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The Joan Gamper Trophy, in Catalan Trofeu Joan Gamper, is an annual association football exhibition match held in August, before the start of Barcelona's La Liga season, where top division clubs from the world compete against them.
The competition is hosted by FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium (men) and at Johan Cruyff stadium (women) and is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player, and later president of the club. The competition was inaugurated in 1966 by Enric Llaudet, one of Gamper's successors as club president.
The trophy itself is an 800-gram silver cup with five micrometres of gold finishing, on top of a 10-kilogram marble plinth base.
Initially, four teams participated in the competition, which featured two semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and a final.
For the first competition in 1966 (men), Barcelona were joined by Belgium's Anderlecht, France's Nantes, and Germany's 1. FC Köln. Barcelona beat the German team 3-1 in the final. Köln subsequently won the competition in 1978 and 1981 and were runners-up in 1979, making them the only team, other than the hosts, to win the competition more than once.
More information: FCBarcelona
Once again, Barça Women start their season with the Joan Gamper Trophy at the team's base, the Estadi Johan Cruyff. Just a few days before leaving to tour the USA, the blaugranes will be reunited with their fans for the first home game against AC Milan on Friday August 23.
The event will include the team's presentation to the fans plus a wide range of different fun activities and musicians performing live to suit everyone's tastes.
Fans will be able to enjoy different games and surprises, which will include a DJ set, games in the stands and on the big screen relating to the women's first team and the Club's 125th anniversary, a shower of shirts for those in attendance, as well as Estrella Damm games both pre-match and at half time, with the usual hosts whipping up the atmosphere. Ginestà are the guest musical duo, and they will sing the Barça anthem pre-match, while performing one of their own songs at half time.
One of the most eagerly waited moments of the event will undoubtedly be the presentation of the squad and the coaching staff. As usual, the players will take to the pitch one by one to greet the fans, including the new coach and the recent signings.
Something new for this edition of the Gamper game will be the jersey the players wear against AC Milan, as the men's first team did at the Gamper on August 8. Given the Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year, the blaugranes' kit will have a specially created logo on the right sleeve to commemorate the year the Club was founded, which was presented a few months ago at an event with president Joan Laporta and the 125th anniversary commissioner, David Carabén. This won't be the only time this logo will appear as it will be used on other items throughout the season as the 125th anniversary celebrations continue.
The first three editions of the women's Gamper game took place at Estadi Johan Cruyff and this edition will be the fourth. The trophy remained at home for the previous three editions.
More information: Hans Max Gamper-Haessig, More Than A Founder
als objectius que es fixen internament,
han de donar exemple per reforçar-ho.
The captain is the first to make a commitment
to the objectives that are set internally,
they have to lead by example to reinforce that.
Alèxia Putellas
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