The Trofeo Concepción Arenal () is a summer football competition organized by the Ferrol City Council and Racing de Ferrol since 1953, and played in Ferrol, Galicia. Named in honor of the writer Concepción Arenal, a Ferrol native, this cup is one of the most prestigious and oldest football tournaments held in Spain.

History The Trofeo Concepción Arenal was created in 1953 as part of the city's summer festivities, at the initiative of the then Mayor of Ferrol, José Manuel Alcántara Rocafort, and his Sports Councilor, Manuel Seijas Brea. Initially, the tournament was organized by the Ferrol City Council, but over time, Racing de Ferrol soon took over it.

Its first edition consisted of a single match between Athletic Bilbao and Valencia on 30 August 1953, which ended in a 3–1 win to the former, thanks to goals from Fuertes, Arteche, and Ignacio Azcarate. However, Valencia was able to redeem itself in the following edition in which they faced Atlético de Madrid, who scored in extra-time to take a 4–3 lead, but then Daniel Mañó scored a quick brace to seal a 5–4 victory for Valencia.

Throughout its long history, the trophy was contested in different formats: initially as one single match, but then triangular, and even knockout with semifinals and a final. The 1958 edition, for instance, was a triangular competition that pitted the hosts Racing de Ferrol, then in the Segunda División, against Real Oviedo and Real Betis, recently promoted to La Liga, and in fact, Ferrol was defeated by both teams, which meant that the title was decided when they faced each other on 31 August, with Betis winning 2–0, the courtesy of Castaño and Esteban Areta. Two days later, one Sevilla newspaper described this trophy as: "Betis went to Ferrol to establish their status as a great team and bring home a beautiful trophy that is ninety centimeters tall, from its base to its artistic crown. On the ornately embossed silver, it features goldcrests with the three competing teams on one side, and the goldcrest of the city of Ferrol in the other", and estimated its value at around 250,000 pesetas.

Numerous teams have participated, both Spanish and foreign, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Porto, Aston Villa, and even the reigning European champions Ajax Amsterdam in 1995.

Finals

Year Champion Runner-up Results 1953 Athletic Club Valencia 3–1 1954 Valencia Atlético de Madrid 5–4 1955 Not played 1956 Deportivo de La Coruña Triangular tournament 1957 Celta de Vigo Triangular tournament 1958 Real Betis Triangular tournament 1959 Racing de Ferrol Triangular tournament 1960 Real Murcia Triangular tournament 1961 Not played 1962 Real Betis Deportivo de La Coruña 1–1 1963 Deportivo de La Coruña Vitória de Guimarães 4–0 1964 Racing de Ferrol Deportivo de La Coruña 2–1 1965 Racing de Ferrol Triangular tournament 1966 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 1–1 (p) 1967 Celta de Vigo Racing de Ferrol 1–0 1968 Barcelona Real Zaragoza 2–0 1969 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 2–1 1970 Sporting de Gijón Racing de Ferrol 2–1 1971 Sporting de Gijón Triangular tournament 1972 Not played 1973 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 2-1 1974 Deportivo de La Coruña Triangular tournament 1975 Palestino Racing de Ferrol 4-0 1976 Las Palmas Racing de Ferrol 2-1 1977 Real Madrid Racing de Ferrol 3–1 1978 Elche Racing de Ferrol 1–0 1979 Real Sociedad Racing de Ferrol 2–0 1980 Not played 1981 Racing de Ferrol Real Oviedo 1–0 1982 Deportivo de La Coruña Compostela 4–1 1983 Not played 1984 Real Madrid Deportivo de La Coruña 3–0 1985 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 2–1 1986 Deportivo de La Coruña Nacional de Montevideo 2–2 (p) 1987 Deportivo de La Coruña Triangular tournament 1988 Racing de Ferrol As Pontes 2–1 1989 Salamanca Racing de Ferrol 3–1 1990 Not played 1991 Celta de Vigo Racing de Ferrol 2–0 1992 As Pontes Racing de Ferrol 2–2 (p) 1993 Compostela Racing de Ferrol 3–1 1994 Aston Villa Atlético Madrid 0–0 (p) 1995 Ajax Real Zaragoza 1–1 (p) 1996 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 3–1 1997 Porto Racing de Ferrol 1–0 1998 Celta de Vigo Racing de Ferrol 7–2 1999 Real Valladolid Racing de Ferrol 1–0 2000 Not played 2001 Racing de Ferrol Sporting de Gijón 2–1 2002 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 1–0 2003 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 4–1 2004 Celta de Vigo Racing de Ferrol 1–1 (p) 2005 Racing de Ferrol Sporting de Gijón 1–0 2006 Recreativo de Huelva Racing de Ferrol 0–0 (p) 2007 Racing de Ferrol Pontevedra 4–0 2008 Real Zaragoza Racing de Ferrol 3–2 2009 Río Ave Racing de Ferrol 1–0 2010 Celta de Vigo Racing de Ferrol 3–0 2011 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 1–1 (4–3 p) 2012 Not played 2013 SD Ponferradina Racing de Ferrol 1–1 (9–8 p) 2014 Not played 2015 Lugo Racing de Ferrol 3–1 2016 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 2–0 2017 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 4–1 2018 Deportivo de La Coruña Racing de Ferrol 1–0 2019 SD Ponferradina Racing de Ferrol 2–12020Not played20212022 Racing de Ferrol SD Compostela4–12023Not played2024

Most successful teams TeamTitlesYears Deportivo de La Coruña 17 1956, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 Racing de Ferrol 9 1959, 1964, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2022 Celta de Vigo 6 1957, 1967, 1991, 1998, 2004, 2010 Real Betis 2 1958, 1962 Sporting de Gijón 2 1970, 1971 Real Madrid 2 1977, 1984 Ponferradina 2 2013, 2019 Athletic Club 1 1953 Valencia 1 1954 Real Murcia 1 1960 Barcelona 1 1968 Palestino 1 1975 Las Palmas 1 1976 Elche 1 1978 Real Sociedad 1 1979 Salamanca 1 1989 CD As Pontes 1 1992 Compostela 1 1993 Aston Villa 1 1994 Ajax 1 1995 Porto 1 1997 Real Valladolid 1 1999 Recreativo de Huelva 1 2006 Real Zaragoza 1 2008 Río Ave 1 2009 CD Lugo12015

See also Racing de Ferrol

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