Corredera  90+1' Report Beristain  75' Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 4,106
Referee: Rebollo López (Spain)
Penalties
Serna
Putellas
Mendoza
Corredera
Carreras 		Beristain
Lareo
Corres
Baños

See also

References
  1. "Euskadi-Catalunya, al nou San Mamés" [Basque Country-Catalonia, at the new San Mamés] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 20 October 2014.
  2. "Empat a San Mamés" [Even at San Mamés] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 28 December 2014.
  3. "La Copa del Catalunya-Euskadi" [The Catalonia-Basque trophy] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 24 December 2015.
  4. "Euskadi s'enduu el Centenari" [Basque takes the Centenary] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 26 December 2015.
  5. "Euskadi guanya a la festa del futbol feminí" [Basque wins the women's football festival] (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. 26 December 2015.
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