Amsterdam Tournament

The Amsterdam Tournament (Template:Langx) was a pre-season association football competition, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.<ref>"Getting there". LG Amsterdam Tournament. Retrieved 11 September 2010.</ref> The competition was hosted by Eredivisie club Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena.<ref>"Homepage". LG Amsterdam Tournament. Retrieved 11 September 2010.</ref> It was inaugurated in 1975 as the Amsterdam 700 Tournament to celebrate 700 years of history in the city.<ref name="RSSSF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Four teams participate in the competition, played in a league format since 1986.<ref name="RSSSF"/>

Since its return,<ref>"Black Cats to compete in Ajax cup" Template:Webarchive. BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>"Arsenal strike late to sink Ajax" Template:Webarchive. BBC Sport. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> The system is designed to reward teams that adopt a more attacking style of play.<ref>"Sunderland play in Amsterdam tournament" Template:Webarchive. Sunderland Echo. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> Each entrant plays two matches, with the winner being the club that finishes at the top of the table.<ref>"FC Porto 1–2 Arsenal" Template:Webarchive. BBC Sport. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> The original competition was held at Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, where Ajax played its international games until 1996.<ref>"The club" Template:Webarchive. Ajax. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref> 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.<ref name="RSSSF"/> 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.<ref>"Arsenal 0–0 Ajax" Template:Webarchive. BBC Sport. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref> Fellow Dutch side AZ and English club Arsenal are the only other teams to have won the competition more than once.<ref>"Gunners claim Dutch repeat" Template:Webarchive. Sky Sports. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref> Feyenoord, Ajax's domestic rivals, are among a group of clubs to have won the tournament once,<ref name="RSSSF"/> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Table key

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Tournaments

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Johan Cruyff scored once in the 1975 tournament for Barcelona.<ref name="First tournament"/>

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John Wark scored in the 1981 final for Ipswich Town.<ref name="Seventh tournament"/>

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Frank Rijkaard played in the tournament for Ajax.<ref name="Seventh tournament"/>

Edition	Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third	Fourth	Notes
1	1975	Template:Flagicon Molenbeek	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Feyenoord	Template:Flagicon Barcelona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	1976	Template:Flagicon Anderlecht		Template:Flagicon Borussia M'gladbach	Template:Flagicon Leeds United	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	1977	Template:Flagicon AZ		Template:Flagicon Liverpool	Template:Flagicon Barcelona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	1978	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Anderlecht	Template:Flagicon AZ	Template:Flagicon Fluminense	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	1979	Template:Flagicon AZ	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Arsenal	Template:Flagicon Hamburger SV	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	1980	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon AZ	Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Forest	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	1981	Template:Flagicon Ipswich Town	Template:Flagicon Standard Liège	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon AZ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	1982	Template:Flagicon AZ	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon 1. FC Köln	Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	1983	Template:Flagicon Feyenoord	Template:Flagicon Roma	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Manchester United	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	1984	Template:Flagicon Atlético Mineiro	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Feyenoord	Template:Flagicon Romania	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	1985	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Atlético Mineiro	Template:Flagicon Athletic Bilbao	Template:Flagicon Verona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	1986	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Manchester United	Template:Flagicon Botafogo	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	1987	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Torino	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kiev	Template:Flagicon Porto	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14	1988	Template:Flagicon Sampdoria	Template:Flagicon Flamengo	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Benfica	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	1989	Template:Flagicon Mechelen	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Sporting CP	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	1990	Template:Flagicon Club Brugge		Template:Flagicon PSV	Template:Flagicon Mechelen	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17	1991	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon PSV	Template:Flagicon Fluminense	Template:Flagicon Sampdoria	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18	1992		Template:Flagicon Roma	Template:Flagicon PSV	Template:Flagicon Borussia Dortmund	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
19	1999	Template:Flagicon Lazio	Template:Flagicon Santos	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20	2000	Template:Flagicon Barcelona	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Lazio	Template:Flagicon Arsenal	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21	2001	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Milan	Template:Flagicon Valencia	Template:Flagicon Liverpool	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22	2002		Template:Flagicon Barcelona	Template:Flagicon Manchester United	Template:Flagicon Parma	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
23	2003		Template:Flagicon Internazionale	Template:Flagicon Galatasaray	Template:Flagicon Liverpool	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
24	2004		Template:Flagicon River Plate	Template:Flagicon Panathinaikos	Template:Flagicon Arsenal	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
25	2005	Template:Flagicon Arsenal	Template:Flagicon Porto	Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors	Template:Flagicon Ajax	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
26	2006	Template:Flagicon Manchester United	Template:Flagicon Internazionale	Template:Flagicon Porto		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
27	2007	Template:Flagicon Arsenal	Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Lazio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
28	2008		Template:Flagicon Internazionale	Template:Flagicon Sevilla	Template:Flagicon Ajax	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
29	2009	Template:Flagicon Benfica	Template:Flagicon Ajax	Template:Flagicon Sunderland	Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid	<ref>"Atletico Madrid 0–2 Sunderland" Template:Webarchive. Sunderland Echo. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref>

Statistics

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Marco van Basten scored in two consecutive finals for Ajax.<ref name="RSSSF"/>

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Pep Guardiola was successful in 2000 with Barcelona.<ref>"Overmars injured on debut". BBC Sport. 4 August 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2010.</ref>

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Zlatan Ibrahimović scored in the 2004 tournament for Ajax.<ref name="24th tournament"/>

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Rafael van der Vaart scored two goals for Ajax in the 2002 edition.<ref name="22nd tournament"/>

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Steven Gerrard played in the tournament for Liverpool.<ref>"Galatasaray 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref>

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Wesley Sneijder scored in the 2006 tournament for Ajax.<ref name="26th tournament"/>

Team	Winner	Runner-up	Third	Fourth	Total
Template:Flagicon Ajax	10	11	5	3	29
Template:Flagicon AZ	3	1	1	1	6
Template:Flagicon Arsenal	3	0	1	2	6
Template:Flagicon Barcelona	1	1	0	2	4
Template:Flagicon Manchester United	1	0	2	1	4
Template:Flagicon Feyenoord	1	0	2	0	3
Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv	1	0	1	1	3
Template:Flagicon Lazio	1	0	1	1	3
Template:Flagicon Anderlecht	1	1	0	0	2
Template:Flagicon Atlético Mineiro	1	1	0	0	2
Template:Flagicon Sampdoria	1	0	0	1	2
Template:Flagicon Mechelen	1	0	0	1	2
Template:Flagicon Benfica	1	0	0	1	2
Template:Flagicon Molenbeek	1	0	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Ipswich Town	1	0	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Club Brugge	1	0	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Internazionale	0	3	0	0	3
Template:Flagicon PSV	0	1	2	0	3
Template:Flagicon Porto	0	1	1	1	3
Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid	0	1	0	2	3
Template:Flagicon Liverpool	0	0	1	2	3
Template:Flagicon Roma	0	2	0	0	2
Template:Flagicon Fluminense	0	0	1	1	2
Template:Flagicon Standard Liège	0	1	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Torino	0	1	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Flamengo	0	1	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Santos	0	1	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Milan	0	1	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon River Plate	0	1	0	0	1
Template:Flagicon Borussia M'gladbach	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon 1. FC Köln	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Athletic Bilbao	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Sporting CP	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Valencia	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Galatasaray	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Panathinaikos	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Sevilla	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Sunderland	0	0	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon Leeds United	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Hamburger SV	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Romania	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Verona	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Botafogo	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	1	1
Template:Flagicon Parma	0	0	0	1	1

See also

• Copa Amsterdam
• Future Cup

References

General

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External links

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