The Copa del Sol is an annual exhibition international club football tournament played on the south coast of Spain

Spain

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. The inaugural tournament was first held 3–12 February 2010, one month before the kickoff of the national leagues.

The tournament is a chance for training and match play for the northern European football teams during their winter break. It is organized by Swedish IEC in Sports, part of Lagardère Group

Lagardère Group

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The final game of the 2010 tournament

2010 Copa del Sol

The 2010 Copa del Sol was the inaugural edition of an annual exhibition international club football tournament held on the Costa del Sol on the south coast of Spain and was played between 3–12 February 2010....

 could not be held due to heavy rain. Both of the teams reaching the final, Shakhtar Donetsk and CSKA Moscow were declared winners. FC Karpaty Lviv

FC Karpaty Lviv

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 were the winners of the 2011 tournament

2011 Copa del Sol

The 2011 Copa del Sol took place in Elche and La Manga, Spain between January 27 and February 7, 2011. The competition was played at La Manga Stadium and Estadio Martínez Valero along with various smaller training pitches for "loser games". Unlike the first edition of the tournament the format of...

. The tournament prize money in 2011 was €

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200,000 in total and €40,000 for the winner.

In 2012, the tournament will take place from January 27 to February 8. Rosenborg, FC København, Spartak Moskow, Shakhtar Donetsk among others are expected to participate.

Tournament Editions

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Date
2010 2010 Copa del Sol The 2010 Copa del Sol was the inaugural edition of an annual exhibition international club football tournament held on the Costa del Sol on the south coast of Spain and was played between 3–12 February 2010....	CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...     Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...   (Shared title)	N/A	N/A	Marbella Marbella Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000.... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	3 - 12 February 2010
2011 2011 Copa del Sol The 2011 Copa del Sol took place in Elche and La Manga, Spain between January 27 and February 7, 2011. The competition was played at La Manga Stadium and Estadio Martínez Valero along with various smaller training pitches for "loser games". Unlike the first edition of the tournament the format of...	Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...	1 – 0	Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...	Elche, Alicante Alicante Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...  and La Manga La Manga La Manga , or La Manga del Mar Menor is a seaside spit in the Region of Murcia, Spain.The strip is 22 km long and 100 metres wide , separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Mar Menor lagoon, from Cabo de Palos to the Punta del Mojón.Historically, it was known by the Romans as Palus and... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	27 January - 7 February 2011
2012	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	27 January - 8 February 2012