Umbro International Tournament

Not to be confused with Umbro Cup.

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.

Umbro International Tournament

Founded	1996
Abolished	1997
Number of teams	4
Most successful club(s)	Chelsea (2 titles)

1996 Umbro International Tournament

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1996 Umbro International Tournament

Tournament details
City	Nottingham, England
Dates	3–4 August
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1
Final positions
Champions	Chelsea
Runners-up	Ajax
Third place	Manchester United
Fourth place	Nottingham Forest
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brian McClair (2 goals)

Semi-finals

3 August 1996

Nottingham Forest	0–0	Chelsea
	Report
Penalties
Pearce Gemmill	3–4	Nicholls

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 27,427

Referee: David Elleray

3 August 1996

Ajax	2–1	Manchester United
F. de Boer 35' Musampa 86'	Report	McClair 77'

City Ground, Nottingham

Third-place match

4 August 1996

Nottingham Forest	1–3	Manchester United
Campbell 10'	Report	Beckham 82' McClair 87' P. Neville 90'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 21,760

Referee: Peter Jones

Final

4 August 1996

Chelsea	2–0	Ajax
Wise 6' Petrescu 17'	Report

City Ground, Nottingham

1997 Umbro International Tournament

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1997 Umbro International Tournament

Tournament details
City	Liverpool, England
Dates	26–27 July
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1
Final positions
Champions	Chelsea
Runners-up	Everton
Third place	Ajax
Fourth place	Newcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Benni McCarthy Gianfranco Zola (2 goals)

Semi-finals

26 July 1997

Chelsea	1–1	Newcastle 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

26 July 1997

Everton	1–0	Ajax
Speed 32'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 15,249

Referee: Peter Jones

Third-place match

27 July 1997

Ajax	3–0	Newcastle United
McCarthy 76', 86' Oliseh 83'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 10,289

Referee: Peter Jones

Final

27 July 1997

Everton	1–3	Chelsea
Ferguson 78'		Vialli 67' Zola 82', 90'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 10,289

Referee: Stephen Lodge

See also

• Wembley International Tournament