Umbro International Tournament

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.

Not to be confused with Umbro Cup.
Umbro International Tournament
Founded1996
Abolished1997
Number of teams4
Most successful club(s)Chelsea (2 titles)

1996 Umbro International Tournament

Source:[1][2][3][4]

1996 Umbro International Tournament
Tournament details
CityNottingham, England
Dates3–4 August
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea
Runners-upAjax
Third placeManchester United
Fourth placeNottingham Forest
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brian McClair (2 goals)

Semi-finals
Nottingham Forest0–0Chelsea
Report
Penalties
Pearce
Gemmill 		3–4 Nicholls
Attendance: 27,427
Referee: David Elleray
Ajax2–1Manchester United
F. de Boer 35'
Musampa 86'		 Report McClair 77'

Third-place match
Nottingham Forest1–3Manchester United
Campbell 10' Report Beckham 82'
McClair 87'
P. Neville 90'
Attendance: 21,760
Referee: Peter Jones

Final
Chelsea2–0Ajax
Wise 6'
Petrescu 17'		 Report

1997 Umbro International Tournament

Source:[5][6][7][8][4]

1997 Umbro International Tournament
Tournament details
CityLiverpool, England
Dates26–27 July
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea
Runners-upEverton
Third placeAjax
Fourth placeNewcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Benni McCarthy
Gianfranco Zola
(2 goals)

Semi-finals
Chelsea1–1Newcastle United
Poyet 63' Tomasson 45' (pen.)
Penalties
Sinclair
Nicholls
Leboeuf 		3–1 Beardsley
Pearce
Asprilla
Tomasson
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 15,264
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Everton1–0Ajax
Speed 32'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Peter Jones

Third-place match
Ajax3–0Newcastle United
McCarthy 76', 86'
Oliseh 83'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Peter Jones

Final
Everton1–3Chelsea
Ferguson 78' Vialli 67'
Zola 82', 90'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Stephen Lodge

See also

References
  1. "Umbro Cup 1996". RSSSF. 1 August 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "Di Matteo gets Wise at Chelsea". Irish Times. 6 August 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
    "Ajax v Chelsea". Chelsea FC. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "Rumours for sale at Tolka". Irish Times. 29 July 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "Tournament Programmes". AB Football Programmes. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. "Umbro Cup 1997". RSSSF. 1 August 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. "Season 1997–98: Chelsea (N) Friendly". NUFC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
    "Season 1997–98: Ajax (N) Friendly". NUFC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. "Season 1997–98: Everton 1–0 Ajax HT: 1–0". Toffee Web. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
    "Season 1997–98: Everton 1–3 Chelsea HT: 0–0". Toffee Web. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. "Zola's late goals do for Chelsea". Irish Times. 28 July 1997. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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