Umbro International Tournament

Not to be confused with Umbro Cup.
Umbro International Tournament
Founded 1996
Abolished 1997
Number of teams 4
Most successful club(s) Chelsea (2 titles)

The Umbro International Tournament was a pre-season football tournament, sponsored by the sportswear manufacturer Umbro. The tournament was held twice, hosted by Nottingham Forest in 1996 and Everton in 1997. Both editions were won by Chelsea.

1996 Umbro International Tournament

1996 Umbro International Tournament
Tournament details
City Nottingham, England
Dates 3–4 August
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1
Final positions
Champions Chelsea
Runners-up Ajax
Third place Manchester United
Fourth place Nottingham Forest
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brian McClair (2 goals)

Semi-finals

3 August 1996
Ajax 2–1 Manchester United
F. de Boer  35'
Musampa  86'
Report McClair  77'
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 27,427
Referee: David Elleray

Third-place match

Final

4 August 1996
Chelsea 2–0 Ajax
Wise  6'
Petrescu  17'
Report

1997 Umbro International Tournament

1997 Umbro International Tournament
Tournament details
City Liverpool, England
Dates 26–27 July
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1
Final positions
Champions Chelsea
Runners-up Everton
Third place Ajax
Fourth place Newcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Benni McCarthy
Gianfranco Zola
(2 goals)

Semi-finals

26 July 1997
Everton 1–0 Ajax
Speed  32'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Peter Jones

Third-place match

27 July 1997
Ajax 3–0 Newcastle United
McCarthy  76', 86'
Oliseh  83'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Peter Jones

Final

27 July 1997
Everton 1-2 Chelsea
Ferguson  78' Vialli  67'
Zola  82', 90'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Stephen Lodge

See also

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