Marlboro Cup (soccer)

For the thoroughbred horse race, see Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap.

The Marlboro Cup was a 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.

List of Champions

Men's Tournament

Year	Venue	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1987 details	Miami	Millonarios	United States	Sao Paulo	Deportivo Cali
1988 (March) details	Miami	Atlético Nacional	United States	Colo-Colo	Millonarios
1988 (April) details	San Antonio	Club Universidad de Guadalajara	UNAM	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Alianza F.C.
1988 (August) details	New York	Sporting Cristal	Barcelona	Benfica	Atlético Nacional
1988 (August) details	Los Angeles	Guatemala	Club Universidad de Guadalajara	El Salvador	League of Ireland XI
1989 (April) details	Miami	Independiente Santa Fe	United States	América de Cali	Sporting Cristal
1989 (June) details	New York	United States	Peru	Benfica	América de Cali
1989 (July) details	Chicago	United States	Chivas Guadalajara	Ruch Chorzów	Guatemala
1989 (August) details	Los Angeles	Mexico	Juventus	South Korea	United States
1990 (February) details	Miami	Uruguay	Costa Rica	Colombia	United States
1990 (February) details	Los Angeles	Colombia	Guadalajara	Soviet Union	Costa Rica
1990 (May) details	Chicago	Atlas	Colombia	Poland	Costa Rica
1990 (August) details	New York	Flamengo	Alianza Lima	United States	Sporting

External links

Marlboro Cups (USA) 1987-1990

References

↑ December 14, 1989 New York Times

International friendly soccer tournaments in the United States

Active	ATX Pro Challenge Carolina Challenge Cup Dallas Cup Desert Diamond Cup Florida Cup International Champions Cup Simple Invitational Srbijada Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

Inactive	Barclays New York Challenge Chicago Sister Cities International Cup Chicago Trophy Copa Independencia Hawaiian Islands Invitational International Soccer League Marlboro Cup Pan-Pacific Championship Parmalat Cup Reebok Cup World Football Challenge World Series of Soccer

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