Amsterdam Tournament

Amsterdam Tournament

Founded	1975
Abolished	2009
Region	Europe
Number of teams	4
Last champions	Benfica (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Ajax (10 titles)
Website	Official homepage

The Amsterdam Tournament (Dutch: Amsterdam Toernooi) was a pre-season association football competition, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[1] The competition was hosted by Eredivisie club Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena.^[2] It was inaugurated in 1975 as the Amsterdam 700 Tournament to celebrate 700 years of history in the city.^[3] It was held annually each summer until 1992, when the last edition of the original tournament was played. It returned in 1999 with the backing of the International Event Partnership (IEP).^[4] Four teams participate in the competition, played in a league format since 1986.^[3]

Since its return,^[5] the tournament has used an unusual point scoring system. As with most league competitions, three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. An additional point, however, is awarded for each goal scored.^[6] The system is designed to reward teams that adopt a more attacking style of play.^[7] Each entrant plays two matches, with the winner being the club that finishes at the top of the table.^[8] The original competition was held at De Meer, Ajax's home between 1934 and 1996.^[9] The Amsterdam Arena has played host to the event since its return.

The first winners were Belgian club Molenbeek, who defeated Ajax 5–2 in the final.^[3] The hosts are the most successful club in the tournament's history, having lifted the trophy on ten occasions. The club won their first title in 1978 and their most recent success came in 2004.^[10] Fellow Dutch side AZ and English club Arsenal are the only other teams to have won the competition more than once.^[11]Feyenoord, Ajax's domestic rivals, are among a group of clubs to have won the tournament once,^[3] while Belgium has produced the most individual winners, four, one more than England and Netherlands.

AZ and Arsenal are also the most regular guests, having been invited to compete in the tournament on six occasions. As well as being the most successful club, Ajax has finished as runners-up eleven times. Next in the list are two Italian clubs, Internazionale and Roma, who has finished in second place five times between them. Romania is the only national team to have taken part in the tournament. They were invited in 1984 and finished in fourth place as Atlético Mineiro became the first Brazilian club to lift the trophy. In total, teams from 13 countries have participated in the competition. The 2010 edition did not take place due to Ajax's involvement in the qualifying stages of the Champions League.^[12][13]

Contents

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  1 Table key
  


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  2 Tournaments
  


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  3 Statistics
  


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  4 See also
  


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  5 References
  
  
  
  • 
    5.1 Specific
    
  
  
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    5.2 General
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 External links
  

Table key

Argentina  Belgium  Brazil  England

Greece  Italy  Netherlands  Portugal

Romania / /  Spain  Turkey  Soviet Union

West Germany / Germany

Tournaments

Johan Cruyff scored once in the 1975 tournament for Barcelona.^[14]

John Wark scored in the 1981 final for Ipswich Town.^[15]

Frank Rijkaard played in the tournament for Ajax.^[15]

Edition	Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third	Fourth	Notes
1	1975	Molenbeek	Ajax	Feyenoord	Barcelona	[14]
2	1976	Anderlecht	Ajax	Borussia M'gladbach	Leeds United	[16]
3	1977	AZ	Ajax	Liverpool	Barcelona	[17]
4	1978	Ajax	Anderlecht	AZ	Fluminense	[18]
5	1979	AZ	Ajax	Arsenal	Hamburger SV	[19]
6	1980	Ajax	AZ	Bayern Munich	Nottingham Forest	[20]
7	1981	Ipswich Town	Standard Liège	Ajax	AZ	[15]
8	1982	AZ	Ajax	1. FC Köln	Tottenham Hotspur	[21]
9	1983	Feyenoord	Roma	Ajax	Manchester United	[22]
10	1984	Atlético Mineiro	Ajax	Feyenoord	Romania	[23]
11	1985	Ajax	Atlético Mineiro	Athletic Bilbao	Verona	[24]
12	1986	Dynamo Kyiv	Ajax	Manchester United	Botafogo	[25]
13	1987	Ajax	Torino	Dynamo Kiev	Porto	[26]
14	1988	Sampdoria	Flamengo	Ajax	Benfica	[27]
15	1989	Mechelen	Ajax	Sporting CP	Dynamo Kyiv	[28]
16	1990	Club Brugge	Ajax	PSV	Mechelen	[29]
17	1991	Ajax	PSV	Fluminense	Sampdoria	[30]
18	1992	Ajax	Roma	PSV	Borussia Dortmund	[31]
19	1999	Lazio	Santos	Ajax	Atlético Madrid	[32]
20	2000	Barcelona	Ajax	Lazio	Arsenal	[33]
21	2001	Ajax	Milan	Valencia	Liverpool	[34]
22	2002	Ajax	Barcelona	Manchester United	Parma	[35]
23	2003	Ajax	Internazionale	Galatasaray	Liverpool	[36]
24	2004	Ajax	River Plate	Panathinaikos	Arsenal	[37]
25	2005	Arsenal	Porto	Boca Juniors	Ajax	[38]
26	2006	Manchester United	Internazionale	Porto	Ajax	[39]
27	2007	Arsenal	Atlético Madrid	Ajax	Lazio	[40]
28	2008	Arsenal	Internazionale	Sevilla	Ajax	[41]
29	2009	Benfica	Ajax	Sunderland	Atlético Madrid	[42]

