Founded | 1987 |
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Region | Europe |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | Internacional (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Internacional (1 title) |
The Glasgow International Tournament was an invitational football tournament held at Ibrox Stadium Glasgow. The only edition took place between 1 and 2 August 1987. It was contested by four teams from different countries, including the host nation Scotland.
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 August – Glasgow Ibrox Stadium | ||||||
Internacional | 2 | |||||
2 August – Glasgow Ibrox Stadium | ||||||
Ajax | 1 | |||||
Internacional | 1 | |||||
1 August – Glasgow Ibrox Stadium | ||||||
Rangers | 1 | |||||
Rangers | 1 | |||||
Real Sociedad | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
2 August – Glasgow Ibrox Stadium | ||||||
Ajax | 2 | |||||
Real Sociedad | 1 |
Internacional beat Rangers 5–4 on penalties.
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