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.
YearWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth placeVenue1988 Arsenal AC Milan Bayern Munich Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium1989 Arsenal Liverpool Dynamo Kyiv FC Porto Wembley Stadium1990 Sampdoria Arsenal Real Sociedad Aston VillaWembley Stadium1991 Sampdoria Arsenal Panathinaikos West Ham UnitedHighbury1992 Sampdoria Leeds United VfB Stuttgart Nottingham ForestElland Road1993 Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur AFC Ajax SS LazioWhite Hart Lane1994 Arsenal SSC Napoli Chelsea Atlético MadridHighbury
See also Umbro International Tournament
References
External links IEP Tournaments homepage