Statistics

Marco van Basten scored in two consecutive finals for Ajax.^[3]

Pep Guardiola was successful in 2000 with Barcelona.^[43]

Zlatan Ibrahimović scored in the 2004 tournament for Ajax.^[37]

Rafael van der Vaart scored two goals for Ajax in the 2002 edition.^[35]

Steven Gerrard played in the tournament for Liverpool.^[44]

Wesley Sneijder scored in the 2006 tournament for Ajax.^[39]

Team	Winner	Runner-up	Third	Fourth	Total
Ajax	10	11	5	3	29
AZ	3	1	1	1	6
Arsenal	3	0	1	2	6
Barcelona	1	1	0	2	4
Manchester United	1	0	2	1	4
Feyenoord	1	0	2	0	3
Dynamo Kyiv	1	0	1	1	3
Lazio	1	0	1	1	3
Anderlecht	1	1	0	0	2
Atlético Mineiro	1	1	0	0	2
Sampdoria	1	0	0	1	2
Mechelen	1	0	0	1	2
Benfica	1	0	0	1	2
Molenbeek	1	0	0	0	1
Ipswich Town	1	0	0	0	1
Club Brugge	1	0	0	0	1
Internazionale	0	3	0	0	3
PSV	0	1	2	0	3
Porto	0	1	1	1	3
Atlético Madrid	0	1	0	2	3
Liverpool	0	0	1	2	3
Roma	0	2	0	0	2
Fluminense	0	0	1	1	2
Standard Liège	0	1	0	0	1
Torino	0	1	0	0	1
Flamengo	0	1	0	0	1
Santos	0	1	0	0	1
Milan	0	1	0	0	1
River Plate	0	1	0	0	1
Borussia M'gladbach	0	0	1	0	1
Bayern Munich	0	0	1	0	1
1. FC Köln	0	0	1	0	1
Athletic Bilbao	0	0	1	0	1
Sporting CP	0	0	1	0	1
Valencia	0	0	1	0	1
Galatasaray	0	0	1	0	1
Panathinaikos	0	0	1	0	1
Boca Juniors	0	0	1	0	1
Sevilla	0	0	1	0	1
Sunderland	0	0	1	0	1
Leeds United	0	0	0	1	1
Hamburger SV	0	0	0	1	1
Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	1	1
Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	1	1
Romania	0	0	0	1	1
Verona	0	0	0	1	1
Botafogo	0	0	0	1	1
Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	1	1
Parma	0	0	0	1	1

See also

• Copa Amsterdam


• Future Cup

References

Specific

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2. 
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14. 
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15. 
    ^ ^abc Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1981 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1976 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1977 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1978 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1979 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1980 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


21. 
    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1982 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


22. 
    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1983 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


23. 
    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1984 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1985 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1986 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


26. 
    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1987 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1988 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1989 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1990 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


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    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1991 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


31. 
    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1992 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


32. 
    ^ Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1999 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
    


33. 
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General

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  Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  

External links

• 
  Official website (in Dutch) (in English)
  

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