Wembley International Tournament

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The Wembley International Tournament, known as the Makita International Tournament for sponsorship reasons from 1989, was an association football pre-season friendly tournament held annually in England, between 1988 and 1994.

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Originally organised by IEP Tournaments, it was first staged in August 1988, with ???Arsenal beating A.C. Milan in the final???. All the matches were held at Wembley Stadium. Typically, it hosted a combination of English and Continental teams, and was held at Wembley until 1991. Thereafter, it was held at different venues around the country until the final competition in 1994. It was televised in all years by ITV.

Winners

Arsenal and Sampdoria were the record winners of the trophy, each winning three times. The only other team to win it was Chelsea.

YearWinnerRunner-upThird PlaceFourth PlaceVenue
1988 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium
1989 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dynamo Kyiv Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto Wembley Stadium
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Spain.svg Real Sociedad Flag of England.svg Aston Villa Wembley Stadium
1991 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Flag of England.svg West Ham United Highbury
1992 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Flag of England.svg Leeds United Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest Elland Road
1993 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the Netherlands.svg AFC Ajax Flag of Italy.svg SS Lazio White Hart Lane
1994 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Italy.svg SSC Napoli Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Highbury

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