Marlboro Cup (soccer)
| Founded | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1990 |
| Region | United States |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Last champion(s) | Flamengo |
| Most successful club(s) | United States (2 titles) |
The Marlboro Cup was an international soccer tournament which ran on an irregular basis from 1987 to 1990 in the United States.[1]
Sponsored by the Philip Morris company to promote its Marlboro brand of cigarettes, the tournament featured both top club as well as national teams.[2]
List of champions
| Ed. | Year | Month | Host city | Champion | Final score |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1987 | March | Miami | Millonarios | 3–1 |
United States |
2 |
1988 | March | Miami | Atlético Nacional | 3–2 |
United States |
3 |
1988 | April | San Antonio | UdeG | 1–0 |
UNAM |
4 |
1988 | Aug | Los Angeles | Guatemala | 3–2 |
UdeG |
5 |
1988 | Aug | New York | Sporting Cristal | 4–0 |
Barcelona |
6 |
1989 | April | Miami | Santa Fe | 0–0 (3–0 p) |
United States |
7 |
1989 | June | New York | United States | 3–0 |
Peru |
8 |
1989 | July | Chicago | United States | 1–1 (5–3 p) |
Guadalajara |
9 |
1989 | August | Los Angeles | Mexico | 3–2 |
Juventus |
10 |
1990 | February | Miami | Uruguay | 2–0 |
Costa Rica |
11 |
1990 | February | Los Angeles | Colombia | 1–0 |
Guadalajara |
12 |
1990 | May | Chicago | Atlas | 0–0 (4–1 p) |
Colombia |
13 |
1990 | August | New York | Flamengo | 1–0 |
Alianza Lima |
Sources
References
- ^ December 14, 1989 New York Times
- ^ Ken Salmon (3 March 2023). "Marlboro Cup". 90soccer.com.