Portsmouth Centenary Tournament

The Portsmouth Centenary Tournament was an invitational football tournament to celebrate the centenary of Portsmouth FC at Fratton Park, Portsmouth. The only edition took place between 1 and 2 August 1998. It was contested by four teams.

Portsmouth Centenary Tournament
Founded1998
RegionEurope
Number of teams4
Current champions Sochaux (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Sochaux (1 title)

Tournament

Source:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 1 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
 
 Portsmouth 2
 
 2 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
 Genoa 2
 
 Genoa 1
 
 1 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
 Sochaux 2
 
 Wimbledon 1
 
 
 Sochaux 1
 
Third place
 
 
 2 August – Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
 
 
 Portsmouth 1
 
 
 Wimbledon 3

Genoa beat Portsmouth 8–7 on penalties.
Sochaux beat Wimbledon 4–3 on penalties.

Results
1 August 1998 Semi FinalPortsmouth2 – 2
(7–8 p)		GenoaFratton Park
Durnin  2'
Aloisi  22'		 Pasa  13'
Di Muri  74'
1 August 1998 Semi FinalWimbledon1 – 1
(3–4 p)		SochauxFratton Park
2 August 1998 3rd/4th PlacePortsmouth1 – 3WimbledonFratton Park
Durnin  44' Kennedy  44'
Ardley  49'
Euell  70'		 Attendance: 1,950
2 August 1998 FinalSochaux2 – 1GenoaFratton Park
Bouger  9'
Klausz  75'		 Flachez o.g.  48' Attendance: 1,950


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References
  1. "Portsmouth FC Centenary Tournament 1998". RSSSF. 1 August 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "Sunday, 2 August 1998 : Match Summaries". BBC. 6 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. "Sat 1 Aug 1998: Portsmouth Centenary Tournament SF". The Historical Don. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Sun 2 Aug 1998: Portsmouth Centenary Tournament FINAL". The Historical Don. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "Michael Hughes Injured". Herald Scotland. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    "Ekoku back in action after injury". News Shopper. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "Kinnear fears poor old Dons are doomed". The Independent. 4 August 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. "Tournament Programmes". AB Football Programmes. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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