Amsterdam Tournament

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]

Amsterdam Tournament
Founded1975
Abolished2009
RegionEurope
Number of teams4
Last championsBenfica (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Ajax (10 titles)
WebsiteOfficial homepage

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, now named the Johan Cruyff Arena, has played host to the event since the return until 2009.

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]

Table key

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 Borussia M'gladbach Leeds United [16]
3 1977 AZ 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 PSV Mechelen [29]
17 1991 Ajax PSV Fluminense Sampdoria [30]
18 1992 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 Barcelona Manchester United Parma [35]
23 2003 Internazionale Galatasaray Liverpool [36]
24 2004 River Plate Panathinaikos Arsenal [37]
25 2005 Arsenal Porto Boca Juniors Ajax [38]
26 2006 Manchester United Internazionale Porto [39]
27 2007 Arsenal Atlético Madrid Ajax Lazio [40]
28 2008 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
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See also

References

Specific
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  2. "Homepage". LG Amsterdam Tournament. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  3. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  4. Bostock, Adam (25 January 2006). "Reds to play in Amsterdam Tournament". Manchester United. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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  6. "Arsenal strike late to sink Ajax". BBC Sport. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
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  11. "Gunners claim Dutch repeat" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sky Sports. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  12. Driessen, Chris (28 July 2010). "PAOK give Dermitzakis a night to remember". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  13. Papantonopoulou, Vassiliki (4 August 2010). "Ajax hold off determined PAOK comeback". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  14. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1975 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  15. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1981 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  16. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1976 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  17. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1977 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  18. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1978 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  19. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1979 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  20. 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.
  24. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1985 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  25. 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.
  27. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1988 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  28. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1989 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  29. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "1990 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  30. 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. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "2000 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  34. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "2001 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  35. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "2002 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  36. Saaid, Hamdan (4 August 2003). "2003 Amsterdam Tournament – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  37. Saaid, Hamdan (2 August 2004). "2004 Amsterdam Tournament – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  38. Saaid, Hamdan (15 August 2005). "2005 Amsterdam Tournament – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  39. Saaid, Hamdan (26 October 2006). "2006 Amsterdam Tournament – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  40. Saaid, Hamdan (17 August 2007). "2007 Amsterdam Tournament – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  41. Veronese, Andrea; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "2008 Amsterdam Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  42. "Atletico Madrid 0–2 Sunderland" Archived 30 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sunderland Echo. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  43. "Overmars injured on debut". BBC Sport. 4 August 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  44. "Galatasaray 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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

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