Makita International Tournament

The Makita International Tournament was an association football pre-season friendly tournament held annually in England between 1988 and 1994.

Originally called the Wembley International Tournament, and 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. It gained a sponsor in Makita the following year and the competition renamed accordingly. 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.

Winners

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

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Other teams	Venue
1988	Arsenal	AC Milan	Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich	Wembley Stadium
1989	Arsenal	Liverpool	FC Porto, Dynamo Kyiv	Wembley Stadium
1990	Sampdoria	Arsenal	Real Sociedad, Aston Villa	Wembley Stadium
1991	Sampdoria	Arsenal	Panathinaikos, West Ham United	Highbury
1992	Sampdoria	Leeds United	VfB Stuttgart, Nottingham Forest	Elland Road
1993	Chelsea	Tottenham Hotspur	AFC Ajax, SS Lazio	White Hart Lane
1994	Arsenal	SSC Napoli	Chelsea, Atletico Madrid	Highbury

See also

• Umbro International Tournament

References

• "Makita Tournament 1988-1994". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/makita8894.html. 

External links

• IEP Tournaments homepage