Trofeo Costa del Sol took part of the competition as well. Trofeo Costa del Sol The Trofeo Costa del Sol (formerly "Trofeo Internacional Costa del Sol") is a football friendly competition, patrocined by the Spain Football Federation and held in the city of Málaga by both, CD Málaga and the Málaga Local Government. The competition initially ran from 1961 to 1983, being then discontinued due to financial difficulties until 2004, when it was finally relaunched. Since CD Málaga no longer exist as such, Málaga CF now participate in their stead. The competition was held between 1961 and 1984 with four clubs participating, the local
Costa del Sol international celebrities such as Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Brigitte Bardot and Frank Sinatra. The Hotel la Roca had opened in 1942, with the Hotel Pez Espada opening in 1959. The Costa del Sol experienced an explosive demographic and economic expansion with the boom in tourism between 1959 and 1974. The name "Costa del Sol" was a brand created specifically to market the Mediterranean coastline of Málaga province to foreign vacationers. Historically the provincial population had lived in the fishing villages, and in the "white" villages (pueblos blancos) a short distance inland in the mountains running down