Wembley International Tournament

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

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Arsenal and Sampdoria were the record winners of the trophy, each winning three times. The only other team to win it was Chelsea.

Year Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place Venue
1988   Arsenal   AC Milan   Bayern Munich   Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium
1989   Arsenal   Liverpool   Dynamo Kyiv   FC Porto Wembley Stadium
1990   Sampdoria   Arsenal   Real Sociedad   Aston Villa Wembley Stadium
1991   Sampdoria   Arsenal   Panathinaikos   West Ham United Highbury
1992   Sampdoria   Leeds United   VfB Stuttgart   Nottingham Forest Elland Road
1993   Chelsea   Tottenham Hotspur   AFC Ajax   SS Lazio White Hart Lane
1994   Arsenal   SSC Napoli   Chelsea   Atlético Madrid Highbury

See also

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References

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  • "Makita Tournament 1988–1994". RSSSF.
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