Wembley International Tournament
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The Wembley International Tournament, known as the Makita International Tournament for sponsorship reasons from 1989, was an association football pre-season friendly tournament held annually in England, between 1988 and 1994.
Originally organised by IEP Tournaments, it was first staged in August 1988, with Arsenal beating A.C. Milan in the final. All the matches were held at Wembley Stadium. Typically, it hosted a combination of English and Continental teams, and was held at Wembley until 1991. Thereafter, it was held at different venues around the country until the final competition in 1994. It was televised in all years by ITV.
Winners
Arsenal and Sampdoria were the record winners of the trophy, each winning three times. The only other team to win it was Chelsea.
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!Year !Winner !Runner-up !Third Place !Fourth Place !Venue |
| 1988
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |{{flagicon|ITA}} AC Milan |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1989
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |{{flagicon|USSR}} Dynamo Kyiv |{{flagicon|POR}} FC Porto |Wembley Stadium |
| 1990
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sampdoria |{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Sociedad |{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |Wembley Stadium |
| 1991
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sampdoria |{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |{{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos |{{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United |
| 1992
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sampdoria |{{flagicon|ENG}} Leeds United |{{flagicon|GER}} VfB Stuttgart |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest |
| 1993
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |{{flagicon|NED}} AFC Ajax |{{flagicon|ITA}} SS Lazio |
| 1994
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |{{flagicon|ITA}} SSC Napoli |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |{{flagicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |Highbury |
See also
References
- {{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/makita8894.html | title=Makita Tournament 1988–1994 | work=RSSSF }}
External links
- [http://www.ieptournaments.com/ IEP Tournaments] homepage
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Category:Defunct international club association football competitions in Europe
Category:English football friendly trophies
Category:International club association football competitions hosted by London
Category:1988 establishments in England
Category:1994 disestablishments in England
Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium
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